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[[Good]]s are tangible items, and are distinct from non-tangible (intangible) [[object]]s, known as ''[[service]]s''.
 
[[Good]]s are tangible items, and are distinct from non-tangible (intangible) [[object]]s, known as ''[[service]]s''.
* They are the guns, gadgets, devices, and technological toys that the the public demands. They also include more mundane items such as food, drink, construction materials, drugs, luxury items, tools, and various sundries that make technological society possible.  
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* They are the [[gun]]s, gadgets, [[gimmick]]s, [[device]]s, and technological toys that the the public demands. They also include more mundane items such as [[food]], [[drink]], construction materials, [[drug]]s, luxury items, [[tool]]s, and various sundries that make technological [[society]] possible.
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* ''Good''s form the bulk of Cargo.  
 
* There is a [[Goods/summary|summary list]].  
 
* There is a [[Goods/summary|summary list]].  
 
   
 
   
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One of the close correlations of [[sophont]]a, is the development of plentiful [[good]]s, useful [[tool]]s, [[vehicle]]s, and other sophisticated technological [[device]]s.  
 
One of the close correlations of [[sophont]]a, is the development of plentiful [[good]]s, useful [[tool]]s, [[vehicle]]s, and other sophisticated technological [[device]]s.  
  
=== [[Emergent Period]] ===
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=== Technological Stages of Goods Development ===
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==== [[Emergent Period]] ====
 
'''[[TL-0]]:''' <br>
 
'''[[TL-0]]:''' <br>
 
At [[TL-0]], sophonts use [[found tool]]s, acquired items from their [[environment]] to master their [[environment]] and the non-technological [[creature]]s surrounding them.  
 
At [[TL-0]], sophonts use [[found tool]]s, acquired items from their [[environment]] to master their [[environment]] and the non-technological [[creature]]s surrounding them.  
  
=== [[Foundational Period]] ===
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==== [[Foundational Period]] ====
 
'''[[TL:1-9]]:''' <br>
 
'''[[TL:1-9]]:''' <br>
 
By [[TL-1]] and beyond, sophonts have learned how to use basic tools to construct more sophisticated tools: tools making tools.
 
By [[TL-1]] and beyond, sophonts have learned how to use basic tools to construct more sophisticated tools: tools making tools.
  
=== [[Interstellar Period]] ===
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==== [[Interstellar Period]] ====
 
'''[[TL:10-18]]:''' <br>
 
'''[[TL:10-18]]:''' <br>
 
By [[TL-10]] and beyond, sophonts have learned how to manufacture advanced tools using [[Makertech]] and other sophisticated technologies.
 
By [[TL-10]] and beyond, sophonts have learned how to manufacture advanced tools using [[Makertech]] and other sophisticated technologies.
  
=== [[Ultra Period]] ===
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==== [[Ultra Period]] ====
 
'''[[TL:19-27]]:''' <br>
 
'''[[TL:19-27]]:''' <br>
 
By [[TL:19-27]], [[robot]]s become [[society]]'s ''Basic Workforce,'' radically transforming everyday life for non-robotic [[sophont]]s. Early [[robot]]a manifest various levels of autonomous behavior, but lack the deep ability for independent decision-making which constitutes true [[artificial intelligence]]. At this point, tools build more sophisticated tools, that are in turn built by tools, with tools, and were intellectually formulated by tools as well, completely removing non-robotic sophonts from the equation.
 
By [[TL:19-27]], [[robot]]s become [[society]]'s ''Basic Workforce,'' radically transforming everyday life for non-robotic [[sophont]]s. Early [[robot]]a manifest various levels of autonomous behavior, but lack the deep ability for independent decision-making which constitutes true [[artificial intelligence]]. At this point, tools build more sophisticated tools, that are in turn built by tools, with tools, and were intellectually formulated by tools as well, completely removing non-robotic sophonts from the equation.
  
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Advanced}}
 
{{Advanced}}
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= [[T5 Core Rules]]
 
|S1= [[T5 Core Rules]]
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
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{{LEN|Commerce|Economy|Good}}

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Goods are tangible items, and are distinct from non-tangible (intangible) objects, known as services.

  • They are the guns, gadgets, gimmicks, devices, and technological toys that the the public demands. They also include more mundane items such as food, drink, construction materials, drugs, luxury items, tools, and various sundries that make technological society possible.
  • Goods form the bulk of Cargo.
  • There is a summary list.

Description (Specifications)

Goods are the items that sophonts, and especially adventurers, demand in great quantities. They are the guns, gadgets, devices, and technological toys that the the public demands. They also include more mundane items such as food, drink, construction materials, drugs, luxury items, tools, and various sundries that make technological society possible.

Good Subcategories

Equipment in the AAB encyclopedia is divided into the following categories:

A - Protections, Safety (Armor, Clothing, Insulation, etc), Augments.
Fabrics, Protective gear
B - Breathing Gases. Specialized Mixtures.
Breathing apparatus
C - Cables and Surface Gear.
Survival gear
D - Detectors (Sensors, Sensory aids, Signal amplifiers, etc).
Sensory aids
E - Emitters (of signals capable of being sensed).
Communications gear, Emitters
F - Food. Nutrients
Food and Drink
G - Non-Breathing gases.
<No Category>
K - Containers, Carriers, Cases, Backpacks, Holsters.
Containers
L - Liquids. Liquid Manipulating Equipment. Pumps.
<No Category>
M - Construction Materials, Structural Items.
Construction materials
N - Information, Software, Data, Apps, Programming. Computers.
Computers
P - Power. Power Supplies. Power Cells. Energy Sources.
Power supplies
Q - Small Craft.
Starship
R - Drugs (Rx) and Medical.
Medical, Drugs
S - Structures, Shelters,
Structures
T - Tools. Toolkits. Basic Machines
Tools
U - Unique items
Personal items
V - Vehicles.
Civilian Vehicle Types, Military Vehicle Types, Personal mobility
W - Weapons
Weapons
X - Explosives. Exothermic Chemicals.
Explosives
Y - Robots, Automatons, Strangeforms.
Robots of Charted Space

Notes: Materials such as grain or wood should not be in the library, unless there is a special Traveller-related reason (q.v. Hellboria Wood).

History & Background (Dossier)

One of the close correlations of sophonta, is the development of plentiful goods, useful tools, vehicles, and other sophisticated technological devices.

Technological Stages of Goods Development

Emergent Period

TL-0:
At TL-0, sophonts use found tools, acquired items from their environment to master their environment and the non-technological creatures surrounding them.

Foundational Period

TL:1-9:
By TL-1 and beyond, sophonts have learned how to use basic tools to construct more sophisticated tools: tools making tools.

Interstellar Period

TL:10-18:
By TL-10 and beyond, sophonts have learned how to manufacture advanced tools using Makertech and other sophisticated technologies.

Ultra Period

TL:19-27:
By TL:19-27, robots become society's Basic Workforce, radically transforming everyday life for non-robotic sophonts. Early robota manifest various levels of autonomous behavior, but lack the deep ability for independent decision-making which constitutes true artificial intelligence. At this point, tools build more sophisticated tools, that are in turn built by tools, with tools, and were intellectually formulated by tools as well, completely removing non-robotic sophonts from the equation.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.