Excelsior remake

Lancer made his Ambassador remake, now here is my take on the Excelsior. Let me know what you guys think

Excelsior-class Specifications
Production Data
Origin: United Federation of Planets
Class and Type: Excelsior-class Exploratory Cruiser
Year Launched: 2284

Hull Data
Structure: 35
Size/Decks: 7/26 decks
Length/Beam/Height: 467/195/86 meters
Complement: 750

Operational Data
Transporters: 5 standard, 5 emergency, 5 cargo [1]
Cargo Units: 70
Shuttlebay: 2 stardrive aft [4]
Shuttlecraft: 14 size worth
Tractor Beams: 1F, 1AV
Separation System: No
Sensor System: Class 3 (+3/D) [3]
Operations System: Class 4 (E) [7]
Life Support: Class 4 (E) [7]

Propulsion Data
Impulse System: RSV (.7c) (D) [4]
Warp System: LN-64 Mod 3 (warp 8/10/13) (D) [11]

Tactical Data
Phaser Banks: Type VIII (x7/D) [35]
Penetration: 6/6/6/0/0
Photon Torpedoes: Mk 22 DF (x4/D) [12]
Penetration: 5/5/5/5/5
Deflector Shield: CIDDS-2 (C) [9]
Protection/Threshold: 14/4

Miscellaneous Data
Maneuvering: +1C +2H +2T
Traits: Prototype (+1 warp)

93 of 99 points used

Nice. :)
I think she is very close to what I would have done, except for the phasers. I'd probably have gone for 4 or 5 Type VIIIs and used the extra spaces for added structure and cargo space, but that's just me. ;)

Just two more comments:
(1) The number of transporters is Half Size rounded down, as per NG page 139. Having 4 transporters would cost you 1 space.
(2) I take it you took the LN-72 warp twice, to allow it on a size 7 ship. Why not use the LN-64 Mod 3 and prototype it to the LN-72 speeds?
(BTW, if you stick to the letter of the rules you would have to pay 2 spaces more for the warp system to cover early availability, even if it's only a single year, but I guess we can ignore that. ;))

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Originally posted by Lancer
Nice. :)
I think she is very close to what I would have done, except for the phasers. I'd probably have gone for 4 or 5 Type VIIIs and used the extra spaces for added structure and cargo space, but that's just me. ;)

Just two more comments:
(1) The number of transporters is Half Size rounded down, as per NG page 139. Having 4 transporters would cost you 1 space.
(2) I take it you took the LN-72 warp twice, to allow it on a size 7 ship. Why not use the LN-64 Mod 3 and prototype it to the LN-72 speeds?

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Hmm, would the prototyping cost my 1 space per warp factor so 3 total or just 1 space for all? Thanks for the comments. I'n still a unsure about the phasers. The Excelsior definately has the 14 blisters but giving it 7 does make it pretty deadly.

Fixed the transporters

And I just notice about the dates, so i think i will switch to warp prototype when i figure out it's cost.

I'm assuming just an extra space for the prototype and 1 space for the extra transporters leaving me 7 spaces left over for future upgrades

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Originally posted by IceGiant
Hmm, would the prototyping cost my 1 space per warp factor so 3 total or just 1 space for all?
I'm assuming just an extra space for the prototype and 1 space for the extra transporters leaving me 7 spaces left over for future upgrades

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I may be wrong concerning the Prototype trait, but as I understand it you use it to "shift" the complete speed category, i.e. you take it once and get the complete set of warp speeds from (e.g.) the LN-72 for your LN 64 Mod 3. As this would be a beneficial shift of one row this edge would be worth 2 spaces (cost = twice the number of rows shifted, as per page 28).

Ok, I added the extra point for prototyping.
Thanks for the help Lancer. :)