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Sswordtart replied to the thread What’s with the Automation.Apologies, to be honest I missed that you were quoting from RH p115. That does support your argument that at least specifically for...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread What’s with the Automation.I am quite happy replacing player characters for routine ships operations. The travel to and from the system the adventure is set in is...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread What’s with the Automation.CRC p63 gives us "You can choose, before you roll, to move up or down one level on the Timeframes table. Moving up (reducing the time...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Question on Sensor effectiveness.I think that aligns to my thinking. The TL of a world is that of the world, not the Starport which by definition needs to be able to...
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SSo that's going to depend on setting a bit. Inside the Imperium, where the starports are run by the Imperium directly and are...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Why no co-pilot?.You still don't need a character with Astrogation permanently on PC ships. You could offer a "Guild" navigator who provides the...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Why no co-pilot?.I do get it, it is frustrating to have what is a smallish skills list with very few examples of how they are used, but to be fair the...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Why no co-pilot?.Is it not for players to suggest how they could use their skills to solve problems / create advantages. Whilst pointing your ship in a...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Question on Sensor effectiveness.The other thing to bear in mind is that you do not always need the same level of technology to repair something as you do to manufacture...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Question on Sensor effectiveness.A better example of old tech that is still being used where new tech is available is books, we have electronic books, but we still have...
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SThat actually depends on the situation and purpose Maybe you should look at this vacuum tubes are still quite common today...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Question on Sensor effectiveness.It would be easier to build a steam engine now and more efficient. They are expensive one-offs because there is no demand for them...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Question on Sensor effectiveness.On that basis Ship TL is a bit meaningless as for any ship I need to determine the TL of the starport where its keel was laid as the TL...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Question on Sensor effectiveness.So is it still a TL12 ship if you strip the PP and replace it with a lower TL one? The concept of a TL for the ship is fine when first...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Why no co-pilot?.Whilst you may not need to make actual rolls, that doesn't mean they don't need to be there. Under the previous definition of skills you...
