On Sep 13, 2012, at 12:29 PM, "Onno Meyer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Johannes replied to me: >> A shuttle would transport only the cargo of that run, plus passangers and >> crew with fairly shortterm occupancy. A station would have to haul much >> more mass and volume around, which means big drives that have to be paid >> and (depending in the drive) high fuel costs. > > A good point. Reaction drives and FTL? I'm always tempted to > say that reactionless thrusters are "easier" than stardrives, > especially since VE2nd put FTL at TL10 instead of late TL9. They're both magic. Arguing over which is more likely is silly. That said, I can hand wave why you might have ftl and no perpetual motion. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
