Hoverbouts

 A write-up of the Hoverbouts from Tyranny of the Daleks.  This is using the second edition rules for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game from Cubicle 7.

HOVERBOUTS

Exterminator Daleks on hoverbouts attack! The Exterminators are flying on Striker class Hoverbouts.

When Daleks rise from the battle lines they often do it flying on Hoverbouts – shimmering anti‑gravity discs wider than a Dalek’s own base. Each platform usually skims ten to twenty metres above the ground, slipping over forests or city spires with effortless menace, and can climb far higher whenever the mission demands.

Powered by transolar‑disc technology, these craft are especially used by squadrons of Exterminator Daleks. In perfect formation they bank, roll, and surge forward, their riders blasting targets long before any ground force can answer.

The Second Dalek Empire fields two distinct models:

Protector Hoverbout

Armour 8

Hit Capacity 15

Speed Average

Typically used by Command, Science and Drone Daleks

Striker Hoverbout

Armour 3

Hit Capacity 10

Speed Fast

Typically used by Exterminator Daleks.

Protector Class Hoverbouts exchange velocity for durability, wrapping their motive cores in reinforced plating that shrugs off small‑arms fire.

Striker Class Hoverbouts strip away excess shielding, turning every scrap of mass into raw thrust. The result is blistering speed, perfect for rapid attack runs and lightning‑fast redeployments.

Anybody from ground level firing up at a Dalek on a Hoverbout is most likely to hit the Hoverbout rather than the Dalek due to the angle. To hit a Hoverbout with a Dalek on top of it from ground level using a ranged weapon such as a rifle or a laser gun requires an opposed roll of the attacker’s Coordination + Conflict v the Dalek’s Coordination + Transport (remembering that Exterminator Daleks have a Hoverbout specialisation in Transport and assuming the attack is within range). If it is a Striker Hoverbout, this roll will be at a Disadvantage due to the Hoverbout’s speed of Fast.

To actually hit the Dalek on top requires the same roll but rolled with Disadvantage. If you are trying to hit the Dalek on a Striker Hoverbout, this would also give the Dalek a +2 bonus as well as having to roll at a Disadvantage.

Daleks prize Hoverbouts because they conserve a travel machine's internal power, offer an extra layer of defence, and, in the case of the Striker, provide a faster means of travel. Wherever these discs appear, their sinister hum usually heralds swift destruction from above.

The Dalek Commander descends to the surface of Galentor on a Hoverbout following the initial successful conquest of the planet in 4078, accompanied by the Revelator Dalek.