Re: [TML] Alternate Jump Drive: Request for Comment Jeff Zeitlin 01 Dec 2016 00:32 UTC
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:36:00 -0500, Rob Davenport <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: [Replying to me] >> Yes - but remember that when you built that ship, you paid for the >> full jump-6 capability, which means that the drive is large. You also >>have to pay for the extra fuel capacity. >i was thinking more of the player-tactic usage where, if they have to >escape a situation for a while to let things 'calm down', but jump back in >much less time than the bad guys would be expecting. Potential tactical >advantage. Yes - but where did the PCs get this ship? There's still the indicated costs involved. Your scenario is an opportunity, but the baseline is that whoever owns that ship made a decision that had a different set of opportunity costs, and the PCs are merely taking advantage of it. It's not like they're going to have said "I'm going to get this configuration so that I can get back into trouble faster..." Not to mention that the bad guys may be expecting the fast return - or at least may be ready for it - if the drive is available on the open market.