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==[[Neogi]] Fleet== The Neogi are, hands down, the most hated race in [[Wildspace]], to the point that the [[mercane]] refuse to deal with them and even the [[dohwar]] are hesitant to do so. As a result, they had to build their own spelljammers, and being a race that looks like giant [[spider]]s, they naturally came up with a spider-motif for their ships. They also invented their own sick take on [[Spelljammer Helm]]s in the form of the Lifejammer and Deathjammer, because they are evil, ''evil'' little bastards. Neogi ships can theoretically be captured and reused, but since any spelljamming nation with any sense has a "Kill It On Sight!" mandate out for Neogi ships, nobody with any sense would try. ===Deathspider(2e)/Nightspider(5e)=== ::Built By: Neogi ::Used Primarily By: Neogi ::Ship Type: Flagship ::Tonnage: 100 ::Hull Points: 100 ::Crew: 30/100, 25 (5e) ::Manueverability Class: E ::Landing - Land: No ::Landing - Water: No ::Armor Rating: 5 ::Saves As: Crystal(2e)/ metal (5e) ::Power Type: Major Helm ::Ship's Rating: ::Standard Armaments: 1 Heavy catapult, 1 Heavy jettison, 4 Heavy ballistae ::Cargo: 50 tons ::Keel/Beam: 175 ft. (excluding legs)/ 50 ft. ::Cost: 500,000 gp, 50,000gp (5e) Largest standard ship in wild space and pride and joy of the neogi fleet. Associated so much with Neogi, they will be attacked on sight, tempting to steal but hassle when dealing with other Vessels. The ship can also carry up to 16 Urchins or one Mindspider in the abdomen. [[fail|You think the legs are so you can land the dame thing so living cargo could be herded into the abdomen, but they just snap off]]. Assume the legs are either for show or to hang nets to catch some astral winds and for astral fishing. <gallery> Deathspider.jpg|A neogi Deathspider. 02-015.nightspider-splash.png NIGHTSPIDER DECK PLANS.jpg </gallery> ====Black Widow==== a warship variant, designed only deliver "retribution and punishment of the recalcitrant", instead of trade. Tripled the number of catapults and ballistae with Alchamy fire projectors and bombards. The crew size required also increases, but that doesn't matter for the oxygen supply ad the neogi will eat the dead weight after the fighting its done. ===Leech=== ::Built By: Neogi ::Used Primarily By: Neogi ::Ship Type: Small ship ::Tonnage: 20 ::Hull Points: 20 ::Crew: 2/20 ::Maneuverability Class: B (alone) or D (when mounted) ::Landing - Land: No ::Landing - Water: No ::Armor Rating: 9 ::Saves As: Metal ::Power Type: Lifejammer ::Ship's Rating: As per victim ::Standard Armaments: 1 Light catapult ::Cargo: 10 tons ::Keel/Beam Length: 50 ft. by 30 ft. ::Cost: 60,000-300,000 gp A "parasitic" spelljammer, the Leech is little more than a Lifejammer helm fitted in a dome mounted to eight grappling legs, making it resemble a giant artificial tick. Leeches are used to subvert spacefaring beasts into living ships; they attach themselves to Gargantuan or bigger creatures capable of flight, if not spaceflight, and then paralyze them thanks to the venom coating the grappling limbs. The paralyzed creature is then helpless to stop the pilot from "steering" them through space, whilst also draining the beast's lifeforce for fuel. Leeches are usually found attached to [[krajen]], [[kindori]] or [[dragon]]s. The leech was initially used to run dispatches between neogi outposts, until a concerted assault by the elven fleet forced them to abandon the practice. The leech remained in use, however, and was typically used by rebel groups, rogue neogi and other unscrupulous individuals who needed to get somewhere quickly and did not want to take a ship. Newly constructed leeches have begun appearing in the Known Spheres, and are used by the neogi and other evil creatures, both for communication and for smuggling. Neogi diplomats from a half-dozen spheres claim that they are not responsible, though they suggest that their less-moral kin may be tempted. Some particularly desperate or depraved individuals, both neogi and non-neogi, have turned these ships into kamikaze weapons by filling them full of explosives or flammable substances like Alchemist's Fire. ===Urchin=== ::Built By: [[Neogi]] ::Used Primarily By: [[Neogi]] ::Ship Type: Flitter ::Tonnage: 3 tons ::Hull Points: 3 ::Crew: 1/2 ::Manueverability Class: C ::Landing - Land: Yes ::Landing - Water: Yes ::Armor Rating: 9 ::Saves As: Thin Wood ::Power Type: Lifejammer ::Ship's Rating: As per victim ::Standard Armaments: Piercing rams (360Β°} ::Cargo: 1.5 tons ::Keel/Beam Length: 5' radius (21' including spikes) ::Cost: 1,500 gp The neogi answer to the elven Flitter, the Urchin is a small, one-man ship that basically looks like a giant ball covered in spikes, which is deployed as a kind of self-propelled mine. There are two major variants of the Urchin; the ''Gob'' takes an Urchin and stuffs it full of flammables and explosives to emphasize the "space mine" aspect - these are usually deployed to drift through [[Wildspace]], but may be outfitted with a Charmed pilot as a kamikaze vessel. Gobs are '''extremely''' hazardous to transport, so the job is given to the least important captain of a neogi fleet. In contrast, the ''Snowflake'', a moniker gained from its protectively capped spines and distinctive white paintjob, is used as a short-ranged messenger on the rare occasions neogi feel like being diplomatic. ===Mindspider=== ::Built By: Neogi ::Used Primarily By: Neogi ::Ship Type: Medium Ship ::Tonnage: 40 ::Hull Points: 40 ::Crew: 3/40 ::Manueverability Class: C ::Landing - Land: No ::Landing - Water: No ::Armor Rating: 4 ::Saves As: Metal ::Power Type: Lifejammer ::Ship's Rating: As per victim ::Standard Armaments: 2 Medium catapults, 1 Medium jettison, Piercing/grappling ram (fwrd), Piercing ram (Aft) ::Cargo: 20 tons ::Keel/Beam Length: 40 ft. (excluding rams) by 15 ft. ::Cost: 120,000 gp A relatively recent innovation, considered just as deadly as the Deathspider, gave its lighter, faster, more maneuverable, and stronger armor despite its smaller size and lighter armament. They are used in stealth missions and as command ships of the fleet owner because everyone thinks they will be in a Deathspider. A modified version is the Broodship Lander. While the neogi as a whole are seemingly unwilling to design ships to conduct ground invasions (though they are fine with commandeering the ships of other races, especially for illegal trafficking), there is a movement to create a kind of "generation ship." Tentatively named the Broodship Lander, the basic idea is to take a Mindspider, fill it full of neogi eggs/hatchlings, and then set it into planetary orbit in hopes that it will eventually fall to the ground without killing all of the younglings aboard. Thus, when the survivors grow up, you have a neogi population that forcefully overcame their aversion to living on a planet. <gallery> SJA2 Skull&Crossbow Mindspider.png </gallery>
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