New Unofficial X-Ships

A Critical Review of Module X1

As an attempt to address some of those issues, I have devised an alternate set of rules for X-ships intended to be fast and simple. These rules are quite incomplete at present.

An Alternate Set of X-ship Rules

Now for the expansions...

Below are various X-ship designs which are available over the web. I personally feel that many of these designs are unbalanced, and would urge caution in introducing them into a play-group or campaign. However, it appears that players are interested in them, so here they are...

Designed by Art Braun <NeghVar@aol.com>

R-section X-ship Descriptions

This includes data for all the ships below, plus separated saucers and extra SSD's for the BBX showing it with various fighter and PF complements.

Federation Advanced Battleship (BBX)

A conjectural monster based on the General-War-era Battleship in R5.

Federation Advanced Dreadnaught (DNX)

Another conjectural design, adding RA photons and phasers but with fewer drone racks than the DNG.

Federation Advanced New Fleet Cruiser

This is based on the unofficial NCB design by John Kim, available on the new ships table.

Federation Advanced Destroyer (DDX)

A conjectural design for an X-destroyer based on the single-engine DD rather than a new two-engine design.

Designed by Robert Cole

Klingon C20 X-technology Dreadnaught

This has a radical new hull design "to better incorporate X Tech".

Designed by Chris Fant <fantc@mindspring.com>

These are ships and background for an alternate future for SFB, the Andromedan Invasion, where the Andros developed limited X-technology by Y180. They began sweeping the Galaxy, and by Y210 all but the inner core of the Federation had fallen. Note the the `point values' of these ships are not balanced with normal BPV's.

Background

New Rules

Combined R-section Ships Descriptions

Federation Ship SSD's:
Ambassador-class Battleship
A-class Heavy Battlecruiser
Sabre-class Heavy Battle Cruiser
Norway-class Battle Carrier
Typhoon-class Battle Cruiser
Excelsior-class Command Cruiser
Independence-class Heavy Cruiser
Patton-class Medium Assault Cruiser
MacArthur-class Carrier (CVJ)
Korolev-class Heavy Assault Cruiser
Kilo-class Light Cruiser
Defiant-class Assault Destroyer
Intrepid-class Frigate
Intrepid-class Rescue Ship
Guardian-class Escort Frigate
Centurian-class Escort Frigate
MEC Frigate (MEC-O)
Griffin-class Frigate
Amy-class Runabout
Shadow Base

Andromedan Ship SSD's:
Armageddon Ultra-Battleship (ARM)
Violator Battleship (VIL)
Sector Base Type-A (SEB-A)
Sector Base Type-B (SEB-B)

Designed by Alex Fulton <AFulton@mrisystem.com>

Romulan Firehawk-XF Mauler:

With the advent of X-batteries, the technology was finally available to the Romulans to actually build a mauler craft that could hold its own in fleet engagements. The single craft completed was based on the FireHawk-X (FireAxe) hull.

Designed by John J. Gale <GaleJJ@aol.com>

Federation Advanced PF's:

The forbidden advanced PF's!!! This is not a flotilla SSD but a collection of single PF's, charts and notes. It includes: Fed PFX Advanced PF, Fed PFXS Advanced PF Scout, and the Fed INX Advanced Interceptor.

Fed Advanced Patrol Cutter

An X-tech variant of the Police Cruiser based on the unofficial PCS and PCL (see the non-X ships list).

Klingon L-1X Advanced Starship of the Line

Mounting two plasma-Ms (FP/AP) as well as four disruptors, this mimics the D5W NCA in expanding the basic D-class hull.

Jonathan S. McDermott's Page

Jonathan McDermott (aka Caraig) has an x-ship campaign set after the trade wars: the New Marches. This includes

Federation Advanced Starshire

A mobile starbase.

Federation Advanced Starship-of-the-Line

A casual carrier loosely based on the CA and BC.

Advanced Battlecruiser

A testbed for various new technology including pulse phasers (see the New Marches page above for rules).

Advanced Fast Destroyer

A two-photon x-technology development from the original Federation DD.

Designed by Dale McKee

Federation BCX Excelsior

This represents the Excelsior-class ships of the Next-Gen era (Y250). In that era, these were workhorses of the fleet, although souped-up versions like the Lakota  could take on top-of-the-line ship like the Defiant . This SSD represents what the Federation cruisers are evolving towards: larger ships with all-around weapon suites (including the option of rear launchers for the photon torpedoes).

1X Designs by Donald Miller at his SFB Page

This is a subset of Donald Miller's designs: the more standard X-technology designs (usable with just Module X1 rules). For more info and links to his Next Generation (4X) rules, see his web page.

Index

Federation Reliant-class Research Cruiser (1X)

Federation Andor-class Missle Cruiser Mk-II (1X)

Federation Constitution Class Mark II (1X)

Federation Enterprise-class Command Cruiser (1X)

A survey-type cruiser with nine(!) scout channels and four FA+RA photons

Federation Flagship Heavy Cruiser (1X)

Klingon D'Gavama Class Scout (1X)

Klingon B10X Advanced Battleship (1X)

Klingon C10 New Heavy Cruiser (1X)

Romulan Five-wing Firehawk-X (1X)

Kzinti New Heavy Battlecruiser (1X)

Gorn New Heavy Battlecruiser (1X)

Neo-Tholian Double Cruiser (1X)

A twin-module cruiser, 52 warp with Move Cost 1, two WC's and six photons.

Orion Alternate Heavy Raider-X (1X)

Hydran New Command Cruiser (1X)

Andromedan Heavy Destroyer-X (1X)

Lyran New Command Cruiser (1X)

WYN Pocket Battleship-X (1X)

WYN New Heavy Battlecruiser (1X)

ISC New Heavy Cruiser-X (1X)

2X Designs by Donald Miller at his SFB Page

These are X-ships designs which use a bunch of non-standard technology. The rules for most of these are incomplete or scattered at this point.

Index

Federation Grissom-class Scout Frigate (1X + limited 2X)

Federation Light Missle Cruiser Mk-I (1X + limited 2X)

Federation Constellation-class Heavy Cruiser (2X)

Federation Enterprise-B Battleship (2X)

Federation Enterprise-C Flaghip (2X)

Federation Spacedock (1X + Special Rules)

Klingon Advanced BOP (1X + Special Rules)

Andromedan Transcender Super-Battleship (1X)

A battleship design with a bunch of new systems, with 22/17 panels and mostly Ph-D firepower

Andromedan 1X Heavy Destroyer

Designs by Newport News Starship Yards from their web page

Federation Pocket Battleship

A multi-faceted mega-starship with hellbores, plasma, mines, and cloak. It is a new hull with 120 warp power with a move cost of 1.

Federation Battlecruiser

This has a rear turret among its other features. It has only two hellbores and no plasma.

Federation War Destroyer

This has two hellbores to supplement its five photons and seven drones.

Federation Battle Frigate

This has two plasma and a single hellbore on a rear turret.

Designs by Sean Owen

Please send feedback to <OwenFamily@spso.net> .

Federation Improved Advanced Cruiser

The redesign of the CX puts the photons in the rear hull with special FA+RA arcs. It also adds around 6 to all shields, 2 warp, and 2 rear hull.

Klingon Improved Advanced Cruiser

This adds two drone-GX racks, two PH-3s, and enlarged rear impulse at the cost of the boom impulse and warp (-1 power total).

Designs by Wright Sublette at his Wrighteous Shipyard Page

These include "2X" ships various mods .

Federation Defiant Gallery

This is a collection of X-tech designs inspired by the Defiant.

Federation X-Battleship Gallery

This is a collection of seven X-technology battleships which break the rules in various ways.

Federation Enterprise-II-class Heavy Cruiser

This is similar to the standard CX, but with more phasers.

Federation Starstalker Space Control Pocket Battleship

This is an packed CX with 12 fighters, PF's, Plasma-L's, and megaphasers added (Move Cost 1). 'Nuff said.

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