Vehicles and Vessels

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Homebrew Reference Book: Clone Wars Saga Edition Fan Sourcebook

The following chapter features entries for hundreds of new vehicles used by various forces that took part in the Clone Wars. The Gamemaster should feel free to adjust crew qualities as necessary to suit the needs of their specific campaign. Otherwise, these Vehicles are ready to use as allies or opponents, combat craft or civilian vessels, supplementing those presented in the official Star Wars Saga Edition Roleplaying Game books.

Also presented in this chapter are a number of new Emplacements for which to modify Vehicles. These items are designed for use with the Starship Modification rules presented in chapter three of Starships of the Galaxy. Additional stock stats have been also been included in this chapter to aid in the creation of custom Vehicles for your campaign. Finally, alternate rules have been provided to facilitate some of the additions offered in this chapter.

Technology[]

The Clone Wars was the first epic conflict to sweep the galaxy in over one thousand years. During that millennium of peace, technological innovation and competition had slowed to a crawl. However, war has a way of driving technology, and the Clone Wars was no exception. New Vehicles and large-scale Droids began to appear across the battlefronts of the Clone Wars, driving each side to find new ways to counter enemy advantages and shore up their own weaknesses through invention. Innovative engineers grew exponentially in demand overnight, and technology saw improvements in leaps and bounds for the next several decades.

New Systems[]

Main Article: New Systems

The individual systems of a vehicle can be modified beyond their factory settings. Using aftermarket add-ons like the ones presented below, the specifications of a ship can be altered to suit the needs of the owner.

Vulnerabilities[]

Main Article: Vulnerabilities

Some Vehicles are designed imperfectly, or sacrifice certain capabilities for advantages in other areas. These sorts of engineering quirks are represented by Vulnerabilities. There are a number of different types of weaknesses that can be applied to a Vehicle, and in exchange, additional Emplacement Points are gained. Below are several examples of Vulnerabilities that can be applied to Vehicles.

Getting Comfortable with Passenger Space[]

Main Article: Getting Comfortable with Passenger Space

What constitutes space for one passenger means different things on different ships. A passenger slot can mean something as simple as a chair, all the way up to a private stateroom with full accommodations. Below are some simple guidelines and suggestions for determining what a ship's passenger space actually entails based on the ship's size and consumables. Generally speaking, ships of Gargantuan size and smaller will only ever have a simple chair with crash-webbing for any passenger space. Ships of Colossal size and larger follow the guidelines listed below, as divided up by their consumables.

New Stock Templates[]

Main Article: New Stock Templates

When creating a new Vehicle from scratch, the stock ships detailed on Starships of the Galaxy provide information on a variety of craft types. The following are additional stock ship and vehicle types that can be used when creating new designs. These Stock Templates can be improved upon with the Starship Modifications found in Starships of the Galaxy and Outlaw Tech as well as the new modification presented above.

Confederate Vehicles[]

See also: CIS Vehicles

The Confederacy of Independent Systems is composed of a variety of trade guilds and corporations, each possessing their own makeshift militias and enforcers. Together, they are able to combine their Droid dominated forces to form an impressive military power. Separatist Vehicle forces are dominated by a small handful of Droid models and Starships, but countless variations and under-deployed models exist. This forces many Republic troops to fight Vehicles and ships they had very little information about during many of their battles.

Ground Vehicles[]

The Separatists use a combination of large-scale Droids and Droid-piloted Vehicles to support their army of Battle Droid infantry. Dominated by cost-efficient designs, repulsor technology takes a marked back-seat to Walkers and Tracked Vehicles. Crewed by expendable Droids, the Confederates consider their Vehicles, like their army, disposable, and their designs reflect the philosophy with a focus on armament instead of armor.

Tracked Vehicles[]

See also: Tracked Vehicles

Rugged, reliable and reasonably priced, the Corporate Alliance has preferred Tracked Vehicles over repulsors for over a decade prior to the Separatist Movement's formation. When the Clone Wars began, the Corporate Alliance donated much of its armored forces and Vehicle designs over to the Confederacy, most notably Non-Repulsor model number 99, the NR-N99 Persuader-Class Droid Enforcer. The Separatists soon find that the Tracked line of Vehicles, initially designed for rugged mining sites, efficiently translated to the battlefields of the Clone Wars.

TRACKED VEHICLE	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE
NR-N11 Energy Digger	CL 4	Huge
NR-N38 Energy Pummel	CL 5	Huge
NR-N77 Dissuader-Class Artillery Platform	CL 8	Huge
NR-N79 Dissuader-Class Heavy Artillery Platform	CL 9	Huge

Walkers[]

See also: Walkers

Confederate Walkers are common among Separatist forces, including some larger models that were equal to tanks. The OG-9 Homing Spider Droid and Octuptarra Magna Tri-Droids are the most commonly deployed units, towering over Republic forces and defeating enemy armored Vehicles. Favored by both the Techno Union and Commerce Guild, Droid Walkers are most often scaled-up versions of infantry designs, which, while cost-efficient, were often weak against Jedi and special forces, who found the disproportionately thin legs of the Vehicles extremely vulnerable.

WALKER	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE
LM-432 "Infantry Support" Crab Droid	CL 6	Huge
LM-432 "Light Assault" Crab Droid	CL 7	Huge
LM-432 "Medium Assault" Crab Droid	CL 10	Gargantuan
LM-432 "Sentry" Crab Droid	CL 5	Huge
LM-432 "Trailblazer" Crab Droid	CL 11	Gargantuan
OG-10 Repeater Spider Droid	CL 8	Huge

Wheeled Vehicles[]

See also: Wheeled Vehicles

Typified by the Hailfire Droids of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, Wheeled Vehicles were found in many Confederate strike teams. The Banking Clan preferred Wheeled Vehicles for their reduced wear and tear on paved roads, mixed with their ability to handle the variety of terrains on which violent repossessions took place. The Hailfire-Class was specifically built for quick raids or long stand-offs, but its limited munitions made it especially weak in conflicts that involved prolonged engagements.

WHEELED VEHICLE	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE	IMAGE
IG-227 Hailfire-Class Anti-Air Droid	CL 6	Huge

Speeders[]

See also: Speeders

While a majority of the Separatist armored vehicles are not equipped with repulsorlift engines, when it comes to speedy scouting and patrol-craft, repulsor technology was the reigning selection. A variety of swoops, speederbikes and airhooks are used to both patrol secure areas and scout ahead of assault forces to provide reconnaissance data.

Despite the philosophies of their Separatist allies, the Trade Federation had a distinct preference for conventional repulsorlift technology. It was the Trade Federation that supplied the bulk of the Separatist vehicle designs, which were already optimized to function as a part of their droid army. While the Trade Federation had a vast military force prior to the Separatist Crisis, the Clone Wars saw the production power of the Techno Union and their foundry worlds get squarely behind the designs, forming the backbone of Separatist vehicle forces.

SPEEDER	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE
AAT-2	CL 9	Huge
AML Platform	CL 9	Gargantuan
AST	CL 8	Large
FlitKnot Swoop	CL 1	Medium
FlitKnot Combat Swoop	CL 2	Medium
HAG Tank	CL 9	Gargantuan
HAG-M Tank	CL 10	Gargantuan
HAML Platform	CL 10	Gargantuan
H-HAG-M Tank	CL 11	Gargantuan
Lucartipede-Class Cargo Speeder	CL 1	Colossal
MVR-3 Speeder Bike	CL 1	Large
MVR-3 Combat Speeder Bike	CL 2	Large
MVR-3 Mini-Sub	CL 2	Large
Protodeka Tank Droid	CL 15	Colossal
Seismic Mining Vehicle	CL 15	Colossal
Sith Enforcer Tank	CL 13	Huge
STAP-2	CL 6	Huge
Transpeeder	CL 2	Medium

Airspeeders[]

See also: Airspeeders

Air superiority is one of the central tenants of warfare; if you control the air, you control the battlefield. However, when operating in a military theater that encompasses an entire galaxy, Airspeeders become a logistical liability, rather than an asset. The Separatists only relied on a relative handful of atmosphere-only fliers, instead relying on their hordes of "Vulture" Droid Starfighters to control the skies. However, some relatively small airships were created for the Confederates to function in a ground support role.

AIRSPEEDER	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE	IMAGE
Air-Mobile Refresh Droid	CL 2	Gargantuan	Image Unavailable
Cormelish-Class Battle Mound	CL 12	Colossal (Frigate)
Cormelish-Class Heavy Battle Mound	CL 13	Colossal (Frigate)
HMP Droid Gunship	CL 10	Gargantuan
MAF Gunship	CL 9	Gargantuan

Starfighters[]

See also: Starfighters

Starfighters are among the most versatile weapons platforms in the galaxy during the Clone Wars. They are often equally able to threaten their enemies while in space or in the atmosphere, and pack an unbelievable amount of firepower onto a small platform. The Separatists favored Droid Fighters, but had a number of manned Starfighters for mercenaries and elite units. Many of the planetary defense militias of worlds that pledged themselves to the Confederate cause late in the Clone Wars also used manned fighters; further diversifying designs available to the Separatists.

STARFIGHTER	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE
The Dragon's Tooth	CL 17	Gargantuan
Kantrey-Class Amphibious Starfighter	CL 9	Gargantuan
Mk 2 Droid Bomber	CL 9	Gargantuan
Sabaoth Defender	CL 12	Gargantuan
Sabaoth Hex Bomber	CL 11	Gargantuan
The Shark	CL 14	Gargantuan

Space Transports[]

See also: Space Transports

Logistical efficiency was a core strength of the Separatists long before hostilities with the Republic broke out. Transporting goods efficiently across the galaxy was taken beyond a science and into an art by the massive corporations, each bringing their own equipment and expertise to the Confederate military. As such, the CIS possesses a variety of transport craft that are able to land troops and equipment under a number of different scenarios. Along with their advantage in sheer numbers, their ability to efficiently shift resources was considered their second greatest advantage over the bureaucratic Republic. This advantage was slowly negated by Chancellor Palpatine's consolidation of power into his office.

SPACE TRANSPORT	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE	IMAGE
3-TLB Assault Transport	CL 11	Colossal
Baktoid Troop Transport	CL 8	Colossal
Formicidae-Class Space Tug	CL 3	Colossal
Huppla Troop Transport	CL 8	Colossal
LAATAK	CL 12	Colossal
Skirmisher Boarding Craft	CL 12	Colossal	Image Unavailable
Trade Federation Cargo Freighter	CL 4	Colossal (Frigate)
Trade Federation Troop Transport	CL 9	Colossal (Frigate)
Trident-Class Assault Ship	CL 10	Colossal
Tri-Wing Shuttle	CL 12	Colossal
VAC	CL 12	Colossal (Frigate)

Capital Ships[]

See also: Capital Ships

Largely consisted of converted merchant ships and modified bulk cargo designs, the Separatists were considered to be at something of a disadvantage in capital-scale ship combat early in the Clone Wars. However, the Pammant Docks and Foerost Shipyards, acquired early in the conflict, began supplying the Separatists with dedicated warships midway through the epic struggle. Of course, the Separatists were still considered to be at something of a disadvantage against the manufacturing might of Kuat Drive Yards throughout the Clone Wars.

CAPITAL SHIP	CHALLENGE LEVEL	SIZE	IMAGE
Bulwark-Class Mk1 Battlecruiser	CL 19	Colossal (Cruiser)
Commerce Guild Security Corvette	CL 14	Colossal (Frigate)	Image Unavailable
Fantail-Class Cruiser	CL 16	Colossal (Frigate)
Harbinger-Class Landing Ship	CL 15	Colossal (Frigate)
HKD Missile Frigate	CL 16	Colossal (Frigate)
Huppla Corvette	CL 16	Colossal (Frigate)
Huppla Cruiser	CL 14	Colossal (Cruiser)
Lictor-Class Dungeon Ship	CL 14	Colossal (Cruiser)
Lucrehulk-Class Cargo Hauler	CL 10	Colossal (Cruiser)
Lucrehulk-Class Cruiser	CL 30	Colossal (Cruiser)
Lucrehulk-Class Destroyer	CL 18	Colossal (Cruiser)
Sabaoth Frigate	CL 14	Colossal (Frigate)
Sabaoth Hex Deployer	CL 15	Colossal (Frigate)
Wavecrest-Class Frigate	CL 16	Colossal (Frigate)

Republic Vehicles[]

See also: Republic Vehicles

The Grand Army of the Republic held a dramatically different vehicle design theory from their Confederate opponents; quality over quantity. Unfortunately, this was a philosophy of necessity rather than one of preference, as the Clone army had a limited number of soldiers, unlike the expendable hordes of Separatist Droids. Because of this, every affordable precaution was taken to protect Republic military assets, leading to the development of heavily armored walkers, well shielded fighters, and the most cutting-edge technology available combined with the best-trained soldiers and operators Kaminoans could grow.