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“AH, ROMULUS . HOW WELL I REMEMBER IT.
YOU WILL FIND THE PREDOMINANT COLOUR TO BE GREY –
THE BUILDINGS, THE CLOTHES, THE PEOPLE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ROMULAN HEART, ITSELF, IS GREY?”
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SHIPS OF THE ROMULAN STAR EMPIRE
THE SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL, VOLUME FIVE:
STARSHIPS OF THE ROMULAN STAR EMPIRE
Author: Steven S. Long
Icon System™ Design: Christian Moore, Steven S. Long with Kenneth Hite, Ross Isaacs
Layout: Chris Huth
Special Thanks To: Yves Sakai, for even more tapes from Hawaii; Chris Huth, for doing a stellar job with the layout; and Don “the
Man” Mappin and Owen Oulton, for making this book available via TrekRPG.Net.
Special thanks also to all the Spacedock fans who have waited patiently for about two years now ( Er, five years – Ed. ) while I found the time
to finish this book! Although I’ve been happily chugging along with my Hero-ic pursuits in that period, I’m glad I was finally able to complete
the Romulan SRM.
Testreaders: My thanks to the fans who took the time to read over the manuscript for this book and help me make it better still:
Andreas Bodensohn; Fred Davis; William Elstob; Joe Flynn; Tim Freeby; Dan Gurden; Matt Hegarty; Craig Johnson; Scott MacGregor; Alexan-
dre Maier; Russell McKenry; Phoenix Merrick; Peter Michalenka; Doug Odell; Chris Patrick; Ben Pollack; Bill Ramsey; Jody Rich; Dale Russell;
Daniel Ryba; Michael Scott; Paul “Legate Legion” Short; SIRSIG; Daniel Stack; N. Ryan Stewart; Brian Swift
All original material copyright © 2003 by Steven S. Long
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CREDITS AND ACCOLADES
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INTRODUCTION
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SECURITY SYSTEMS
Sidebar: Romulan Political Officer Overlay
Sidebar: Romulan Laboratories
TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Disruptors
Table: Romulan Disruptors Table
Missile Weapons
Plasma Torpedo
Table: Plasma Torpedo Table
Singularity Torpedo
Deflector Shields
Table: Romulan Shield Designation Table
AUXILIARY SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS
Sidebar: Suggested Romulan Shuttle Complements
CHAPTER ONE: ROMULAN SHIP
CLASSIFICATIONS
ROMULAN VESSEL CLASSIFICATIONS
Dreadnoughts
Warbirds
Cruisers
Starbirds
Frigates
Gunships
Birds of Prey
Scouts
Couriers
Specialized, Support, and Auxiliary Vessels
Romulan Starship Names
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CHAPTER THREE: THE ROMULAN SHIP
REGISTRY
VESSELS OF THE ROMULAN STAR NAVY
D’deridex -Class Heavy Warbird
Deresus -Class Heavy Scout
D’gerok -class Assault Gunship
D’valek -Class Swift Warbird
D’virin -Class Incursion Frigate
Melek’aan -Class Frigate
Meret -Class Incursion Cruiser
Neh’vor -Class Research/Laboratory Ship
Nelvek -class Heavy Cruiser
Prelar -Class Swift Cruiser
Thalan -Class Swift Frigate
Thereus -Class Bird of Prey
Theta -Class Swift Courier
Tirethi -Class Far Scout
T’korex -Class Warbird
T’rasus -Class Starbird
Vadak -Class Heavy Gunship
Vel’tar -Class Armored Transport
Vereleus -Class Dreadnought
Vidian -Class Heavy Starbird
V’tir -Class Warbird
ROMULAN CIVILIAN VESSELS
Desara -Class Merchant Vessel
Romulan Senatorial Transport
ALLIED AND THREAT VESSELS
Taurhai Star Dragon
Taurhai Firedrake
M’rok Wa’h’kr’aa’ta -Class Cruiser
Sidebar: M’rok Template
Othan Unasha -Class Battle Cruiser
CHAPTER TWO: ROMULAN SHIP
CONSTRUCTION
HULL SYSTEMS
Ablative Armor
Cloak-Enhancing Hull
PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
Table: Romulan Crew Breakdowns
Table: Average Number of Romulan Crewmen By Ship
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Medical Facilities and Systems
Recreation Facilities
Holodeck Power
Sidebar: Romulan Recreation Rating
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Nullifier Core
Alternate and Advanced Superluminal Drives
Taurhai Gravity Induction Drive
Table: Taurhai Gravity Induction Drive Table
POWER SYSTEMS
Artificial Quantum Singularity Drive
Table: Artifical Quantum Singularity Drive Systems
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Warp Core Ejection System
OPERATIONS SYSTEMS
Separation Systems
Detachable Segments
Computer Systems
Tractor Beams
Transporters
Cloaking Devices
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SHIPS OF THE ROMULAN STAR EMPIRE
INTRODUCTION
Devious, honorable, powerful, clever, forceful, wary... all these words, and more, describe that quintessential Star Trek
threat species, the Romulans. From their first appearance in Balance of Terror , to the fearsome D’deridex -class Heavy
Warbirds that bedeviled the U.S.S. Enterprise-D and later went on to help the Federation alliance defeat the Dominion,
the Romulans have been a significant presence in the Trek universe.
The Ship Recognition Manual, Vol. Five: Starships of the Romulan Star Empire contains a thorough review of Romulan
starships—from how they’re organized, to how they’re built, to what they’re like. It’s got new technology, new rules for
Romulan ships, and 27 templates for Romulan and related starships.
To use this book, you need Spacedock: The Advanced Starship Construction and Combat Manual , available as a down-
load from TrekRPG.Net. Without it, you may have difficulty understanding some of the information in the Starship Tem-
plates, as well as the new rules. You may find the other SRMs (covering Starfleet, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the
TOS era) helpful as well.
SRM5: Romulans includes several ships that previously appeared elsewhere, such as the D’deridex class. Any Starship
Templates in this book supercede those published in earlier volumes. The versions in this book use Romulan-specific
rules and, where necessary, correct errors in the original templates.
Chapter One, Romulan Ship Classification , describes how the Romulans classify their starships. It includes lists of
representative classes of ships for each ship category.
Chapter Two, Romulan Ship Construction , provides special rules and guidelines for constructing Romulan ships,
covering such things as cloak-enhancing hulls and artificial quantum singularity drives. Generally, you build Romulan
ships using the standard Spacedock rules, but there are a few important changes to reflect the nature of the Empire’s
starship technology.
Chapter Three, The Romulan Ship Registry , contains the aforementioned 27 Starship Templates, covering every-
thing from the luxury transports used by Romulan senators to the Star Navy’s most powerful warships.
Versa D’era!
Steven S. Long
July, 2001
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CHAPTER ONE:
ROMULAN SHIP
CLASSIFICATION
ROMULAN STARSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
R OMULAN C LASSIFICATION S TARFLEET
S HIP T YPE C ODE E QUIVALENT
Dreadnoughts
Dreadnought
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Warbirds
Warbird
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WA
the Romulan Star Navy. It expands upon and slightly updates
the information found in Chapter Six of Book One of the Way of
D’era boxed set. Readers should refer to that material first before
reading the rest of this chapter.
Heavy Warbird
WBH
WH, BA
Light Warbird
WBL
WL
Strike Warbird (proposed) WBST
WA, WH
Swift Warbird
WBSW
WA, WL
Cruisers
Cruiser
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D READNOUGHTS
Dreadnoughts—of which the Romulans currently only have one
class, the dreaded Vereleus —are enormous, heavily armed ships
designed to serve as fleet flagships, mobile command centers, and
the linchpins of many of the Star Navy’s strategic plans. Until the
Battle of Getha, the next to last confrontation of the Dominion
War, no Dreadnought had ever been defeated in battle. The loss
of the Ko’nar at the hands of the Jem’Hadar has led Romulan
starship engineers to propose several upgrades for the rest of the
Empire’s Dreadnoughts.
The Star Navy is currently developing a second Dreadnought, the
Praetorian class, and is scheduled to launch the first ship of the
class in 2379. However, the need to replace losses suffered during
the Dominion War, combined with the desire to install upgrades
to eliminate weaknesses revealed in several ships while fighting
that war, may cause delays in the Praetorian Project.
Heavy Cruiser
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CH
Incursion Cruiser
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CF
Light Cruiser
CL
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Strike Cruiser
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CS
Swift Cruiser
CSW
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Starbirds
Starbird
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CEX, SV
Far Starbird
SBF
CEX, SVH
Generational Cruiser
SB-GC
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Heavy Starbird
SBH
CEX
Light Starbird
SBL
CEX, CA, or SV
Frigates
Frigate
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Heavy Frigate
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FH
Incursion Frigate
FI
FF
Light Frigate
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FL
Strike Frigate
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W ARBIRDS
The main fighting ships of the Star Navy, Warbirds (classified as
Battleships or Warships by other species) display the best tech-
nological advances developed by Romulan engineers. With their
powerful disruptors, cloak-enhancing hull shapes, and sophisti-
cated sensor and scientific systems, they can perform any type of
mission—from crashing through the Dominion alliance lines at
Swift Frigate
FSW
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Gunships
Assault Gunship
GA
FH, DA
Heavy Gunship
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DH
Sublight Gunship
GS
FL
Birds of Prey
Bird of Prey
BP
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Swift Bird of Prey (proposed) BPSW
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Scouts
Scout
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SS
ROMULAN DREADNOUGHTS
CURRENTLY IN SERVICE
C LASS C LASSIFICATION C ODE
Vereleus
Far Scout
SF
None
Heavy Scout
SH
SH
Couriers
Courier
SC
SC
DR
Far Courier
SCF
SC
Praetorian (proposed)
DR
Swift Courier
SCSW
SC
Specialized
Gunship Carrier
GC
None
Medical Cruiser
MC
MD
Research/Laboratory
SRS/SRL
SRS/SRL
Cont...
Support/Auxiliary
Armored Transport
TTA
TTA
Shuttle (warp)
WS
WS
Cargo Carrier
TC
TC
Tanker
TA
TA
Military Freighter
TMF
TC
Tender
TN
TN
Occupation Transport
TTO
TTA
Transport
TT
TT
Shuttle (impulse)
IS
IS
Tug
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TG
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