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Foxwarrior: /* Hyper Drive Statistics */

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Hyper Drive Statistics

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	==== Hyper Drive Statistics ====		==== Hyper Drive Statistics ====

	Hyperspace jumps are very fast, but ~~have only mild relativistic effects~~. Each hyperdrive lists its jump capabilities in the format "10000c/10ly", where the first number is its speed in multiples of the speed of light (from an outsider's perspective), and the second number is the maximum range of a jump.		Hyperspace jumps are very fast, but appear from the perspective of the person using it to be pretty much instantaneous. Each hyperdrive lists its jump capabilities in the format "10000c/10ly", where the first number is its speed in multiples of the speed of light (from an outsider's perspective), and the second number is the maximum range of a jump.

Foxwarrior at 00:06, 12 October 2024

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	Hyperspace is actually a misnomer. While it appears from the inside that a jump via hyperspace causes the ship to enter a ~~swirling tunnel of~~ glowing ~~energy~~ that it ~~speeds through~~, in actuality a hyperspace jump ~~compresses~~ the ~~entire~~ ship and ~~all its contents into a single tachyonic particle which hurtles~~ through the ~~universe at many times~~ the ~~speed of light~~.		Hyperspace is actually a misnomer. While it appears from the inside that a jump via hyperspace causes the ship to enter a glowing void that it stays in for but a moment, in actuality a hyperspace jump causes the ship to dematerialize and spontaneously appear at the destination through the manipulation of fluctuations in the quantum foam.

	=== Jumping ===		=== Jumping ===
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	Planning a hyperspace jump is ~~generally~~ a matter of ~~comparing~~ with ~~star charts (~~which ~~are generally widely available and mostly accurate) and finding a sine wave that gets~~ to the ~~destination without passing through any planets or stars or dense nebulae~~. Aside from the use of devices such as a [[jump calculator]], this can be done with a DC 5 Items check and ten minutes, or eyeballed as a lesser action with a DC 10 Items check. The check is rolled secretly, trying an unsuccessfully plotted jump results in ~~finding your ship deep~~ within the ~~mass of something very large. If there~~'s ~~clear line~~ of ~~sight to~~ the ~~destination and it's less than 10~~ light ~~minutes away (180,000,000 kilometers), no calculation is needed~~.		Planning a hyperspace jump is a matter of hashing your current position and momentum with some known jump coordinates, to determine twenty numbers which can be used to calibrate the hyper drive for converting from one position to the other. Aside from the use of devices such as a [[jump calculator]], this can be done with a DC 5 Items check and ten minutes, or eyeballed as a lesser action with a DC 10 Items check. The check is rolled secretly, trying an unsuccessfully plotted jump results in appearing in a completely random place within the hyperdrive's range, moving at a velocity of 1d6% the speed of light in a random direction.

	As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.		As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.

	A normal jump has an inaccuracy of ~~2d6~~ kilometers ~~forward or backward~~ from the desired destination. By spending 5 times as long calculating the jump, and increasing the DC by 3, you may entirely remove the inaccuracy of the jump. Failing on this increased DC but succeeding on the normal one results in merely having the regular amount of inaccuracy, not ending up in a ~~planet along~~ the ~~way~~.		A normal jump has an inaccuracy of 4d6 kilometers in a random direction from the desired destination. By spending 5 times as long calculating the jump, and increasing the DC by 3 (a [[jump calculator]] cannot do this), you may entirely remove the inaccuracy of the jump. Failing on this increased DC but succeeding on the normal one results in merely having the regular amount of inaccuracy, not ending up in a random place.

			Multiple ships within 10 kilometers of each other who have the same momentum and matching hyperdrive speeds may share a single jump coordinate and jump at the same time to arrive at the destination in formation, even with the inaccuracy.

	==== Returning to Realspace ====		==== Returning to Realspace ====

	When a ship reappears, it rapidly ~~expands~~ into its full size, potentially ~~ripping~~ apart whatever it collides with. If it collides with solid ground, the ship and the ~~ground~~ take 1d6+4 Noise damage with 5 demolition. If it collides with loose matter such as pieces of shrapnel of 1 kilogram or more, or gas like an atmosphere, the ship and the ~~shrapnel~~ take 1d6+2 Noise damage with 2 demolition. When the ship reappears, ~~its velocity matches the velocity of nearby large bodies of matter: appearing near a planet, it moves with the planet (not in orbit, leading to~~ it ~~plummeting towards the surface); appearing in space in a solar system, it moves with the solar system (taking~~ on ~~some of~~ the ~~orbital~~ velocity of the ~~planets, but most likely leading to it plummeting towards or at least past the star); appearing in deep space, it moves~~ with ~~the rotation of the nearest galaxy (possibly leading to it orbiting the galactic core)~~.		When a ship reappears, it rapidly contracts into its full size, potentially being ripped apart by whatever it collides with. If it collides with solid ground, the ship, the ground, and the ship's occupants take 1d6+4 Noise damage with 5 demolition. If it collides with loose matter such as pieces of shrapnel of 1 kilogram or more, or gas like an atmosphere, the ship, the shrapnel, and the ship's occupants take 1d6+2 Noise damage with 2 demolition. When the ship reappears, it takes on the velocity that the [[#Jump Coordinates\|jump coordinates]] were measured with.

			==== Jump Coordinates ====

	~~'''Planned:''' The tachyonic particle form~~ that a ~~ship is transformed into has~~ a ~~limited duration before it turns back into~~ a ~~full~~ ship. ~~In normal use,~~ the ~~hyperspace jump is charged with a very specific amount~~ of ~~energy~~ to ~~make~~ it ~~turn back after traveling exactly~~ the ~~distance to~~ the ~~destination~~.		Jump coordinates are long numbers that correspond to a particular position and velocity relative to a planetary body or other object weighing at least 100 quintillion kilograms. Standard jump coordinates are recorded in orbit around planets, relative to those planets, so a ship jumping to the planet using those coordinates will appear above that same point on the planet, in that orbit. If the planet were to be moved out of orbit of its star (say, by someone using an enormous hyperdrive to jump it to another system), then ships using those coordinates would still appear in orbit above the planet, in that new part of the universe.

	~~'''Inhibition:''' If the particle passes into an inhibition area~~, ~~such~~ as ~~from~~ a [[hyperspace ~~inhibitor~~]]~~, it immediately turns back into a full size spacecraft~~.		Jump coordinates do not have to be in stable orbit in space, they can be measured for all sorts of things, like inside a garage or moving at relativistic velocity through deep space just as easily, however those coordinates are not typically printed in a [[hyperspace coordinates tome]] as they are very hazardous or pointless for typical pilots.

	~~'''Physical Objects:'''~~ If the ~~particle collides with~~ a ~~neutron,~~ it ~~immediately turns back into a full-size spacecraft. The odds of this are negligible in deep space~~, ~~but as high as 1 in 6 for every 100 kilometers of matter with~~ the ~~density~~ of ~~water~~.		If the anchor object that a jump coordinate is relative to is destroyed or split so that more than 10% of it is no longer with the rest, the coordinates are relative to its center of mass.

	==== Hyper Drive Statistics ====		==== Hyper Drive Statistics ====

	Hyperspace jumps are very fast, but have only mild relativistic effects. Each hyperdrive lists its jump capabilities in the format "10000c/2/10ly", where the first number is its speed in multiples of the speed of light, the second ~~number is how much times less time the ship experiences than the outside world does, and the third~~ number is the maximum range of a jump.		Hyperspace jumps are very fast, but have only mild relativistic effects. Each hyperdrive lists its jump capabilities in the format "10000c/10ly", where the first number is its speed in multiples of the speed of light (from an outsider's perspective), and the second number is the maximum range of a jump.

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Calculation

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	As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.		As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.

	A normal jump has an inaccuracy of 10 kilometers forward or backward from the desired destination. By spending 5 times as long calculating the jump, and increasing the DC by 3, you may entirely remove the inaccuracy of the jump. Failing on this increased DC but succeeding on the normal one results in merely having the regular amount of inaccuracy, not ending up in a planet along the way.		A normal jump has an inaccuracy of 2d6 kilometers forward or backward from the desired destination. By spending 5 times as long calculating the jump, and increasing the DC by 3, you may entirely remove the inaccuracy of the jump. Failing on this increased DC but succeeding on the normal one results in merely having the regular amount of inaccuracy, not ending up in a planet along the way.

	==== Returning to Realspace ====		==== Returning to Realspace ====

Foxwarrior: /* Calculation */

2024-09-29T21:52:18Z

Calculation

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	As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.		As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.

			A normal jump has an inaccuracy of 10 kilometers forward or backward from the desired destination. By spending 5 times as long calculating the jump, and increasing the DC by 3, you may entirely remove the inaccuracy of the jump. Failing on this increased DC but succeeding on the normal one results in merely having the regular amount of inaccuracy, not ending up in a planet along the way.

	==== Returning to Realspace ====		==== Returning to Realspace ====

Foxwarrior: /* Calculation */

2024-09-29T21:42:30Z

Calculation

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	Planning a hyperspace jump is generally a matter of comparing with star charts (which are generally widely available and mostly accurate) and finding a sine wave that gets to the destination without passing through any planets or stars or dense nebulae. Aside from the use of devices such as a [[jump calculator]], this can be done with a DC 5 Items check and ten minutes, or eyeballed as a lesser action with a DC 10 Items check. The check is rolled secretly, trying an unsuccessfully plotted jump results in finding your ship deep within the mass of something very large. If there's clear line of sight to the destination and it's less than 10 light minutes away (180,000,000 kilometers), no calculation is needed.		Planning a hyperspace jump is generally a matter of comparing with star charts (which are generally widely available and mostly accurate) and finding a sine wave that gets to the destination without passing through any planets or stars or dense nebulae. Aside from the use of devices such as a [[jump calculator]], this can be done with a DC 5 Items check and ten minutes, or eyeballed as a lesser action with a DC 10 Items check. The check is rolled secretly, trying an unsuccessfully plotted jump results in finding your ship deep within the mass of something very large. If there's clear line of sight to the destination and it's less than 10 light minutes away (180,000,000 kilometers), no calculation is needed.

	As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.		As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date, but you can plan in advance which ten hour period you calculate it for. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.

	==== Returning to Realspace ====		==== Returning to Realspace ====

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Hyperspace is actually a misnomer. While it appears from the inside that a jump via hyperspace causes the ship to enter a swirling tunnel of glowing energy that it speeds through, in actuality a hyperspace jump compresses the entire ship and all its contents into a single tachyonic particle which hurtles through the universe at many times the speed of light.

=== Jumping ===

==== Calculation ====

Planning a hyperspace jump is generally a matter of comparing with star charts (which are generally widely available and mostly accurate) and finding a sine wave that gets to the destination without passing through any planets or stars or dense nebulae. Aside from the use of devices such as a [[jump calculator]], this can be done with a DC 5 Items check and ten minutes, or eyeballed as a lesser action with a DC 10 Items check. The check is rolled secretly, trying an unsuccessfully plotted jump results in finding your ship deep within the mass of something very large. If there's clear line of sight to the destination and it's less than 10 light minutes away (180,000,000 kilometers), no calculation is needed.

As things shift around in space, a calculation is only good for ten hours before it becomes out of date. You also need to be in roughly the right position in space for the calculation to be accurate, within 10 kilometers of where you planned to be.

==== Returning to Realspace ====

When a ship reappears, it rapidly expands into its full size, potentially ripping apart whatever it collides with. If it collides with solid ground, the ship and the ground take 1d6+4 Noise damage with 5 demolition. If it collides with loose matter such as pieces of shrapnel of 1 kilogram or more, or gas like an atmosphere, the ship and the shrapnel take 1d6+2 Noise damage with 2 demolition. When the ship reappears, its velocity matches the velocity of nearby large bodies of matter: appearing near a planet, it moves with the planet (not in orbit, leading to it plummeting towards the surface); appearing in space in a solar system, it moves with the solar system (taking on some of the orbital velocity of the planets, but most likely leading to it plummeting towards or at least past the star); appearing in deep space, it moves with the rotation of the nearest galaxy (possibly leading to it orbiting the galactic core).

'''Planned:''' The tachyonic particle form that a ship is transformed into has a limited duration before it turns back into a full ship. In normal use, the hyperspace jump is charged with a very specific amount of energy to make it turn back after traveling exactly the distance to the destination.

'''Inhibition:''' If the particle passes into an inhibition area, such as from a [[hyperspace inhibitor]], it immediately turns back into a full size spacecraft.

'''Physical Objects:''' If the particle collides with a neutron, it immediately turns back into a full-size spacecraft. The odds of this are negligible in deep space, but as high as 1 in 6 for every 100 kilometers of matter with the density of water.

==== Hyper Drive Statistics ====

Hyperspace jumps are very fast, but have only mild relativistic effects. Each hyperdrive lists its jump capabilities in the format "10000c/2/10ly", where the first number is its speed in multiples of the speed of light, the second number is how much times less time the ship experiences than the outside world does, and the third number is the maximum range of a jump.