The design rules of the Veryverse

I’m working on a design document that’s going to help me with writing future Veryverse novels. It’s not quite a tech bible – though I’m working on that, and I’ll be offering it at some point – and it’s not quite a role-playing game – though I’m working on that, too.

The rule that seems the most on-point for today, the anniversary of the Challenger Disaster, though is this:

Space is utterly intolerant of incapacity, indolence and neglect.People who venture into the black without being fully prepared for its hazards never return.