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So I know this has been talked about a lot. Probably the most useful post on the subject is in here... http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ukqs?How-much-is-1-BP-worth
I liked Porridge's approach in that thread, but that seemed to make ships way too cheap. And my concern wasn't so much with the cost of a ship, but the cost of upgrading since our GM started us at 4th level with a tier 4 ship to build up.
Here's where I am now with a conversion chart suggestion...
Round estimate for a full ship = (d6 x 1000) x BP
Breakdown for building/upgrading:
- Base Frame = 10,000 / BP
Drift Engine, Expansion Bays = 1,000 / BP
Power Core, Thrusters = (500 x Size) / BP
Other Systems = 250 / BP
And my concern wasn't so much with the cost of a ship, but the cost of upgrading since our GM started us at 4th level with a tier 4 ship to build up.
Did your GM set up a budget in credits to build this ship? Or you are supposed to use your own money to build it?
The orignal build was just BP. He said it was part credits we'd made as scavengers, part loan. How much that loan was is up in the air till we figure this out. Upgrade is from party loot.
I just ran these numbers against the ship we built (currently lvl 6) and it came too 106,500... Which seems to low for a heavy freighter (like a Bebop or a Serenity size).
Now thinking...
Base Frame = 30,000 / BP
Drift Engine, Expansion Bays = 2500 / BP
Power Core, Thrusters = (1000 x Size) / BP
Other Systems = 500 / BP
That's 254,500... Which seems more like it.