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Question: what is the cost to turn while in hyperdrive?

Page 42 says: "A ship may turn as many hexsides as desired, but an
energy cost must be paid for each hexside turned (as the
hyperdrive must be realigned). A ship may turn any number of
hexsides within a given hex, and may make as many turns as
desired within one game day, as long as the appropriate
energy cost is paid."

But it doesn't say what the cost is.

Thanks.

Look at the energy costs table on page 47, next to Galactic travel. Cost to turn is 5 EU when using the hyperdrive, but no cost when using nuclear drive.

Ah yes, thank you.

Just a suggestion - you might merge the two "Galactic Travel" rows into a single one that lists costs for travel and turning.

By the way - last night I ran my first Starships & Spacemen adventure, "Mind Masters of Zeta Herculis." The party spent the whole evening journeying from Starbase Alpha to the Zeta Herculis system, so it was all random encounters. We had a great time.

One other thing - there's no cost listed on the table for entering/leaving a starbase, yet the hypothetical destroyer on page 48 pays 5 for doing so. So does it cost 5EU or is it free?

Any time you enter/leave orbit it costs 5 EU whether it is with a planet or a starbase, something else, etc. I'll make a note to clarify this.

Stephen wrote:By the way - last night I ran my first Starships & Spacemen adventure, "Mind Masters of Zeta Herculis." The party spent the whole evening journeying from Starbase Alpha to the Zeta Herculis system, so it was all random encounters. We had a great time.

Awesome! Please share a writeup if you have time.

I scratched my head about this on my initial read-through as well but had assumed exactly what has now been clarified. Thanks for answering this officially!

Goblinoid Games wrote:Any time you enter/leave orbit it costs 5 EU whether it is with a planet or a starbase, something else, etc. I'll make a note to clarify this.