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Recovery from maximum warp

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	For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above Sustainable warp counts as operation at Maximum warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its Maximum rating. Operation above Standard warp but at or below Sustainable warp neither consumes nor restores endurance. Operation at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent amount of time of Maximum warp endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance.		For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above Sustainable warp counts as operation at Maximum warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its Maximum rating. Operation above Standard warp but at or below Sustainable warp neither consumes nor restores endurance. Operation at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent amount of time of Maximum warp endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance.

	====Recovery from ~~maximum~~ warp====		====Recovery from Maximum warp====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''

	To regain its full ~~maximum~~ warp endurance, a ship must operate at or below Standard warp for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at ~~maximum~~ warp. Recovery time may be divided into separate periods, combining time with warp propulsion at or below Standard warp. Travel above Standard warp does not count as recovery.		To regain its full Maximum warp endurance, a ship must operate at or below Standard warp for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at Maximum warp. Recovery time may be divided into separate periods, combining time with warp propulsion at or below Standard warp. Travel above Standard warp does not count as recovery.

	If operation at ~~maximum~~ warp resumes before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe ~~maximum~~ warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each unit of time with warp propulsion operating at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent unit of time of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system or changing speed does not reset this allowance.		If operation at Maximum warp resumes before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe Maximum warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each unit of time with warp propulsion operating at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent unit of time of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system or changing speed does not reset this allowance.

	: ''Example: The USS Memphis, rated for eight hours at ~~maximum~~ warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then travels at Standard warp for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe ~~maximum~~ warp available.''		: ''Example: The USS Memphis, rated for eight hours at Maximum warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then travels at Standard warp for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe Maximum warp available.''

	====Table====		====Table====

Dan: /* Speeds between Sustainable and Maximum speeds */

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Speeds between Sustainable and Maximum speeds

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	For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.		For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.

	====~~Speeds~~ between Sustainable and Maximum speeds====		====Operating between Sustainable and Maximum speeds====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''

Dan: /* Speeds Between sustainable and maximum speeds */

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Speeds Between sustainable and maximum speeds

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	For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.		For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.

	====Speeds ~~Between sustainable~~ and ~~maximum~~ speeds====		====Speeds between Sustainable and Maximum speeds====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''

	For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above ~~sustainable~~ warp counts as operation at ~~maximum~~ warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its ~~maximum~~ rating. Operation above ~~standard~~ warp but at or below ~~sustainable~~ warp neither consumes nor restores endurance. Operation at or below ~~standard~~ warp restores an equivalent amount of time of ~~maximum~~ warp endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance.		For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above Sustainable warp counts as operation at Maximum warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its Maximum rating. Operation above Standard warp but at or below Sustainable warp neither consumes nor restores endurance. Operation at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent amount of time of Maximum warp endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance.

	====Recovery from maximum warp====		====Recovery from maximum warp====

Dan: /* Recovery from maximum warp */

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Recovery from maximum warp

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	====Recovery from maximum warp====		====Recovery from maximum warp====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule~~, as indicated by the italics.''~~		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''
	''To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must operate at or below Standard warp for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. Recovery time may be divided into separate periods, combining time with warp propulsion at or below Standard warp. Travel above Standard warp does not count as recovery.''

	''If operation at maximum warp resumes before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe maximum warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each unit of time with warp propulsion operating at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent unit of time of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system or changing speed does not reset this allowance.''		To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must operate at or below Standard warp for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. Recovery time may be divided into separate periods, combining time with warp propulsion at or below Standard warp. Travel above Standard warp does not count as recovery.

			If operation at maximum warp resumes before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe maximum warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each unit of time with warp propulsion operating at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent unit of time of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system or changing speed does not reset this allowance.

	: ''Example: The USS Memphis, rated for eight hours at maximum warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then travels at Standard warp for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe maximum warp available.''		: ''Example: The USS Memphis, rated for eight hours at maximum warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then travels at Standard warp for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe maximum warp available.''

Dan: /* Speeds Between sustainable and maximum speeds */

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	====Speeds Between sustainable and maximum speeds====		====Speeds Between sustainable and maximum speeds====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule~~, as indicated by the italics~~.''		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''

	For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above sustainable warp counts as operation at ~~Maximum~~ warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its ~~Maximum~~ rating. Operation at or below ~~Sustainable~~ warp neither consumes nor restores endurance ~~while~~ warp ~~propulsion remains engaged~~.		For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above sustainable warp counts as operation at maximum warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its maximum rating. Operation above standard warp but at or below sustainable warp neither consumes nor restores endurance. Operation at or below standard warp restores an equivalent amount of time of maximum warp endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance.

	====Recovery from maximum warp====		====Recovery from maximum warp====

Dan: /* Recovery from maximum warp */

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Recovery from maximum warp

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	====Recovery from maximum warp====		====Recovery from maximum warp====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule, as indicated by the italics.''		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule, as indicated by the italics.''
	''To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must ~~disengage its~~ warp ~~propulsion system~~ for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. ~~This recovery~~ time may be divided into separate periods~~; travel~~ at ~~any~~ warp ~~speed~~ does not count as recovery~~. Disengaging warp propulsion does ''not'' require shutting down the warp core~~.''		''To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must operate at or below Standard warp for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. Recovery time may be divided into separate periods, combining time with warp propulsion at or below Standard warp. Travel above Standard warp does not count as recovery.''

	''If warp ~~propulsion is reengaged~~ before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe maximum warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each ~~hour~~ with warp propulsion ~~disengaged~~ restores ~~one hour~~ of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system does not reset this allowance.''		''If operation at maximum warp resumes before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe maximum warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each unit of time with warp propulsion operating at or below Standard warp restores an equivalent unit of time of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system or changing speed does not reset this allowance.''

	: ''Example: The ''USS Memphis'', rated for eight hours at maximum warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then ~~disengages~~ warp ~~propulsion~~ for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe maximum warp available.''		: ''Example: The USS Memphis, rated for eight hours at maximum warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then travels at Standard warp for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe maximum warp available.''

	====Table====		====Table====

Dan: /* 6.1.3 Plasma Injector System */

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6.1.3 Plasma Injector System

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	For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.		For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.

			====Speeds Between sustainable and maximum speeds====
			: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule, as indicated by the italics.''

			For endurance, recovery, and overrun damage purposes, operation at any speed above sustainable warp counts as operation at Maximum warp. The ship receives no endurance extension for travelling below its Maximum rating. Operation at or below Sustainable warp neither consumes nor restores endurance while warp propulsion remains engaged.

	====Recovery from maximum warp====		====Recovery from maximum warp====

Dan: /* Recovery from maximum warp */

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Recovery from maximum warp

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	For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.		For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.

	====''Recovery from maximum warp''====		====Recovery from maximum warp====
	: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''		: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule, as indicated by the italics.''
	''To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must disengage its warp propulsion system for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. This recovery time may be divided into separate periods; travel at any warp speed does not count as recovery. Disengaging warp propulsion does ''not'' require shutting down the warp core.''		''To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must disengage its warp propulsion system for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. This recovery time may be divided into separate periods; travel at any warp speed does not count as recovery. Disengaging warp propulsion does ''not'' require shutting down the warp core.''

Dan: /* 6.1.3 Plasma Injector System */

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6.1.3 Plasma Injector System

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	The quality and efficiency of a ship’s Plasma Injector System (PIS) indicates how long it can maintain its Maximum warp speed. For every minute of travel beyond the listed time, a ship with the Class series of PIS takes 10-60 (1d6 x 10) SUs of damage as the ship begins to shake itself apart (no defense applies; determine the location of the damage randomly). Additionally, there is a 40% chance the warp propulsion system suffers additional damage; the PIS loses 25% of its SUs, which reduces the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage the PIS sustained.		The quality and efficiency of a ship’s Plasma Injector System (PIS) indicates how long it can maintain its Maximum warp speed. For every minute of travel beyond the listed time, a ship with the Class series of PIS takes 10-60 (1d6 x 10) SUs of damage as the ship begins to shake itself apart (no defense applies; determine the location of the damage randomly). Additionally, there is a 40% chance the warp propulsion system suffers additional damage; the PIS loses 25% of its SUs, which reduces the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage the PIS sustained.

			Starting in [[2271]], new warp theories began to rapidly manifest as new warp realizations and PIS technology began to bound ahead in capability. This increase in plasma injection efficiency led to the adoption of a new nomenclature series. Since the release of the Type J PIS in [[2279]], no significant increases have been made.

	For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.		For ships with the Type series of PIS installed, a roll of 2d6 should be made for every 10 minutes of travel beyond the listed time; on a result of 2, 3 or 4, the warp drive system suffers damage. Reduce the ship’s Standard, Sustained, and Maximum ratings by 25%. Repairs take one hour to one day per SU of damage as if the PIS had lost 25% of its SUs.

	~~Starting in [[2271]]~~, ~~new~~ warp ~~theories began~~ to ~~rapidly manifest~~ as ~~new~~ warp ~~realizations and PIS technology began to bound ahead in capability~~. ~~This increase in plasma injection efficiency led~~ to the ~~adoption of a new nomenclature series~~. ~~Since~~ the ~~release~~ of ~~the Type J PIS in [[2279]]~~, ~~no significant increases have been made~~.		====''Recovery from maximum warp''====
			: '''''Note:''' this is a house rule.''
			''To regain its full maximum warp endurance, a ship must disengage its warp propulsion system for a period equal to the time spent safely operating at maximum warp. This recovery time may be divided into separate periods; travel at any warp speed does not count as recovery. Disengaging warp propulsion does ''not'' require shutting down the warp core.''

			''If warp propulsion is reengaged before recovery is complete, the ship’s available safe maximum warp duration equals its rated endurance minus its unrecovered operating time. In other words, each hour with warp propulsion disengaged restores one hour of endurance, up to the ship’s rated allowance. Restarting the system does not reset this allowance.''

			: ''Example: The ''USS Memphis'', rated for eight hours at maximum warp, operates at that speed for five hours, then disengages warp propulsion for three hours. Two hours of operating time remain unrecovered, leaving six hours of safe maximum warp available.''

	====Table====		====Table====

Dan: /* 6.1 Warp Propulsion System */

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6.1 Warp Propulsion System

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	Because dilithium is both rare and expensive, ships often have difficulty keeping enough of it in supply, prior to 2286. A starship typically carries enough dilithium for one year of routine operation. Whenever it has to exceed Standard speed, activates shields or other power-intensive systems, it uses up more than it would by engaging in routine operations for the same period of time. Eventually the ship must obtain more dilithium. The same useage rules apply to lithium, though it is much more common.		Because dilithium is both rare and expensive, ships often have difficulty keeping enough of it in supply, prior to 2286. A starship typically carries enough dilithium for one year of routine operation. Whenever it has to exceed Standard speed, activates shields or other power-intensive systems, it uses up more than it would by engaging in routine operations for the same period of time. Eventually the ship must obtain more dilithium. The same useage rules apply to lithium, though it is much more common.
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			'''Cardassian:''' The [[Cardassian Union]] uses a unique form of warp drive technology. Because Cardassian industrial processes cannot produce antimatter as pure and refined as that manufactured by the [[Federation]] or [[Romulans]], Cardassian warp drives use a magnetic latticework focused by a mineral called ladarium to help purify the antimatter before it interacts with the matter. Without ladarium, a Cardassian ship risks catastrophic warp core breach, since it cannot fully regulate the matter/antimatter reaction and resultant power flow. Cardassian ships carry ladarium as part of their consumables, but as with dilithium and crucial spare parts, always seem to run out at inopportune moments, which gives rise to difficulties and adventures.

	(Cardassian~~: The~~ [[~~Cardassian Union~~]] ~~uses a unique form of warp drive technology~~. ~~Because Cardassian industrial processes cannot produce antimatter as pure and refined as that manufactured by~~ the [[~~Federation~~]] or [[~~Romulans~~]]~~, Cardassian warp drives~~ use a magnetic latticework focused by a mineral called ladarium to help purify the antimatter before it interacts with the matter. Without ladarium, a Cardassian ship risks catastrophic warp core breach, since it cannot fully regulate the matter/antimatter ~~reaction~~ and ~~resultant power flow~~. ~~Cardassian ships carry ladarium as part~~ of ~~their consumables~~, but ~~as with dilithium and crucial spare parts, always seem~~ to ~~run out at inopportune moments, which gives rise to difficulties and adventures~~.		The maximum speed attainable by Cardassian vessels as of [[2376]] is Warp 9.7. Using technological information obtained from the [[Dominion]], the Cardassians may learn how to exceed this speed, once they solve their current political troubles and can concentrate on such research again.
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			'''Klingon:''' The [[Klingons]] use standard matter/antimatter warp propulsion technology and impulse propulsion systems. They have conducted a few experiments with transwarp drive and other advanced forms of superluminal travel, but have never even come close to developing practical working models of such technology.

	(The maximum speed attainable by Cardassian vessels as of [[2376]] is Warp 9.7. Using technological information obtained from the [[Dominion]], the Cardassians may learn how to exceed this speed, once they solve their current political troubles and can concentrate on such research again.)		The maximum speed attainable by Klingon vessels as of [[2376]] is Warp 9.8.

	(Klingon: The [[Klingons]] use standard matter/antimatter warp propulsion technology and impulse propulsion systems. They have conducted a few experiments with transwarp drive and other advanced forms of superluminal travel, but have never even come close to developing practical working models of such technology.)

	(The maximum speed attainable by Klingon vessels as of [[2376]] is Warp 9.8.)

	===6.1.1 Nacelles===		===6.1.1 Nacelles===