Handling

Handling reflects a vehicle’s inherent agility and the ways in which it responds to its pilot and crew. Enormous sailing ships might require incredible effort on the part of many crew members to turn, while advanced starships might have automated assistance to help pilots avoid obstacles and maneuver optimally. Factors such as shape, control systems, mass, or just general awkwardness all contribute to handling.


Mechanically, a vehicle’s handling characteristic dictates the number of b or b added to your PC’s dice pool when making Piloting checks. Pilots add b equal to a vehicle’s negative handling value or b equal to a vehicle’s positive handling value. See Table III.2–13: Handling Examples for types of vehicles and their handling.