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2601:1C0:5000:CFF0:DCCD:3CD0:B423:2493: /* Barge of Ptah (Battle Barge) */

2023-03-02T11:54:03Z

Barge of Ptah (Battle Barge)

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	::Cost: 60,000 gp		::Cost: 60,000 gp

	Since the earliest recorded memory of Spelljamming humans, made by the worshipers of [[Ptah]], god of travels, as mobile temples, and were used to defend fellow humans against orc, ogre, kobold, and goblin attacks (earning the moniker Battle Barge). Despite being a ship built for battle and spreading Ptah blessings, the temple ships got wealthy from tithes, making them targets for pirates. Although the enemies it was built to combat were well known for swarming tactics on the ground, guess the Barge only had to deal with one or two ramshackle ships as this ship was too slow to deal with the pirate swarms. The majority of Barge of Ptah has now been looted and set adrift, with only a few continuing their mission for [[Ptah]].		Since the earliest recorded memory of Spelljamming humans, made by the worshipers of [[Ptah]], god of travels, as mobile temples, and were used to defend fellow humans against orc, ogre, kobold, and goblin attacks (earning the moniker [[Battle Barge]]). Despite being a ship built for battle and spreading Ptah blessings, the temple ships got wealthy from tithes, making them targets for pirates. Although the enemies it was built to combat were well known for swarming tactics on the ground, guess the Barge only had to deal with one or two ramshackle ships as this ship was too slow to deal with the pirate swarms. The majority of Barge of Ptah has now been looted and set adrift, with only a few continuing their mission for [[Ptah]].

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2601:1C0:5000:CFF0:D896:752D:F905:28BC: /* Drakkar */

2023-03-01T09:45:55Z

Drakkar

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	::Cost: 10,000 to 25,000 gold pieces		::Cost: 10,000 to 25,000 gold pieces

	A variant of the longship built and used by the raiders of [[Viking]]-esque cultures, drakkars make poor jammers even by the standards of "uplifted" sea ships, because they require more crew to function effectively than the air envelope they generate can safely support. As a result, drakkar-jammers are normally used as short-ranged vessels, rarely leaving the confines of their home planet unless it's to raid, say, a moon or the twin in a binary planet structure or something like that. Theoretically, a much larger jammer could carry drakkars as scouting ships, but that's a poor use of funds, to say the least.		A variant of the longship built and used by the raiders of [[Viking]]-esque cultures, drakkars make poor jammers even by the standards of "uplifted" sea ships, because they require more crew to function effectively than the air envelope they generate can safely support. As a result, drakkar-jammers are normally used as short-ranged vessels, rarely leaving the confines of their home planet unless it's to raid, say, a moon or the twin in a binary planet structure or something like that. Theoretically, a much larger jammer could carry drakkars as scouting ships, but that's a poor use of funds, to say the least unless you have some plans to try and make a sort of steam punk aircraft carrier or to use a Drakkar as a lander.

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2601:1C0:5000:CFF0:2CFD:4963:42DA:2048: /* USS Constitution, (Old Ironsides) */

2023-02-26T09:37:48Z

USS Constitution, (Old Ironsides)

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	::Ship Type: frigate		::Ship Type: frigate
	::Tonnage (IRL): 1,576		::Tonnage (IRL): 1,576
	::Cargo Capacity Tonnage: N/A		::Cargo Capacity Tonnage: N/A (cargo capacity listed in square footage)
	::Crew: 450		::Crew: 450
	::Landing: N/A		::Landing: N/A
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	::Power Type: Sail		::Power Type: Sail
	::Keel/Beam: 175 Ft(waterline)/43 ft		::Keel/Beam: 175 Ft(waterline)/43 ft
	::Weapons: 52 Cannons		::Weapons: 52 Cannons arranged into two 26 gun broadsides.
	::Cost: 300,000 Dollars (18 century)		::Cost: 300,000 Dollars (18 century)<ref>At the time the dollar were mandated to have 416.0 grains of silver, or about a 1 one troy ounce (480 would be an exact troy ounce) and that there was to be a eagle coin worth 10 dollars made with gold. In D&D 1 gold piece also equals 10 silver pieces so making the generous assumption that D&D silver and goldis held in equal to value in to a US 18th century Silver Dollar and Gold Eagle and that the price from Wikipedia was correct in the first place: if you tried to buy a ship like the USS Constitution in D&D: it cost 30,000 Gold Pieces.</ref>
	We list Constitution as a point of reference so you can better get a sense of the scale of these ships. If you compare the stats Old Ironside's is in the right ball park in terms of volume in terms of keel and beam, but is much, much, '''MUCH''' heavier. Spell jammer explains this by putting a cap on how much mass Spelljammer Helm can move about. Even so you might argue that it's unfair to compare an 18th century ship to Spell Jammer's, and while Old Ironside's is a heavy ship, even the 237 ton's of a large 16th century oared galley is overwhelming to a Spell Jammer. The presumed reason why the size is so comparably limited is that it avoids turning every single large space ship into it's own mega dungeon, with four deck's and at least 175 feet (at the water line so it's actually a little bigger) per deck, Old Ironside could play host to multi-hour dungeon crawl all on her own. In any case: if your in a Spell Jammer and see a ship flying Old Glory from the top mast, stay clear or your in for a 26 gun paddling.		We list Constitution as a point of reference so you can better get a sense of the scale of these ships. If you compare the stats Old Ironside's is in the right ball park in terms of volume in terms of keel and beam, but is much, much, '''MUCH''' heavier. Spell jammer explains this by putting a cap on how much mass Spelljammer Helm can move about. Even so you might argue that it's unfair to compare an 18th century ship to Spell Jammer's, and while Old Ironside's is a heavy ship, even the 237 ton's of a large 16th century oared galley is overwhelming to a Spell Jammer. The presumed reason why the size is so comparably limited is that it avoids turning every single large space ship into it's own mega dungeon, with four deck's and at least 175 feet (at the water line so it's actually a little bigger) per deck, Old Ironside could play host to multi-hour dungeon crawl all on her own. In any case: if your in a Spell Jammer and see a ship flying Old Glory from the top mast, stay clear or your in for a 26 gun paddling.

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* Mind Flayer Ships */

2023-02-20T17:23:25Z

Mind Flayer Ships

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	==Mind Flayer Ships==		==Mind Flayer Ships==
	Because of [[retcon\|speculated time travel shenanigans]], the ships popular with mind flayers during 2e were Spelljammer, ~~originally~~ created as a joint effort with humans as a way to deal with raiders while still sitting in the spectator seats as the Unhuman Wars raged. Though still known as brain-eating enslavers, mind flayers of wild space could be more trustworthy and allowed to make port in more places than a ~~niogie~~ or thier grounding counterparts. Ships have a cephalopod theme, with a shell-like command center to shield from sunlight and a large wooden spike ram carved in the shape of twisting tentacles.		Because of [[retcon\|speculated time travel shenanigans]], the ships popular with mind flayers during 2e were Spelljammer, created initially as a joint effort with humans as a way to deal with raiders while still sitting in the spectator seats as the Unhuman Wars raged. Though still known as brain-eating enslavers, mind flayers of wild space could be more trustworthy and allowed to make port in more places than a [[neogi]] or thier grounding counterparts. Ships have a cephalopod theme, with a shell-like command center to shield from sunlight and a large wooden spike ram carved in the shape of twisting tentacles.

	When 3e rolled around, Mind Flayers leaned heavier and more overtly into thier Cosmic Horror themes, now being the last survivors of a collapsed empire in a far future alternate timeline. It was not until 5e that Mind Flayer ships were mentioned again, with only the Nautiloid as an example, but another could be extrapolated. looks like the ships of 2e were further evolved, [[Archeotech\|now relics of another age]], the textures look too alien to be ~~normal~~ wood, and the wood tentacle carvings were replaced with real tentacles.		When 3e rolled around, Mind Flayers leaned heavier and more overtly into thier Cosmic Horror themes, now being the last survivors of a collapsed empire in a far future alternate timeline. It was not until 5e that Mind Flayer ships were mentioned again, with only the Nautiloid as an example, but another could be extrapolated. It looks like the ships of 2e were further evolved, [[Archeotech\|now relics of another age]], the textures look too alien to be regular wood, and the wood tentacle carvings were replaced with real tentacles.

	===Cuttle Command===		===Cuttle Command===

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* Squid Ship */

2023-02-20T17:14:50Z

Squid Ship

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	::Standard Armaments: 1 Heavy Catapult (Crew 5), 2 Medium Ballistae (Crew 2 Each), Piercing/Grappling Ram		::Standard Armaments: 1 Heavy Catapult (Crew 5), 2 Medium Ballistae (Crew 2 Each), Piercing/Grappling Ram
	::Cargo: 23 tons		::Cargo: 23 tons
	::Keel ~~Length~~: 250'		::Keel/Beam: 250' by 25'
	~~::Beam Length:~~ 25'
	::Cost: 45,000 gold pieces		::Cost: 45,000 gold pieces

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* Sidewheeler */

2023-02-20T17:12:52Z

Sidewheeler

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	::Cargo: 15 tons		::Cargo: 15 tons
	::Keel/Beam Length: 120 ft. by 25 ft.		::Keel/Beam Length: 120 ft. by 25 ft.
	::Cost: 40,000 to 90,000 (only idiots and other [[Tinker Gnome]]s pay that much in real money)		::Cost: 40,000 to 90,000 gp (only idiots and other [[Tinker Gnome]]s pay that much in real money)

	Sidewheelers, named for their tendency to have massive paddlewheels on their sides that somehow convert the frantic peddling of [[Giant Space Hamster]]s into motive force, are the creation of the [[Tinker Gnome]]s of [[Krynn]]. That right there is all the warning you need if you're at all familiar with the dreaded Minoi. For the unfamiliar, the Minoi are an entire race of bungling inventors who build oversized, overly intricate contraptions that never work right, with the level of "go wrong" varying from "collapse into a heap of junk" to "violently explode". Referred to as "the ship of the desperate", only the most gullible, foolish, demented, or lacking in options of non-Minoi will have anything to do with them, and most intelligent creatures will avoid them like the plague. Even [[Illithid]]s and [[Neogi]] think twice before trying to plunder a Sidewheeler. Such is the ramshackle and shoddy nature of Sidewheeler construction that there is a 50% chance when the vessel attempts to land that it will crash, explode, fall apart, or otherwise be rendered inoperable upon touching down. Non-Minoi [[gnome]]s have been known to become space pirates solely to hunt down and destroy Sidewheelers as a blemish on the good name of the gnomish race.		Sidewheelers, named for their tendency to have massive paddlewheels on their sides that somehow convert the frantic peddling of [[Giant Space Hamster]]s into motive force, are the creation of the [[Tinker Gnome]]s of [[Krynn]]. That right there is all the warning you need if you're at all familiar with the dreaded Minoi. For the unfamiliar, the Minoi are an entire race of bungling inventors who build oversized, overly intricate contraptions that never work right, with the level of "go wrong" varying from "collapse into a heap of junk" to "violently explode". Referred to as "the ship of the desperate", only the most gullible, foolish, demented, or lacking in options of non-Minoi will have anything to do with them, and most intelligent creatures will avoid them like the plague. Even [[Illithid]]s and [[Neogi]] think twice before trying to plunder a Sidewheeler. Such is the ramshackle and shoddy nature of Sidewheeler construction that there is a 50% chance when the vessel attempts to land that it will crash, explode, fall apart, or otherwise be rendered inoperable upon touching down. Non-Minoi [[gnome]]s have been known to become space pirates solely to hunt down and destroy Sidewheelers as a blemish on the good name of the gnomish race.

2601:1C0:4500:A540:C0B8:CB72:5D8F:A7: /* USS Constitution, (Old Ironsides) */

2023-02-20T08:52:39Z

USS Constitution, (Old Ironsides)

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	::Weapons: 52 Cannons		::Weapons: 52 Cannons
	::Cost: 300,000 Dollars (18 century)		::Cost: 300,000 Dollars (18 century)
	We list Constitution as a point of reference so you can better get a sense of the scale of these ships. If you compare the stats Old Ironside's is in the right ball park in terms of volume in terms of keel and beam, but is much, much, '''MUCH''' heavier. Spell jammer explains this by putting a cap on how much mass Spelljammer Helm can move about. Even so you might argue that it's unfair to compare an 18th century ship to Spell Jammer's, and while Old Ironside's is a heavy ship, even the 237 ton's of a large 16th century oared galley is overwhelming to a Spell Jammer. ~~Bottom~~ line: if your in a Spell Jammer and see a ship flying Old Glory from the top mast, stay clear or your in for a 26 gun paddling.		We list Constitution as a point of reference so you can better get a sense of the scale of these ships. If you compare the stats Old Ironside's is in the right ball park in terms of volume in terms of keel and beam, but is much, much, '''MUCH''' heavier. Spell jammer explains this by putting a cap on how much mass Spelljammer Helm can move about. Even so you might argue that it's unfair to compare an 18th century ship to Spell Jammer's, and while Old Ironside's is a heavy ship, even the 237 ton's of a large 16th century oared galley is overwhelming to a Spell Jammer. The presumed reason why the size is so comparably limited is that it avoids turning every single large space ship into it's own mega dungeon, with four deck's and at least 175 feet (at the water line so it's actually a little bigger) per deck, Old Ironside could play host to multi-hour dungeon crawl all on her own. In any case: if your in a Spell Jammer and see a ship flying Old Glory from the top mast, stay clear or your in for a 26 gun paddling.

	== Angelship ==		== Angelship ==

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* Nautiloid */

2023-02-17T21:06:01Z

Nautiloid

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	Nautiloid 2e.jpg		Nautiloid 2e.jpg
	Nautiloid MA.jpg		Nautiloid MA.jpg
	Sais-nautiloid-splash.png		Sais-nautiloid-splash.png\| 5e variant, now with a longer front deck and live tentacles.
	Sais-map-2.07-nautiloid.jpg		Sais-map-2.07-nautiloid.jpg\| schematics an upscaled remaster of the 2e deck planes despite not matching with the new 5e design
	Sais-wreck-lucent-edict.png		Sais-wreck-lucent-edict.png
	Air-and-gravity with Nautiloid.png		Air-and-gravity with Nautiloid.png\| the 2e Nautiloid design is used again to demonstrate gravity planes.
	Sais-on-the-cover.png		Sais-on-the-cover.png
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