On 21 May 2010 10:38, Eamon Watters <> wrote:
> --- On Thu, 20/5/10, far_trader_mail <<>>
> wrote:
>
> The authors of FF&S were Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen, assisted by Loren
> Wiseman. The Regency Sourcebook was written by Dave Nilsen. I think it's
> safe to assume that they were aware of what they were doing.
>
Not to mention that they were the canonical authors of the period.
Marc <> God
> >Changing this would seriously change the whole nature of the default
> >Traveller setting. They and the consequences
> >are at best part of a special sub-set of Alternate TU. An unintentional
> >Alternate Official TU or something :-)
>
> I disagree that it would change the nature of the default Traveller
> setting. The 55dT Jump Boat is a very limited design by its write-up. As for
> Jump drives working the same way as they did before - the Jump Drives
> certainly differ between editions - MT and TNE requiring less fuel than CT
> and T4.
>
so I guess that would mean that TNE could be considered decanonised.
>
Starviking ._,___
>
I agree with Starviking. I'd add to that by pointing out that the reaction
mass requirements for the sub-light drive have way more of an impact on
canon than allowing JD's on ships below 100 dtons.
--
Axel