Properties
- atmospheric
- hover
- crew-1
- passengers-3
- low-ceiling
- hull-points-25
A flat-decked hover platform with a wraparound coaming, two ducted lift fans, and a single steerable thrust nozzle aft. The skiff rides a cushion of compressed air about a meter off the surface and can sustain controlled flight up to roughly 200 meters of altitude — useful for crossing a ravine, sketchy for crossing a mountain. Common on Halcyion outpost worlds for short-range courier runs, on Drownside canal cities as private water-taxis, and across the frontier wherever the roads are bad enough to make wheels a bad bet. Open-topped by default; a soft canopy is a popular dealer add-on. Stat handles (design doc §11): approximate Hull Points 25, atmospheric flight up to high subsonic in level cruise (effective sprint speed roughly 220 km/h, sustained 140), service ceiling roughly 200 m above local terrain, crew 1 (pilot) plus 3 passengers, light cargo only. Notable features: hover idle is near-silent (advantage on Stealth checks while flying below 30 km/h); one passenger-rail hardpoint accepts a tripod-mounted weapon; the lift-fan ducts are exposed and treated as a vulnerable component for called-shot or sabotage purposes.