The Horizon Freighter is a large, multi-deck commercial vessel with distinctive checkered patterning and long passenger galleries. It’s comfortable by freighter standards and just well-armed enough to make most pirates look for easier targets. You’ll see a handful of them on the richer trade routes. Steady money, not glory, and built to look the part while it earns.
Used mainly by the factions of Roh-ber, with a few in Aetheria and Ezogashima and a select few in Sanctara, probably controlled by the Holy Order.
Horizon Freighter
Gargantuan vehicle (approx. 150–160 ft. long)
Creature Capacity 25 crew, 70 passengers
Cargo Capacity 90 tons
Travel Pace 6 miles per hour (144 miles per day)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 (+3) | 10 (+0) | 17 (+3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, incapacitated, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, stunned, unconscious
Actions
On its turn the Horizon Freighter can take: 3 actions if it has 18 or more crew, 2 actions if it has 10–17 crew, 1 action if it has fewer than 10 crew
- Move.
- Fire Weapons.
Components
Hull
Armor Class 16 (ornate reinforced hull)
Hit Points 380 (damage threshold 12)
Three lower deck levels plus upper galleries and elevated helm.
Control: Elevated Helm
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 45
Move up to the speed of the ship’s propulsion with one 90-degree turn. If destroyed, the ship can only move in a straight line.
Movement: Balloon & Propellers
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 120; –10 ft. speed per 30 damage taken
Speed (air) 40 ft.; 25 ft. while flying into the wind; 55 ft. while flying with the wind.
Can hover.
Weapons: Light Ballistae (4)
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 35 each
Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 90/360 ft., one target.
Hit: 11 (2d10) piercing damage.
Special Features
Passenger Focus. Comfortable long-range travel for up to 70 passengers (expandable to 90 by converting cargo space).
Ceremonial Presence. Advantage on Persuasion checks for the captain or ranking passengers when dealing with merchants, officials, or neutral parties who can see the ship.
Stable Cargo Platform. Advantage on checks to maintain course in moderate winds; cargo is well-protected from turbulence.