bio technology

[michaelpooley]

What is the best way to simulate biological technology in Traveller?

I am just assuming it is the same as the hard technology but is a living organism. is this right?

 

[Rick]

It all depends on a definintion of "living organisms". Have a look at some of Peter F Hamilton's sci-fi series for some alternatives. Some bio-technology is 'grown' rather than 'built', but is almost identical to (and blurs the line between) hard technology. As a rule of thumb, perhaps you could say that any hard technology item could have a bio-technology counterpart - whether it would need a separate power source or rely on being alive for power is fairly irrelevant - just make a ruling that the equivalent cost in power is needed for bio-technology in nutrient feed.