Flagship

Basic Information

The flagship is the lead ship in a fleet. This designation is given to it because it is either the largest, fastest, newest, most powerful, or most well known ship in the fleet.

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• This tradition might carry over into an era when fleet of spacecraft take over from nautical fleets.
• As the most prominent ship of a nation, it will likely see a fair amount of diplomacy and political intrigue - both from its enemies and from its own side, as political factions will compete to get their own nominees to serve on such a prestigious post.
• Other nations might not be able to resist the temptation to secretly sabotage a flagship to embarrass the nation owning it. The PCs might get involved on either side of this attempt.