Gravity plane interaction

IMHO, Gravity planes only get complicated when they are made by objects
of the same size.  Otherwise, the larger object's gravity takes
precedence.

So, if you have someone holding on to the tip of your ram, and you poke
the nose of the ship into a planet's air envelope, the guy falls down in
the direction of the planet.  If you're standing on deck, it looks like
he got sucked into the planet.  From his perspective, he was bobbing
near weightless, then suddenly he was falling (which also feels
weightless, if you're not holding on to anything).

If the two ships are the same tonnage, you can estimate based on cargo,
hull composition, and crew which is heavier.  Theoretically, no two
objects are the exact same weight, so that would do the trick.  If
you're stuck there, use a randomizer (AKA dice) to decide.

- Colin

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