All: Sword Worlds Technology

Gentlesophonts:

Here's my second try at this post.

Andy Lilly [email removed] writes:

> So in theory the world might be rated TL11 but actually still
> retain (or have built up to) TL12 or TL13 in their starship production.

This is a good point but one might wonder then why Sacnoth has not made
similar efforts to push its space TL to 14.

> To apply this to a wider range of products, even should your own world be
> TL11 and unable to supply TL12 replacements for your bought-in TL12
> thingummy-jigs, there's no reason why you shouldn't buy, steal or smuggle
> such from other worlds.

Maybe, but it's tough to fight a prolonged war this way against an opponent
who can produce his own goods internallly.  Essentially though, this is what
I've proposed for Gram - it's been receiving aid from the Zhodani.

Happy Travelling,

David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA