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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charles Dunwoody" data-source="post: 1643483" data-attributes="member: 17927">The article doens't have actual stats for ships (damage etc.). Instead, the template includes systems that are overlaid over basic ships (which will be in D20 Future). Two ship with templates are pictured and labeled, which really helps me visualize them.For instance, basic starships include ultralight, light, mediumweight, and heavier ships. The default ships (again not in the article but in D20 Future) are PL 6 (Fusion Age).These templates are all PL 7 (Gravity Age) expect one PL 8 (Energy Age). Each template will take a PL 6 basic ship and update it to a PL 7 (or 8) specialized ship.A mediumweight starship apparantly will have listed engines, defense systems etc. all based on PL 6. That base ship can be upgraded with one of these templates.So a Niven-class Deep Space Explorer (PL 8) includes engine upgrades like thrusters (tactical speed +1,500 feet), Class VI sensor array (+2 initiative), and an upgrade to increase passenger capacity by 50%.To actually see how speed and initiative work, or how many passengers a base ship holds, or even how big a basic ship is, we have to wait for D20 Future. However, I think these templates are a great idea, since making every ship from scratch is tough.The basic ship would be like a V6 truck with a regular cab. A manufacturer can swap the engine for a V8 and put in an extended cab (represented by a template). Same base model but now upgraded and more specialized.</blockquote>

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