Recent content by Lee Torres

You could take a step back technologically and go with something like this: http://www.moller.com/ I believe that there are several science fiction rpg settings that make use of "aerodynes" (Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0) and ducted fan-driven lift. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avrocar Hope that helps!

Good information! I think I've got enough to move forward with - thanks, everyone, for your time and shared knowledge!

Okay - here's the big question, and thanks, rust, for posting that response - in the Traveller rules (at least in the playtest 3.2 version - my hardback is at home right now) it says "The maximum level for a characteristic for a human character is 15." That Marc W. Miller is saying (in the T5...

Good thoughts - what would you increase their maximum strength to? What if you had someone that performed hard manual labor on a high gravity world? While time spent in space would certainly reduce their strength, probably faster than it would impact a standard-g native, if an individual was...

So, from a "real world" standpoint, I think you've given me a good idea of what it would be like to live on a heavy gravity world, and it's appreciated! From a game mechanics perspective, what are your thoughts? Should the human maximum remain at F, or should heavy gravity add a +1 or +2...

So, if the Pyrrans were on a 1.8 G world (and I believe Harrison did indicate that they were shorter than average), and the planet had been colonized by humans for several generations, would that tend to counterbalance some of the disadvantages of living on such a world? And when visiting a...

My question relates to what, specifically, the upper ranges of the strength attribute translate to in "real-world" terms. From some of the preview T5 materials, there's a scale described like this: STRENGTH Str Equivalent 0 Incapacitated. 1 Almost Incapacitated. 2 Very Weak. 3 Somewhat Weak...

I recall reading somewhere (possibly in a Digest Group Publication) that Jumpspace looks like what you'd see after having thumbs jabbed into your eyes, including the pain. I always liked that, as a depiction of the brain trying (and failing) to translate dimensions beyond our comprehension...