The more that I look at it, the more I'm convinced that the Basilisk Droid shown in the rule book is quite... underpowered, really.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Basilisk_war_droid<br/>http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aurek_tactical_strikefighter (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aurek_tactical_strikefighter)<br/><br/>And in the rulebook, it has quite a bit more armament than the Aurek, but isn't as durable... Which seems a little off. If anything, the Aurek seems like the Lightning Bruiser Glass Cannon. Fast and Agile where the Basilisk seems to be a ground, air, and space fighter meant to outlast its' faster opponents.<br/><br/>At 9 and 10 meters in length, they are roughly the same size. But the Basilisk is much more bulky. As it says in the core book, 'Vehicles have hit points, just like characters. Hit points are abstract, meant to represent not only the vehicle's physical mass but also the robustness or fragility of its systems.'<br/><br/>So, The Basilisk obviously has more physical mass... plus an onboard droid system with counting as a 'skilled' crew.<br/><br/>The Aurek has 110 HP, DR 5, SR 15, Threshold 32 (+4 Armor Defense)<br/>The Basilisk has 70 HP, DR 5, Threshold 29 (+3 Armor Defense)<br/><br/>I get that the Aurek is like the Republic's F-22 or the T-50, but the Basilisk seems more like a flying Tiger II to me. :P<br/><br/>I mean, the statblock for the Basilisk doesn't even have one of the weapons listed. <br/><br/>I'm looking at pg. 52 of Starships and think I'm going to up the Basilisk a size category to gargantuan. Nevermind that the Aurek has nearly half the advantages of both a huge interceptor and a gargantuan superiority fighter combined, but whatever. ::)<br/><br/>Huge &gt;&gt; Gargantuan - Aurek: Huge<br/>Reflex: 10 (8 Flatfooted), Init: +3, Pilot: +3, Dam Threshold: 39 (-5 rider's Init and Pilot checks)<br/>28 Str &gt;&gt; 46 Str (Like the Bomber Stock Ship) Aurek: 43 Str<br/>Grp: +30<br/>70 HP &gt;&gt; 150 HP (Like the Bomber Stock Ship) Aurek: 110 HP<br/>5 DR &gt;&gt; 10 DR (Like the Bomber Stock Ship) Aurek: 5, plus 15 SR<br/>+3 Armor &gt;&gt; +8 Armor (Ditto above. :P) Aurek: +4 Armor<br/>Reflex: 15 (13 flatfooted), Fort 24<br/>Claws +20; 2d6+18 (Like a Gargantuan Droid)</div></div><br/>So what do you think? Just some brainstorming, might not even occur in the game. And I'm not trying to use DM fiat to make my post make any more sense, but I think the poor Basilisk is somewhat... misrepresented in the book. :-\ The 'Brawling Claws' might have... unusual effects in space combat. Something like Improved Grab, a starfighter or any other vehicle caught with it can initiate a grapple instantly. CL would be raised, of course...<br/>