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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:42 pm Post subject: XJ-6 Luxury Airspeeder |
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I ever had a problem with the stats of the Hot Rod Airspeeder from Vehicle Stats p.85. The stats origin were taken from the D20 book Coruscant and the Core Worlds I always felt this was meant as a generic stat block for a hot rod airspeeder and not the XJ-6 specifically. So here they are, new stats adjusted to reflect the additional information and retcons from its original carnation. I have also added in an overdrive mechanic that I feel elegantly covers a hot rod and the chance of blowing an engine as well as the lowered maneuverability of a muscle car when its going fast.
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XJ-6 Luxury Airspeeder
Craft: Narglatch AirTech XJ-6
Type: Two-seat open-cockpit “hot-rod” speeder
Scale: Speeder
Length: 6.23 m
Skill: Repulsorlift operation
Crew Skill: Varies (typical affluent pilot 4D)
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 30 kg (small rear locker)
Cover: 1/2
Altitude Range: Ground level up to 500 meters
Cost: 36,000 cr (new), 15,000 cr (used, unmodified)
Maneuverability: 2D
Move: 160; 480 km/h
Body Strength: 2D+1
Game Notes:
-- Afterburner Centrifuges: Once per encounter the pilot may engage the twin turbojet afterburners (Repulsorlift Operation 18). Success: Move 250 (720 km/h), Maneuverability 1D+2. Failure: Maneuverability -1D. Critical: Repulsor engine blows, and can no longer move under its power.
-- Anti-Collision Scanner: Automatic alarm sounds to let the pilot know that the something is very close to the vehicle.
-- Antitheft Sensors: Security 18 roll to enter the vehicle without triggering a shrieking alarm beacon (which alerts local authorities or nearby owners).
-- Electric Insect-Repulse Field: In dense-insect environments GM may waive minor visibility penalties.
-- Luxury Audio Suite: In social situations while riding in or arriving with the XJ-6, characters receive +1 pip to Bargain or Persuasion checks when impressing style-conscious NPCs. |
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