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SI thought it over for a law level/zero society, and decided that custom would insist that the owner, or operator, of the property you're...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.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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Sswordtart replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.The majority of cases will tend to support staying with the ship. However there are plenty of edge conditions where an alternative would...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.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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Sswordtart replied to the thread Military ships and crew.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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Sswordtart replied to the thread What real use are escape pods?.The rules don't cover the events where an escape pod would be necessary as it should be so unlikely as to never appear in a 2d6 event...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Military ships and crew.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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Sswordtart replied to the thread The other reason Lab ships might look like that.The lab ship still has grav plates though. You can just turn them off in the labs where the low-gravity work is happening without...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Robot salaries and accommodation.A grav vehicle with auto pilot is a robot. There are plenty of robots in Traveller - for any specific value of "robot".
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Travellers Needed! High Guard Updates.It would still be nice to be able to do it if you wanted. There are already hodge-podge ships in the Small Craft book (the Junker).
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Weapon Damage Output Balance?.It should also be noted that Cloth armour is banned at Law Level 4+, this is the same level as light assault weapons. I class light...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Military ships and crew.To be honest I often find myself flip flopping. I prefer to use rules RAW as that requires the least effort and negotiation with...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Military ships and crew.One of the Marine skills is Gunner. Gunner is applicable only to ship weapons. If they are being taught it then they can be expected to...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Military ships and crew.Hmm interesting. In CT High Guard ships troops were classed as crew. (as they were in MGT1 apparently). "Ship's troops often fill the...
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Sswordtart replied to the thread Military ships and crew.So absolutely no benefit to military and dubious benefit to passenger vessels that charge the basic rate. Make you wonder what the point...
