Tow-Chart for RT

TOWING AWAY STARSHIPS

for FUN and PROFIT

as a GM in 3 different campaigns I got so sick of the towing question.

So I just said OKAY. They tow. We tow. Y'all tow.

Towing is no more difficult in BFG/RT space than it is on Interstate 95.

HOUSE RULES:

For the enginseer, must make 2 Challenging Tests, Of both Tech-Use and Ship-Wright, to rig for towing.

This assumes your vessel is towing a smaller one. Takes an hour minimum to rig.

Also it assumes you are towing by Tractor Beam or Force Field..

If you are towing by actual chains, all difficulties go up 2 more steps.

Don't laugh. Stryxis and Orks do this every weekend.

The difficulties to rig go up by 1 step if size is equal.

Then they go up one more step for each size diff. as the towed ship gets larger still.

Rigging for Tow cannot be done in combat or strategic turns.

Quick and Dirty Emergency Tow in a Tight Spot:

Check Shipwright and Tech Use, Very Hard.

Tractor Beam only, can't use chain method in a hurry,

unless you have those harpoon guns.

If both succeed you are towing ok, yet:

The towed ship suffers D5 Hull Integrity

The towing ship has to save versus the same damage.

The towed ship also has to save versus a crit ( see above)

even if damage is suffered, the tow works if both skills are made.

Simple failure on either test means more hours of work and try again. see chart

Success on the rigging test means you sail fine. until something changes.

like: a bad warp translation, a gravity tide, approach a black hole, ramming,

crazy helmsman, asteroids, nearby nuke, etc.

Then you must test shipwright again to avoid damage or loss.

Common components to damage while towing are

1: one hull int point, 2: void shield, 3: gellar field, 4: warp engines,

5: another component (aft on on towing ship, any on the towed ship)

Common crit results from towing fails are:

1: holed, 2: thrusters dmg, 3: engines dmg, 4: surly techsprites, 5: d5 Hull Integrity.

TOW FAILURE TABLE