R-alpha's Starbus by MagnaTolvan
Type
Ship
Faction
Independent
Make & Model
Heavily-modified GoGorp BK1955 Starbus
Characteristics
4
3
0
-1
1
| Threshold | 25 |
| Current | 0 |
| Threshold | 16 |
| Current | 0 |
Defense
1
0
Fore
Aft
0
0
0
0
Port
0
0
Starboard
Hyperdrive
Primary: Class 4, Backup: Class 14
Crew
1 pilot, 1 co-pilot
Passengers
10
Sensor Range
Short
Consumables
2 mo
Hard Points
3
Encumbrance
50
Price
Rarity
Special Features
If a threat or despair is rolled while piloting the craft, one of these factors may come into play:
Leftovers from R-alpha's bad ideas which can still be found on his bus:
1. There is a lothcat named "Fortune" aboard. The cat was left to him in the will of a now-deceased but secretly-wealthy elderly passenger. R-alpha was initially overjoyed because he thought he was inheriting her vast fortune of credits
2. All consumables for longer journeys are boxes from food companies which were running a contest, bought in bulk. Eg: boxes of cereal where you could win a vacation cruise/a new speeder, etc. Some of the food and most of the contests are already expired
3. Scary-ass B-2 series battle droid costume. The rumble-pins alley in which R-alpha & N0R-2N are league members ran a costume competition, and R-alpha once fashioned a battle droid costume for himself, from junk he had lying around. This was unfortunately during the height of the Clone Wars. So convincing was the costume that a human who saw him in it, thought he was a real battle droid and called Coruscanti police—who then raided the rumble-pins alley. R-alpha is still proud of the costume, so he keeps it stashed on the bus. Unwitting passengers who stumble upon it get scared out of their wits. To make matters worse, rather than get rid of it, Ralph just moves it to a new hidden locale, so it continues to surprise people constantly
4. Faulty comm system. R-alpha installed a direct comm system so that his old commuters could reach his new business venture directly. However, he didn’t account for people moving, dying, etc, so messages from now-outdated frequencies come in at random times. And because R-alpha powers down for the night, he does not notice at all when calls come in during the middle of the night or when passengers already aboard are sleeping
5. Industrial strength refresher. R-alpha had his bff N0R-2N, a sewer maintenance droid, install the refresher. Because N0R-2N was used to working exclusively w Coruscant's industrial scale & strength systems, the refresher onboard is frightening powerful
6. Transponder always broadcasts a snippet of the song R-alpha and N0R-2N authored, thereby making it extra easy to ID the ship.
Leftovers from R-alpha's bad ideas which can still be found on his bus:
1. There is a lothcat named "Fortune" aboard. The cat was left to him in the will of a now-deceased but secretly-wealthy elderly passenger. R-alpha was initially overjoyed because he thought he was inheriting her vast fortune of credits
2. All consumables for longer journeys are boxes from food companies which were running a contest, bought in bulk. Eg: boxes of cereal where you could win a vacation cruise/a new speeder, etc. Some of the food and most of the contests are already expired
3. Scary-ass B-2 series battle droid costume. The rumble-pins alley in which R-alpha & N0R-2N are league members ran a costume competition, and R-alpha once fashioned a battle droid costume for himself, from junk he had lying around. This was unfortunately during the height of the Clone Wars. So convincing was the costume that a human who saw him in it, thought he was a real battle droid and called Coruscanti police—who then raided the rumble-pins alley. R-alpha is still proud of the costume, so he keeps it stashed on the bus. Unwitting passengers who stumble upon it get scared out of their wits. To make matters worse, rather than get rid of it, Ralph just moves it to a new hidden locale, so it continues to surprise people constantly
4. Faulty comm system. R-alpha installed a direct comm system so that his old commuters could reach his new business venture directly. However, he didn’t account for people moving, dying, etc, so messages from now-outdated frequencies come in at random times. And because R-alpha powers down for the night, he does not notice at all when calls come in during the middle of the night or when passengers already aboard are sleeping
5. Industrial strength refresher. R-alpha had his bff N0R-2N, a sewer maintenance droid, install the refresher. Because N0R-2N was used to working exclusively w Coruscant's industrial scale & strength systems, the refresher onboard is frightening powerful
6. Transponder always broadcasts a snippet of the song R-alpha and N0R-2N authored, thereby making it extra easy to ID the ship.
Cargo
Notes
STARSHIP ART: Sketch by me: https://bsky.app/profile/magnatolvan.bsky.social/post/3lf3qsigyu22b
CONSTRUCTION: https://star-wars-rpg-ffg.fandom.com/wiki/Vehicle_%26_Starship_Crafting
SHUTTLE
This frame has silhouette 4 and hull trauma threshold 25.
Class: Shuttle.
Silhouette: 4.
Hull Trauma Threshold: 25.
Sensor Range: Short.
Crew: One pilot, one co-pilot.
Encumbrance Capacity: 50.
Passenger Capacity: 10.
Customization Hard Points: 10.
LIGHTLY ARMORED HULL
Base Modifiers: Installing this core component changes a craft's armor to 1 and handling to -1.
Modification Options: 2 Increase armor by one Mods, 1 Increase encumbrance capacity by silhouette Mod, 2 Increase passenger capacity by one Mod, 1 Increase handling by one Mod.
Hard Points Required: 3.
HYPERDRIVE
Base Modifiers: Add one primary hyperdrive (Class 4 or Class 8; see costs below) and astromech droid socket (starfighters only).
Modification Options: 4 Reduce primary hyperdrive rating by 1 (to a minimum of .5) Mods, 1 Add Class 14 backup hyperdrive Mod, 4 Reduce backup hyperdrive rating by 1 Mods.
Hard Points Required: 1.
Price/Rarity: 3,000/3 (Class 8), 6,000/4 (Class 4).
FUSIAL THRUST ENGINE
Base Modifiers: Installing this core component changes a craft's speed to 3, defense to 1/0/0/0, and system strain threshold to 4 x silhouette.
Modification Options: 2 Increase speed by one (to a maximum of 6) Mods, 2 Increase aft defense by 1 Mods.
Hard Points Required: 3.
HP: 7/10
CONSTRUCTION: https://star-wars-rpg-ffg.fandom.com/wiki/Vehicle_%26_Starship_Crafting
SHUTTLE
This frame has silhouette 4 and hull trauma threshold 25.
Class: Shuttle.
Silhouette: 4.
Hull Trauma Threshold: 25.
Sensor Range: Short.
Crew: One pilot, one co-pilot.
Encumbrance Capacity: 50.
Passenger Capacity: 10.
Customization Hard Points: 10.
LIGHTLY ARMORED HULL
Base Modifiers: Installing this core component changes a craft's armor to 1 and handling to -1.
Modification Options: 2 Increase armor by one Mods, 1 Increase encumbrance capacity by silhouette Mod, 2 Increase passenger capacity by one Mod, 1 Increase handling by one Mod.
Hard Points Required: 3.
HYPERDRIVE
Base Modifiers: Add one primary hyperdrive (Class 4 or Class 8; see costs below) and astromech droid socket (starfighters only).
Modification Options: 4 Reduce primary hyperdrive rating by 1 (to a minimum of .5) Mods, 1 Add Class 14 backup hyperdrive Mod, 4 Reduce backup hyperdrive rating by 1 Mods.
Hard Points Required: 1.
Price/Rarity: 3,000/3 (Class 8), 6,000/4 (Class 4).
FUSIAL THRUST ENGINE
Base Modifiers: Installing this core component changes a craft's speed to 3, defense to 1/0/0/0, and system strain threshold to 4 x silhouette.
Modification Options: 2 Increase speed by one (to a maximum of 6) Mods, 2 Increase aft defense by 1 Mods.
Hard Points Required: 3.
HP: 7/10