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    phavoc reacted to swordtart's post in the thread What real use are escape pods? with Like Like.
    That's a pretty big statement :) Lack of maintenance does not affect all systems the same way (either in game or in real life). Some...
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    phavoc reacted to swordtart's post in the thread What real use are escape pods? with Like Like.
    I just looked at real life escape pods and the B58 fully enclosed ejection seat is an eye opener. Taking up no more space than needed...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Military ships and crew.
    Here is where I think the rule goes off the rails: HG'22, p50: BARRACKS Ships designed to carry large numbers of troops tend to use...
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    phavoc reacted to swordtart's post in the thread Military ships and crew with Like Like.
    Laws are written down, but we still have lawyers and judges to interpret those words. Words have slightly different meanings depending...
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    phavoc replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.
    Size of them would be variable, depending upon need and people carried. And also how they work (rack-em and stack-em and turn the...
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    phavoc replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.
    The lifeboat discussion (current and historical ones) usually devolves into two broad camps - the ones who say its' pointless and the...
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    phavoc replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.
    Escape pods have always been the space-equivalent of lifeboats. We know that terrestrial lifeboats are required as ships can sink and...
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    phavoc reacted to swordtart's post in the thread Military ships and crew with Like Like.
    I don't need convincing that words appear in a certain order in a certain place in the book. Once someone has cited the reference once...
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    phavoc reacted to Terry Mixon's post in the thread Project Valkyrie - A Traveller Serial with Like Like.
    For those of you who don't know (likely just about everyone ;) ) I write science fiction professionally. I decided late last year to...
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    phavoc reacted to rinku's post in the thread The other reason Lab ships might look like that with Like Like.
    Given the grew were picked astronauts, I'm good with those particular guys plus meds being enough to cope, even if this isn't a setup...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Military ships and crew.
    This is from the Battleship TX, circa 1940. I've visited the ship and in parts of it they had wire-like baskets hanging 5 tall from the...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Military ships and crew.
    I believe pointing these things out is how things get corrected in the first place. I'm not sure why you feel the need to discourage...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Military ships and crew.
    "Either accept the rules as written or accept older versions are still usable and MgT is flawed. Or just house rule." All reasonable...
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    phavoc reacted to tytalan's post in the thread Military ships and crew with Like Like.
    Except in cases like this where the rules counter dictates themselves than you make a decision but it’s also good to let mongoose know...
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    phavoc replied to the thread The other reason Lab ships might look like that.
    Thats not optimal, but helpful for longer voyages. The RPM would still be a problem, but possibly treatable with drugs. I dont know...
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