E.6 Ship Size

Size	Min Level	Elite?	Crew1	Armor	Weapons	Length2	Speed	Turning Cost	Cargo	Item Rank Bonus
Medium	1	No	1	Light	—	10 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	Small x2	—
Large	1	No	1—2	Light	1	20 ft.	30 ft.	15 ft.	Medium x2	—
Huge	4	Either	1—5	Light or medium	2	40 ft.	40 ft.	20 ft.	Large x2	+13
Gargantuan	7	Either	2—20	Any	3	80 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	Huge x2	+13
Colossal	10	Yes	10—100	Any	4	160 ft.	60 ft.	40 ft.	Gargantuan x2	+3
Behemoth	13	Yes	50—500	Any	6	320 ft.	80 ft.	60 ft.	Colossal x2	+3
Titan	16	Yes	100—1000	Any	8	640 ft.	100 ft.	80 ft.	Behemoth x2	+4

1. This range indicates the number of crew members that meaningfully contribute to the ship’s functions, not the ship’s maximum carrying capacity including passengers and cargo. It is either difficult or impossible to adequately control a large ship with less than the minimum crew listed here. Individual ships may have higher minimum crew requirements or lower maximum allowable crew based on their structure, at the GM’s discretion. 2. A typical ship is long and narrow. Its overall size category is one smaller than its length would indicate.

3. If the ship is Elite, increase its item rank by an additional +1.

A ship’s size does not directly affect its statistics. However, it has many effects on the ship’s functionality. Larger ships are much more capable than smaller ships. Some of these effects are listed below in Table E.3: Ship Size. In addition, advanced ship weapons often require a minimum ship size (see Ship Weapons).

Ships can be larger than Colossal, which is the largest size category defined for ordinary creatures and objects. To track ship size beyond the limits of Colossal, additional Behemoth and Titan categories are listed below. As usual, each size category represents a doubling of each dimension, and an eightfold increase in weight. Titan ships are unlikely to be present at all in many universes, and they require advanced metallurgy or magic to create. The GM can decide whether their world is advanced enough to construct such monstrosities.

Some examples of ships of a given size are given below. Since ships are typically named for their function and structure, not their size, this is only a rough guide.

• Medium: Kayak, canoe
• Large: Dinghy, outrigger canoe, punt, skiff
• Huge: Felucca, lifeboat
• Gargantuan: Longship, keelboat
• Colossal: Clipper, galleon

E.6.1 Ship Shapes

Most large ships are long and narrow. When determining their size category of such a ship, use a size one category smaller than the ship’s largest dimension. For example, ship that is 200 feet long and 40 feet wide would be considered Colossal.