[Spaceships] getting into orbit without superscience?

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by scc

It's a sacred cow of space gaming for some reason

It lets PCs leave planets where they've made themselves unpopular. It lets them do smuggling, gun-running, mercenary transport and all kinds of other illegal and lucrative things. It lets the players pretend that the characters are independent of society. It also lets the GM create (or buy) scenarios that are fairly independent of the surrounding society.