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Choosing a Star Wars ship to own

Personal ship choices expose the crew, cargo, endurance, and automation assumptions behind an expedition or mobile base.

Question

Which unique Star Wars ship would the panel want to own if its support resources were provided?

Short answer

The choices include Venator, Millennium Falcon, Malevolence, Praetor II, and Lucrehulk, with no agreed winner. Crew and endurance become major constraints even when support resources are supplied.

Notes

Choices include a Venator, Millennium Falcon, Malevolence, Praetor II, and Lucrehulk, but the conversation quickly becomes a force-design exercise. A Venator's normal complement of roughly 7,400 people makes personal ownership difficult unless droids can replace much of the crew. The much larger Praetor II promises cargo space and years of consumables while demanding a crew above 100,000 before automation. Smaller freighters feel homelike and manageable, while ion weapons, fighter capacity, and asteroid-hauling cargo volume create different kinds of utility. The preferred ship therefore depends on whether the owner wants exploration, commerce, combat, or an intimidating mobile base.