Taa (world)
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary | G7 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government | Representative democracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Low | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 3626 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology Level | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | B54-3
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Importance Extension | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 2,367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starport Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Class-A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 2,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 4,470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 1,000 |
Taa has both an unbreathably thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a Human dominated Non-Aligned world in the Pretoria Subsector of Deneb Sector.
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Government | Balkanization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 2611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | B53-2
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Importance Extension | -3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starport Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Class-X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 0 |
Era: New Era
Taa has both an unbreathably thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Wilds in the Pretoria Subsector of Deneb Sector. 20% of the world's population is the Major Race Vargr.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Because of the two jump bridges maintained at hexes 0405 and 0407, Taa is directly connected to 32 Imperial worlds by a Jump-1 route that ranges throughout Pretoria and enters both Aramis and Lamas subsectors.
This world is located on the Marzian Loop.
Monostellar System[edit]
Taa Primary Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Taa Primary G7 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.95 5480 - 5550 0.83567 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0043 0.0758 0.88 - 1.56 0.43 4.3 Orbit # * * 3 1 6
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Although Taa has never been a significant world, a class-A starport was built to take advantage of an expected upswing in crossborder traffic. For a time the port was prosperous as shipping companies tried to expand into the region. The transborder run was handled by specialist merchant lines, adept at negotiating the customs and legal difficulties encountered when crossing from the Vargr Extents into Imperial space. The situation was positive for over 20 years, but the port at Taa never became profitable enough to pay back its costs. Maintenance was deferred and parts of the installation fell into disrepair. The port was then sold, in time being purchased at a bargain price by what became the Taa Starport Company, which is partially funded by the Akhstuti.
There is a native-built class of ship noted for its unusual design; the Ballista Class Solar Sailor, which has some military applications. They serve in the Taa Navy.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Gary L. Thomas. "Pretoria Subsector." The Travellers' Digest 01 (1985): 32-36.
- Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58.
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 52.
- Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector (UWP only)
- External Link: Sunbane Data
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com