d20 star wars starships of the galaxy question

I've been having a debate with a friend on extra armor, he says extra armor replaces original armor, I think it stacks... my reasoning is in some instances especially concerning starfighters, there's little return. Starfighters original armor is DR 5 armor 10, & extra armor for tiny and smaller is DR 5 armor 15 with a -2 pilot check modifier, and all other sized ships have an increase in both DR and armor... if they don't stack, IMO its worthless to buy extra armor for a starfighter. Sure you get 5 extra armor at the cost of -2 piloting checks, but no extra damage reduction compared to larger ships... so, my question is do they stack? And if not, why bother upgrading armor for a starfighter?

2nd question... pros and cons of creating a completely new ship? A friend says that's a dumb idea as no shipyard other than possibly the one that built it could do any repairs on it? Any thoughts?

Armor doesn't stack as far as I know. You have to remember as you increase your Pilot Skill the -2 penalty is easily overcome.

Fighter = Nimble, hence the reason for pilot checks getting hampered due to more mass.
Put extra armor on your cruiser and it can take a greater pounding.


As far as the second queston it is a dependent.
If you build a prototype and never share the plan, than yes you will run into difficulties. If you create a line of ships and you provide a FSM (Fleet Service Manual), most repairs can be done elsewhere.

Ok, the armor doesn't stack... what about the DR, or do fighters get shafted in that department?

They don't stack at all.

Than its pretty pointless to get extra armor on fighters as they get shafted

Well, they get a higher AC ...