Piloting Doc

src/SUMMARY.md

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 - [Ferrofungus](design/ferrofungus.md)
 - [Lathe](design/lathe.md)
 - [Machine Degradation](design/machine-degradation.md)
+- [Piloting](design/piloting.md)
 - [Reincarnation](design/reincarnation.md)
 - [Station Events](design/station-events.md)
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src/design/piloting.md

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+# Piloting
+
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+
+Piloting is a mechanic that applies global modifiers to the round over the course of a round.
+About 3-4 times a round, the station will go through an **exterior weather event**.
+Exterior weather events apply global modifiers to the entire station or to space itself, unlike [station events](station-events.md) which typically focus on specific locations _inside_ the ship.
+
+Some examples of weather events include:
+- **Spacetime Dilation:** Increases the rate of the radiation storm
+- **Gas Cloud:** Space is no longer a vacuum, instead being filled with a random gas
+- **Space Dust:** Pelts the station from all sides with small pieces of space dust
+- **Solar Vortex:** Space becomes unbearably hot, cooking anyone who steps outside
+- **Ion Storm:** Disrupts electronics and causes machines to spark randomly
+- **Aurora Caelus:** Pretty space lights
+- **Dark Matter Influx:** Disables gravity across the station
+- **Radio Interference Zone:** Slightly garbles radio messages, delays their sending, and broadcasts random player messages
+
+## Make It So
+
+The **Navigation Terminal** allows for a limited choice of which weather event the station goes through.
+When used, it displays two different weather events (voted on by stagehands) and allows one to be selected.
+However, due to the importance of the ship's course, the console is biometrically locked to the _Captain_, blocking everyone else from seeing or setting the course.
+
+Giving the Captain the opportunity to set the course introduces a _Secret Hitler_-esque choice.
+Although they can pick the route of the station, there's no guarantee that will be a "good" option.
+This creates a potential point of intrigue: is the Captain intentionally picking options which harm the crew, or are they simply getting bad luck?
+
+The sole ability to set the course of the ship also reinforces the Captain's authority.
+Since they are the only one that is able to divert the ship from potentially dangerous weather, they become a figurehead able to steer the crew in and out of danger.