Cool double star

[Blue Ghost]

I just found about this; http://www.aavso.org/my-camelopardalis-very-massive-merger-progenitor

Not sure it fits in with Traveller, but it's interesting all the same.

 

[tjoneslo]

It does fit within Traveller. I just very sure I don't want to be in the system as the merger occurs.

 

[maksimsmelchak]

It does fit within Traveller. I just very sure I don't want to be in the system as the merger occurs.

Nifty.

Shalom,
M.

 

[Blue Ghost]

It does fit within Traveller. I just very sure I don't want to be in the system as the merger occurs.

I just seemed really out of scale with what the players can handle or experience. It's like telling your players "And the system's central star is on the verge of going nova!" I mean, what can they do?

Still, I thought it was worth posting here.

 

[kilemall]

Type L mission that the big bad mercs fear to take?

Beat the clock must salvage weapon/doohickey/ship/artifact/irreplaceable cultural item/person before the Big One?

 

[GypsyComet]

Type L mission that the big bad mercs fear to take?

Beat the clock must salvage weapon/doohickey/ship/artifact/irreplaceable cultural item/person before the Big One?

With the star's jump horizon fluctuating wildly, it'll be a Wrath of Khan escape at the end.

"Helm, we need jump solution in four minutes or we're all dead."

 

[Blue Ghost]

And all the while your navigator just rebooted your avionics ...

 

[tjoneslo]

With the star's jump horizon fluctuating wildly, it'll be a Wrath of Khan escape at the end.

"Helm, we need jump solution in four minutes or we're all dead."

Ohh. There is a challenge. With the two stars orbiting at that velocity the safe jump distance changes almost continuously. Even before the merge occurs.

 

[JimMarn]

As long as we are far enough away from any gamma ray burst upon merge, we should be okay.

I would be more worried about that if I was near it.