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    J. L. Brown reacted to actionman's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    Which book is the seed factory in? I need to read about it before answering thoughtfully.
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    J. L. Brown reacted to Terry Mixon's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    Here you are, @MasterGwydion. A TL16 version of the Hive Queen with a prototype Advanced Fabrication Chamber that can build TL16 stuff...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to Sigtrygg's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    They buy TL15 from the Imperium, they natively produce at around TL13, 14 for computers. "Modern Technology: Modern Darrian technology...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to MasterGwydion's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    I would say Darrian is a case of writers not using the same definition for TL across editions. Some places, TL seems to mean, as with...
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    J. L. Brown replied to the thread What does TL mean?.
    TL-15 factories are one of the things that a TL-15 world should be able to produce; this is necessary, but not sufficient. If an...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to Condottiere's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    Darrian is an interesting case. Nominally technological level sixteen. But, what exactly can they manufacture?
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    J. L. Brown replied to the thread What does TL mean?.
    What is their local production capable of supporting? If they cannot build (and meet local demand for) TL-15 items, then they are not...
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    J. L. Brown replied to the thread What does TL mean?.
    By being a poorly thought out plot device? The American Colonies depended on imports of manufactured goods and labor. It is not...
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    J. L. Brown replied to the thread What does TL mean?.
    No, that is an example of 'high tech items brought in from outside' until it can support itself with locally-produced TL-15 goods. Also...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to MasterGwydion's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    Rich and Poor Worlds don't seem to actually describe wealth. They describe Atmosphere, Hydrology, and Population. Neither have a TL...
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    J. L. Brown replied to the thread What does TL mean?.
    Absolutely. I suspect that real-life Technology Level is inextricably entwined with Population. Higher TL means more areas of...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to actionman's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    It's more than that. It describes a large network of production facilities, resources extraction industries, physical infrastructure...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to MasterGwydion's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    Just to clarify... Isn't that the same as saying that TL is defined as "what goods can be produced locally"?
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    J. L. Brown reacted to Sigtrygg's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    For a refinery all you need is a fusion reactor to heat up all the minerals you feed in and then a mass spectrometer with gravitic...
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    J. L. Brown reacted to actionman's post in the thread What does TL mean? with Like Like.
    TL is a world's capability to produce goods at a particular tech level. I know you guys all know this, but bear with me. It's easier...
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