Yes, it would be interesting to see what people know about Charted Space
in Traveller. There are so many things about the map that we know little
about; the Lesser Rift area...the Hive Federation...heck, just the sector
spinward of the Marches.
Does anyone have any idea just how far the IISS explorers have gotten?
DGP refers to bases in Sigma Zephyrus and Theta Borealis sectors. I
can't find Sigma, but Theta is way the heck out on the spinward edge of
the map; Group One used to have a map for it (probably bad now) but I
see they've kept the name.
Still, it's hardly impressive in comparison to the seven great Core
Expeditions of the Zhodani. According to the Ref's Manual, they've
roughly explored (probably not surveyed!) a corridor some thirty
parsecs wide and SEVEN THOUSAND long toward the galactic core! Even
assuming that they aren't straying much from a subsector-wide area
near the middle, that's still a corridor about 175 sectors long!!!
I figure that it would take a ship able to Jump 6 parsecs every two
weeks over 44 years to reach the far end, one-way. No wonder they're
still planning the eighth one...you wouldn't want to leave anything
behind....
Still, it would make for some interesting adventure possibilites for
Zhodani parties. Besides, who knows what they're going to run into
way out there? You can't exactly call for reinforcements. :)
- - --Steve