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WHULorigan replied to the thread Spinal Neutron Laser seriously broken.The Neutron Laser is NOT a Charted Space weapon; It is from Warhammer 40k. It's text description is pure technobabble. -
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I should note as well, this doesn't factor in unscrupulous tax collectors and local nobility (or the financial/economic equivalent of... -
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I haven’t read the entire thread yet, so I may be repeating some earlier points, but I’ve given this topic some thought in the past and...
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I don't know about you guys but I'm already in the very early stages of planning a trip to Traveller Con in time for the 50th Ann'y. My...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Taxes, the Imperium, and You!.Although having said all of that, I also get the "Late Western Roman Empire" vibe with anglicized late Roman titles and local government...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Taxes, the Imperium, and You!.I rather like the idea suggested in T4 for Milieu:0 that the basic concept of the "Rule between the Stars" was part of Cleon's concept...
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I think nearly every world in the core sectors should be under direct Imperial rule, as is hinted at in the early material, and that...
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From the AoCS Darrian section, it's suggested that the Aslan of Darrian space celebrate at least some Aslan traditions but are...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Species Index.The burden of proof is to demonstrate that there is a significant infusion or splicing with genes from one or more different species...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Species Index.OK. I did a thorough search of the wiki for all supposed examples of "Chimera", and there are in fact only TWO clear examples of...
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The fleet courier has been jump 6 in the Imperium since the 700s, it is baked into the setting that the IN maintains jump 6 communication.
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Species Index.Not sure if the Darrian Aslan are Culturally Darrian (though they are certainly not traditional Aslan). There is probably a hybrid...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Species Index.You could also go with Cultural/Ethnic (species) here, as there are at times probably some Sword Worlders outside the Confederation...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Taxes, the Imperium, and You!.This was a definite T5 retcon. Prior editions tended to imply that average worlds were generally "associated with" Barons (if you...
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WHULorigan replied to the thread Taxes, the Imperium, and You!.I am sure the regional branch bureaucracy of the subsector has lesser rank and ceremonial nobility or Imperial Gentry within its ranks...