Gryphon
Source: Aether & Flux
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Built By: Humans
Used Primarily By: Humans
Tonnage: 1½
Cost: 50,250 gp
Hit Dice: 6d10+60 (93 hp)
Initiative: As the helmsman
Tactical Speed: As per helm, possibliy modified by helmsman
Tactical Maneuverability: Good (Average w/o sails)
Armor Class: 13 (–4 size, +7 natural)
Armament: Light Ballista (crew: 2)
Crew: 1/7
Air Capacity: 512 man-days
Landing — Land: No
Landing — Water: Yes
Hardness: 5
    Material: Wood
Cargo: &#189 to ¾ tons
Keel Length: 50 feet
Beam Length: 15 feet

    The gryphon is one of the most promising designs for keel boats that are designed for wildspace travel. It is smartly built for such a small ship allowing the helmsman to both maneuver the sails and fly the ship at the same time (A great ship for young adventurers into wildspace). It cost much more then the caravel or cog, but this is due to its great design... you get what you pay for... and with the Gryphon you get great armor class for such a small ship.
    The variable amount of tonnage of cargo is really dependent on how much space captian wants to use for cargo, the more cargo the less space for the crew. Much like many ships designed for wildspace, this flat-bottomed ship is poorly designed for riggers of ocean travel.
As of October 11, 2003, Darkfuries Publishing grants to Mark T. Doolan, at no cost, the non-exclusive license to display, for non-profit entertainment use only, the electronic images of the Elven Nascent Omralest, Elven Salient Omralest, Ravin Flea, Ravin Leech, Gryphon, Cog, Caravel, and Fantail ship profiles from Aether & Flux: Sailing the Traverse on the website titled The Shattered Fractine, URL http://www.shatteredfractine.com. Violation of the terms and conditions of this license will constitute immediate forfeiture of this license.
Brian K. Moseley, DBA Darkfuries Publishing/ 10/11/03
Gryphon, Darkfuries Publishing
d20™ System, Conversion of Gryphon ©2004, Mark T. Doolan
Special Thanks to Darkfuries Publishing for permiting me to make use of the ship images from the Aether & Flux book and to make conversions of those ships to my 3E ship construction system.


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