GURPS Spaceships, upscaling sizes

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Anthony

the stats for a SM +6 habitat module are slightly dubious, based on scaling at higher SMs it should only hold 0.6 cabins.

This is inherent in the 1-3-10 scaling. If you square every number to get the next higher number (and wanted 2 digit precision) you'd need to have a 1-3.15-10 progression.

Spaceships doesn't dot hat sort of precision so there's no real way to say which level in the progression is "right". You might "like" the numbers at some particular place in the progression better but Spaceships doesn't care.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

This is inherent in the 1-3-10 scaling.

The problem isn't 1-3-10. SM +7 has 2 cabins, and SM+8 has 6, and by that logic SM +6 should have 0.6.

[ravenfish]

Note that a "cabin" can be shared between two people, or replaced with "bunk-room" accommodations for four, so "0.6" cabins should be able to provide accommodation for one to two people depending on how much you're willing to squeeze.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by ravenfish

Note that a "cabin" can be shared between two people, or replaced with "bunk-room" accommodations for four, so "0.6" cabins should be able to provide accommodation for one to two people depending on how much you're willing to squeeze.

Yeah, I went with 3 spaces for a 2 bunk compartment in a SM+5 ship. Not intended for comfort like a full stateroom but better than sleeping in passenger seats. This is intended for a small scout shuttle that can support a ground team or carry people around a system to map it out and explore.