Second draft of the infocards, a new direction and a bit more polish, any and all feedback is welcome.
Serenity
At the height of the Gallic Invasion Bretonia’s vital supply lines to Liberty came under fire by Gallic forces with the lumbering armoured transports quickly becoming fodder for the invader’s swift and agile fighters. To counteract the increasing number of damaged convoys a new type of blockade runner was required, one that was fast and could be easily repaired, the Serenity.
Adopting the mass produced pre-fabricated construction pioneered on the Tranquility, it’s freighter class cousin, the Serenity could be manufactured cheaply using scrap metal and with the ability to replace entire sections of damage, be spaceborne long before it’s heavily armoured contemporaries would be combat ready.
The Serenity soon became a common sight on both sides of the law, traders praised it’s survivability and low maintenance while smugglers found the plethora of hidden spaces to be invaluable.
Tranquility
Developed in Bretonia during the onset of the Gallic Invasion, the Tranquility represents a sizable departure from common freighter designs, chief among them, the weapon placement.
Forgoing the usual turret based defences, the Tranquility capitalises upon it’s unqiue fighter style structure by mounting a great number of forward firing guns. This however leaves the rear and flanks of the ship to be defended by a sparse few turrets forcing the pilot to adopt a flight style similar to that of a super heavy fighter.
Perhaps the most subtle difference of this ship lies in the method of it’s construction, the Tranquility pioneers a new technique by using cheap, mass produced pre-fabricated modules over standard component based manufacturing. This modular system allows damaged or faulty sections to be replaced rapidly and at a fraction of the cost, it is little wonder then that this ship has found it’s way to all the corners of Sirius.
