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Power Cores

Source Starfinder Core Rulebook pg. 296
The power core is the most important system on a ship, as it provides power to every other system. The table below lists the ship size each core is designed for, as well as the PCU it provides and its cost. Each Large and smaller ship has room for only a single power core by default, but Medium and Large starships can be fitted with an extra power core housing (see Expansion Bays on page 298). Huge starships can have up to two power cores, Gargantuan starships can have up to three, and Colossal starships can have up to four. Though some ships are exceptions to this standard, they are rare in design. A power core typically has a backup battery system for use in emergencies that can provide limited power—enough for life support, gravity, and comms (see page 430), but no other systems—for 2d6 days.

Core	Size	PCU	Cost (in BP)
Micron Light	T	50	4
Micron Heavy	T	70	6
Micron Ultra	T	80	8
Arcus Light	T, S	75	7
Pulse Brown	T, S	90	9
Pulse Black	T, S	120	12
Pulse White	T, S	140	14
Pulse Gray	T, S, M	100	10
Arcus Heavy	T, S, M	130	13
Pulse Green	T, S, M	150	15
Pulse Red	T, S, M	175	17
Pulse Blue	T, S, M	200	20
Titan Light	Sc	700	50
Titan Heavy	Sc	950	60
Titan Ultra	Sc	1200	70
Arcus Ultra	S, M, L	150	15
Arcus Maximum	S, M, L	200	20
Pulse Orange	S, M, L	250	25
Pulse Prismatic	S, M, L	300	30
Nova Light	M, L, H	150	15
Nova Heavy	M, L, H	200	20
Nova Ultra	M, L, H	300	30
Gateway Light	L, H, G	300	30
Gateway Heavy	L, H, G	400	40
Gateway Ultra	H, G, C	500	50

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