FTL rate of movement for GURPS SPACESHIPS

AlexanderHowl · 02-22-2019, 07:43 AM

While it lends itself to certain types of adventures, a faster FTL speed for smaller spacecraft distorts everything. Why have capital ships when you can use the same tonnage in automated bombers to accomplish the same military goals faster? Why have merchant haulers when you when you can use the same tonnage in automated cargo pods to accomplish the same commercial goals?

By having smaller spacecraft go faster, you remove any economic or military reasons for humans to be in space. Now, if your group wants to play AIs, that is fine, but I think that would get boring after a while, as there would be no particular reason to allow robotic bodies on the drone. After all, a robotic body would count against the cargo/weapons available to the drone...

02-22-2019, 07:43 AM	#18
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: FTL rate of movement for GURPS SPACESHIPS While it lends itself to certain types of adventures, a faster FTL speed for smaller spacecraft distorts everything. Why have capital ships when you can use the same tonnage in automated bombers to accomplish the same military goals faster? Why have merchant haulers when you when you can use the same tonnage in automated cargo pods to accomplish the same commercial goals? By having smaller spacecraft go faster, you remove any economic or military reasons for humans to be in space. Now, if your group wants to play AIs, that is fine, but I think that would get boring after a while, as there would be no particular reason to allow robotic bodies on the drone. After all, a robotic body would count against the cargo/weapons available to the drone...