I've heard several people now complain about the 2D nature of the Traveller
universe. I say "Get a life!".
The 2D nature of the Universe makes it alot easier to draw maps, plan travel
routes, etc. For most people, this is good; it doesn't get in the way of
enjoying the aspects of the game that they like.
There's a simple explanation that I use: the Universe may be 3D (11D? :), but
Jump Space is only 2D. Jump Drives are already a magic black box; adding
this small datum doesn't change that.
It's quite possible that the Jump Space coordinates have absolutely no
relationship to real-space coordiates. Two different stars might be 4ly or
40ly apart, but still be Jump-1 apart.
If you really want a 3D universe, make one up!
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