A4: Whale

The A4: Whale is the first attempt at a warship built by the early docks of Skyhome. In the modern Skies, Whales still make up a good chunk of Steel Birds, Skyhome's navy, as well as the combined fleet of the United Federation of Independent Colonies. The patent for the Whale's design is held by the Skyhome Free Aerowright Company.
Whales are also prized by privateers and mercenary companies, as they are reliable ships whose designs have withstood the test of time.

Power Generation

The modern whale is powered by a Generation 7: Cloud Baron, the most popular air attuned Elemental Engine of the last generation. With it, the Whale can travel roughly 1,525 KM before need for a recharge. In its time, this was an impressive distance, but has since been outpaced by newer models. As Whales are no longer in production, and their engines are designed to be fixed, most have not made the expensive switch to the newer generation.

Propulsion

The Whale is propelled by a unique wide triple mast design and a series of air pipes that deploy from the Whale's belly. The pipes pump out pressurized air which then transitions into clouds that trail behind the ship.

Weapons & Armament

Whales are equip with a total of eight basic cannons, four on each side, with two per gundeck. The Whale is also equipped with a unique weapon; a bombard mortar that allows for long range attacks.

Hangars & docked vessels

The Whale is equipped with an early Zephyr Chariot dock at the bottom of its hull, allowing for airal deployment for dogfighting. Land Riders can also be stored here, but obviously cannot be deployed in a Sky battle. Unfortunately, this design choice makes the Whale unable to land on water.

"Oh, I love a Whale. Look at it, fat, slow, and deadly. No wonder the navy likes them so much, although I don't think they've caught on yet."

Nickname

The Bluberpuss, The Fatman

Manufacturer

Skyhome Free Aerowright Company

Price

15,000 Rarity 2 Slivers .

Related Technologies

• Sky Ships

A4: Whale

Gargantuan vehicle (100 ft. by 30 ft.)
Creature Capacity: 50 crew, 20 passengers
Cargo Capacity: 85 tons
Travel Pace: 5 KM per hour (120 KM per day)
Elemental Engine: Generation 7: Cloud Baron (1525 KM per charge)

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STR: 22 (+7) DEX: 5 (-3) CON: 22 (+6) INT: 0 WIS: 0 CHA: 0

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Damage Immunities: poison, psychic
Condition Immunities: blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, incapacitated, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, stunned, unconscious


Actions:
On its turn, the galley can take 3 actions, choosing from the options below. It can take only 2 actions if it has fewer than thirty crew and only 1 action if it has fewer than ten. It can’t take these actions if it has fewer than three crew.


Fire Cannon. The Whale can fire its cannons from its port and starboard (4 and 4). Each cannon can rotate 50 degrees, meaning that it can target an enemy on one side with four cannons at a time (or split is shots among multiple targets).
Fire Mortar. The Whale can fire its mortars from its top deck.
Move. The Whale can use its helm to move with its sails or cloud cannons.

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Hull:
Armor Class. 15
Hit Points. 300 (damage threshold 15)

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Control: Helm
Armor Class. 16
Hit Points. 50
Move up to the speed of one of the ship’s movement components, with one 90-degree turn. If the helm is destroyed, the Whale can’t turn.

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Movement: Triwing Sails
Armor Class. 11
Hit Points. 150; −10 ft. speed per 50 damage taken
Speed. 30 ft.;15 ft. while sailing into the wind; 50 ft. while sailing with the wind

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Weapon: Cannon (8)
Armor Class. 20 (+2 from partial cover).
Hit Points. 50
Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 600/2,400 ft., one target. Hit: 44 (8d10) bludgeoning damage.

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Weapon: Mortar
Armor Class. 16.
Hit Points. 75
Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 600-1,400 ft (cannot fire within short range)., one target. Hit: 56 (10d10) bludgeoning damage.