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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Centisteed" data-source="post: 5513561" data-attributes="member: 6668296">A good way to start is check out GURPS Space, itgives a lot of options for space travel types that you can build from.  For instance, in Traveller, youcan't communicate in FTL, but in Niven's KnownSpace it is allowed.  Niven's FTL can only have navigators that have psionics (latent or full) &so AI can't be used for space travel (no psionicsin AI in his universe).  You can check out someof Michio Kaku's shows on the Science Channel.He covered how space battle would be in reality(basically ships don't fly around like they do inthe sky, but can turn and move quickly by attitudethrusters, but they have to be controlled so youdon't turn too fast & break your neck from centrifugal force (at least I think it's centrifugalforce)).But in general, everybody has a different viewof Traveller.  It's more of a framework than acanon. You build on top of it whatever you wantto add (states it a lot in the CT books).  Kind of like different people had different D&D campaign worlds (like Greyhawk or Dark Sun).But instead of one world, or realm, you havea galaxy (or universe).But I digress..</blockquote>