12-05-2019, 05:49 PM | #11 | |
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I'm not sure how they got magnetized, under the circumstances, but in the Known Space setting, they made fusion reactions so much more efficient that finding one repaid, literally, years of prospecting in the belt. If a belter found several, he or she had a successful career. If the prospector found a fair number more (but less than a couple dozen, IIRC), he or she could enjoy a long retirement in comfort -- or a short one, and leave a substantial inheritance.
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12-05-2019, 06:08 PM | #12 |
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I assume he was talking about magnetic monopoles, which are a theoretical particle that was reasonable to propose when he was writing those stories, but is currently believed to not exist (there are a number of primordial artifacts like that which theoretically could exist but don't seem to, which is taken as evidence that the big bang may have had a maximum temperature).
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12-05-2019, 06:39 PM | #13 |
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Do you mean "maximum temperature below the exotic particle formation level" or were there people who seriously thought that a big bang involving a finite amount of mass still managed to have a literally infinite temperature?
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12-05-2019, 07:19 PM | #14 |
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Maximum temperature less than the Planck temperature.
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12-08-2019, 01:22 PM | #15 | |
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These sources both sound interesting. I'll check them out. Thank you! :-)
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12-08-2019, 01:26 PM | #16 | |
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12-17-2019, 08:10 PM | #17 |
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Mongoose Traveller also has rules for asteroid mining that is based upon BELTSTRIKE if that helps.
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12-18-2019, 04:31 PM | #18 |
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12-18-2019, 08:36 PM | #19 |
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Page 74 of the Mongoose Traveller High Guard 2nd edition if that helps.
Let me know if you want help creating Fantasy Grounds support for Asteroid Mining. Also - if you're interested, we have Pirates of Drinax starting up shortly. I've put in 19 days straight with a lot of overtime, but that is coming to an end and we're starting up shortly (by January). We're also running characters through Mongoose Traveller creation rules, then converting those over to GURPS via the conversion rules. Let me know if you're interested. If you want, email me and I'll send you the Harrier Class Privateer in GURPS stats. Was able to include the electronic warfare, 6G, etc specs on the original. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the Armor value to be comparable with the original specs without making the G rating of the ship drop precipitously. Catch you later. You have my email, feel free to contact me. ;) |
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