Need help with home made spacecraft.

[Michael Barakofsky]

I have been trying on several different occasions to make my own spacecraft for the Phaseworld setting. I always have the same problems:
1) How to layout the MDC by Location?
I have been just taking the total available MDC and placing what I want in each location so long as the total spent doesn't go over the total available MDC but this doesnt seem right when compared to the standard ships printed in the books.

2) How many weapon systems & weapons per system can a ship have by size of the ship?
I am not aware of a book that really defines this one. My home made ships always seem to have either too many systems or few systems but too many weapons per system.

Anyone out there got some hints or suggestions on how to handle this? Thanks in advance.

[Braden Campbell]

... 2) How many weapon systems & weapons per system can a ship have by size of the ship?

Oneof the upcoming books for Phase World will answer this dillema, but in the meantime, I can help you a bit. How big a ship are you curently creating?

[Michael Barakofsky]

... 2) How many weapon systems & weapons per system can a ship have by size of the ship?

Oneof the upcoming books for Phase World will answer this dillema, but in the meantime, I can help you a bit. How big a ship are you curently creating?

Well currently I dont have any ships in the line up, however my player group did just recently build (read as have me build) a 1 mile long x 4,000 foot wide x 2,000 foot tall system defense ship. It is not intended for any out of system operations but was designed to go toe to toe with a doombringer (at least the group hopes it will) it has 7 weapon systems 3 of which are missile systems. WS 1) Heavy Particle Beam quad cannons on turrets mounts 30, WS 2) Medium Particle Beam quad cannons on turrets mounts 100, WS 3) Light Laser quad cannons on turrets mounts 200, WS 4 & 5) Dual Point Defense Heavy Phase Beamer 10 barrle phalanx cannons with dual short range missile launchers mounts 200 (which makes for 400 srm launchers), WS 6) Long Range Missile launchers 10 tubes per bay with 50 launch bays, & WS 7) Cruise Missile launchers 4 tubes per bay with 10 launch bays

That is what they had the money to buy and how they told me they wanted to have the weapons laid out, and since the books I own are sorely missing developed rules for the cunstruction of starships.