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Equipment
Inlargespelljammingports,shipwrightsandshopsthatsellwhatanyshipcrewwillneedfortheir
longvoyages.Inadditiontowhattheshipneedscrewsoftenhavepersonalneedsthatarenotcovered
inthePHB.

SpelljammingGoodsandServices
Table71:OtherSpelljammingItems
Item
Anchors/Tethers
BelayingPin(wooden)
Bells
BoardingPlank
Booms,Sail
Buttons(bythegross)
Canvas(persquareyard)
Crow'sNest
GrapplingHook
Ladder(per10feetoflength)
LifeBoats
Large
Medium
Small
LifePreserver
Mapcase
Mooringbits
Netting(pertonnageofship)
NonmagicalEngines
PegLeg
ChildNovelty
Wood
Metal
Ivory
Brass/Copper
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Rams(pertonofship)
Blunt
Grappling
PiercingRam
Rigging(pertonofship)
Rope(Nautical)
Rope(Standard)
Rope(Silk)
Spyglass
Sextantstandard
collector'sedition
Sextantspelljamming
collector'sedition
StarCharts
Turrets

Cost
Pertonofship
2cp
12sp
3gp
140gp
1sp
4sp
30gp
8sp
5cp

10,000gp
5,000gp
500gp
4sp
1gp
2gp
3gp
+/10,000gp

1cp
1sp
1gp
3gp
25sp
25gp
250gp
1,250gp

100gp
200gp
100gp
100gp
Seedescription
Seedescription
Seedescription
1,000gp
20gp
50gp
100gp
250gp
100600gp

Weight
10gp
2lb.
2lb.
250lb.

1lb.

3lb.
20lb.

2,000lb.
500lb.
200lb.
??
lb.

50lb.
variable

lb.
1lb.
4lb.
2lb.
4lb.
4lb.
4lb.
4lb.

Seebelow
Seebelow
Seebelow
1lb.

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Medium
Heavy
LightProtected
MediumProtected
HeavyProtected
Wheel,Ship's
mechanicalparts(perton)

Shipyard

500gp
1,000gp
500gp
1,000gp
2,000gp
200gp
50gp

Shipsneedmorethenagoodkeelandhullandweaponstoplyspaceandlistedherearesome
addtionalgoodsthatmaybeusefultothestarvoyagerinhistravels.
Anchors/Tethers:Anchorsareusedtomoorashiptoalargerbodysuchasanasteroidortie
togethertowships.Anchorsandtethersarealsousedatspacedockstosecureshipsandkeepthem
fromdriftingoffindifficultsituations.Ingeneral,alargershipwillgenerallyrequirealargeranchor,
butforverylargeships,multipletethers/anchorsservethepurposeaswellasasinglelargeanchor.
Theyarenotnecessaryforshipsthatcanonlylandonsoil,orforthosethatcanneverland.(Onthose
specialspelljammingships,anchorsareusuallyattachedanyway,butforaestheticsalone).In
wildspace,droppingananchorwillnotreducetheship'sMC,AC,orTM.
BelayingPin:Theseshortrodsofmetalorwoodarewedgedintotherailingofashiptosecurethe
linesfromtheboomsandsails.Thesesailsmustbefirmlyanchoredinplacetoproperlycatchthe
currentsofwildspaceandthephlogiston.Woodenbelayingpinscosttwocopperpieceseach,while
metalonescost2silverpieceseach.
Bells:Bellsareusedtosummonthecrewfrommealbreaks,shiftchanges,sleepperiodendings,or
crewmeetings.Shipstypicallyhaveuptosixbells.Theyareallcontrolledfromthenavigator's,
captain's,orthehelmsman'schamber.Below,alistofbellsisgivenwiththestandardmeaning:
1Bell:Shiftchange,Sleepperiodend.
2Bells:Mealsarebeingserved.
3Bells:Meetingonthemaindeck.
Constant:PlanetHo!SphereHo!IntruderAlert!
BoardingPlanks:Theseremovablewoodenplatformsarecommonlyusedduringboarding
actions.Insteadofswingingtotheenemyshipusingropesandlines.Theseplanksarelaidacrossthe
ships'railingtoformamakeshiftbridge.Thecrewthenboardstheenemycraftonthemtodobattle.
Iftheshipsmovetoofarapart,theboardingplanksallbacktothegravitywelloftheattackingship.
Boardingplanksare5feetwideand30feetlong,andcansupport1,000poundseach.Strongerones
areavailable,withspecialhooksandgrapples(grapplingbridges)butcostuptotentimesmore.
Booms,Sail:Boomsarelongsparsextendingfromthemaststosecurethebottomofthesail.
Withoutthebracingprovidedbythiswoodenspar,thesailwouldflapuselessly.Sailboomscost
dependsupontheirsize.Metalboomsarealsoavailable,butmayrequireanadditionalcrewmember
toman.Theycosttentimesasmuchastheirwoodencounterparts.
Buttons:Theseareneededforsailor'sclothing,especially,thosemadeofsailcloth.Whensailsare
worn,ripped,orotherwiserendereduseless,crewmembersaregenerallyallowedtocutthefabricinto
pantandshirtmaterial.Thismaterial,toostrongfornormalsewingmethods,isusuallyheldtogether
bysnaps,rivets,orbuttons.
Canvas:Canvasisthemainmaterialusedintheconstructionofsails.Whenitslifeasasail
(whetherseaorspace)isover,thecanvasisoftenusedasclothing.Thiswornandcomfortable
materialisoftenaprizedpossession,soughtafterbycrewmenandporttailors.
Thematerialissizedandrivetedtothespecificationsofthewearer.Commonly,theship'scarpenter
tailorstheclothingwhenhehastime.Thecarpentertendstomake10spforeachpairofpants,and8
silverpiecespershirt.Theclothnormallyfitssnugly,allowingthecharactertoperformduties
comfortably.(Someunpopularshipcaptainsselltheirwornsailstoporttailorsfor1sppersquare
yardinsteadofgivingthemtotheircrew.)
Crow'sNest:Thecrow'snestisasmallbasketbuiltnearthetopofthemainmast.Here,acrew
membercanstandandlookaboutforland(whentravelingonwater),crystalspheres,planets,and
otherships.Ifsomeoneisupinthecrow'snest,itishardertosneakuponacraft(acircumstance
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bonusof+2tospotchecks).
Acrow'snestcanbeplacedonthebottomofthevesselaswell.This,however,limitsthecrafts
abilitytoland.(Landingonthegroundwouldsurelycrushthenest,andanyoneinsideit!)
GrapplingHook:Grapplinghooksareveryeffectivewhenusedtograpple(orpull)twoships
together.Theyareusefulinboardingenemyshipsorinriggingatow.Thefollowingrulescanbeused
forindividualcharactersusinggrapplinghooks.
Agrapplinghookrequiresamoveequivalentactiontorealin10feetofrope,whichthegrappling
hookisattachedto.Agrapplinghookhas20feetrangeincrement.
Iftheattackrollisa20whentryingtograppleaship,theplayerrollsagainandrollsanatural20a
randomlydeterminedcrewmemberaboardtheenemycraftsuffers1d6pointsofdamage,andthe
charactermustpullthegrapplinghookbackandtryagaintograppletheship(orwallorotherobject).
Anyothercriticalhitresultisignored.
Ladder:Laddersarecommonlyusedtoboardshipswhethertheyarelandingonwaterorland.
Withoutladders,itwouldtakeagreatdealoftimetoscalethemainmasttoenterthecrow'snest.
LifeBoats:Lifeboatsarehardshelledvehiclesdesignedforonepurpose:tobringtheoccupants
relativelysafelytothesurfaceofaplanetorarescueship.Thelifeboatfallstowardthenearestgravity
well(usingalifeboatclosetoastarcanhavenastyresults).Thelifeboatdescendsaccordingtothe
ruleslistedforlanding,butmayonlyland.Oncelanded,itwillneverflyagain.
Alifeboattakesupasmuchtonnageasonehalfthenumberofpeopleitcancarry.Alargelifeboat
occupies10tonsofcargospace(includingjettisonsforlaunching).Collapsibleversionsshrinkthis
requirementto1tonofstorage,butcollapsiblelifeboatsrequire2d4roundsofsetupbeforetheycan
belaunched.Collapsibleversionscostthreetimesthelistedprice.
LifePreserver:Lifepreserversareroundfloatationdevicesusedtorescueacomradewhohas
fallenoverboard.Thebasiccostoftheitemdoesnotincludearope,whichmustbeattachedbefore
thepreservercanbeused.
Inwildspace,thepreserveristhrownoutintothegravityplaneoftheship,whereitfallsupand
downacrossthegravityplaneuntilitiscaughtbythecrewmemberthathasfallenoverboardorcomes
torestontheplane.Therescuedpersoncanthenbepulledtowardtheship,wherehecangrabnetting,
aladder,orsomeothersupport.Someships,especiallythosethatseeheavybattlehavebeenseen
withseveraldozenlifepreservers.
MapCase:Mapcasesarecylindersofbone,ivory,orleatherthatcanholduptotworolledmaps
orsimilarpapers.Oncesealedinside,thepapersareimmunetowaterdamageandtakenodamage
fromspecialattacksaslongasthemapcasesurvives.
MooringBits:Mooringbitsareverysimilartobelayingpinsinfunction.Mooringbits,however,
areusedtosecureashiptoadock.Ashipneedsonemooringbitforevery25tons(orportionthereof)
ofdisplacement.Forexample,theHammership,a60tonship,requiresthreemooringbits.Without
therequirednumberofmooringbits,theshipcannotbesecurelyfastenedtothedock.Forexample,in
astorm,theshipwilltake02hitpointsforevery10minutespermooringbitmissing.
Netting:Shipswithlarge,opendecksareoftencoveredwiththick,twistedropesboundintoanet.
Thesenetsservetoprotectthecrewpartiallyfromcatapultfireandboardingfromotherships.Attacks
comingfromabovemustdestroythenetsfirstbeforehittingcrewmembers.Eachsectionofnettingis
5feetsquareand50hitpointstodestroy.Nettingreducesdamagefromcatapultsbyproviding
damagereduction5/.Typicallyaheavycatapultwilldestroya5feetsquaresectionofnetting
(othercatapulttypemayrequiremorethenonevolleytodestroythenetting,butmostvolleyswillat
leastmakeaholeinnettingtoallowamansizedcreaturetopassthrunetting).Againstsmallarrow
firethenettingprovidesatbestonequarterconcealmentbonus(10%chancetomiss).
Inboardingactions,boardersmustcutthroughthenettingbeforetheycanattacktheenemycrew.
Nettingcanbecutthesameasgrapplinglinesittakes10hitpointsminimumtocreateholeinthenet
foramediumsizedcreaturetowalkthru.Defendersunderthenettingcanattackboardersabovethe
nettingifthedefendersarearmedwithpiercingweapons.Thenettingiscomposedof120150feetof
standardropeinchthick.
PegLeg:Nowmorenoveltyitemsthananythingelse,peglegswereoriginallydesignedtoreplace
aleglosttoaccidentormisadventure.Differentsizesareavailable,buttheyallgenerallycostthe
same,dependinguponthemanufacturingmaterialused.Onlycharacterstoopoororweaktobargain
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foraclericalregenerationspellresorttothesedevices.
Rigging:Eachshiphasamaneuverabilityratingdeterminedbytheshapeoftheship'shullandsuch
standardfeaturesassails,balloons,oars,outriggers,andotherphysicalaccoutrementsthatcanhelp
shapethehelmsman'sspelljammingabilities.Ashipownercanaddtotheseexistingfeaturesto
improvehisship'sdexterityandhandling.Shipsthathavemorethenthestandardamountofrigging
(attwicethecost)arereferredtobeingtoppedout,andthosefamiliarwiththehullofsuchaship
willknowitmuchmoremaneuverable.Riggingismanythings,butitneversubtle.
Rope,Nautical(Hawser):Ropeservestwogeneralpurposesonaship.Thehawserisaropeof
greatsizeandstrengthusedformooringandtethering.Hawsersareveryroughandcancause
bleedingandblisteringofthepalmsevenafterafewshortminutesofuse.Twicepentadbraidedfor
thegreatestpossiblerawstrength,almostnothingwillbreakthem.Thisropehas5hitpointsperinch
ofdiameter.Hawserscanbepurchasedinlengthsupto1,000feet.Therawweightoftheropeis
giveninparenthesis.

Thin
Average
Thick

Diameter 50feetlength
2inches 8gp(140lbs.)
3inches 15gp(320lbs.)
4inches 30gp(570lbs.)

100feetlength
15gp(280lbs.)
30gp(640lbs.)
60gp(1,140lbs.)

Rope,Standard:Thestandardhempropeisalsoavailable.Constructedfromhighquality,tightly
woundhemp,theseareshavedtobelessirritatingtotheunprotectedhand.Madeofablendoffibers,
standardropesaretriplebraidedforextrastrength.Standardhempropecost1gpper50'oflength.

ExtraThin
Thin
Average
Thick

Diameter
inch
inch
inch
1inch

50feetlength
2sp(2lbs.)
5sp(10lbs.)
1gp(20lbs.)
2gp(35lbs.)

100feetlength
4sp(4lbs.)
1gp(20lbs.)
2gp(40lbs.)
4gp(70lbs.)

Rope,Silk:Forlightweightstrengthandasmoothnontearingsurface,silkropesarethesuperior
ropetoown.Perfectforshipsails,thesesilkenlinesdonotcauseblisteringofpalms,andtheir
gracefulconstructionkeepsthemfromtwistingintoknots,ortearingthedelicatesails.However,silk
israre,tentimesthecostofhemp,ifitisavailable.

ExtraThin
Thin
Average
Thick

Diameter
inch
inch
inch
inch

50feetlength
3gp(2lbs.)
5gp(4lbs.)
10gp(8lbs.)
20gp(16lbs.)

100feetlength
6gp(4lbs.)
10gp(8lbs.)
20gp(16lbs.)
40gp(32lbs.)

Sextant:Normalsextantsaresimplebrassnavigationalinstrumentsthatareusedtomeasurethe
altitudesoffamiliarcelestialbodiesinordertofindthelocationofashiponaplanet.(Usuallya
stationaryobject,likethebrightestandmostnorthernstar,isused).Nauticalsextantsareuselessona
spelljammingship.
Sextantsareusuallymadeofbrassorcopper.Thestandardbrasssextantsellsfor20gp,anditwell
withstandstheeffectsofsaltwaterandnormaltarnishing.Thespecialcollector'seditioncopper
sextantsellsfor50gp(Thecoppercostsmuchmorebecauseitissoldpretarnishedtogiveitthatold,
wornlook).
Sextant,Spelljamming:Thespelljammingsextantisaspecializednavigationalinstrumentthatis
usedtomeasurethealtitudes,andrelativedistancebetweenthreespecial,bright,andstationary
celestialbodies.Thissextantcandeterminethelocationofaspelljammingcraftwithinacrystal
spherewhenacharacterusesitwiththeproficiencyCelestialNavigation.
Thisitemcanbeusedonaseafaringships,butsomewhatlessefficientlythananauticalsextant.
Thespelljammingsextantsellsfor100gpforthebrassmodel,and250gpforthecoppertourist
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collector'sversion.(Likethestandardsextant,thiscopperversionissoldpretarnishedtogiveitan
oldworn,antiquelook).
Spyglass:Thespyglassconsistsofatowpartbrassoutersheathingthatprotectstwoprecisely
groundlenses.Theoutersheathingcomesintowparts,onefittingsnuglyintotheother.Byslipping
theinnersheathinandout,objectsfarawaycanbeseenasthoughcloser,andobjectsnearcanbesee
asthoughveryclose.Theoutermechanismisdifficulttoconstruct,andthespeciallensesinsideare
extremelyexpensiveandtimeconsumingtoproduce.
StarCharts:Thestarchartsofasystemvaryinpriceaccordingtohowwellthatsystemisknown
andvisited.Starchartsindicatethatlocationandrelativepositionofthevariousplanetsinthesystem,
butdonotindicatecurrentposition.Theyarenotmagicalbutareveryusefulfordeterminingthings
likehostileforces,meantemperature,andspacebornepowersoperateintheregion.
Wheel,Ship's:Theship'swheelcontrolstheangleoftherudderandhelpsdirecttheship.While
thisisimportantforaseagoingvessel,itisnotnecessarilyasimportantinwildspace,unlesstheship
hasamagicalrudder.Anonmagicalrudercost200gp,butthemechanismsthatrunfromthewheel
totherudder,ontheotherhandcost50gppertontobuy,mend,orreplace.

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