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    rinku replied to the thread Running Cluster Truck.
    Not yet. I might be using it later this year. Nearest I have done, years ago, were a few sessions based on the "Convoy" song, but that...
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    rinku replied to the thread Traveller 5E.
    My suspicion is that this basically won't make much headway against Starfinder. T20 didn't have any real competitors aside from legacy...
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    rinku replied to the thread Combat Arm from CSC.
    And always good to see Our Don mentioned.
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    rinku reacted to Anstett's post in the thread Combat Arm from CSC with Like Like.
    The original essay is quoted often. Here is a nice revisiting of that essay: https://rbaanthro.com/blog/gould-400-hitting
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    rinku reacted to swordtart's post in the thread How much actual volume required per crewman in a military spaceship? with Like Like.
    Airships work by having a huge body of less dense gas which rises and a comparatively tiny vessel is tethered to it. They are largely...
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    rinku replied to the thread Space Combat - Did I miss something?.
    Keep in mind that passive sensors include observing reflected sunlight. While it's true that passive sensors to require an active...
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    rinku replied to the thread Combat Arm from CSC.
    There's a great Stephen Jay Gould essay* on the theme of athlete performances improving over time leading to it being hard for any of...
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    rinku reacted to swordtart's post in the thread Combat Arm from CSC with Like Like.
    The study covers that element by taking a holistic view. Having springy legs might improve certain stages in a run, but there will be...
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    rinku replied to the thread Traveller 5E.
    I look at it this way. When there are a lot of positive modifiers, either from skill or from circumstance, yes. You can get to automatic...
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    rinku replied to the thread Combat Arm from CSC.
    The answer is: it appears to be very unlikey. Potentially you could study para athletes that were competitive runners before they lost...
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    rinku replied to the thread Armor details clarification.
    There's nothing that's *vulnerable* to lasers. Regular armour still offers protection. I guess it *might* be possible to have something...
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    rinku replied to the thread Combat Arm from CSC.
    Yes. The point being, that yes, there are some exceptional amputee runners who can match exceptional non-amputee runners, and maybe beat...
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    rinku reacted to swordtart's post in the thread Combat Arm from CSC with Like Like.
    Well the PDF of the study is right there at the link, so you can review it yourself. That's the benefit of scientific studies, they tell...
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    rinku replied to the thread How much actual volume required per crewman in a military spaceship?.
    Well, it IS how airships work. If you had a gadget that could reduce the density of air in the area above the vessel (which lowers air...
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    rinku replied to the thread How much actual volume required per crewman in a military spaceship?.
    YTU can do anything as far as how M-Drives work, but the Mongoose line is that it's applying force to a local mass, preserving most of...
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