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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storyteller01" data-source="post: 1747962" data-attributes="member: 20931">I was toying with a vehicle design for Dragonstar and came up with this. Would love some advice!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I haven't had a change to check other sources (d20 Modern, d20 Future, etc) so if you have any suggestions for material, I'dlove to hear them! Helicopters (or advanced hover vehicles):Although the helicopter is an aircraft, it moves at the surfacevehicle scale. In exchange, it gains unparalleled manueverability.A helicopter can travel in one direction while facing another. Tosimulate this, whenever a pilot wishes to make a manuever whilefacing another direction, they will add +5 to the manuever DC perpoint of facing difference (45' is one point, 90' is two points, 135'is three points, and 180' is our points).If a pilot wishes to just change the vehicles facing whilemaintaining the same direction, they may do so as a move equivalentaction. The DC is equal to the facing penalty after the change.Bootlegger turns: If a pilot wishes to make a bootleg turn endingat 135' (instead of 180') they may do so with a +5 DC (Basically, anextreme turn and deceleration). Attempting a bootleg turn with only a90' turn or less is simply considered an extreme deceleration withthe appropriate facing penalty.The facing difference must be maintained. This requires the pilotto make a control (pilot) check with a DC equal to the facing penalty.Remember your negatives to rolls due to speed!!Hovering: While hovering, a pilot may change the facing of thevehicle as a free action (DC= facing penaly -5)Reorineting vehicles: a pilot may reorient the vehicle in one ofthree ways:1) STOP! The vehicle begins to hover, leaving no difference inmovement and facing.2) Change facing: This may be done as a free action (DC = currentfacing penalty - 5)3) Change direction of movement: Treat this as the appropriatemaneuver with no facing penalty.TF-1 OspreySize Class:1 HP: 120 Hardness: 8 Top Speed: 45 Acc/Dec: 10Handling: +6 (+9 for speed changes and evasive action)Sensors: +8 Stealth: 20 Feul: 500,000AC: 29 (-1 size, -5 Dex, +5 Natural, +30 shields)Total EP's produced: 650Total EP's used: 550Stations: Pilot 1, Passenger 1 (may act as a gunner)Over/Under configuration for crew/passengerCargo: 500 lb Cost: 10,760,000Weapons:Twin Plasma Cannons (linked)Fire Arc: Front Attack: +5 (+6 with Fire controls)Damage: 12d10 x 2 Range: 10 Modifications: ViciousLength: 16 ft Weight: 10,000lbsSpecial Feature: Tilt wing rotor convertion, Sensor Periscope, UniquedesignThe Osprey; a bird of prey known for grasping fish from the water,not letting go until it reaches its nest. A fitting name, as theOsprey has been built for one purpose: Hostile occupationand 'protection' of hostile or 'unfriendly' objectives.As a fighter, it is an effective interceptor. In this use, itprotects dropships as they make their way to the surface. They alsomaintian air superiority after an orbital strike. However, it capableof far more.The wings, built low on the vehicles body, fold into the Ospreyrevealing two tilt wing rotors encased in large titanium rings. Thisallows the pilot to control the pitch of the blades from two pointsinstead of one. In this configuration, the vehicle has its Accreduced to 4, its Dec reduced to 6, and must follow the 'Helicopter'rules mentioned earlier. The jet engines are encased to protect themwhile not in use.The Osprey also has two other features unique to its design. Thefirst is a sensor 'Periscope' which extends from the top of thevehicle. While deployed, the Osprey may gain sensor and visualinformation while keeping the bulk of its body behind cover. If thepilot uses only passive sensor systems, the Osprey's stealth ratingwill gain a +10 circumstance bonus (DM's may wish to adjust this,based on terrain factors) as well as give the vehicle the benefits offull coverage. As such, the vehicle is excellent for intelligencegathering and as a mobile forward observer (see rules for forwardobservers in 'Imperial Supply').The final feature is the way the weapons are built above and behindthe pilot, towards the top of the vehicle (The battery is encloseduntil needed, to prevent radar from detecting the odd angular returnof signals). With the periscope, this allows the Ospey to 'peek-a-boo', or expose just enough of itself to fire its weapons. Underoptimal conditions this can give the Osprey a 3/4 cover bonus to ACwhile attacking (again, the actual bonus will be determined by theDM).</blockquote>

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