Welcome to Starship Sunday, presenting a new spaceframe for the Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game, filling in some gaps until official material can be released.
For March I’m detailing some ships with a more civilian slant, for players who might be disinterested in boldly going or defending the Federation. Or simply ships that might be necessary in the background. This week is the tug/ freighter, the Ptolemy-class.
Like a few previously described ships, the Ptolemy-class starship was copied from Franz Josephs’ Star Fleet Technical Manual and used in the background of the movie. The ship is basically a Constitution-class without a secondary hull and the main deflector sticking out the bottom of the saucer. As a cargo ship, the primary job of a Ptolemy is hauling goods from one end of the Federation to the other. As a pretty large ship with a surprisingly large crew, the Ptolemy also likely involves some construction and unloading after. It doesn’t just haul freight, but hauls it for a purpose. And unlike the other ships that will be featured this month, this is technically a Starfleet vessel and is fairly well armed. While not designed for combat operation, the crew of a Ptolemy ship might find themselves involved in all kinds of shenanigans, as they’re targeted by Klingons or Orion raiders, or caught in the middle of a battle between smaller powers. The Starfleet Corp of Engineers was probably involved in all kinds of adventures.
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