Core Stations

This station is typically located near the Helm and provides a strategic overview of the exterior. As the starship's captain, you direct the crew, communicate with other starships, and make critical decisions. Captains typically have high Wisdom or Charisma scores.

Station Actions. One f the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station actions cannot be readied.

• Assume Leadership. Roll a d20 and record the roll. Until the start of your next turn, whenever a crew member on the ship rolls a d20 for an attack roll or saving throw, you may replace that d20 roll with the recorded result. You can do this after the crew makes a roll, but must replace the roll before learning whether the roll succeeds or fails.
• Issue Orders. Choose a number of stations up to your Charisma modifier and make a DC 10 Charisma check. On a successful check, you grant a bonus to the next attack roll or ability check an ally makes at the chosen station before the start of your next turn. The bonus equals 1d4. If your check exceeds the DC by 10 or more, the bonus becomes 2d4 instead.
• Open Communications. You hail another starship within 2 miles to communicate with it.

This station is usually located near the command station and houses a basic technomantic computer. The interface varies across starships, but always contains at least one screen and one input board. As an officer, you operate the computer to remotely perform tasks across the ship. Good officers tend to be highly intelligent or have a spellcasting ability to interface with the technomantic components.

Station Actions.One of the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station actions cannot be readied.

• Automate Station. You expend a spell slot of any level to empower the computer, creating a weak artificial intelligence that can operate another station. As part of this station action, you can also command the A.I. to appear at an unoccupied station of your choice and take one of the station's available actions, provided any requirements are met. If the station action requires a d20 roll, it gains a bonus equal to the level of the spell expended. While at a station, the artificial intelligence becomes semi-corporeal and uses your ability scores. The A.I. disappears at the start of your next turn.
• Identify Weakness. You magically scan a target to determine the optimal strike zone by making a DC 10 Intelligence check. On a success, you empower one weapons bay of your choice. If that weapon hits a target with an attack roll and deals damage, you add a bonus to the damage dealt equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). If your check exceeds the Dc by 10 or more, the bonus equals twice your Intelligence modifier instead (minimum of 2).
• Scan Target. You magically scan a target within 1,000 feet and learn basic information about the target's appearance, shape, size, or other relevant information (GM's discretion). If the target is a starship, you can attempt to analyze the information, making an Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check. Consult the Scanner Information table to determine the information gained.

This station is outfitted with an energy weapon, a target system, a view of the exterior, and a seat. This room is often the most exposed on a starship as it requires exceptional attack coverage. As a gunner, you fire energy-based weaponry and may have a high Intelligence or Wisdom score. See the Starship Weapons section for more details on energy weapons.

Station Actions. One of the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station actions cannot be readied.

• Fire Weapons. You fire once at a target within range with the installed weapon. This attack roll uses the starship's Dexterity modifier and proficiency bonus
• Overclock Weapon. You attempt to overclock the weapon and recharge it faster than it normally would on its own. Make a DC 15 Intelligence check. On a success, the weapon gains 1 charge. If this causes the weapon to become armed, you can take the Fire Weapon action as part of this action.
• Track Target. You calculate the trajectory of a target you can see. The next time you make an attack with the installed weapon before the end of your next turn, you gain a bonus to the attack roll equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1).

This station is critical to starship operations and houses a Current generator engine that provides power and mobility to the starship. The type of engine in each starship varies based on how the manufacturer used Current technology to build the engine. As an engineer, you maintain the engine and may have a high Strength, Constitution, or Intelligence score.

Disabled Station. While the Engine Station is disabled, all other stations are disabled. The starship is immobilized (see Starship Combat section). Additionally, the starship does not register on radars and cannot be targeted by seeker missiles.

Station Actions One of the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station actions cannot be readied.

• Boost Engines.You enhance the engine's output to increase the starship's speed. Make a DC 10 Intelligence check. On a success, the starship's fly speed increases by 100 feet until the start of your next turn. If the roll exceeds the DC by 10 or more, the starship's fly speed increases by 200 feet instead.
• Power/Depower Engines. You manually shut off the engine if it's on, or start the engine if it's off. While the engine is off, it is disabled.
• Vent Engines. You release heat from the engine to quickly cool it. The starship's fly speed increases by 200 feet until the start of your next turn. Each creature within 10 feet of the engine must then succeed on a DC 15 Constitution check or take 2d4 fire damage.

This station typically contains a window with a view of the exterior, a comfortable seat, and a mechanism for control such as a wheel or pedals. As the pilot, you control the starship's trajectory and may have a high Dexterity score, a high Wisdom score, or proficiency with void vehicles (though this proficiency is not required). Whenever the starship must make a Dexterity check or saving throw (including starship initiative) while you are at the helm, you can use your Dexterity modifier in place of the starship's Dexterity modifier. You can roll for the starship.

Station Actions. One of the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station actions cannot be readied. Certain helm upgrades such as a solo-pilot starship's integrated cockpit provide additional actions you can take.

• Fly. During the next Starship Phase, you can move the starship up to its speed. If you fly through dangerous terrain such as an asteroid field, the GM may call for a Dexterity check to avoid damage, adding your proficiency with air or void vehicles.
• Evasive Maneuvers. You fly the starship erratically to avoid danger. Until the start of your next turn, the ship gains a bonus to its AC and Dexterity saving throws equal to your Dexterity modifier (minimum of 1).
• Forward Charge. You fly the starship at full speed and must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throws equal to your Dexterity modifier (minimum of 1). During the next Starship Phase, you can move the starship up to half its speed.
• Rapid Reversal. You perform a risky maneuver to place the starship in a good attack position. Until the start of your next turn, you grant advantage to all starship weapon attacks against one enemy you can see. You must then succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity check to fly the ship safely. On a failure, attack rolls made against the ship have advantage until the start of your next turn. Regardless of the result, you can move the starship in a straight line up to twice its speed during the next Starship Phase.
• Interstellar Leap. You begin the process of jumping into the Current or the Strand as described in the Crossing the Galaxy section.

This station is designed to launch objects into the void. It contains a large airlock launching tube, a firing mechanism, and a targeting system. Many kinds of physical weaponry are considered missiles, including torpedos, flak, flares, and mines. As the gunner, you may have a high Strength or Wisdom score for loading missiles. See the Starship Weapons section for more details on missile weapons.

Station Actions. one of the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station action cannot be readied.

• Fire Weapon. You fire the weapon at a target within range. This attack roll uses the starship's Dexterity modifier and proficiency bonus.
• Load Weapon. You attempt to load ammunition into an empty tube, making the ability check indicated by the ammunition's Load property. If this causes the weapon to become armed, you can take the Fire Weapon action as part of this action.
• Track Target. You calculate the trajectory of a target you can see. The next time you make an attack with the installed weapon before the end of your next turn, you gain a bonus to the attack roll equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1).

This station houses an arcane generator that creates a barely visible energy shield around the ship. The shield grants the starship Shield Points, which is a buffer to direct damage of a certain type. This is similar to temporary hit points: whenever the starship takes damage of the shield's type, the ship's Shield Points are lost first (unless it's from a focusing weapon), and any leftover damage carries over to the starship's normal hit points. Starships automatically regain Shield Points at the start of each round, up to their maximum.

As the shielder, you may have a spellcasting ability or high Intelligence score for maintaining shields. A starship only benefits from one Shield station at a time. The Starship Defenses section provides more details on different kinds of shields.

Disabled Station. While the Shield station is disabled, the starship cannot regain any Shield Points.

Station Actions. One of the following station actions can be taken at this station each round. As normal, station actions cannot be readied.

• Optimize Shields. You attempt to increase the shielding mechanism's efficiency, making a DC 15 Intellignece check. On a success, when the starship regains Shield Points at the start of the combat round, it regains twice as many Shield Points.
• Replenish Shields. You expend a spell slot and transform it into raw arcane energy. The starship gains a number of Shield Points equal to 10 times the level of the spell expended.