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{{InfoboxBook
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|name     = Grand Census
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|name= Grand Census
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|alsosee  = [[Culture]]
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|image= [[Image:Grandcensus.jpg]]
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|author    = Gary L. Thomas
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|caption= Creating and Detailing Cultures.
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|available = TBD
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|publisher= [[Digest Group Publications]]
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|canon    = Yes
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|version= [[Classic Traveller]]
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|caption   = Creating and Detailing Cultures.
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|author= [[Gary L. Thomas]]
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|contents  =  
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|format= Paperback
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|edition  = 1st
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|canon= Yes
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|footnote  = Product No. 863
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|edition= 1st
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|format   = Book (Softback)
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|year=1987
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|image    = Grandcensus.jpg
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|pages=48
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|language  = English
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|footnote=Product No. 863
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|pages    = 48
 
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|publisher = Digest Group Publications
 
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|version  = Classic Traveller
 
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|year      = 1987
 
 
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[[Grand Census]] is a [[Digest Group Publications]] product.
 
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* It is a source book written for [[Classic Traveller]].
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
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Looking for Adventure? New cultures? Strange new [[societies]] with unusual [[custom]]s? Travel can be a broadening experience, as long as you go where things are different.
 
  
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Here, in one book, is all the information that players and referees need to discover the diversity in the 11,000 worlds of the {{Imperium}}. Starting with the basic [[UWP]] for a world, ''Grand Census'' leads you step-by-step to detailed cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government [[institution]]s, [[language]]s, and [[technology]].  
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==Synopsis ==
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The comprehensive guide to contacting and detailing cultures.
  
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Whether you're a ''Traveller'' player or a referee, ''Grand Census'' tells what you want to know when you arrive at a new world.
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==Description ==
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Looking for Adventure? New cultures? Strange new socities with unusual customs? Travel can be a broadening experience, as long as you go where things are different.  
  
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Chapters include:
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Here, in one book, is all the information that players and fererees need to discover the diversity in the 11,000 worlds of the {{Imperium}}. Starting with the basic [[UWP]] for a world, ''Grand Census'' leads you step-by-step to detailed cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology.  
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* ''Cultural Design'': Extensive rules, charts, and tables to tell you everything about the cultural characteristics of a world: details of social outlook, types of government, organizational structures, detailed law levels, unusual customs, and intelligent native life.
 
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* ''Detailed Tech Levels'': A complete, official breakdown of [[tech level]]s, with different classifications for energy, computers/robotics, communications, medicine, environmental control, transport systems, weapons, and more.
 
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* ''Cultural Profile Form'': The new [[Imperial Scout Form 22]], to record all the cultural details of a world.
 
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* ''Landing Party Contact Procedures'': How contacts with alien [[civilization]]s are made. Including new skills for Scout characters.
 
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* ''High-tech Exploration Equipment'': New equipment for Traveller, including the pocket [[Medical Scanner|medical scanner]] and med scanner-computer, a portable [[Neural Activity Sensor|neural activity sensor]] and handset, pocket [[communicator]]s and [[commdot]]s, a [[data-display/recorder]] [[Data Headpiece|headpiece]], and high-tech [[field glasses]], with an illustration for every item.
 
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* ''New Vessels'': Illustrated descriptions of the four-man [[air/raft]], the survey [[G-Carrier]], the enclosed two-man [[G-Tube]], the [[Grav cycle|grav bike]], and the [[tech level 15]] [[Grav Belt|grav belt]].
 
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* ''Index'': Not only is everything you want in '''Grand Census''', but you can find it fast.
 
  
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=== Table of Contents ===
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Whether you're a '''Traveller''' player or a referee, '''Grand Census''' tells what you want to know when you arrive at a new world.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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!colspan="2"| ''Grand Census''
 
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! Section
 
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! Page/s
 
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|-
 
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| Introduction  || align="right"|1
 
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|-
 
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| Exploring a [[World]] || align="right"|3
 
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|-
 
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| Landing Party [[Equipment]] || align="right"|10
 
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|-
 
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| Detailing a [[Culture]]  || align="right"|22
 
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|-
 
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| Index  || align="right"|48
 
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|}
 
  
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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Chapters include:
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* '''Cultural Design''': Extensive rules, charts, and tables to tell you everything about the cultural characteristics of a world: details of social outlook, types of government, organizational structures, detailed law levels, unusual customs, and intelligent native life.
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* '''Detailed Tech Levels''': A complete, official breakdown of [[tech level]]s, with different classifications for energy, computers/robotics, communications, medicine, environmental control, transport systems, weapons, and more.
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
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* '''Cultural Profile Form''': The new Imperial Scout Form 22, to record all the cultural details of a world.
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{{LibraryEntries}}
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* '''Landing Party Contact Procedures''': How contacts with alien civilizations are made. Including new skills for Scout characters.
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* '''High-tech Exploration Equipment''': New equipment for Traveller, including the pocket [[Medical Scanner|medical scanner]] and med scanner-computer, a portable [[Neural Activity Sensor|neural activity sensor]] and handset, pocket [[communicator]]s and [[commdot]]s, a data-display/recorder [[Data Headpiece|headpiece]], and high-tech field glasses, with an illustration for every item.
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* '''New Vessels''': Illustrated descriptions of the four-man [[air/raft]], the survey [[G-Carrier]], the enclosed two-man [[G-Tube]], the [[Grav cycle|grav bike]], and the tech level 15 [[Grav Belt|grav belt]].
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* '''Index''': Not only is everything you want in '''Grand Census''', but you can find it fast.
  
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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==Meta-history & Background ==
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It is a comprehensive guide to contacting and detailing [[culture]]s.
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{{CT}} [[Book 3]] Worlds and Adventures (1977) created the [[UWP]], which was later expanded with "Extended [[UWP]] Statistics", and was continued with the following products:
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=== World-building & Colonization ===
 
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{{CT}} [[Worlds and Adventures]] (1977) created the [[UWP]], which was later expanded with "Extended [[UWP]] Statistics", and was continued with the following products:
 
 
* [[World Displays]] (1981), by [[Ad Astra Products]], which provided subsector and world record forms.  
 
* [[World Displays]] (1981), by [[Ad Astra Products]], which provided subsector and world record forms.  
 
* [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] (1986), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] and the  [[Grand Survey]]s, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] called the [[UWP]], the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
 
* [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] (1986), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] and the  [[Grand Survey]]s, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] called the [[UWP]], the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
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** [[TD10| Issue 10]] of [[Travellers' Digest (meta)|Travellers' Digest]] contained some additions and clarifications for [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]].
 
 
* [[Grand Census]] (1987), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed world cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology of the [[UWP]].
 
* [[Grand Census]] (1987), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed world cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology of the [[UWP]].
 
* [[World Builder's Handbook]] (1989), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed how [[IISS|Imperial Scouts]] survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques.  
 
* [[World Builder's Handbook]] (1989), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed how [[IISS|Imperial Scouts]] survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques.  
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* [[Traveller 5th]] (2013), by [[Far Future Enterprises]], which further continues the [[UWP]] legacy with many new features.
 
* [[Traveller 5th]] (2013), by [[Far Future Enterprises]], which further continues the [[UWP]] legacy with many new features.
  
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
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==Credits ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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; Exploring a World
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!colspan="2"| Credits (Primary Sources)
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: [[Gary L. Thomas]], [[Nancy Parker]]
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; Detailing a Culture
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: [[Gary L. Thomas]], [[Joe Fugate]], [[J. Andrew Keith]], [[Ed Edwards]]
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; Additional Design
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: [[Gary L. Thomas]]
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; Examples
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: [[Gary L. Thomas]], [[Joe Fugate]]
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; Equipment Designs
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: [[Joe Fugate]], [[Rob Caswell]]
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; Cover Painting
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: [[Joe Fugate]]
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; Interior Illustrations
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: [[Rob Caswell]]
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==Table of Contents ==
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! Credit
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|Introduction  || align="right"|1
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! [[Author]]s & Contributors
 
 
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| Exploring a [[World]]
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| Exploring a World || align="right"|3
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| [[Gary L. Thomas]], [[Nancy Parker]]
 
 
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| Detailing a [[Culture]]
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| Landing Party Equipment || align="right"|10
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| [[Gary L. Thomas]], [[Joe Fugate]], [[J. Andrew Keith]], [[Ed Edwards]]
 
 
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| Additional Design
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| Detailing a Culture  || align="right"|22
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| [[Gary L. Thomas]]
 
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| Examples
 
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| [[Gary L. Thomas]], [[Joe Fugate]]
 
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|-
 
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| [[Equipment]] Designs
 
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| [[Joe Fugate]], [[Rob Caswell]]
 
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|-
 
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| Cover Painting
 
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| [[Joe Fugate]]
 
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| Interior Illustrations
 
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| [[Rob Caswell]]
 
 
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| Index  || align="right"|48
 
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Detail}}
 
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Grand Census|page=1}}
 
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[[Category: Equipment Source]]
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[[LE|Astrogational Survey]]
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[[Category: IISS Source]]
 
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[[Category: Vehicle Source]]
 
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{{MET|}}
 

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