On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 08:30:36PM -0400, Jeff Zeitlin wrote:
> As far as engineering to adapt the world to the calendar... I don't
> think TL16 is enough to do it. TL20, maybe it's within the realm of
> possibility.
(Snip)
Significant orbital modification is probably a bit much at Traveller
TLs though.
Only if you refuse to ignore the ethics committee!
All we need is a powerful enough engine, a big enough asteroid, and a willingness to accept massive damage to the ecology and planetary surface!
But that's why we created new species with a ridiculous mutation rate!
It's perfect!
This why the Darrians meticulously check the IDs of any pre-mahgiz cold berths they find... Too many mad scientists who wanted results within their time...