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Star Trek Adventures by Colin “Mephit James” Wilson
Ships of the Tzenkethi Coalition Diffused Tetryon Beam TheTzenkethiuseadiffusedbeamoftetryonsastheirprimaryenergyweapons.Theseweaponsresemblephasersbuttheyalsoaredebilitatingtodeflectorsystems.DiffusedtetryonweaponsgranttheVersatile1andPiercing1Qualities.
Shuk-din Cruiser IntheirwarsagainstotherforcesintheAlphaQuadrant,theShuk-din-classcruiserisbothpatrolshipandfrontlinevessel.HundredsoftheseshipsmovethroughCoalitionspaceandkeepitblockedofffromotherspecies.ThisisthefirstcommissionofmanyTzenkethiofficersbutalargepercentagechoosetostayonShuk-dinvesselsratherthanbepromotedtolargerstarships.ThereisanintimacytothecompactShuk-dinthatisappealingtocommunally-mindedTzenkethi.OnlargershipsandcoloniesTzenkethisoldierswillmixwithotherEchelonsbutonboardaShuk-dincruisertheyhaveonlyothersoldierstointeractwith.Whilenotforeveryone,thisisareassuringsituationformanyoftheLorEchelon.
ThesmallestoftheTzenkethicapitalships,theShuk-din-classcruiserisfastandmaneuverablebutwiththepowerfultetryonweaponsoftheTzenkethiCoalition.TheirstrongshieldsandpowerfulweaponsystemsallowShuk-dincruiserstocontendwithmuchlargerstarships,thoughoncetheirshieldsfailtheShuk-dinhasfewresourcestosustaindirecthits.
Trait:TzenkethiStarship
Systems Comms 6 Engines 7 Structure 7
Computers 7 Sensors 8 Weapons 9
Disciplines Command 1 Security 3 Science 2
Conn 2 Engineering 2 Medicine 1
Power:7 Scale:4
Shields:15 Resistance:4 Crew:Proficient(Attribute9,Discipline2)
Attacks • DiffusedTetryonBanks(Energy,Range
Medium,7AVersatile1andPiercing1)• PhotonTorpedoes(Torpedo,RangeLong,
6A,HighYield)• TractorBeam(Strength2)
Special Rules • AdvancedShields(ShipTalent,core
rulebookp.255)
Star Trek Adventures by Colin “Mephit James” Wilson
Broln’ta Cruiser ManyveteransoftherecentTzenkethiWarrefertotheBroln’ta-classas“Specter-of-Death”ships.WhiletheyarenoworsethanmanyotherenemywarshipsintheAlphaQuadrant,evenunderperformingthenotoriousGalor-classcruisersoftheCardassianUnion,theBroln’taclasshasbecomesofearedbecauseofitscombinedshieldprocessingtechnology.TheshieldemittersoftheBroln’taclass,likeallTzenkethiweapons,areparticularlyrobustbuttheBroln’tahastheaddedabilitytosupportnearbyTzenkethivessels.Byextending“processingbeams”ofconcentratedenergytotheirallies,theBroln’ta-classcruisercanbolstertheirshieldsandallowthenearbyvesseltoconcentrateonfiringweaponsandrepairingbreachestotheirsystems.
Becauseoftheirutilityassupportvessels,Broln’ta-classcruisersarecommonthroughouttheTzenkethiCoalitionandtheyformtheheartofanyTzenkethiforcessentintocombatzones.Morethanonceduringtherecentwar,FederationshipshadtheirTzenkethiadversariesroutedwhenseveralBroln’ta-classcruisersdroppedoutofwarp.WithinminutesthebattlehadturnedanditwasStarfleetthatretreated.OfficialStarfleettacticslistaclearstrategyforfacingtheTzenkethi:physicallyseparateanyBroln’ta-classshipsfromtherestoftheTzenkethiforcesoryourimpactontheenemyvesselswillbequicklyerased.Thisiseasiersaidthandone,ofcourse,becausetheTzenkethiareverymuchawareoftheBroln’ta’suseandtheirshipsprotectthesecruisersfrominterferencebytheenemy.
Trait:TzenkethiStarship
Systems Comms 7 Engines 8 Structure 9
Computers 7 Sensors 8 Weapons 9
Disciplines Command 2 Security 3 Science 1
Conn 2 Engineering 2 Medicine 2
Power:8 Scale:4 Shields:17 Resistance:4 Crew:Proficient(Attribute9,Discipline2)
Attacks • DiffusedTetryonBanks(Energy,Range
Medium,8AVersatile1andPiercing1)• PhotonTorpedoes(Torpedo,RangeLong,
6A,HighYield)• TractorBeam(Strength3)
Special Rules • AdvancedShields(ShipTalent,core
rulebookp.255)• CombinedShieldProcessing:Oneofthe
morepowerfulweaponsintheTzenkethiarsenalisthereadvancedshieldtechnologythatletstheirshipsworktogetherinestablishingtheirshields.Whennearothervesselswithcompatibletechnology(thatis,withaTraitthatincludes“Tzenkethi”)thisshipcantransmitenergytotheirshieldarrays.WhenthecrewofaBroln’ta-classcruiserperformstheRegenerateShieldsTask(corerulebook,p.224)theygenerate2additionalThreatwhichmustbespentonadditionalpointsofShields.Additionally,theycanspendThreattoregeneratetheirShieldsaswellastheShieldsofanyTzenkethivesselwithinCloseorMediumrange.
Star Trek Adventures by Colin “Mephit James” Wilson
Rhas’bej Battleship Thoughusuallysupportedbysmallerships,theRhas’bej-classbattleshipisacombatvesselthroughandthrough.It’sadvancedweaponryandpowerfulshieldsmakeitadangerousfoetootherships,particularlywhentheenemygetsinrangeofitsforwardcannons.ThoughthesepowerfulweaponsmaketheRhas’bejaseriousadversary,itcomesatthecostofpowertotheirshieldarray.TheRhas’bejclassstillhasastrongersetofshieldsthanmostshipsofitssizeandwarpcoredesignbutisactuallylessprotectedthanthesmallerBroln’taclass.ThisisonemorereasonwhytheTzenkethitypicallydeploytheirstarshipsingroupswhenexpectingcombat.
Muchofthetime,however,Rhas’bej-classbattleshipsserveasdefensivevesselsinTzenkethisystems.Theyarelargeenoughtosupportavariedcrewandtheirsensorsystemsmakethemserviceableexploratoryvesselsaswell.InadditiontotheLorEchelonsoldierscommonaboardstarshipsoftheTzenkethiCoalition,Rhas’bej-classshipsoftenhavecontingentsofscientistsandastronomersmappingTzenkethispaceandengineersworkingonnewweaponsandshielddesigns.
Trait:TzenkethiStarship
Systems Comms 8 Engines 9 Structure 9
Computers 8 Sensors 9 Weapons 9
Disciplines Command 2 Security 2 Science 2
Conn 2 Engineering 3 Medicine 2
Power:9 Scale:5 Shields:16 Resistance:5 Crew:Talented(Attribute10,Discipline3)
Attacks • DiffusedTetryonBanks(Energy,Range
Medium,8AVersatile1andPiercing1)• DiffusedTetryonCannons(Energy,Range
Close,9AVersatile1andPiercing1)• PhotonTorpedoes(Torpedo,RangeLong,
5A,HighYield)• TractorBeam(Strength4)
Special Rules • AdvancedShields(ShipTalent,core
rulebookp.255)
Star Trek Adventures by Colin “Mephit James” Wilson
Tzen’tar Dreadnought ThesizeofaRomulanD’deridex-classwarbird,theTzen’tar-classdreadnoughthastheweaponssysetmsandshieldstocontendwiththebestofwhatStarfleethastosendagainsttheCoalition.LiketheRhas’bej-classbattleship,theTzen’tar’sforwardtetryoncannonsareitsmostpowerfulweaponssotheytrytokeepclosetotheenemy’smajorvesselstokeeptheminrange.WhenbackedupbyoneortwoBroln’ta-classcruiserstheTzen’tardreadnoughtcansheddamageanddealoutpowerfulblowswiththeirweaponssystems.
BecauseoftheresourcesneededtoconstructandmaintainaTzen’tar-classvessel,theCoalitionusesthemonlywhenneeded.Thisincludes,however,showsofforcetokeeptheBreenandCardassiansfromthinkingtheycanadvanceintoTzenkethiterritory.UsuallytherearemorevariedrolesaboardaTzen’tar-classvesselthanjustLorEchelonsoldiersbutitisashipofwarnotasciencevessel.Atitsmostversatile,theTsen’tarmightbedispatchedwithanambassadorialdelegationonboardwhentheCoalitionfeelsthattheirmessageneedslittlesubtlety.
Trait:TzenkethiStarship
Systems Comms 8 Engines 9 Structure 10
Computers 10 Sensors 9 Weapons 11
Disciplines Command 3 Security 3 Science 2
Conn 2 Engineering 3 Medicine 2
Power:9 Scale:6 Shields:18 Resistance:6 Crew:Talented(Attribute10,Discipline3)
Attacks • DiffusedTetryonBanks(Energy,Range
Medium,9AVersatile1andPiercing1)• DiffusedTetryonCannons(Energy,Range
Close,10AVersatile1andPiercing1)• PhotonTorpedoes(Torpedo,RangeLong,
6A,HighYield)• TractorBeam(Strength5)
Special Rules • AdvancedShields(ShipTalent,core
rulebookp.255)
Star Trek Adventures by Colin “Mephit James” Wilson