TEXT: Iltharanos [ROMULAN DRONE SHIP] July 5, 2012 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Romulan Drone Ship 
  Fast Attack Ship; Commissioned: 2154 
   
  Hull Data 
   
  Structure: 10 
  [29 space][2 space remains] 
  Size/Decks: 2/5 
  Length/Height/Beam: 35/15/10 m 
  Complement: see below 
   
  Tactical Data 
   
  Disruptors: RPFD-0 (x3/B) 
   
  [-9] 
  Penetration: 3/3/2/0/0 
  Hull Polarization: HPG Mk 2 (B)  
  [-5] 
  Protection/Threshold: 10/1 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Propulsion Data 
   
  Impulse System: SBC (.5c) (B) 
   
   
   
  [-3] 
  Warp System: WE-5 (3/4/5 OCU) (B) 
   
   
  [-7] 
   
  Operational Data 
   
  Atmosphere Capable: No 
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Cargo Units: 2  
   
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Cloaking Device: No 
   
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Life Support: Basic (A)  
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Operations System: Class 1 (B)  
   
   
  [-2] 
  Sensor System: Class 1 (+1/0/0/0/0/B)  
   
  [-1] 
  Separation System: No  
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Shuttlebay: No  
   
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Shuttlecraft: N/A 
  Tractor Beams: 1 av 
   
   
   
   
  [0] 
  Transporters: 1 standard 
   
   
   
  [0] 
   
  Miscellaneous Data 
   
  Maneuver Modifiers: -2C, +3H, +1T 
  Traits:  Auto-Repair 
   
   
   
   
  [-5] 
   
  Multispectral Emitter 
   
   
   
  [-5] 
   
  Telepresence 
   
   
   
   
  [-5] 
   
  Intricate System (Auto-Repair, Telepresence x2) [+15] 
   
   
  
  Iltharanos [ROMULAN DRONE SHIP] July 5, 2012 
   
   
  Mission 
   
  The Drone Ship’s mission 
  is to destabilize any alliance 
  between the Humans, Vulcans, 
  Andorians, and Tellarites.  
   
  Features 
   
   
  The Drone is equipped with a pair of 
  powerful disruptors that give it the strike 
  capability of a capital ship. The most 
  interesting features of the Drone are also its 
  most unique. The ship’s auto-repair 
  functionality, allows it to repair during 
  combat. The Drone Ship’s multispectral 
  emitters allow it to masquerade as virtually 
  any other ship. The potentially most powerful 
  feature of the Drone Ship is its telepresence 
  system, allowing the starship to be remotely 
  piloted from as far away as two sectors. 
   
  Unlike many other Romulan ships of 
  its era, the Drone Ship’s limited size and lack 
  of crew allow it to be equipped with a much 
  faster warp drive than its more ungainly and 
  crewed sister ships. Analysts suspect this is 
  due to Romulan technology lagging in the 
  area of intertial dampeners. 
   
  Background 
   
   
  The Romulans have always employed 
  stealth and misdirection to further their interests, 
  and there is no finer example of that then the 
  Drone Ship. With this new design, the Romulan 
  Star Empire believes it has within its grasp the means to 
  destabilize the local species to such a degree that they will 
  never present a threat to Romulan interests. 
   
  Unfortunately for the Romulans, the design, while 
  impressive, is not without some serious faults. While 
  undeniably useful, the telepresence system is extremely 
  temperamental. Even were its reliability not an issue, the 
  telepresence system requires a telepathic pilot, and a strong 
  one at that, something decidedly lacking in the vast majority 
  of the Romulan population. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Ships in Service 
  Name  
  Registry 
   
  Notes 
  Drone 01 
  N/A 
   
   
  Attempted to sabotage the formation of the Coalition of  
  Planets, but was destroyed by Drone 02 (2154). 
   
  Drone 02 
  N/A 
   
   
  Destroyed by Drone 01 (2154). 
   
   
  
  Iltharanos [ROMULAN DRONE SHIP] July 5, 2012 
   
   
  Appearance 
  Series  
  Media  
   
   
  ENT 
   
  T.V. “Babel One”; T.V. “United”; T.V. “The Aenar” 
   
  Drone 01 attacking Enterprise NX-01 
   
   
   
  
  Iltharanos [ROMULAN DRONE SHIP] July 5, 2012 
   
   
  New Systems 
  Alien Beam Weapon Costs 
  Type 
  Space 
  Offensive 
  Value 
  Minimum 
  Size 
  Availability 
  Romulan Disruptors 
     RPFD-01 
  3 
  3 
  2 
  2154 
   
   
   
   
   
  Note: Use this table to supplement Table 1.21 in the Starships supplement. 
  1: Use Table 1.17 in the Starships supplement to determine penetration values. 
  Starship Traits 
  Edge 
  Prerequisite 
  Effect 
  Auto-Repair 
  - 
  The ship has limited self-repair abilities. Following 
  the rules for system repair (Narrator’s Guide p. 122) 
  and emergency repair (Narrator’s Guide p. 123), the 
  ship may repair any damage with a TN of 15 or less. 
  The ship’s total skill bonus for this test is +7. 
  Multispectral Emitter 
  - 
  The ship may disguise itself visually as virtually any 
  other ship (up to its size +6). An appropriate TN 12 
  System Operation (Sensors) test will reveal the 
  ship’s true power signature. 
  Telepresence 
  Telepathic 
  pilot 
  The ship may be remotely piloted up to two sectors 
  distant. The TN for the telepathy test varies as 
  indicated in the grid below. 
   
   
   
  Note: When including these edges, use the rules found on page 142 of the Star Trek RPG Narrator’s Guide. 
  Telepresence TN 
   
  1 ship 
  controlled 
  2 ships 
  controlled 
     Same sector 
  10 
  15 
  1 sector distant 
  15 
  20 
  2 sectors distant 
  20 
  25 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
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