Hans writes:
>So the
question becomes: Regina was TL 9 in 275. Why did Regina gain only one TL in
>
EIGHT centuries and two more in two decades?
Well, we all know the REAL reason for that is that Regina was made out to be
such
an important world in the Marches' affairs that having such a relatively low
tech level
as 10 seemed a bit peculiar. Even more, it's forward location and Tech-10
defenses
made it rather vulnerable to Zhodani attack, as 5FW players may know.
The solution was to tweak the TL upward slightly during the shift to MT.
I tend to regard the lower tech level as one of those "early Traveller
inconsistencies",
like the major warship status of the Kinunir, and retroactively give it the
higher tech.
Otherwise, attribute the increase to the 5FW. As a solution it has its
problems,
but its the closest thing to a reasonable rationalization available.
John Bogan