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Rrinku replied to the thread Military ships and crew.Another thought. Standard 21st C vehicles are set up with a passenger seat next to the driver, often with a middle seat option if it's...
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Rrinku replied to the thread WBH Compatibility Rating.Ships are set up to split water to hydrogen and oxygen. You would need different equipment to turn Methane into Hydrogen and Carbon. Or...
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Rrinku replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.There is one situation where an escape craft might be useful, which is where hostile forces are intent on capture but would not be able...
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Rrinku replied to the thread WBH Compatibility Rating.There's also what ices are present. Carbon Dioxide is common, even as close in as Mars. At outer system temperatures, methane and...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Jump drive size reduction due to tech increase.That's not quite how it worked in CT. You COULD make shorter jumps, but without a jump governor (introduced in High Guard) you always...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Darrian Harmonic Light Cruiser 30,000 tons TL 15.I'm sorry... How are "capable of constructing ships at TL15" and "Most ships are produced at TL13" contradictory? Wouldn't the key...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Military ships and crew.I was just covering all bases and checking my numbers. But don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's wrong or that you shouldn't do it...
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Rrinku replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.In 1977? At the start of both the RPG craze and the Star Wars craze? Nah. Nerds were primed for Traveller. All Marc and GDW had to do...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Military ships and crew.No, I did see that as well, and commented on it. The operator is deliberately subjecting themselves to what amounts to a prison cell...
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Rrinku replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.Book 2 rules were still used in MGT1e core book, so it wasn't THAT many editions ago.
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Rrinku replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.It wasn't just standard hulls; you could have any size Engineering Compartment if you paid for a custom hull. But at that point the...
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Rrinku replied to the thread How to make Traveller more popular with TTRPG players.Yes, thus the big fat wink smiley. Should I have made that bigger?
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Rrinku replied to the thread WBH Compatibility Rating.You might see it happen if the satellite was tiny, maybe a captured asteroid, or ejecta that made orbit. It would have to be small...
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Rrinku replied to the thread WBH Compatibility Rating.Over and above all of this, everything will seek equilibrium, and solar system timescales start in terms of millions of years. A...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Ship Combat.Sure. So 0.16 light seconds max range. I doubt that changes things. In fact, extending maximum range has no effect on the to hit...