Ship Power #

Power and Ships #

Starships generate significant power, but consume much maintaining key systems like propulsion, shields, life support, sensors, and computers. This section details how Power impacts your starship’s capabilities.

Power Reserve and Use:

• Each scene, the ship regains its full Power capacity.
• Unused Power from the previous scene is lost.
• Power fuels specific actions and supports technologies.
• Basic operations like life support, communication, and maneuvering utilize Power automatically.

Power Actions and Benefits:

• Going to warp, restoring shields: These actions require specific Power expenditures.
• Boosting Tasks: Spending Power before a Task roll increases its Complication range (risk of issues).
• Bonus Momentum: Successful Tasks with spent Power award bonus Momentum.

Power Loss:

• Complications, damage, environmental effects, and certain weapons can deplete Power.
• Losing more Power than current reserves triggers a Complication on a random system.
• This reflects vital power loss impacting various ship functions.

Power Capacity:

• A ship’s normal Power capacity equals its Engines system rating, with potential adjustments.