ALIEN - Spaceship Sheets

Owned by Derek Batting
Last updated: Jul 01, 2021
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In ALIEN, players can owned or be assigned to spaceship. The ruleset implements dedicated sheet managed by the GAME MOTHER and shareable as read-only to players. The spaceship sheet also supports space combat and allows crew assignment that is reflected on each character’s personal sheet.

The Spaceship Sheets are not shared by default with players. The Game Mother must share each sheet separately. Players have read-only access.

Spaceship sheets must be shared with the players for the ship assignment and actions on the character sheets to work correctly. Otherwise error message will be displayed on the client side.

When module provides pre-generated spaceship such as USCSS Montero from Chariot of the Gods cinematic scenario, it is recommended to clone the existing record before doing any modification in order to avoid data loss during module update or accidental revert of content.

MAIN TAB

The MAIN tab provides overview of the starship’s configuration.

  • SPECIFICATIONS frame provide the base ratings of a vessel. The HULL attribute is linked to the maximum valid check-boxes on the HULL DAMAGE slider.

  • ARMAMENTS, INTERNAL MODULES and UPGRADES frames accept drag & drop of the specified ship items from the EQUIPMENT library. All weapons equipped to a spaceship will appear in the list when FIRE WEAPON action is initiated by the crew. No further automation is linked to the frames.

  • NOTES, LEASE COST, MINOR & MAJOR COMPONENT DAMAGE are text-based fields to track the condition o the spaceship.

CREW TAB

The CREW tab facilitates ship role assignment and space combat. GAME MOTHER drags & drops characters on each position (left pane) and can initiate crew actions on their behalf using the list on the right pane. Each action is linked to the skill of the character assigned on the position and takes into account the modifiers from the ship profile or armament list.

GEAR TAB

The purpose of GEAR tab is to record player usable equipment that is carried on the ship. Items can be moved between the ship and player’s inventory. The OTHER CARGO note field is for additional cargo that does not fit the STORAGE section.

LOG TAB

SHIP’S LOG is used by the captain to track all events happened on the journey. Modules might provide additional information on the ship here.