the new colossus
Interior
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To submit a short range transport for use by the Gossamer crew during the Firefist expedition campaign and potentially future exploration based threads.
- Image Source: Lost in Space (2018)
- Canon Link: /
- Primary Source: /
- Manufacturer: FarStar Initiative / Kathol Republic
- Affiliation: Outer Rim Coalition, Closed-Market
- Model: Colonial Runabout
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel Hull, Alusteel Frame, Solarium Glasteel
- Classification: Transport/Habitation Pod
- Length: 40 meters
- Width: 30 meters
- Height: 12 meters
- Armament: Very Low
Dorsal-Mounted Dual Laser Turret (carried internally) - Ventral-Mounted Dual Laser Turret (carried internally)
- Two Forward-Facing Laser Cannons (carried internally)
[*]Defenses: Moderate
[*]Squadron Count: None
[*]Maneuverability Rating: High
[*]Speed Rating: Average
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average: Class 2
STANDARD FEATURES
- Reinforced Hull Plating
- Deflector Shield Generator
- Force Cylinders
- Advanced Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Long-range Communications Array
- Solar Panels
- Emergency Survival Kits
- Water Recycler
- Life Support Systems
- Tractor Beams (x4)
- Hydroponics Bay: Each Runabout comes equipped with its own fully contained hydroponics lab capable of producing enough food to sustain a single family unit indefinitely. In the event of a natural catastrophe or separation from the group, its crew could survive even in an adverse environment long enough to eventually be rescued.
- Garage: The Colonial Runabout is designed to carry and maintain an ARK-II series Landmaster or equivalent for the use of survey missions on dangerous worlds and also for general purpose transit.
- Short Range Scout: The Runabout is an exploratory vessel designed to be ideal for away missions conducted by smaller teams attached to a larger mothership. Its enhanced sensor suite and sustainable food and water source allow researchers to perform long term assignments using the transport as a mobile base of operations.
- Prefabricated Habitat: While the Runabout is used for scientific research, its primary purpose is to serve as a temporary living space for frontier colonists on settlement missions until permanent surface housing can be constructed. To that end, it comes with a hydroponics garden, water recycler, and solar panels for renewable power generation.
- Sensor Profile: Especially when surveying local star systems, the Runabout is not exactly inconspicuous. Unless all nonessential systems are powered down, the transport is easily identifiable even on long range sensors. This is helpful for planning rescue operations, but it also makes the ship a target.
Although the Runabout was produced with assistance from the worlds of the Kathol Republic, the project is wholly owned and overseen by the independent FarStar Initiative research institute. Desiring a locally produced transport meant for scientific missions and deep space expeditions, the Colonial Runabout was born after a long and impassioned design process. While perhaps not state of the art for the Core or some of the more affluent rim powers, for the Territories it is cutting edge.
Despite extensive simulations and stress testing, the Runabout's first practical proof of concept will take the form of the second Gossamer expedition, where over a hundred of the transports have been requisitioned for use both by the Firefist colonists and the expedition's crew to assist both in charting a course and in settling the colony moon selected as the Gossamer's intended destination.
A spartan yet functional expanded cockpit feeds into a corridor that forms the perimeter of the spherical communal living space at the center of the ship, allowing access to crew quarters, the hydroponics bay, engineering, and the garage along the way. Although cramped, there is enough surface area to accommodate a typical humanoid family unit or science team.
