[Star Wars] Astrogation

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by Phaelen Bleux

I'm trying to collect bits a pieces to start a SW campaign at some point. I began looking at Astrogation as it might apply to SW. A few quandries:

(1.) How hard should Astrogation skill be? M/A seems a little generous for the SW universe.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Astrogation

I don't agree. Interstellar Navigation with a charted route is a pretty routine task undertaken reliably by people who don't seem to have much of an education like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. Hard mental skills usually require significant academic credentials.

(2.) What Complexity computer would be needed to handle astrogation calculations?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Navigation_computer

The fact that Astromech droids can manage minimal navigation computer duties in addition to all their other capabilities says to me that a personal computer would be adequate for a small ship but large ships or scout vessels probably use a a micro or main frame for the bigger database.

(3.) How large of a database to you need to keep track of 180 billion objects in constant motion with X,Y,Z coordinates and basic planetary descriptions?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_galaxy

Yeeeah. Nobody has that much information about the galaxy. The existence of new charts allowing for surprise attacks from new directions has been a plot point on Clone Wars.