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Originally Posted by Mike Wightman
Does it have any rules for planet design, system generation, star mapping that sort of thing?
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Apparently not.
Interstellar travel is by a sort of hyperspace called the Drift that is not point for point. Instead destination stars will either be well-mapped and beaconed "Near Space" stars which require 3D6 days (divided by drive grade) to get to or part of the poorly mapped "Vast" which take 5D6 days. There's also Absalom Station which has the magical "Starstone" at its' core which acts like a super beacon and enables travel to Absalom in 1D6 days.
Adding lots of beacons can change a world from Vast to Near Space. also, I believe you roll randomly every time. the Drift is just chaotic that way.
Lots of random rolling for normal space trips too. 1-2 hours to reach orbit, 1D6+2 days for another world in the same solar system and so on.