Beck's World (world)

Beck's World/Regina (Spinward Marches 2204) Milieu 1116 D88349D-4 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 4 Moderate (70 thousand) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level 4 Industrial (combustion)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K0 V M2 V
Worlds	10
Gas Giants	1
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Impersonal bureaucracy
Law Level	Extreme
Cultural Extension	8198
Army Size (BEs)	1
Economic Details
Technology Level	4
Economic Extension	631+1 Resources 6 Few Labor 3 Low (7 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency +1 Average
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	18
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-D
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	1,425
Port passengers (annual)	0

Beck's World has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This world contains an archaeological site with artifacts suspected to be from the now-vanished Ancients. This world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions make it dangerous to visitors. This a low technology world with technology competency below the standard for Charted Space. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Regina Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Beck's World, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world.

Beck's World (world)/Regina (Spinward Marches 2204) New Era D88349D-5 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 4 Moderate (90 thousand) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Impersonal bureaucracy
Law Level	Extreme
Cultural Extension	8195
Army Size (BEs)	2
Economic Details
Technology Level	5
Economic Extension	631+0 Resources 6 Few Labor 3 Low (9 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency +0 Average
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	18
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-D
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Era: New Era

Beck's World has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This world contains an archaeological site with artifacts suspected to be from the now-vanished Ancients. This a low technology world with technology competency below the standard for Charted Space. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Regina Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This is a backwater world near the coreward end of Regina Subsector.

Binary Solar System

Beck's World Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Beck's World K0 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0038	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.38	3.8
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	5
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Beck's World M2 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0021	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.21	2.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	4

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Past volcanic activity on Beck's World has covered the surface with huge mountains and vast plains of solid lava. A collapsed labyrinth of interconnected caves, suspected of Ancients origin, has only been partially excavated by scientists of the University of Regina.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Beck's World has two claims to Fame:

1. One is the fact that there is an ancient site on the world, which is being excavated by the University of Regina. The University has only partially excavated this collapsed warren of interlocking caverns.
2. The other major claim to fame is the Battle of Beck's World.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Beck's World, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Beck's World has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level

Beck's World possesses a Technology Level of TL–4.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone and telegraphs, widespread printing.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Trains and early automobiles.
  • Water: Clippers and steam ships.
  • Air: Dirigibles, balloons, very basic rockets.
• A repressive government and limited trade have both served to keep the Tech Level of this world very low.

World Government

Beck's World is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

• Beck's world is rigidly controlled by a paramilitary state.

World Law Level

No information yet available.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

The planet's population is concentrated in and around a single settlement, Beck's Town, located on the shore of the world's one small sea.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

Historical Data

The Battle of Beck's World occurred here on 122-1109 during the Fifth Frontier War. In that battle, Admiral Elphinstone destroyed the last remnants of the Vargr fleet from Yorbund (Spinward Marches 2303). This major victory was instrumental in breaking the Vargr resolve and eventually winning the war.

What many people do not know is that the Vargr prisoners from that battle were quartered on Beck's World until after the war. Many of the Vargr chose to remain on Beck's World after they were released, and have since become Imperial citizens. About one third of the planet's population now is Vargr. The prison camp where they were held was torn down as a gesture of friendship between the two races.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 20.Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 20.
• Gareth Hanrahan. Secret of the Ancients (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), .Marc Miller. Secret of the Ancients (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), .
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 36.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 82.Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 82.
• Publication: Beck's World by David Pulver from JTAS Online, published August 12, 2014
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science