Starship Battles Customs

[bountyhunter9]

This is where I will be posting all of my customs for the Star Wars Miniatures Starship Battles game. If you have any comments on the customs, post them in this thread.

Note: All of these customs are created under my own custom house rules, so some aspects of the customs that may seem abusive or useless under WotC's rules may not be under my house rules. If you have any questions, post them in this thread.

[glow=blue,1,000]Light Side[/glow]

1. Freefall
2. Ebon Hawk
3. Havoc

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1. Freefall

Cost: 5
Class: 4

Full Strength
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 16 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +4, Damage 2
Abilities: Unique, Mechanized Drone Fighters (An enemy attacked by this character gets -1 defense for the remainder of the round)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
None. Ship is destroyed.

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2. Ebon Hawk

Cost: 21
Class: 3

Full Strength
Hull: 3/2
Defense: 14 front, 10 sides, 8 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1; Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Unique, Anti-Fighter Targeting +4 (+4 attack against fighters), Jedi Evasion (Reduce damage dealt to this ship by 1)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
Hull: 2
Defense: 12 front, 8 sides, 6 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Unique, Anti-Fighter Targeting +4 (+4 attack against fighters), Jedi Evasion (Reduce damage dealt to this ship by 1)
Command Counter: None.

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3. Havoc

Cost: 23
Class: 3

Full Strength:
Hull: 3/2
Defense: 14 front, 10 sides, 8 rear
Weapons: Bomblet Generator: Attack +1, Damage 4 (Usable only against class 1 and 2 ships); Concussion Missiles: Attack +1, Damage 2 (+2 attack against nonfighters); Frontal Battery: Attack +3, Damage 4 (Front spine only); Laser Cannon: Attack +4, Damage 1
Abilities: Unique, Evasion (Reduce by 1 the damage dealt to this ship by a nonadjacent enemy)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 2
Defense: 12 front, 8 sides, 6 rear
Weapons: Concussion Missiles: Attack +1, Damage 2 (+2 attack against nonfighters); Frontal Battery: Attack +3, Damage 4 (Front spine only); Laser Cannon: Attack +4, Damage 1
Abilities: Unique, Evasion (Reduce by 1 the damage dealt to this ship by a nonadjacent enemy)
Command Counter: None.

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[glow=red,1,000]Dark Side[/glow]

1. TIE Defender
2. Sabaoth Fighter
3. Sabaoth Defender
4. Saboath Frigate
5. Sabaoth Destroyer
6. Hex Bomber
7. Hex Deployer
8. Sith Interceptor
9. StarViper Fighter
10. Skipray Blastboat
11. Crusader-class Corvette
12. Interceptor IV Frigate
13. Vengeance-class Frigate
14. Aggressor-class Star Destroyer
15. Keldabe-class Battleship
16. The Merciless

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1. TIE Defender

Cost: 8
Class: 4

Full Strength
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 17 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +4, Damage 1; Ion Cannon: Attack +3, Damage 1 (+1 damage against full-strength ships); Proton Torpedoes: Attack +3, Damage 4 (Usable only against nonfighters)
Abilities: Interceptor (Not stopped by fighters without Interceptor)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
None. Ship is destroyed.

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2. Sabaoth Fighter

Cost: 5
Class: 4

Full Strength
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 14 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +4, Damage 2
Abilities: None.
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
None. Ship is destroyed.

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3. Sabaoth Defender

Cost: 7
Class: 4

Full Strength
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 16 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +4, Damage 2; Concussion Missiles: Attack +1, Damage 2 (+2 attack against nonfighters)
Abilities: None.
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
None. Ship is destroyed.

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4. Saboath Frigate

Cost: 18
Class: 3

Full Strength:
Hull: 4/3
Defense: 14 front, 10 sides, 8 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +3, Damage 1
Abilities: Tractor Beams (Enemy class 3 ships must stop when they move adjacent to this ship)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 3
Defense: 12 front, 8 sides, 6 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +3, Damage 1
Abilities: Tractor Beams (Enemy class 3 ships must stop when they move adjacent to this ship)
Command Counter: None.

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5. Sabaoth Destroyer

Cost: 28
Class: 3

Full Strength
Hull: 5/3
Defense: 15 front, 12 sides, 9 rear.
Weapons: Capital Ship Cannon: Attack +3, Damage 4 (Usable only against nonfighters); Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1; Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Fighter Launch 1
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
Hull: 3
Defense: 13 front, 10 sides, 7 rear.
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Fighter Launch 1
Command Counter: None.

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6. Hex Bomber

Cost: 6
Class: 4

Full Strength
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 13 all sides
Weapons: Hex Missiles: Attack +2, Damage 4 (Usable only against nonfighters)
Abilities: Assault (Does not stop enemy fighters), Hex Missiles (When this ship's Hex Missiles damage an enemy nonfighter, all fighters adjacent to that ship are also targeted by the attack)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
None. Ship is destroyed.

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7. Hex Deployer

Cost: 21
Class: 3

Full Strength
Hull: 3/2
Defense: 13 front, 11 sides, 9 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +1, Damage 1; Hex Missiles: Attack +3, Damage 5 (Usable only against nonfighters)
Abilities: Hex Missiles (When this ship's Hex Missiles damage an enemy nonfighter, all fighters adjacent to that ship are also targeted by the attack)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
Hull: 2
Defense: 11 front, 9 rear, 7 sides
Weapons: Hex Missiles: Attack +3, Damage 5 (Usable only against nonfighters)
Abilities: Hex Missiles (When this ship's Hex Missiles damage an enemy nonfighter, all fighters adjacent to that ship are also targeted by the attack)
Command Counter: None.

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8. Sith Interceptor

Cost: 7
Class: 4

Full Strength:
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 15 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +3, Damage 1
Abilities: Infinite (When this ship is destroyed, it returns to the fighter pool instead of being removed from play), Interceptor (Not stopped by fighters without Interceptor)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength
None. Ship is destroyed.

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9. StarViper Fighter

Cost: 5
Class: 4

Full Strength:
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 16 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +3, Damage 1; Buzz Droids: Attack +1, Damage 1 (+1 Damage against Class 3 and 4 ships)
Abilities: None.
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
None. Ship is destroyed.

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10. Skipray Blastboat

Cost: 6
Class: 4

Full Strength:
Hull: 1/--
Defense: 14 all sides
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1; Ion Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1 (+1 damage against full-strength ships); Proton Torpedoes: Attack +3, Damage 5 (Usable only against nonfighters)
Abilities: Assault (Does not stop enemy fighters), Sensor Jamming (+2 defense when attacked by enemy Point-Defense weapons)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
None. Ship is destroyed.

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11. Crusader-class Corvette

Cost: 20
Class: 3

Full Strength:
Hull: 3/3
Defense: 14 front, 10 sides, 8 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1; Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1; Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Antifighter Targeting +4 (+4 attack against fighters), Antimissile System (This ship and each adjacent allied ship get +2 defense when attacked by Concussion Missiles or Proton Torpedoes)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 3
Defense: 12 front, 8 sides, 6 rear
Weapons: Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Antifighter Targeting +4 (+4 attack against fighters)
Command Counter: None.

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12. Interceptor IV Frigate

Cost: 22
Class: 3

Full Strength:
Hull: 4/3
Defense: 14 front, 11 sides, 9 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +3, Damage 2; Concussion Missiles: Attack +2, Damage 1 (+2 attack against nonfighters)
Abilities: Salvo Attack (+2 damage when using Concussion Missiles against an enemy nonfighter in this ship's front fire arc)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 3
Defense: 12 front, 9 sides, 7 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +3, Damage 2
Abilities: None.
Command Counter: None.

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13. Vengeance-class Frigate

Cost: 25
Class: 3

Full Strength:
Hull: 5/3
Defense: 14 front, 10 sides, 8 rear
Weapons: Frontal Battery: Attack +4, Damage 4 (Front spine only); Turbolasers: Attack +3, Damage 2
Abilities: Cloak (Not affected by enemy Tractor Beams), Mass Drivers (This ship's frontal battery weapon deals +1 damage to ships at reduced strength)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 3
Defense: 12 front, 8 sides, 6 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +3, Damage 2
Abilities: Cloak (Not affected by enemy Tractor Beams)
Command Counter: None.

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14. Aggressor-class Star Destroyer

Cost: 35
Class: 2

Full Strength:
Hull: 5/4
Defense: 15 front, 13 sides, 10 rear
Weapons: Frontal Battery: Attack +6, Damage 6 (Front spine only); Turbolasers: Attack +4, Damage 2
Point-Defense: +1
Abilities: Mass Drivers (This ship's frontal battery weapon deals +1 damage to ships at reduced strength)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 4
Defense: 12 front, 10 sides, 7 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +4, Damage 2
Point-Defense: +0
Abilities: None.
Command Counter: None.

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15. Keldabe-class Battleship

Cost: 47
Class: 2

Full Strength:
Hull: 6/4
Defense: 16 front, 13 sides, 10 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +4, Damage 3; Ion Cannons: Attack +3, Damage 2 (+1 damage to full-strength ships)
Point-Defense: +2
Abilities: Fighter Launch 1, Leech Shields (If this ship attacks the same enemy ship with both weapons, that ship gets -2 defense for the remainder of the round)
Command Counter: None.

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 4
Defense: 13 front, 10 sides, 7 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +4, Damage 3
Point-Defense: +0
Abilities: Fighter Launch 1
Command Counter: None.

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16. The Merciless

Cost: 50
Class: 2

Full Strength:
Hull: 5/5
Defense: 15 front, 13 sides, 10 rear
Weapons: Frontal Battery: Attack +7, Damage 6 (Front spine only); Turbolasers: Attack +4, Damage 3
Point-Defense: +2
Abilities: Unique, Cloak (Not affected by enemy Tractor Beams), Fighter Launch 2, Mass Drivers (This ship's frontal battery weapon deals +1 damage to ships at reduced strength)
Command Counter: 2

Reduced Strength:
Hull: 5
Defense: 14 front, 12 sides, 9 rear
Weapons: Turbolasers: Attack +4, Damage 3
Point-Defense: +0
Abilities: Unique, Cloak (Not affected by enemy Tractor Beams), Fighter Launch 2
Command Counters: 2

[Jm419]

I'm almost completely unfamiliar with how to do SSB customs - also, what house rules are you using?

[bountyhunter9]

Yeah, this is pretty new for me too. Pretty much impossible to do models, so I'll have to use print-outs or something. But I feel that SSB should be expanded, I've found it to be a good game with some tweaking.

So far, I've only used the "Range 5" house rule - where all ships have a range of 5 minus their class. So Class 1s have range 4, Class 2s range 3, etc. Other than that, I've followed WotC's rules to a tee. I'm thinking about changing up the phases and such, so all ships one a side don't activate all at once, and that ships are affected by damage immediately, not at the end of the round (make it more like SWM).

[Jm419]

I've actually done some models, of the KotOR era fleets - to some success.

See, I've used the following house rules;
Range limits - Range 6 on Class 1, Range 4 on Class 2, Range 2 on Class 3, and Range 1 on Class 4.
Instant Damage - Once a ship is destroyed, it doesn't get to shoot.
Fleet Activations - Class 1s activate first, followed by Class 2, then Class 3, and so on. An entire fleet activates in unison, before the enemy fleet does.

[bountyhunter9]

I remember you mentioning making the Hammerhead-class ships and the Sith Interdictors. How did you do that?

I like those house rules - I might have to steal the range and instant damage ones. The increased range of the larger ships would be more realistic, I think. I'll have to try them out next time I play.

[Jm419]

I can post pictures, I had them uploaded somewhere... I sculpted them out of clay, then poured a cast over them. After the cast dried, I was able to remove the prototype clay model and pour resin into the cast, which would then cure into the shape of the ship in question.

Well, yeah, instant damage was just a no-brainer. And the large ships have big guns, so why wouldn't the big guns get to shoot really far? Technically, WotC is correct, the lasers would have no range limit - they'd go on forever until they hit something - but that leaves no strategy in the game.

[bountyhunter9]

I'd like to see how those turned out. I haven't made many custom minis, mostly just easy stuff (like repaints of repositionings), nothing major like creating an entire new mini.

Yeah, that would make sense, but without any asteroids or moons or anything, the limitless firing makes Class 3 ships border on uselessness. I like how WotC made the bombers so vicious, though. Like the B-Wing with its 6 Damage proton torpedoes and the TIE Bomber with its long range bombs.

[Jm419]

I used to be quite a gifted customizer, but I put down the brush, the paints got so expensive. I got nine or ten nice customs off, though, not to mention ones I traded or sold, and of course, my starship fleet.

Hammerhead



Foray



Leviathan



And fleets:

Old Republic



Sith



And just since I'm in my Photobucket, here are some of my latest customs:

Luke Skywalker, Champion of the Light (Stass Allie, Genoharadan Assassin)



Darth Vader, Dark Lord (Darth Vader, Imperial Commander repose)



Darth Revan, Dark Lord (Jedi Guardian, Dark Jedi, and if you can believe it, Dressellian Commando)



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The real problem with SSB was, as you say, the lack of terrain. SWM is fun because of the terrain - even though the blasters have unlimited range. However, we must impose range limits on SSB and even some SWM maps - Mustafar and Hoth can turn into shooting galleries without "weather conditions which limit blaster range to 12 squares."

[bountyhunter9]

Those look really, really good. Better than I thought they would, in fact they look nearly as good as WotC's, just lacking some of the detail WotC puts on the ships. Very good job with those. What stats did you give them?

The SWM ones look really good too, I especially like DV, IC repose.

Yeah, without any range limits or terrain I could see the most strategic decisions made being which ship to attack and whether or not to turn your ship to expose its broadside.

I always thought that SWM was a bit too lenient with shooters. I mean, what's easier to hit: a Jawa standing right in front of you or a Jawa over 25 squares away? I've had some practice with range rules - where shooters who attack enemies farther than 6 squares away get -1 on the attack, more than 12 squares is a -2, more than 18 squares is a -3, etc., but it slows down gameplay a bit, which is never good.

[Jm419]

They look good in person - the camera can just see stuff the human eye can't. They're so small...but they're really cool in play. They don't have stats...I'm good at skirmish stats, but not starships.

Thanks. Lol. Notice, they're all pieces from FotR - I had a plan to make all 60, but then decided I didn't want to cut up a Yoda.

Yep. That's about it.

That's interesting, I might have to try that. And, I always thought gameplay was too slow as is, so in house rules or at my LGS, we sometimes ignore things like AoOs and just do core gameplay. You know as well as I that a full 200 point skirmish can take an hour or more.

[bountyhunter9]

Would you mind if I made stats for them? The OR ships are class 3s, right (judging by the fact that Hammerheads are only 315 metres long)? Is the Leviathan a class 2? What was the name of the ship, again? They weren't Leviathan-class, were they?

Hmm I wouldn't either. You could always buy a Grand Master Yoda for about 5 or 6 bucks off ebay. What customs have you made for FotR?

Yeah. It depends on the squad, really, as Sith, Separatist, and Imperial squads tend to either die or annihilate a lot faster than NR or Rebel squads.

[Jm419]

Actually, I believe that Leviathan was the name of the class and of the first vessel. The United States does some of that stuff like that, like the Lexington Class, or the Ohio Class. And I designed the Hammerheads to function like Class 2s, with the Forays being the Class 3 support. The Leviathans are also Class 2. I'd actually be in your debt if you made stats for them.

True, but I don't want a GMY. I would want a YJM, he actually has a lightsaber. I've made Revan, Jedi Commander; the Exile; Revan, Prodigal Knight; Mandalore Ordo; Anakin Skywalker, Champion of the Light, Darth Maul, Shadow Hunter; Darth Vader, Dark Lord; and Luke Skywalker, Champion of the Light

[bountyhunter9]

I researched the Wook, and it turns out the ships are Interdictor-class (real creative name...). I could design the Hammerheads like a Class 2, but it'll probably be similar to the Rebel Cruiser (the Nebulon-B Frigate), but in Class 2 form. I'd be happy to make stats for them, but like you I have very limited experience in this field.

That's true that he doesn't have a lightsaber, it would make it a lot easier that using one from another character or something.

Lol. All Uniques. Have you tried making some 501st Troopers? I think that would be pretty easy.

[Jm419]

Oh, that's right, I remember that from my research. They had gravity wells, though, so that makes a little more sense.

I'd probably want the Interdictors to be like ISDs, the Hammerheads to be like Mon Cal Cruisers, and the Forays to be like the frigates. We can work together on statting them.

Right, considering it's short.

I use the #9 Clone Troopers from ROTS...I think it's ROTS...it might be Universe...but the ones with the blue accents. That way, I don't have to customize thirty of them, and I can still have two platoons for my Jedi Temple Assault scenario.

[bountyhunter9]

Yeah. Seems like pretty complicated technology for that time period, too.

Keep in mind that the KotOR era ships are much smaller than the Galactic Civil War Class 2s. The Hammerheads clock in at 315 metres, while the Mon Calamari MC80 Liberty-type Star Cruiser (aka Mon Cal MC80) are 1200 metres long, or more. The Interdictor-class cruisers are 600 metres long, compared to the ISDs, which are 1600 metres long. So we should probably compare the Interdictor-class to the Immobilizer 418 (aka Imperial Interdictor Cruiser), the Hammerheads to the Nebulon-B frigates (or Rebel Cruiser), the Forrays to the Tantive IV (though non-Unique), and we can make the Leviathan itself a slightly stronger (but Unique) version of what the Interdictors turn out to be, with a Command Counter.

Making them together is a good idea. I think we should start with the Hammerheads, because they'll probably be the easiest. How's this look for a start:

Hammerhead Cruiser

Cost:
Class: 2

FULL STRENGTH
Hull: 4/3
Defense: 15 front, 12 sides, 9 rear
Weapons: Frontal Battery: Attack +3, Damage 4 (front spine only); Laser Cannon: Attack +2, Damage 1
Abilities: Fighter Launch 1
Point-Defense: +1
Command Counter: None.

REDUCED STRENGTH
Hull: 3
Defense: 13 front, 10 sides, 7 rear
Weapons: Frontal Battery: Attack +3, Damage 4 (front spine only)
Abilities: Fighter Lauch 1
Point-Defense: +0
Command Counter: None.

How does that look? I based a lot of it off of the Rebel Cruiser, as they are extremely similar. Should it retain it's Frontal Battery attack when at reduced strength, or should it be the laser cannons it keeps instead?