Emergency Evasive Thrusters

Emergency Evasive Thrusters is an Advanced Function for Helm Officers. To learn about other functions, go to the Space Ship Functions section of the Space Ships page.

Description

The Helm Officer executes a sudden, violent maneuver using emergency auxiliary thrusters to evade an immediate threat.

The Pilot makes an opposing Pilot check. If unapposed, then the DC is 15. If successful, the ship gains a massive defensive bonus, forcing the enemy attack to require 2 additional success dice to deal Battle Damage. This also combines Close/Widen Distance, allowing the Pilot to move the ship into a more desirable distance. However, the violent G-forces and energy drain cut the ship's Movement Speed in half for the following round, and the extreme instability makes the Weapons Officer's job the next round harder, taking a -2 to all d10s.