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Narrative Starship Combat Overview

Source Starfinder Enhanced pg. 176
Below is a summary of narrative starship combat.

The combat takes place over a series of rounds, during which the PCs attempt to destroy or disable one or more enemy starships.
Each round, the GM chooses a tactic for the enemy forces, which might affect the actions the PCs take on their turn.
Each PC crew member takes an action related to their role on board the vessel, which might prompt them to attempt a skill check. The enemy forces take a number of hits based on the number of skill checks the PCs succeed at.
The combat ends when the enemy forces take a certain number of hits or when the PCs’ starship takes a certain number of hits. (A GM might rule that a narrative starship combat ends due to other criteria, such as the enemy forces surrendering or the passage of a specific number of rounds.)