I know there is an example of biological ships in Pact Worlds, but I'm wondering about animalistic ships. Can you grow one using Build Points? I know GURPS Space (4th Edition) talks about biological, animal ships.
A ship like Moya from Farscape. Can you build one with build points?
There are no secret publications, if that's what you're asking.
There are no secret publications, if that's what you're asking.
Not exactly, but I'll take it as a yes. Just trying to generate conversation about biological ships.
I don't see why not. Don't the current rules already support this?
There's literally an "animal ship" in Alien Archive 1. Build it like that and you'll be fine.
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I am a HUGE fan of biological ships. I can't get enough of them, honestly.
The 3rd party 'Starships, Stations and Salvage' has some rules for biological ships.
Living Frames:
"These strange living vessels can be either plantlike or an organic creature. Living frames start small, but will grow over time. All BP spent on mounts, PCU, thrusters, armor and shields are recycled at each growth stage and rebuilt as per the new size. Weapons can be recycled as well, or kept and moved to new facings. "
There are also notations on radiation sensitivity, self-repair mechanisms, and some special abilities it gets just by virtue of being a creature. (I don't know how much I can freely post about the material)
I've got a Shirren party member in my homebrew that was recovered directly from The Swarm. (In my headcannon/homebrew, there are Shirren that are still part of the swarm, as in the rules so far, it doesn't indicate *all* the shirren left, but rather a segment of them.)
After the main plot was completed, a Swarm scout ship came into the area and attacked the group. It was killed by the local militia, and the party inspected the corpse for scientific/educational purposes. It was discovered that the dead/dying ship was pregnant, and they were able to recover the almost-full-term baby ship, and now have it as their crew vessel. :) (It looks like a manta, and has named itself Rahma! :D)
There's absolutely nothing in the rules that says a ship must be mechanical. If you want the flavor, just use the exact same rules.
You could do some research on the original Brood run from the X-Men comics, where they use a living ship, The Acanti. The Acanti are large whale like space species that have been enslaved by the Brood which they use as ships