Hey Nate,
Glad you took a little suggestion on the broadside guns for the cruiser! MUCH better now 
Though, I'm still going to use mine (which is supposed to have three turrets, not one, lol) 
Who cares what the Imperial Navy thinks of the RT cruiser! They have no jurisdiction on the matter (These ships ARE heavily modified so even the profile given is something that is probably already changed from the original)! Something you COULD do, is give the player the option of substituting the strength 6 batteries with a strength 2 lance at 30cm or two launch bays that only have A-boats (and maybe fighters? I say no). First thing is that the points stay same (185). Secondly, the Launch Bay with only A-Boats makes sense! RT's could use A-Boats as large trading vessels that have quick delivery and movement! Just a thought... It is an easy solution....
Other than that, this document keeps on getting better! As a quick note, when me and Roy finish the Khareshi Expanse stuff, we will have the Xenos Ship version of all the escort sized vessels used so players have additional background fluff for whatever Xenos Ship they decide on.
-Zhukov
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I know how you feel about allowing lances, but this should be rare, hard, expensive, etc. However, here's some alternate cruisers we are looking at allowing (actual cut and paste):
Instead of the profile above, Rogue Trader cruisers may be an Imperial Tyrant, Chaos Carnage or Chaos Murder (even if used as a loyalist ship), for their normal point cost. However, it must be painted as such if Chaos vessels are to be used as loyalist ships, and no specal variants in the notes of these ships can be used. For example, the Tyrant can’t take a Nova Cannon or boosted batteries, etc.What are your thoughts? What would you add? Keep in mind that Rogue Traders do definitely pimp their rides, but they are starting out with with re-commissioned, older hulls in the first place. Thus battlecruisers are obviously out, carriers are DOA, and ships like the Lunar are out because this is a relatively new so the IN would be holding on to the ones they have. Gothics are rare and considered a failed design so those are out, and Slaughters were ALWAYS rare so that's out.
I thought of the Carnage, which doesn't really have a reason to be kicked out, but giving Rogue Traders a lot of 60cm weapons doesn't feel right and would probably piss the IN off.
Now that I've chopped out about 90% of the available cruiser options, what would you add? Thoughts?
Oh, and I know the Murder has prow 60cm lances so shut up!
I hate it, but fluff clearly describes there are plenty decommissioned Murders around, and there's no way in my mind Chaos got to them all, as indicated by the Imperial Bastion fleet list reserves.
- Nate
