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Post by Kenneth New on Jun 12, 2011 15:47:51 GMT -5
Velocity and Travel Time
Travel times in the core rules are too slow for our purposes. The following house rules will deal with any issues without requiring a change in ship design or specifications.
Hyperdive
Ships in this campaign use a hyperdrive to enter hyperspace where their gravitic drives can allow them to reach tremendous velocities relative to three-dimensional space.
J1 — 20 hours per light year J2 — 10 hours per light year J3 — 5 hours per light year J4 — 2 hours per light year J5 — 1 hour per light year
Maneuver Drive
M1 — 100g acceleration M2 — 200g acceleration M3 — 300g acceleration M4 — 400g acceleration M5 — 500g acceleration
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Post by Kenneth New on Jun 12, 2011 15:50:40 GMT -5
Originally Posted by John Niska:
I like science. I believe in science. I am just not good at science. What do the above stats mean in layman's terms? How long would it take to get from Earth to Pharos Station in a M3/J3 drive?
How about in system travel, say from Earth to Pluto, in the same kind of ship?
My Response:
It would take 10.5 days to get from Earth to Bubastis and then no time to pass through the wormhole to Pharos using a J3 drive.
An M3 drive would take a day or two to go all the way from Earth to Pluto, but most ships would just take two hours to reach a safe jump distance from Earth and then a few minutes in hyperspace to Pluto.
The key is that ships are only vulnerable to attack within 100 planetary diameters of any body (13000000 km for Earth or 143000000 km for Jupiter). They're in that area for only a few hours time before it's safe to jump into hyperspace.
Luke Porter Added:
Intra-system travel is measured in hours (usually) and inter-system travel is measured in days.
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