Post by rarcher on Dec 26, 2012 8:43:34 GMT -7
The Charger's Price orion cruiser is a custom built ship made by my one buddy in our trek campaign where upon his federation captain turned orion merchant saved up over the long course of our campaign to buy his one of the kind custom ship (trust me it took a LOOOOONNNGGG time 
) mostly this was because he wanted to build a ship that pushed the extreme limits of orion natural tech (ala none stolen/bought from other powers) it was all based on his roleplay at the time and i thought it was quite creative. Sadly his captain was captured before the ship was able to be played but after the campaign ended we finished statting it out and this was the result. Overall the ship is quite heavy handed for an orion, heavy SS, tremendous energy output what with four impulse engines and two warp engines, etc etc the only area he didnt go 'natural' was by tacking on a cloak for our post campaign spec build stating that since our next 'mission' would have involved him making a run into rommie space he would have 'borrowed' a proper cloak from there I ran with it just to see how it would mix up the playtest. Overall this ship has amazing staying power for a ship of its size and tech limits granted it breaks one of my core rules of trying to not 'power build' a design but then again this aint one of mine, its my buddy's who set out to do just that for the sake of his own roleplaying.
=====
Model Number: Mk 1
Date Entering Service: 2279
Number constructed: 1
Superstructure: 55
Damage Chart: C-Single
Weight: 159375 mt
Total SCU: 500
Cargo Capacity: 25000 mt
Computer Type: Mark VIII
Cloaking Device: RCD
Power to engage: 22
6-person Transporters: 2
22-person emergency: 3
Cargo: 4
Crew: 371
Shuttlecraft: 2
Total Power Units: 100
Movement point ratio: 5/1
Warp Engine Type: OWF-3
Number: 2
Power Units: 24 each
Stress Charts: L/M
Impulse Engine Type: OIF-2 x4
Power Units: 13 each
Beam Weapon: OD-11
Firing Arcs: 2f/p 2f/s 1a/p 1a/s
Firing Chart: U
Max Power: 8
Damage Mod:
+3: -
+2: (1-20)
+1: -
Beam Weapon: OD-6
Firing Arcs: 1f 1a
Firing Chart: D
Max Power: 5
Damage Mod:
+3: (1-2)
+2: (3-4)
+1: (5-6)
Torpedo Type: OP-5
Firing Arcs: 2f
Firing Chart: Q
Power to arm: 1
Damage: 10
Shield Type: OSY
Shield Point Ratio: 1/2
Max Shield: 12
Combat Efficiency:
D: Unknown
WDF: 54
Background: Construction for the Charger's Price began in 2270 and due to the costs, technologies needed, and other myriad of matters did not see space flight until early 2279. The ship is large by Orion standards culling the best that the merchant empire has to offer in all areas of technologies. Capable of deep space runs of almost 10 years without resupply the ship has massive cargo bays for hauling all sorts of freight, coupled with impressive power output from 4 impulse engines and 2 warp engines as well as layers upon reinforced superstructure the Charger's Price built and commissioned by former Starfleet captain Alexander Van Horn was finally mated in 2278 with a 'borrowed' RCD romulan cloaking device.
Former Captain Horn had once been a successful human Starfleet captain aboard the USS Freedom's Hound a Mk 3 Loknar frigate. His story would have continued there if for some unexplained reason the captain had decided not to sell his ship to orion pirates in exchange for a hefty cut of the profits and slave trade that resulted
(read I have no idea why my buddy did this go figure but it certainly threw my original campaign idea out the window)
Using the funds he gained to vanish from the justice seeking Starfleet radar he bought a small retired and rundown Dwarfstar freighter taking missions that would take him far from Federation space. Over the next several years 'Captain' Horn upgraded his freighter by several degrees finally selling it in 2268 and purchasing one of his rival's company. With a new influx of credits he began to design his own personal 'yacht' as he called it. But before he could claim ownership of it in 2279 Starfleet's Intelligence Branch caught up with him and instead of fighting surrendered himself.
The fate of the Charger's Price remains a mystery in Orion circles, some say that the ship was claimed by Starfleet itself, others say that the Romulans angered over the stolen (and modern) cloaking device destroyed it while still in its dock yards, still others claim that the ship was stolen by one of the lead builders who turned it into one of the most powerful private pirate raider in known space. Regardless of the truth of the story, one thing is for sure that the Charger's Price remains one of the most expensive ships ever constructed by Orion hands and will likely remain so for a long time to come.
) mostly this was because he wanted to build a ship that pushed the extreme limits of orion natural tech (ala none stolen/bought from other powers) it was all based on his roleplay at the time and i thought it was quite creative. Sadly his captain was captured before the ship was able to be played but after the campaign ended we finished statting it out and this was the result. Overall the ship is quite heavy handed for an orion, heavy SS, tremendous energy output what with four impulse engines and two warp engines, etc etc the only area he didnt go 'natural' was by tacking on a cloak for our post campaign spec build stating that since our next 'mission' would have involved him making a run into rommie space he would have 'borrowed' a proper cloak from there I ran with it just to see how it would mix up the playtest. Overall this ship has amazing staying power for a ship of its size and tech limits granted it breaks one of my core rules of trying to not 'power build' a design but then again this aint one of mine, its my buddy's who set out to do just that for the sake of his own roleplaying.=====
Model Number: Mk 1
Date Entering Service: 2279
Number constructed: 1
Superstructure: 55
Damage Chart: C-Single
Weight: 159375 mt
Total SCU: 500
Cargo Capacity: 25000 mt
Computer Type: Mark VIII
Cloaking Device: RCD
Power to engage: 22
6-person Transporters: 2
22-person emergency: 3
Cargo: 4
Crew: 371
Shuttlecraft: 2
Total Power Units: 100
Movement point ratio: 5/1
Warp Engine Type: OWF-3
Number: 2
Power Units: 24 each
Stress Charts: L/M
Impulse Engine Type: OIF-2 x4
Power Units: 13 each
Beam Weapon: OD-11
Firing Arcs: 2f/p 2f/s 1a/p 1a/s
Firing Chart: U
Max Power: 8
Damage Mod:
+3: -
+2: (1-20)
+1: -
Beam Weapon: OD-6
Firing Arcs: 1f 1a
Firing Chart: D
Max Power: 5
Damage Mod:
+3: (1-2)
+2: (3-4)
+1: (5-6)
Torpedo Type: OP-5
Firing Arcs: 2f
Firing Chart: Q
Power to arm: 1
Damage: 10
Shield Type: OSY
Shield Point Ratio: 1/2
Max Shield: 12
Combat Efficiency:
D: Unknown
WDF: 54
Background: Construction for the Charger's Price began in 2270 and due to the costs, technologies needed, and other myriad of matters did not see space flight until early 2279. The ship is large by Orion standards culling the best that the merchant empire has to offer in all areas of technologies. Capable of deep space runs of almost 10 years without resupply the ship has massive cargo bays for hauling all sorts of freight, coupled with impressive power output from 4 impulse engines and 2 warp engines as well as layers upon reinforced superstructure the Charger's Price built and commissioned by former Starfleet captain Alexander Van Horn was finally mated in 2278 with a 'borrowed' RCD romulan cloaking device.
Former Captain Horn had once been a successful human Starfleet captain aboard the USS Freedom's Hound a Mk 3 Loknar frigate. His story would have continued there if for some unexplained reason the captain had decided not to sell his ship to orion pirates in exchange for a hefty cut of the profits and slave trade that resulted
(read I have no idea why my buddy did this go figure but it certainly threw my original campaign idea out the window
)Using the funds he gained to vanish from the justice seeking Starfleet radar he bought a small retired and rundown Dwarfstar freighter taking missions that would take him far from Federation space. Over the next several years 'Captain' Horn upgraded his freighter by several degrees finally selling it in 2268 and purchasing one of his rival's company. With a new influx of credits he began to design his own personal 'yacht' as he called it. But before he could claim ownership of it in 2279 Starfleet's Intelligence Branch caught up with him and instead of fighting surrendered himself.
The fate of the Charger's Price remains a mystery in Orion circles, some say that the ship was claimed by Starfleet itself, others say that the Romulans angered over the stolen (and modern) cloaking device destroyed it while still in its dock yards, still others claim that the ship was stolen by one of the lead builders who turned it into one of the most powerful private pirate raider in known space. Regardless of the truth of the story, one thing is for sure that the Charger's Price remains one of the most expensive ships ever constructed by Orion hands and will likely remain so for a long time to come.
