Viridian Ship Catalog · Chapter 5
Shuttles and Couriers
Viridian's smallest hulls carry people and news: a private shuttle, a casualty shuttle, and the fast courier that is the maker's best-known ship.
The Serenity Line
Finless Manta Plate hull in two revisions, Serenity C1 to Serenity C2. Scale 2, Civilian grade.
The Serenity is Viridian's executive shuttle, a Scale 2 private transport for six passengers. It reaches a port without announcing itself: a smooth manta-plate hull, a Counter-Surveillance Suite, and Extended sensors that read the dock before the dock reads the ship. Executives, ministers and anyone else who can pay use it to arrive without notice.
Revision notes. Serenity C1. The published shuttle, with six luxury cabins built into the hull. The 13,400cr cabin fit-out is a fitting in the price. Serenity C2. A deeper shell plate over the aft body adds a Hull Point, and a longer pair of radiator vanes adds a step of Handling. Both changes use Viridian's cheap Handling. The C2 is still unarmed.
Common Variants. Executive shuttle, Diplomatic courier, Private charter shuttle, Dignitary lighter, Ministry runabout.
Serenity C1 Executive Shuttle
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Private and discreet transport | 157,700cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | +1 | Extended |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 (1) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / 2 | 6 (luxury cabins) | 0 | 72 hours |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Basic Automation
Mounts None
Weapons Unarmed
Modules Counter-Surveillance Suite · 1 open
Carried by VN-53 Shuttle Bay; any cradle or Shuttle Bay
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.
Trait Counter-Surveillance Alert: The crew learns at once when the shuttle is the target of a Target Lock or an Active Scan.
Serenity C2 Executive Shuttle
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Private and discreet transport | 165,400cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | +2 | Extended |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 (1) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / 2 | 6 (luxury cabins) | 0 | 72 hours |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Basic Automation
Mounts None
Weapons Unarmed
Modules Counter-Surveillance Suite · 1 open
Carried by VN-53 Shuttle Bay; any cradle or Shuttle Bay
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.
Trait Counter-Surveillance Alert: The crew learns at once when the shuttle is the target of a Target Lock or an Active Scan.
Revision Table
| Revision | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity C1 | Published first revision | 75.0 of 125 | 157,700cr | n/a |
| Serenity C2 | +1 Handling, +1 Hull Point | 79.0 of 125 | 165,400cr | 8 points, 10,000cr |
The Mercy Line
Finless Manta Plate hull in two revisions, Mercy C1 to Mercy C2. Scale 2, Civilian grade.
The Mercy is Viridian's medical transport shuttle, a Scale 2 hull with eight litters, a Medical Bay and universal medical markings. It lands where an ambulance cannot reach and lifts the patients out before the weather changes.
Revision notes. Mercy C1. The published shuttle: eight litters built into the hull and a Medical Bay that treats two patients at a time. Mercy C2. A wide dark teal sensor crown on the nose raises the sensors from Standard to Extended, so the crew reads a landing site from farther out, and a second stores hatch on the flank adds 5 Cargo Units for dressings and plasma. Neither revision carries a weapon.
Common Variants. Casualty evacuation, Field clinic shuttle, Plague-ward transfer, Relief ferry, Tissue courier.
Mercy C1 Medical Transport Shuttle
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Casualty evacuation, field medicine | 133,200cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | +0 | Standard |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 (1) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / 3 | 8 | 5 | 48 hours |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Basic Automation
Mounts None
Weapons Unarmed
Modules Medical Bay · 1 open
Carried by VN-63 Shuttle Bay; any cradle or Shuttle Bay
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Standard sensors detect to Long.
Trait Universal Medical Markings: Attacking a marked medical transport breaks the humanitarian conventions all five powers have signed. The markings do not stop an attack; they bring political consequences for the attacker.
Mercy C2 Medical Transport Shuttle
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Casualty evacuation, field medicine | 144,500cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | +0 | Extended |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 (1) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / 3 | 8 | 10 | 48 hours |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Basic Automation
Mounts None
Weapons Unarmed
Modules Medical Bay · 1 open
Carried by VN-63 Shuttle Bay; any cradle or Shuttle Bay
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.
Trait Universal Medical Markings: Attacking a marked medical transport breaks the humanitarian conventions all five powers have signed. The markings do not stop an attack; they bring political consequences for the attacker.
Revision Table
| Revision | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy C1 | Published first revision | 71.0 of 125 | 133,200cr | n/a |
| Mercy C2 | Extended sensors, +5 Cargo | 77.0 of 125 | 144,500cr | 12 points, 15,000cr |
The VN-33 Line
Finless Manta Plate hull in three revisions, VN-33C1 to VN-33C3. Scale 3, Civilian grade.
The VN-33 is Viridian's best-known ship and one of the five starting hulls in the Void Drifters Player's Guide. A narrow central body, sweeping radiator fins and an AI that plans the exit before the ship arrives make it the courier that is gone before trouble starts. It is fast, intelligent and fragile.
Revision notes. VN-33C1 (Classic). The published revision and the smoothest of the three. Its shell carries no extra radiator surface, so Quiet Shell removes 1 Bane Die from Signature Management checks aboard. Couriers that live by not being seen keep the C1. VN-33C2. Two more Hull Points and a sixth Module Slot, under one more overlapping shell layer and a dorsal hatch module. The added radiator surface costs the Quiet Shell. VN-33C3. A third Light mount under a flush cover and a step of Handling from larger swept fins.
Common Variants. Courier, Medical response ship, Survey craft, Executive transport, Intelligence vessel.
VN-33C1 Fast Scout and Courier
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Courier, medical response, survey | 415,000cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | +2 | Extended |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 12 | 15 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 (2) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 months |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Laser CannonLight · Turret · Accurate 1, Linked 1 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Advanced Directive AI
Mounts 2 Light · 2 points
Modules Medical Bay, Extended Navigation Suite, Counter-Surveillance Suite · 2 open
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.
Trait Predictive Navigation: Add 1 Boon Die to checks made to locate a Slipstream seam, calculate an offset exit, or navigate a poorly charted corridor. Quiet Shell: Signature Management checks aboard remove 1 Bane Die. The C2 and C3 trade this for structure and a heavier radiator.
VN-33C2 Fast Scout and Courier
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Courier, medical response, survey | 437,000cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | +2 | Extended |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 (3) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 months |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Laser CannonLight · Turret · Accurate 1, Linked 1 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Advanced Directive AI
Mounts 2 Light · 2 points
Modules Medical Bay, Extended Navigation Suite, Counter-Surveillance Suite · 3 open
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.
Trait Predictive Navigation: Add 1 Boon Die to checks made to locate a Slipstream seam, calculate an offset exit, or navigate a poorly charted corridor.
VN-33C3 Fast Scout and Courier
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Courier, medical response, survey | 456,000cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | +3 | Extended |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 / 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 (3) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 months |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Laser CannonLight · Turret · Accurate 1, Linked 1 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Advanced Directive AI
Mounts 3 Light · 3 points · 1 Light empty
Modules Medical Bay, Extended Navigation Suite, Counter-Surveillance Suite · 3 open
Builder Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.
Trait Predictive Navigation: Add 1 Boon Die to checks made to locate a Slipstream seam, calculate an offset exit, or navigate a poorly charted corridor.
Revision Table
| Revision | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VN-33C1 Classic | Published first revision | 132.0 of 180 | 415,000cr | n/a |
| VN-33C2 | +2 Hull Points, +1 Module Slot | 139.0 of 180 | 437,000cr | 14 points, 29,800cr |
| VN-33C3 | +1 Handling, +1 Hardpoint point | 145.0 of 180 | 456,000cr | 12 points, 16,900cr |