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* Moving between star systems is via a Jump Drive. A Jump always takes one week, regardless of distance travelled. It can take a year to travel across the entire Imperium. | * Moving between star systems is via a Jump Drive. A Jump always takes one week, regardless of distance travelled. It can take a year to travel across the entire Imperium. | ||
* FTL communication is not possible except by sticking a message on a ship and sending the ship. | * FTL communication is not possible except by sticking a message on a ship and sending the ship. | ||
- | * Given the communication time lag, there are layers of nobility who rule local regions in the name of the Emperor. | + | * Given the communication time lag, there are layers of nobility who rule local regions in the name of the Emperor. Individual worlds tend to be self governing, and the Imperium (and its nobility) stay out of it, only managing the space (and trade) between worlds. |
- | * Individual worlds tend to be self governing, and the Imperium (and its nobility) stay out of it. | + | |
* There are half a dozen or so major Races, each with their own empires. Some are friendly with the Imperium, some aren' | * There are half a dozen or so major Races, each with their own empires. Some are friendly with the Imperium, some aren' | ||
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* Laser guns are common, but so are guns that use simple bullets. Some people (especially nobles) even carry swords - they tend to not make holes in starship hulls. | * Laser guns are common, but so are guns that use simple bullets. Some people (especially nobles) even carry swords - they tend to not make holes in starship hulls. | ||
* Traveller was written in the 1970s, so computers tend to be quite limited. Human-like AIs are rumoured, but few people have ever seen one. | * Traveller was written in the 1970s, so computers tend to be quite limited. Human-like AIs are rumoured, but few people have ever seen one. | ||
- | * Cybernetics is possible, but generally only to fix injuries. This is not a cyberpunk setting (but given the tens of thousands of worlds, there could be worlds with such a setting). | + | * Cybernetics is possible, but generally only to fix injuries. This is not a cyberpunk setting (but given the tens of thousands of worlds, there are individual |
===== Characters ===== | ===== Characters ===== | ||
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You grew up in a relatively civilised environment such as a city on a mid or high tech world. You learned how to make a living, rather than surviving in a hostile environment. | You grew up in a relatively civilised environment such as a city on a mid or high tech world. You learned how to make a living, rather than surviving in a hostile environment. | ||
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+ | You grew up in a // | ||
=== Metropolis === | === Metropolis === |
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