Ardent (Vehicle Class)

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Ardent-Class General Attributes

Vehicle Attribute:	STR
Base Speed:	4 squares (200 feet)
Maneuverability:

Air:	poor
Sub-surface:	poor
Land:	poor
Aquatic (surface):	poor

Weapon Ranges:

Short:	1 - 2
Medium:	3 - 4
Long:	5 - 6

Available Actions:

Move:	Move Sudden Halt (costs 1 focus)
Swift:	Quick Attack
Standard:	Build Focus Damage Control Double Move Evasive Maneuvers Standard Attack Take Aim

Ardent-Class Base Stats

Ship Level	Base CMB	Siege Damage	Base CMD	Base Durability	Base Vehicle DR	Base Crew DR	Special Abilities
1	1	1d2	11	4	-	-	Careening Fire 1
2	2	1d2	12	5	-	-	Efficient Propulsion 1
3	3	1d2	13	5	-	-	Slicing Prow 1
4	4	1d2	14	6	-	-	-
5	5	1d3	15	6	-	-	Narrow Profile 1
6	6	1d3	16	7	-	-	-
7	7	1d4	17	7	-	-	Access Panels 1
8	8	1d4	18	7	-	-
9	9	1d6	19	8	-	-	Push the Limits
10	10	1d6	20	8	-	-
11	11	1d6+1	21	9	-	-	Slicing Prow 2
12	12	1d6+2	22	9	-	-	-
13	13	1d6+3	23	10	-	-	Careening Fire 2
14	14	2d6	24	10	-	-	-
15	15	2d6	25	11	-	-	Controls Feedback 1
16	16	2d6+1	26	11	-	-	-
17	17	2d6+2	27	11	-	-	Efficient Propulsion 2
18	18	3d6	28	12	-	-	-
19	19	3d6+1	29	12	-	-	Access Panels 2
20	20	3d6+2	30	13	-	-	Grappling Volley 1
21	21	4d6+1	31	13	-	-	Slicing Prow 3
22	22	4d6+2	32	14	-	-	-
23	23	5d6	33	14	-	-	Careening Fire 3
24	24	5d6+2	34	15	-	-	-
25	25	6d6+1	35	15	-	-	Grappling Volley 2
26	26	6d6+2	36	16	-	-	-
27	27	7d6+1	37	16	-	-	Narrow Profile 2
28	28	7d6+3	38	16	-	-	-
29	29	8d6+2	39	17	-	-	Grappling Volley 3
30	30	10d6	40	17	-	-	-
31	31	10d6+3	41	18	-	-	Slicing Prow 4
32	32	10d6+6	42	18	-	-	-
33	33	10d6+9	43	19	-	-	Controls Feedback 2
34	34	10d6+12	44	19	-	-	-
35	35	10d6+15	45	20	-	-	Access Panels 1

Ardent-Class Vehicle Features

Careening Fire

Beginning at level 1, any time you make a successful attack against an enemy vehicle or creature in your close, medium, or long range, in addition to dealing your normal damage, you may either slide the enemy up to 2 squares as forced movement and change its facing by up to 45-degrees, or slide a willing ally that is also within your close, medium, or long range and change its facing by up to 45-degrees.

Efficient Propulsion

Beginning at level 2, once per encounter, you can perform a second move action as a swift action instead of a standard action.

Slicing Prow

Beginning at level 3, you gain DR 2 versus any damage you take from ramming or collisions that you cause.

Narrow Profile

Beginning at level 5, once per encounter, you can perform the Evasive Maneuvers action as a swift action, instead of a standard action.

Access Panels

Beginning at level 8, once per encounter, you can perform the Damage Control action as a swift action, instead of a standard action.

Push the Limits

Beginning at level 10, once per encounter as part of either a move action or a second move action, you can spend 1 focus to move as though your maneuverability class were one better than it actually is. (E.g. if your maneuverability class is normally "average", it becomes "good" for the duration of the move action or a second move action.) If your vehicle's maneuverability class is already "good", it becomes "perfect", allowing you to move in any direction (including backwards) for the duration of the move action or a second move action.

Controls Feedback

Beginning at level 15, once per encounter, you can perform the Build Focus action as a swift action, instead of a standard action.

Ardent-Class Cost By Size

The prices below are the gold piece cost for a Ardent-class vehicle at the listed level, by size of the ship. You must first purchase the base vehicle (whether it be a land-based, aquatic (surface), sub-surface or aerial vehicle, then choose the vehicle class, vehicle size and vehicle level. The total purchase price is the sum of the base vehicle chosen plus the level cost listed below for the desired vehicle size. This table reflects the cost to purchase a Ardent-class vehicle. The cost for other vehicle classes varies.

The cost to increase an existing ship's level (without changing its size) is calculated by subtracting the current level's cost from the next level's cost. Note that you cannot skip levels when increasing a ship's level; you must level up the ship one level at a time, paying the cost each time.

Changing the size of a vehicle requires purchasing an entirely new vehicle. An existing vehicle cannot have its size increased.

Refer to the Vehicle Classes page for details on required number of crew, information on how large the various ship sizes are, as well as information on sizing a vehicle for crew (and pilots) who are smaller or larger than traditional player characters (i.e. sized-small or sized-medium).

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Ardent-Class Upgrades

The following upgrade modules require only 1 slot in a Ardent-class vehicle:

The following upgrade modules require 2 slots in a Ardent-class vehicle: