WorldTech Code
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WorldTech
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Remarks
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possesses an unidentified Technology Level.
- One could assume that this world is pre-technological, but that isn't always a safe assumption.
- It could just as well be post-technological.
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No remarks available yet.
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0
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.
- This world contains a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
- This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: bodily muscle.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
- Water: swimming, rafts, and canoes.
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Proto-tech
- Stone age, Lucy, early Neanderthals and cro magnon.
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1
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–1.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: runners or beast relay and long distance signaling such as the heliograph and semaphore.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: muscle power and water wheels.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: riding animals, rickshaws, carts or other creature-drawn wheeled vehicles.
- Water: rowed galleys and early sailing vessels.
- Air: typically not available unless a bodily ability or ride-able flying beasts available.
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World Code Lt (low technology) by Mongoose rules.
- Early Metal ages: bronze, copper, iron, etc.
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2
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–2.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: runners or beast relay, the printing press, long distance signaling such as the heliograph and semaphore.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: water wheels and wind power.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: riding beasts and creature-drawn wheeled vehicles.
- Water: sailing vessels.
- Air: typically not available unless a bodily ability or ride-able flying beasts available.
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World Code Lt (low technology) by Mongoose rules.
- Dark ages, middle ages, etc.
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3
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–3.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: printing press, the mechanical telegraph, and the first audio recordings.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: coal or other simple hydrocarbon fuels and early steam engines.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: bicycles and early steam coaches with advanced roadways.
- Water: advanced sailing and early steam engine ships.
- Air: the earliest hot air balloons.
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World Code Lt (low technology) by Mongoose rules.
- Early renaissance, very roughly, to Napoleonics.
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4
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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 and balloons.
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World Code Lt (low technology) by Mongoose rules.
- Premodern era. Wild West in the USA. Victorian era. Steampunk.
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5
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: telephone, radio, and television.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
- Water: large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
- Air: early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.
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World Code Lt (low technology) by Mongoose rules.
- Around WWI realworld (1910's CE - 20's).
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6
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: telephone, radio, and television.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
- Water: amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
- Air: early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
- Space: early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.
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Around WWII realworld (1940's - 50's).
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7
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: early video and early satellite communication networks.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
- Water: hydrofoils and early triphibians.
- Air: hang gliders and supersonic jets.
- Space: deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft.
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Atomic & plastic eras (1950's to 60's) realworld.
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8
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: improved geothermal and improved batteries.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: advanced automobiles.
- Water: triphibians and early artificial gills.
- Air: improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
- Space: space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft.
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Early information age. Electronics. Early cyberpunk. (1970's to 80's) realworld.
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9
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: fusion power.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
- Water: high efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gears.
- Air: tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
- Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft, and interstellar STL starships
- FTL: prototype Jump Drive-1.
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Around the present in (1990's to 2000's to 2010's) 2017 realworld. And near future.
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10
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.
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No remarks available yet.
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A
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.
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No remarks available yet.
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11
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.
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No remarks available yet.
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B
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.
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No remarks available yet.
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12
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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C
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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13
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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D
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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14
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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E
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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15
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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F
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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World Code Ht (high technology) by Mongoose rules.
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16
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–16 or TL-G in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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Above Ht limits, but allowed on Traveller Map by MWM.
- Fairly common in some older materials such as Paranoia Press.
- Darrian / Daryen technology.
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G
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–16 or TL-G in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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Above Ht limits, but allowed on Traveller Map by MWM.
- Fairly common in some older materials such as Paranoia Press.
- Darrian / Daryen technology.
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17
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–17 or TL-H in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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Above Ht limits, and not allowed on a 1105 Traveller Map by MWM with a few exceptions.
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H
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possesses a Technology Level of TL–17 or TL-H in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: TBD
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
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Above Ht limits, and not allowed on a 1105 Traveller Map by MWM with a few exceptions.
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