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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Imperial Navy Question.
    Sure, there's always the tension between local government and national government. So that has to be resolved one way or another. But it...
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    Vormaerin reacted to Sigtrygg's post in the thread Imperial Navy Question with Like Like.
    It's a soundbite, a fiction. It makes the Imperium sound like a distant, benevolent, hands off authority. It has already been proven...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Imperial Navy Question.
    It seems to me that the intent of that "Imperium rules space" statement is to prevent the peculiarities of a local world from...
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    Vormaerin reacted to paltrysum's post in the thread Far Trader #4 Comic - Out Now! with Like Like.
    Far Trader progresses to a second four-issue arc, titled Far Trader – Insurrection, the first issue of which has already been written...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    If your ship takes high passengers, which is not a requirement of a PC ship. But if you do carry passengers, the steward will be doing a...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    That's still pretty much down to your Engineer. Other than the time factor, none of those things actually affect the Astrogator's roll...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    IMHO, it comes down to "what makes good gameplay?" I don't think the reroll until you succeed adds value to the game compared to just...
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    Vormaerin reacted to Talon Greyfeather's post in the thread Crew Salaries with Like Like.
    I wouldn't say it offends me as much as it doesn't make sense. Using your examples - fail at the climb, the result is obvious. Missing...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    Or introduce T5's uncertainty mechanic, where the player rolls 1D publicly and the GM rolls the other secretly.
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    I don't understand the question. Jack of All Trades does nothing except reduce the penalty for unskilled use. So, yes, you can make...
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    Vormaerin reacted to Talon Greyfeather's post in the thread Crew Salaries with Like Like.
    I don't understand rolling Astrogation/Engineering until you succeed. Why bother rolling at all? IMTU, unless there is something else...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    It's basically just annoying that the attempt to make Engineering and Astrogation skills "important", they have changed the setting in...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Drop Tanks... Back From the Dead?.
    Freighters are NOT normally shipping for consumers. They are shipping for businesses. Consumers WILL (sometimes) pay for faster...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    That assumes that someone can actually check who has what skill level. Which is true in a game, but not in real life. In game, Jump...
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    Vormaerin replied to the thread Crew Salaries.
    That's a house rule in Mongoose Traveller. It used to be that you didn't need an engineer at all unless your ship was greater than...
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