On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 02:12:50PM -0800, C. Berry wrote:
> This is the (re)opening salvo in the great "jump torpedo" debate.
> Summary:
> 1) Realistically speaking, in a world where self-driving cars and the
> like are happening at TL8, not only should biological sophonts not be
> required as crew, they should be considered hazardous to the smooth
> operation of a ship.
> 2) The Traveller esthetic is one which explicitly rejects pervasive AI,
> transhumanism, and the like, so to keep the feel you have to ignore
> (1).
> 3) Traveller canon has examples (e.g. "Leviathan", IIRC) of
> jump-capable fully autonomous vessels, but these don't show up in other
> places where they would seem a perfect fit (most notably, X-Boats). So
> canon is at best a poor guide.
>
You can do what you want in your universe. In my opinion slavish
dedication to the canon rules doesn't necessarily make for a great
campaign. Having said that, you should carefully think through what
you want with an eye towards for unintended consequences. Were I you,
some questions I'd ask are:
How will a self-piloting starship react in the face of a pirate
attack?
How will self-piloting starships affect trade between worlds?
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Chris
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