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The Talon was designed to be the eyes and ears of the Romulan armada. Its superior
speed and maneuverability allows it to recon an area of space before the fleet moves in.
This ship is armed with a single forward-firing plasma cannon.
- Special Weapon: Tachyon Detection Grid
Talon-class ships can have their sensor arrays modified to use a Tachyon Detection
Grid, allowing them to detect cloaked ships within their sensor range.
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The Kestrel-class assault ship is designed to transport Centurion assault troops
across the reaches of space. The Centurions are specially trained to perform quick and
efficient boarding actions, seizing control of enemy vessels and bases in record time.
- Note: Centurions can only be transported onto a ship whose shields are down.
Transport Attack will direct the ship to fire at an enemy vessel until the shields are
down, and then begin transporting centurions aboard. In addition, the assault ships must
also lower their own shields
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The Shrike-class is a favorite of the Tal Shiar, the Romulan Intelligence Agency,
for its stealth and speed. Its cloaking device allows Tal Shiar operatives to conduct
covert operations in unsanctioned areas of space. Shrike-class vessels are equipped
with two forward-firing plasma cannons.
- Special Weapon: Romulan Spy
The Shrike can be modified to accommodate a Romulan spy on board. The Shrike
has been specially designed with unique transporters, allowing it to transfer the spy onto
enemy vessels without lowering its shields or decloaking. If successfully transported, the
Romulan spy accesses the enemy’s sensors, giving it line-of-sight on a targeted enemy ship
or station for a short period of time. If the Romulan spy is able to get on board an enemy
starbase, it can access that opponent’s entire communications network, allowing full
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The Veles-class is a protector of the Romulan fleet. Equipped with four banks of
photon torpedoes and a standard arrangement of phasers, they make a formidable foe in
battle. Additionally, Romulan weapons scientists have enabled the Veles to extend
the power of a cloaked fleet of Romulan warships with its special weapon.
- Special Weapon: Cloak Enhancer
Veles-class vessels can be upgraded to use a Cloak Enhancer. When activated, this
device allows nearby cloaked ships to perform actions that they could not otherwise perform
while cloaked, including the use of their weapons.
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The Raptor is equipped with the same tri-cobalt torpedoes as the Federation
Steamrunner cruiser. Starfleet is still unsure how the Romulans were able to
duplicate the technology, but it is suspected that Romulan Tal Shiar operatives infiltrated
Starfleet’s Corps of Engineers and stole the plans for the weapon.
- Special Weapon: Myotronic Inhibitor
To prevent the Raptor from being destroyed before it can unleash its attack, all
Raptors can be outfitted with a Myotronic Inhibitor. This torpedo temporarily
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The Griffin was designed to compliment the Romulan fleet by confusing and disabling
the enemy. Its reinforced shielding and ample crew allow it to be a formidable opponent in
combat. All Griffins are armed with powerful phasers.
- Special Weapon: Sensor Jammer
Griffins can also be outfitted with a Sensor Jammer. The sensor jammer unleashes a
subspace wave that disables all enemy ships’ sensors in its wake.
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One of the latest additions to the Romulan fleet, the Draconarius-class is a sleek
and deadly attack cruiser, capable of inflicting punishing damage through its banks of
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The Tal Shiar, having need of a vessel more suited to their covert operations, assembled
the greatest military scientists in the Star Empire. The culmination of their efforts
resulted in the Shadow-class. The technology on board the Shadow is extremely
classified, so much so that even members of the Romulan Senate are not "officially" aware
of its existence. The Shadow comes equipped with phasers, but can also be refitted
with four experimental technologies.
Special Weapons:
- Holo-emitter
The Shadow is equipped with a unique deflector dish able to project holograms. When
outfitted with a Holo-emitter, the projection manipulates enemy sensors by reversing their
warp signatures and appearance. This causes affected ships to inadvertently target their
allies.
- Psychonic Blast
The Shadow’s deflector dish can also be rigged to emit a subspace blast of radiation
known as the Psychonic Blast. This causes an enemy’s crew to temporarily go insane, killing
members of their own crew.
- Energy-Shield Converter
A modification to the inversion beam, this converter redistributes the Shadow’s
energy into shield energy, then transfers it to an allied ship.
- Phase Cloak
Development of this technology began as early as 2367, but was not competed until recently.
The Shadow is the first of its kind to carry a functional interphase generator. When
activated, the generator phases the ship’s molecular structure, allowing it to move unseen
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The Venator is one of the newest ship designs to come from the ship design yards at
Romulus. A battleship intended to compliment the mighty Romulan Warbird, the Venator
is slightly smaller, yet is equipped with longer range phasers. |
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The Romulan Warbird, designated the D’deridex-class, is a massive spaceship and the
flagship of the Romulan fleet. The Warbird is equipped with powerful plasma
torpedoes and phasers. The combination of offensive strength, maneuverability, and stealth
make the Warbird a deadly predator and an invaluable asset to the Romulan fleet.
- Special Weapon: Shield Inversion Beam
The Warbird can be modified to fire a shield inversion beam. This beam drains an
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The Phoenix was originally developed by the Star Empire as a last resort, should the
Romulan Empire fall to invaders. Its potential effect is so devastating, it requires a
special shipyard for its construction. Because of the intense burden Phoenix-class
captains must bear, the Tal Shiar has been known to use unorthodox "conditioning"
techniques in their training. These techniques ensure the loyalty and commitment of
Phoenix captains to the Star Empire.
- Special Weapon: Spatial Rift
When the Phoenix activates its only weapon, it creates an expanding tear in the
space-time continuum that does massive damage to any ship or station within its range. The
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The Romulan freighter is outfitted with a reinforced hull, capable of carrying large
amounts of unprocessed dilithium, or latinum. The drain of energy required to carry their
heavy payload limits the freighter’s speed. Freighters have no weapons, though their heavy
shielding allows them to withstand considerable damage in combat. |
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The Romulan construction ship is loaded with a team of workers in its cargo bay. When
constructing a station, these one-person engineering shuttlecraft are deployed from the
construction vessel. While the construction ship transports the raw materials, the workers
assemble the areas with welding lasers. Like freighters, construction vessels are not armed.
They do have a tractor beam that allows them to tow derelicts and ships with disabled
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The Romulan repair ships are able to provide mobile repair capabilities to both ships and
facilities. Unarmed, they are heavily fortified so that they may carry out their critical
duties, even in combat situations. |
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Romulan merchant ships trade with many worlds and races throughout the galaxy, moving
between the trading stations near worlds both inside and outside the Star Empire. They are
equipped with excellent shields but no defensive armaments, relying on their
maneuverability to get them out of harm’s way. |
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The Romulan Empire continues to search for new planets to colonize. The Romulan colony ship
is able to transport enough colonists and supplies to start a fledgling colony. Once the
colony is in place, the colony ship is automatically decommissioned and broken into its
component parts to be used by the colonists. |
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The Romulan Starbase is the center of the Romulan fleet in a sector. Once a starbase is
operational, crew begins to be transported into the crew pool at a steady rate. Building
additional starbases will increase this rate. The station can build construction ships,
cargo ships, and freighters, the basic units for establishing an outpost in the area. The
Romulan Starbase is armed with an array of pulse phasers for defense. |
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The Romulan Mining Facility is necessary for harvesting and processing dilithium. The
facility comes with a freighter, which begins mining the nearest dilithium moon or latinum
nebula as soon as the Mining Facility is operational. Once the freighter has a full payload,
it returns to the Mining facility to process the raw load. |
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Romulan Orbital Processing Facilities are built by construction ships and are placed over a
planet to tap the planet’s metal resources. Once built, they stay in a fixed orbit over the
planet while mining. |
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The Romulan Plasma Cannon is a small, unmanned defensive platform. It provides support for
Romulan outposts by firing pulse phasers at all enemy vessels within its range. |
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The Romulan Spy Satellite is an unmanned, small satellite that provides line-of-sight in a
radius around it. The spy satellite can be modified to use a Tachyon Detection Grid to
locate cloaked ships if developed by a research station. |
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The Star Empire extends far into the galaxy, bringing Romulan trade and influence to myriad
worlds. Once constructed, a trading station can be used to buy or sell dilithium, metal,
and latinum—particularly useful when there is an abundance of one resource but a limited
supply of another. A cargo ship will need to be constructed that can then be sent to other
trading stations you construct, or trading stations of other players (when playing
Multiplayer). Ferengi traders will periodically send trading ships to any trading stations
you construct, generating latinum for you. |
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The Romulan Shipyard has two bays, one for construction and one for repair. This allows it
to construct or repair one ship at a time. The Romulan shipyard can build the Talon,
Shrike, Kestrel, Griffin, Draconarius, Raptor, and
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The Romulan Torpedo Turret is a larger, unmanned defensive platform. It provides support
for Romulan outposts by firing plasma torpedoes at all enemy vessels within its range. |
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The Romulan Covert-Ops Facility allows you to upgrade the Talon, Shrike,
Raptor, Griffin, Veles, and Warbird-class, each with their own
special weapon. When each new ship’s technology is researched, a new pod is built onto the
covert ops facility. Though they are attached to the facility, each pod has its own shields
and can be targeted independently from the main structure. If the covert ops facility is
destroyed, all pods on the facility are destroyed with it. A covert ops facility can build
the following pods:
- Tachyon Detection Grid -- Talon-class
- Romulan Spy -- Shrike-class
- Myotronic Inhibitor -- Raptor-class
- Sensor Jammer -- Griffin-class
- Shield Inversion Beam -- Warbird-class
- Cloak Enhancer -- Veles-class
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The Romulan Advanced Shipyard has two bays, one for construction and one for repair, like
its smaller counterpart. The advanced shipyard can build the Veles, Shadow,
Venator, and Warbird-class vessels. |
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The Tal Shiar, the secret Romulan Intelligence Agency, has created this facility to modify
the Veles and Shadow-class vessels. When each new technology is researched, a
new pod is built onto the facility. Though they are attached to the facility, each pod has
its own shields and can be targeted independently from the main structure. If the facility
is destroyed, all pods on the facility are destroyed with it. The facility can build the
following pods:
- Holo-emitter -- Shadow-class
- Psychonic Blast -- Shadow-class
- Energy-Shield Converter -- Shadow-class
- Phase Cloak -- Shadow-class
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The Star Empire Research Institute is the Romulan center for research and upgrades on
shipboard systems. There are five separate ship systems that can be researched and upgraded
at the Institute: weapons, shields, sensors, engines, and life support. The systems can
each be upgraded by two levels: level 2 and level 3. Though they are attached to the
institute, each pod has its own shields and can be targeted independently from the main
structure. If the Star Empire research institute is destroyed, all pods on the institute
are destroyed with it. |
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The Phoenix Facility constructs the Phoenix-class vessel. The Phoenix is armed with
a Spatial Rift creator, a weapon that creates an expanding tear in the space-time continuum
that does massive damage to any ship or station within its range. The ship and crew are
destroyed in the resulting explosion. |
