HG Spacecraft Options Armor Heat and Radiation Shielding

[snrdg121408]

Evening all,

This is probably a redundant question, but I just confused myself. :?

Do the Armor options Heat and Radiation Shielding use the Armor Table
in Armor Points/5% Armor Elements or are they only added once like
Reflec and Stealth on p. 106 of the Core Rulebook?

My first impression is that heat and radiation shielding was a yes or no
option. Then I reread the second section below the header "Armour" on
HG p.41 and now I'm not sure.

 

[BP]

Hello snrdg121408,

I read these as options like Reflect and Stealth. They are included in the Armour section as they are a type of 'armour option' and must be 'installed, and cannot be easily retofitted'.

There is a cost per ton of hull, but none 'per ton', plus the modifier's (skill check and rad protection) are explicitly stated without level or point options.

(I seem to easily get confused by the Traveller rules - especially when CT rules seem to just pop into my head sometimes to boot... but this is human nature I suppose)

 

[snrdg121408]

Evening BP,

Thanks for the reply and concurring with my original impression that
heat and radiation shielding are a one time option that doesn't
take up space but does add additional costs.

My confusion comes when I'm trying to do to many things or I read all
the text in a section. Which happened in this case.

Again thanks for the help.