Gentlesophonts:
From Monday night, Kevin McCarthy [email removed] asks:
> Will the systems without habital planets be recolonized?
> The starmap of the future will look quite different from the 3I era.
> This will
> effect everything from interstellar trade to warfare.
This is an excellent point but it is also one of the areas where those
dreaded rules will seep over into background. Basically, all those
inhospitable worlds in the Old Imperium (like the exotic atmosphere worlds
we discussed a while back) were a result of `poor' world generation rules
that permitted large numbers of moderately- and highly-populated inhospitable
worlds. There wasn't really any background rationale for this (say, an
Imperial colonization policy to expand habitation to inhospitable worlds).
In a sense, background rationale was a victim of rules.
Such may be the case with TNE as well. [FACT ALERT: I don't have TNE!]
Rationale like Kevin's will take a back seat to whatever world generation
rules are published.
(In the Earth Colonies campaign, I've modified the world generation rules
in an attempt to account for this. Generation of the `natural' UWP
factors - size, atmosphere and hydrosphere - is `biased' toward hospitable
worlds; the rationale being that colonists will gravitate to such worlds.
Population is independent of `natural' factors but is weighted toward
moderate population levels. In addition to government and law level,
tech level is based upon population; the rationale being that people make
technological achievements, not automated facilities or import houses.
Starport class is generated *last* and is matrixed from population and
tech level. Thus, lightly-populated `garden' worlds and highly-populated
iceballs/hell-holes exist but are much less common - and therefore easier
to explain. Low or unpopulated high tech/starport class worlds are also
less common - just as are international airports and `world-class'
manufacturing plants in Antarctica and the Sahara. I can post these
modified world generation rules if anyone is interested.) Plug, plug. :-)
Alex Holt [email removed] asks:
> General Question: Do we now that Aslan New Lords kept all the lands that
> they conquered in the Rebellion from the Domain? When I look at the new
> map it seems that Domain as taken them back.
This is another good question that, not having TNE, I can't answer. I've
assumed though that those worlds that were initially overrun by the *ihatei*
and have now been reclaimed by Deneb (to use Autonomist language) still
have their Aslan populations - they've just been incorporated into the
Republic (to use New Democrat language).
??? (I've forgotten) [email removed] writes:
> Merchant Lines known to have operated within the Spinward Marches
> Imperial Merchants: Ling Standard Products, Makhidkarun, Naasirka,
> Sharurshid, Tukera Lines, Al Morai, Sinzarmes, Oberlindes Lines, UTP
> (Uake Transport Partners), Jamison Factors.
I remember this. By TNE LSP and Tukera Lines will be the only remaining
megacorp shipping lines in the Regency (to use Imperialist language).
What was left of Makhidkarun, Naasirka and Sharurshid after the withdrawal
of the Bureaux will certainly have withered with the onslaught of Virus.
Al Morai was a sector-wide line in the Marches and might be challenging
LSP, if not Tukera, in TNE. I'm not familiar with Sinzarmes but Oberlindes
Lines was a subsector-wide line in Regina that was expanding into Aramis.
The Vargr invasion was causing them problems. There ought to have been
other subsector-wide lines in the Marches in places like Rhylanor, Mora,
Lunion, Glisten and Trin's Veil at least. If I'm not mistaken UTP was
just a fledgling line - just a few free traders - and Jamison Factors
was a single free trader.
There should be at least one sector-wide line in Deneb (we called it
Blue Star Lines - for the star Deneb - in my campaign) and several
subsector-wide lines as well.
> Darrian: Tharnitia Denus, Frendi Marshikin, Theriani.
> Sword Worlds: Gramstaatsbedrif, Chaperons Blancs, Talisman.
These are, at best, subsector-wide lines.
> This is not to signify my interest in tackling MegaCorps in the Regency.
Well, darn! Why not! :-)
> I'd like to instead be a primary contributer to the Quarantine Service.
Go for it!
> The Patrol's
> policy was to secure the borders from incursions and invasions. Aslan
> enlistees were actively sought after.
Are these the *ihatei* that Alex is asking about?
> More info in future installments.
Looking forward to it!
Steve Bonneville [email removed] writes:
> **TL 16**
> Deneb
> Depot 1613 A100644-G D Na Ni Va 220 Dd F9 II
> Vincennes 1122 A899AA6-G Hi In Cp 113 Dd M7 V K1 V G1 V
> Pashus 1432 A232455-G S Ni Po RsZ 812 Dd A9 V
Especially in light of the *MTJ* article I would expect Vincennes to maintain,
and possibly increase, it's TL. Such won't be the case for the other worlds.
With only two million people Depot's TL is clearly a result of import
technology which means it can be expected to *fall* when contact is
lost with the Imperial interior. The same goes for the 80,000-person
Research Station at Pashus.
> **TL 15**
> Deneb
> Ansirk 1609 B100100-F N Lo Ni Va 122 Dd F2 V
More import technology for the naval base. TL will fall.
> Magash 0316 A400976-F S Hi Na In Va Cp 824 Dd F8 V K7 III
> Starn 1417 B000996-F S Hi Na In As RsB 722 Dd K0 V
A pair of thriving, sustainable high-tech worlds.
> Imone 0826 A9C1555-F N Ni Fl Cp 613 Dd M0 V
Low population means import technology to maintain the artificial biosphere
on this inhospitable world. TL will probably fall.
> Dekha 1128 C100A9A-F S Hi Na In Va 210 Dd M6 V F3 V
Another thriving, sustainable high-tech world.
> Bishop 1226 B201553-F S Ni Va Ic 524 Dd M6 II
Similar to Imone, above. TL will probably fall.
> HRD 1623 A401654-F N Na Ni Va Ic 810 Dd M5 III
Was listed as a high-tech research center. Again the loss of contact with
the Imperial core can be expected to lead to a TL decrease.
> Saguenay 0235 B438256-F N Lo Ni 324 Dd M0 V
300 people? Clearly import technology or some sort of automated facility.
TL will most likely fall.
> Qevar 0731 A2326AE-F A Na Ni Po Cp 403 Dd M6 V
Low population suggests import technology or automated facilities used
to maintain the subsector capital on this inhospitable world. TL will
probably fall.
> Jecife 1640 A439667-F N Ni 123 Dd F6 II
Again with only one million people it's tough to sustain this level of
technology.
> Spinward Marches
> Rhylanor 2716 A434934-F A Hi Cp 810 Im M2 VI
> Mora 3124 AA99AC7-F A Hi In Cx 112 Im M4 V
> Glisten 2036 A000986-F A Hi Na In As Cp 821 Im K9 V
> Trin 3235 A894A96-F A Hi In Cp 101 Im M0 V
All of these high-population capitals ought to be able to maintain
their TLs (excepting Trin, of course).
> Reft
> Lintl 0503 B739AEE-F Hi Cp 404 Dd K2 VI
Another, high-population capital that ought to be sustainable.
> That is it. Most of those won't go up. A very few might.
Unless, of course, the Hold (to use Isolationist language) government
establishes a technological exchange policy between these worlds and
Vincennes. If I were Archduke/Regent/Premier I would be spending every
science and technology and education tax dollar I had to send scientists
and engineers from Magash, Starn, Dekha, Rhylanor, Mora and Glisten to
study on Vincennes for a year or two.
Some good development work!
Happy Travelling,
David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA