Recent content by ProfGrizzlyJon

And it is a weird one at that..

what do you mean by pulsing? Is there a source or citation?

I have a couple of items published on DriveThruRPG, and more on the way. All of the recent official publications prompted several rewrites, and I am far behind my “one splatbook a month” proposed schedule. The next one out should be about ship-building, as the design philosophy differs slightly...

Things get a little crazy....

Thanks- I thought so. I should also mention that Jumpspace Weather is a thing, and the Almanacs track jump currents the way a maritime rutter tracked currents and tides.

IMTU (The Weird Uncharted Space), jumps carry a little bit more difficulty. Jump Rutters add bonuses for surveys and the Astrogation checks.

Mine was based on the Nautical Almanac, with a healthy dose of Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book and Frommer's Guide tossed in. I actually got the idea from Clavell's Shogun. IMTU, stealing rutters for the data is a serious offense between astrogators and shipping companies. But, it can be done.

A Jump Rutter is a secure navigational device used by astrogators, combining traditional star charts with psionically captured data to enhance jump precision. It stores navigational information, while the Thought Lattice captures sensory and spatial instincts, helping astrogators predict subtle...

You are speaking my language. Banging on the boat is the equivalent of normal communication in the jump bubble. The dive suit had a tether, which is equivalent to a jump umbilical (within the jump bubble). This doesn’t change the jumpspace as a medium, any more than using gravity pulses as...

You are I use Jump Rutters extensively in the Weird Uncharted Space milieu

I feel like you didn’t read the full post if you think this is the case.

Especially true in the Age of Singularity

As a scuba diver, I would take that to mean "the rest of the planet not covered by water". Surface swimming blurs that edge, because you are at the cusp of transition. "No communication is possible with a person diving underwater. They are effectively cut off from the universe for the week they...

That is a twofold answer. Those rules from the CSC are for the "knockoffs" and generic versions of software. For the hacker, you might encounter the same result because you have to have an emulator running (taking up more bandwidth while also requiring skill to use), you might need a computer...

That is an unexpectedly flippant answer. The Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022, under the Jumpspace section (p. 142), states: It further states: It stands to reason that: Jump Isolation is Not Absolute Across All Frames Signal ≠ Matter Jump Space ≠ Alternate Universe “No One Needed This” Is...