(Yuber Okami @ Feb. 20 2007,19:03)
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For the smaller ship, i would prefer the name "Lorcha" (i?m a Taipan veteran, you know xD. Also it would be a tribute for those asian mates of us whose history has been ignored for us european-cultured people for centuries). The others are fine for me (uhm, galleons... Kaptinz Franziz Drakez would be glad to haunt them xD).
About making an extra rule for VP, i don?t think it would be a good idea: in the end, you are paying all the exotic customizations with points, so i think it will be enough to balance that (it?s like loosing an imperial dreadnaught: aside from the fact that there are very few, that they tend to be flagships and the like, they cost a lot of points, so they will give your enemy a lot of VP. Maybe you could do some rule for the campaign rules (like losing prestige because you have lost the black pea... i mean, your beautiful ship), but then, is there any special rule for losing the flagship of any other fleet?
Hmm "Lorcha" has a strange sound to it. Sounds somehow orky to me. But perhaps another eastern ship name is appropiate. Since your the taipan veteran ( just to be curious, what is a taipan veteran), can you give us some alternatieves?
What do you think about my other upgrades?
I agree with your view of the special VP table. Otherwise you would pay double for all you nifty exotic upgrades on your Trade galleon