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Drift Engines

Source Starfinder Core Rulebook pg. 298
These engines let you travel to and from the Drift (see page 290). The better the engine rating, the faster you can reach distant destinations. Drift engines have a PCU requirement and a maximum frame size. The cost in Build Points is based on the starship’s size category (for the purposes of this calculation, Tiny = 1, Small = 2, Medium = 3, Large = 4, and so on). See the table below for the statistics of the various Drift engines.

For a starship to engage its Drift engines to either enter or exit the Drift, its conventional thrusters must be turned off for 1 minute.

Drift Engine	Engine Rating	Minimum PCU	Maximum Size	Cost (in BP)
Signal Basic	1	75	—	2 x size category
Signal Booster	2	100	Huge	5 x size category
Signal Major	3	150	Large	10 x size category
Signal Superior	4	175	Large	15 x size category
Signal Ultra	5	200	Medium	20 x size category

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