lategamer
Cosmic Mongoose
But Traveller's always had a sort of split personality on that.
Exactly!
Maybe my TAS contribution should be “Traveller for Dummies” which would distill the hacks I use to avoid complexity.
Pioneer is definitely on the interface of that struggle. Some want delta-V and orbital mechanics.
I want an orbital mechanics “roll” and “burns”. For me, burns (in world boosts) are a in-game dice modifier. So emulating the idea that a pilot can recover from a bad manoeuvre with expending more fuel
Heck they could work like Threat in 2d20. Hmmm.