Vertol vs Helicopter

[Cthugha]

Originally Posted by RogerBW

In the Travelleresque space trader game I ran under hybrid 3/4e (pre Ultra-Tech, never mind Spaceships, with full Vehicles writeups for the spacecraft), I - incorrectly per RAW - required multiple pilot skills for different modes of flight on the same vehicle: High-Performance Spacecraft for manoeuvres in orbit, Aerospace for re-entry, Vertol for vertical landing/takeoff. I still think there's something to be said for that as a design philosophy.

I am not sure about Vertol, but Aerospace for atmosphere and High-Performance Spacecraft for space is very RAW - at least in Spaceships.

[Phantasm]

Originally Posted by Cthugha

I am not sure about Vertol, but Aerospace for atmosphere and High-Performance Spacecraft for space is very RAW - at least in Spaceships.

Yeah, though sometimes I think the aircraft modes should really be High-Performance Airplane or Heavy Airplane rather than Aerospace; I tend to reserve Aerospace for making the actual transition, craft like dropships and shuttles, and for orbiters. This gives stuff like aerospace fighters three "modes" or skills: High-Performance Airplane for fighting in atmo, High-Performance Spacecraft for fighting in a vacuum, and Aerospace for making the transition between vacuum and atmo.