Recent content by Reynard

I always interpreted it to add to the thrust of a maneuver drive. It's a short duration turboboost. Most ships I build with HBT need the boost for combat. You gain a great way to 'pounce' a target quickly then out-maneuver at close range. Also great for escape. Remember though that reaction...

Now I need to find this one particular world buried in my files some time ago and give it the Handbook polish. In summery, it's a very pleasant garden world with ground and floating cities. TL 15 with an A port. Thing is, you need special permission to land on the surface ports and they are...

The beam isn't punching a hole, it's raking a claw across the surface but the energy is spread along the path.

Just reviewed the space combat rules and they seem balanced. A beam laser spreads over time allowing it to track a target allowing a better chance to hit but since the energy is spread over a longer time, it sacrifices damage and distance efficiency. The pulse laser fires its energy packet in a...

If I'm the referee, I go with what ship the players earn and choose. Obviously, if I'm a player, I prefer a scout for its versatility and cost effectiveness but in the past several times I've played, I went with what the other players or the referee decide since I never personally seemed to get...

T5, in the World Generation section under the Importance Extension (pg. 27), has the Expected Ship Traffic chart which shows weekly and daily ship populations depending on the world's importance ranging from 0 (Very Unimportant) to 1000 a week (Very Important). Important and Very Important world...

You will notice the jump also needs power during the entire journey as well as a separate boost of hydrogen for the jump entry and sustained bubble.

Hmm. Played/DMed Greyhawk a looong time ago so I had to search just now. Immediately, I thought the world is very Earth-like, maybe a garden world. Tens of millions of people and balkanized. Greyhawk is the most important region and city and has a B starport. It is a tourist destination for its...

Ever try Foreven Sector? Try starting at the Five Sisters subsector and look spinward (to the left) into the Urnian subsector. Five Sisters is fairly sparse and there are big gaps to reach the systems in Urnian. Remember also there are reasons the Imperium has no explored or colonized into that...

Ordered on Thursday, at my door on Saturday! Spent a day at the game store reading and rebuilding several ships to the new standards. What a great day.

I can't see any adventure that can't go all female. To specifically attract ONLY female players, the adventure should have feature in the story that would appeal on that particular player grouping. Seriously though, I've been gaming for about 43 years and, more often than not, women have been...

You have my attention.

There have been enough examples over the years that space and starships do float naturally often during fueling operations. Also check the core book under Docking and Landing in which it states a ship can land on water. Unlike under ocean vessels, they don't have the structure to alter their...

I keep pestering my local game store for the Robot Handbook. Hope it arrives soon so he gets some holiday peace and quiet. Then I pester him for the High Guard book come the new year.

Look around for a pdf called Integrated Timeline by Donald McKinney.