Highguard lists Jump-2 as requiring 5% of the ship tonnage +5 tons. So a 400 ton ship would require a 25 ton jump drive as listed. The only issue I see is that the ship's computer is listed as Computer/5 bis, which can run the listed software, but should only be Cr. 45,000 rather than the listed MC...

There are no rules that I recall that deal with this issue. I expect that the mortgage owner will still want the loan repaid and the borrower will still be required to make the payments. One way around that problem is if the ship, or the loan, were insured. It is possible that each mortgage payment ...

If he is putting the estate up as collateral, he could get a loan up to 80% of its value (MCr. 268). In reality, the income from the estate is far too low to make the payments on such a large loan unless the noble has significant additional income. The actual amount of the loan will vary widely depe...

The transponder is more likely a part of comms or sensors although it could be a separate unit. Removing, replacing or reconfiguring the transponder should be possible but I have not seen any information on doing so in Traveller. New ships get built new transponders so any shipyard should be able pu...

The 2nd edition Highguard book also has much of the information from Starports included as options, starting on page 59. IMO Starports goes into far more detail and does a more thorough job of explaining the options however. What I would suggest is using one (or both) of those books to actually desi...

You have laid out the requirements already and that is halfway to the solution. An unstated requirement is close proximity, as these sort of agreements work best when communications and trade between the worlds is easy. For sources of metals/ores Argona (3 parsecs away, reachable by a Jump-1 ship) h...

There ought to be ways to increase any characteristic. Nearly all careers allow stat increases instead of skills if the player selects the Personal Development table during character generation. If there is a game mechanic, no matter how abstract, to increase stats in chargen and well established re...

I would have to re-read the terms specified by Oleb to clarify how he expected overhead costs to be paid, but baring specific language that disallows it, I would distribute shares (even Oleb's) based on net income rather than gross. Of course, even if Oleb specifically said he gets paid first and th...

The object radius tells you how big the object is. It is intended mostly as a description but it can be used to calculate the volume of the planetoid. Since "tons" in Traveller is almost always a measurement of volume, you can use the result as the tonnage for the yield calculation. Note that planet...

I don't see the problem. Lucky rolls happen, so do unlucky rolls. Let the players enjoy their success just like they have to suffer their failures. On the other hand, they now have to ride herd on several pirate crews that are used to doing their own thing. Keep the Morale/Loyalty situation in mind....

If I ever need a freight lot of 7, 8, or 9 dtons, I select two (or more) incidental lots that add up to the needed amount. I don't see any reason to change the rules when that simple process works so well.

The Gazelle got a nice weapon upgrade in the conversion to 2nd edition, but they turned it into a tin can by dropping the armor from 8 points to only 3. I do not understand the reason for that drastic reduction unless it was to guarantee that a Gazelle "invariably suffered disproportionate losses". ...

Upgrades are not retrofitted to existing equipment, they are designed and built in prior to the equipment being installed in the ship during construction. High Guard 2nd Edition, p. 48 "Altering Tech Levels: This is all handled by adjusting the Tech Level, price and tonnage of components while a shi...

If it was me, I would custom design ships to fit the role perfectly. Using pre-made ships, I would go with one Type RQ (Pirates of Drinax book 3, Ships of the Reach ) to lure pirates to their doom and back them up with a pair of Gazelle Close Escorts. I would still upgrade the Gazelles' Sensors and ...

I cannot answer your question, but I can toss another datapoint into the mix. I believe that Traveller Map is supposed to be the official source of world UWPs and it has Ace listed as E7A08B9 – 8.

If I had to make a ruling on the issue, I would go with the CRB and Traveller Map.

On a related note, are jump fuel and power plant fuel the same thing? If my power plant tank is dry, can I divert fuel from the jump tank to keep my systems running in an emergency? Yes, Jump fuel and Power plant fuel is interchangeable and usually come out of the same tank. Note that a power plant...

There are two things (maybe three) wrong with the benefit as written: 1) I think the assets amount is off by a factor of 1 million. As written the company would be worth 500 billion credits per clan share. 500 thousand sounds Much more reasonable. 2) Making gross profits equal 1d6-5% of assets, the ...

A beefed up version of the Harrier was not too difficult to do, the main issue was choosing which over-the-top goodies to use to fill the extra space. My version may be a bit more heavily armed than you intended, it is a good commerce raider but could double as a small warship as well. Hull: 700 ton...

I like the stat training idea, but the RAW limits stat increases beyond chargen to whatever cybernetic enhancements you can afford. Why your stats can easily improve during careers but such improvements become impossible afterwards is something that I have never figured out.

Most orbits do not maintain a ship's position over a specific surface location. There is a very specific position, usually quite a ways out, where a ship can match its orbital velocity with the rotation of the planet; geosynchronous orbit or GSO. If an orbiting ship wants to transfer goods or people...