FTL 'Fuel' [Space]

AlexanderHowl · 11-11-2019, 05:21 AM

While the default assumption in Space is that FTL drives do not require fuel beyond energy from power plants, it is an established trope in science fiction. Of course, it might not actually be fuel per se, it could be coolant or replacement parts, but the point is that the FTL drive consumes something that possesses value and that underlies the interstellar economy. It might be as common as hydrogen (see Traveller) or as rare as platinum (see the Psi-tech series), but interstellar travel comes to a screeching halt without it.

Do you use FTL 'fuel' in your settings? If so, what do you use and what impact does it have on your games? Is it an occasional annoyance or is it the first thing that people look for when they survey a new system?

11-11-2019, 05:21 AM	#1
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	FTL 'Fuel' [Space] While the default assumption in Space is that FTL drives do not require fuel beyond energy from power plants, it is an established trope in science fiction. Of course, it might not actually be fuel per se, it could be coolant or replacement parts, but the point is that the FTL drive consumes something that possesses value and that underlies the interstellar economy. It might be as common as hydrogen (see Traveller) or as rare as platinum (see the Psi-tech series), but interstellar travel comes to a screeching halt without it. Do you use FTL 'fuel' in your settings? If so, what do you use and what impact does it have on your games? Is it an occasional annoyance or is it the first thing that people look for when they survey a new system?