# Survey Ships and Frigates

*Viridian Ship Catalog, Refined Hulls of the Shoiyan Concord for Void Drifters. Source: https://exodusnds.com/sourcebooks/viridian/survey-ships-and-frigates*

The long-endurance hulls. One reads a system; the other keeps a hospital, a laboratory or a vault running for most of a year.

##### The VN-54 Line
*Ring-and-Core hull in two revisions, VN-54C1 to VN-54C2. Scale 5, Civilian grade.*

The VN-54 is a long-endurance survey ship: a ring of instruments around a protected archive core, with the sensors and the AI to read a system and to know what it is not telling. It carries the labs, the probes and the Deep Archive that let a record file at Surveyed tier.

**Revision notes.** **VN-54C1.** Survey Module, two labs, a Probe Bay, an Astrogation Lab, a Sensor Drone Bay, a Deep Archive, a Seam Survey Package, a Medical Bay, a Workshop and a Sample Containment Module. Two slots are open. **VN-54C2.** Two more instrument pods on the ring, a larger power housing at the core and two more Module Slots. The extra slots are open for a second lab or a drone bay.

**Common Variants.** Survey ship, Expedition flagship, Corridor tracer, Archive carrier, Planetary survey platform.

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### VN-54C1 <span class="ship-class">Survey Ship</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Viridian Lattice Yards · VN-54 family</span><b>Scale 5</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Long-range survey, research expedition | 2,081,000cr | Licensed |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors | Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 2 | 2 | −1 | Extended | 1 | 0 / 0 | 32 | 24 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) | Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 11 | 13 | 3 | 14 (2) | 10 / 24 | 12 | 200 | 12 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Point-Defense Laser ×2<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

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**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Advanced Directive AI

**Mounts** 2 Light · 2 points

**Modules** Survey Module, Science Lab, Specialized Research Lab, Probe Bay, Astrogation Lab, Sensor Drone Bay, Deep Archive, Seam Survey Package (2), Medical Bay, Workshop, Sample Containment Module · 2 open

**Hangar** Probe Bay and Sensor Drone Bay; no hangar

**Builder** Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.

**Trait** ***Patient Instruments:*** When the ship has held station for a full day, Arrival Survey and Body Survey checks made aboard add 1 Boon Die (does not stack with the Survey Module's die).

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### VN-54C2 <span class="ship-class">Survey Ship</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Viridian Lattice Yards · VN-54 family</span><b>Scale 5</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Long-range survey, research expedition | 2,231,000cr | Licensed |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors | Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 2 | 2 | −1 | Extended | 1 | 0 / 0 | 32 | 24 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) | Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 12 | 13 | 3 | 16 (4) | 10 / 24 | 12 | 200 | 12 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Point-Defense Laser ×2<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

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**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Advanced Directive AI

**Mounts** 2 Light · 2 points

**Modules** Survey Module, Science Lab, Specialized Research Lab, Probe Bay, Astrogation Lab, Sensor Drone Bay, Deep Archive, Seam Survey Package (2), Medical Bay, Workshop, Sample Containment Module · 4 open

**Hangar** Probe Bay and Sensor Drone Bay; no hangar

**Builder** Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.

**Trait** ***Patient Instruments:*** When the ship has held station for a full day, Arrival Survey and Body Survey checks made aboard add 1 Boon Die (does not stack with the Survey Module's die).

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**Revision Table**

| Revision | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|:--|:--|:-:|--:|--:|
| VN-54C1 | First revision | 125.0 of 195 | 2,081,000cr | n/a |
| VN-54C2 | +2 Module Slots, +1 Power Capacity | 134.0 of 195 | 2,231,000cr | 18 points, 202,500cr |

##### The VN-63 Line
*Layered Shellcraft hull in three revisions, VN-63C1 to VN-63C3. Scale 6, Civilian grade.*

The VN-63 is the hull most people picture when they say Viridian: a protected core wrapped in layered shells, serving as hospital ship, research vessel, continuity-vault carrier and diplomatic frigate. Its life support adjusts to each species at the boarding ramp. It has more System Points than any other commercial hull at Scale 6.

**Revision notes.** **VN-63C1 (Classic).** The older revision, with plainer shells and a few visible standard access panels. Its Serviceable Lattice lets a crew repair the hull, Life Support and the Medical Ward without the Field Repair and Improvised Upgrades Bane Die <span class="dice sm bane d6"></span>, whatever parts or facility are used. Hospital ships that work far from the Concord keep the C1. **VN-63C2.** The published revision. It integrates those systems into the System Point lattice, adding a System Point block and a Module Slot, and loses the standard fittings an independent yard can service. **VN-63C3.** Broad radiator fins across the dorsal shells and one more module housing: one more Heat Dissipation and one more Module Slot.

**Common Variants.** Hospital ship, Research frigate, Diplomatic vessel, Stack-preservation vault carrier, Clone-support carrier, Quarantine ship.

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### VN-63C1 <span class="ship-class">Science and Medical Frigate</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Viridian Lattice Yards · VN-63 family · Classic</span><b>Scale 6</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Hospital ship, research vessel, survey | 7,299,000cr | Licensed |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors | Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 | 2 | −2 | Extended | 2 | 0 / 0 | 72 | 58 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) | Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 13 | 16 | 4 | 14 (5) | 30 / 85 | 110 | 160 | 10 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Laser Battery<span class="q">Standard · Turret · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Point-Defense Laser ×3<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

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**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Advanced Directive AI

**Mounts** 3 Light · 1 Standard · 5 points

**Modules** Expanded Medical Ward (2), Quarantine Module, Science Lab, Stack-Preservation Vault, Extended Navigation Suite, Passenger Berths, Shuttle Bay (2) · 5 open

**Hangar** Shuttle Bay: 2 craft of Scale 3 or smaller

**Builder** Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.

**Trait** ***Protected Continuity Core:*** Add 1 Boon Die to Medicine checks, continuity-stack preservation checks, Life Support repairs, and emergency stabilization made aboard the VN-63. ***Serviceable Lattice:*** Craft checks to repair the hull, Life Support and the Medical Ward do not add the Field Repair and Improvised Upgrades Bane Die, whatever parts or facility are used. The C2 integrated these systems more tightly and lost this.

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### VN-63C2 <span class="ship-class">Science and Medical Frigate</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Viridian Lattice Yards · VN-63 family</span><b>Scale 6</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Hospital ship, research vessel, survey | 7,500,000cr | Licensed |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors | Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 | 2 | −2 | Extended | 2 | 0 / 0 | 72 | 62 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) | Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 13 | 16 | 4 | 15 (6) | 30 / 85 | 110 | 160 | 10 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Laser Battery<span class="q">Standard · Turret · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Point-Defense Laser ×3<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

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**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Advanced Directive AI

**Mounts** 3 Light · 1 Standard · 5 points

**Modules** Expanded Medical Ward (2), Quarantine Module, Science Lab, Stack-Preservation Vault, Extended Navigation Suite, Passenger Berths, Shuttle Bay (2) · 6 open

**Hangar** Shuttle Bay: 2 craft of Scale 3 or smaller

**Builder** Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.

**Trait** ***Protected Continuity Core:*** Add 1 Boon Die to Medicine checks, continuity-stack preservation checks, Life Support repairs, and emergency stabilization made aboard the VN-63.

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### VN-63C3 <span class="ship-class">Science and Medical Frigate</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Viridian Lattice Yards · VN-63 family</span><b>Scale 6</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Hospital ship, research vessel, survey | 7,852,000cr | Licensed |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors | Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 | 2 | −2 | Extended | 2 | 0 / 0 | 72 | 62 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) | Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 13 | 16 | 5 | 16 (7) | 30 / 85 | 110 | 160 | 10 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Laser Battery<span class="q">Standard · Turret · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Point-Defense Laser ×3<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

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**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Advanced Directive AI

**Mounts** 3 Light · 1 Standard · 5 points

**Modules** Expanded Medical Ward (2), Quarantine Module, Science Lab, Stack-Preservation Vault, Extended Navigation Suite, Passenger Berths, Shuttle Bay (2) · 7 open

**Hangar** Shuttle Bay: 2 craft of Scale 3 or smaller

**Builder** Viridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Extended sensors detect to Extreme.

**Trait** ***Protected Continuity Core:*** Add 1 Boon Die to Medicine checks, continuity-stack preservation checks, Life Support repairs, and emergency stabilization made aboard the VN-63.

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**Revision Table**

| Revision | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|:--|:--|:-:|--:|--:|
| VN-63C1 **Classic** | Older standard revision, implied by the published C2 | 145.0 of 200 | 7,299,000cr | n/a |
| VN-63C2 | Published. +1 System Point block (+4), +1 Module Slot | 149.0 of 200 | 7,500,000cr | 8 points, 300,000cr |
| VN-63C3 | Heat Dissipation +1, +1 Module Slot | 156.0 of 200 | 7,852,000cr | 14 points, 525,000cr |

##### At the Table: Triage in the Ward

Use this when a VN-63, VN-45 or VN-73 takes casualties aboard.

**Intake.** The ship's medical AI sorts patients as they arrive. It assists 1 Medicine check per round without using an Active Channel, and the Medical Bay or Expanded Medical Ward adds 1 Boon Die <span class="dice sm boon d6"></span> to Medicine checks made aboard (these dice do not stack with each other). The VN-63 adds a die of its own for stabilization (Protected Continuity Core).

**Quarantine.** A patient with a disease or biological hazard goes to a Quarantine Module. A breach of the seal is a Hard Craft check to contain, and a patient who spends the round loose in the ward adds 1 Bane Die <span class="dice sm bane d6"></span> to Medicine checks until the ward is cleared.

**Numbers.** An Expanded Medical Ward holds six beds and a Medical Bay two. When more patients arrive than there are beds, each extra patient adds 1 Bane Die to Medicine checks that round, up to 3. The Passenger Berths take the walking wounded.

**What the ship says.** The AI flags a patient it expects to fail before the ward staff do. It may not explain why, and the staff do not always agree with it. The GM may give the crew the flag as a hint rather than an answer.