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 that make it dangerous to visitors. This is 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.

Astrography & Planetology

This is a backwater world near the coreward end of Regina Subsector. It is a member of the Enope Cluster.

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.

Binary Solar System

Beck's World Binary Star System

Beck's World
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K0 V	Main Sequence		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0076	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.76	7.6
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Beck's World
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

• (622): Beck's Bruins, a pro-Arbellatra mercenary regiment under the command of Colonel Vilina Beck, conquers Frisini (Spinward Marches 2204), renames it Beck's World, and settles there.
• (1109): Battle of Becks World between Imperial Task Force 17 and 40th Squadron forces 40th Squadron out of the Fifth Frontier War.

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 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 a Religious Dictatorship. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy). There is a powerful independent organization, the state religion, which has influence or direct control of the government. Like the bureaucratic governments this may simply be a strong influence with a secular government, be direct influence by virtue of controlling who may be in the leadership, or be a direct theocracy where the church leadership and bureaucracy is the government. Beck's world is controlled by a religious dictatorship.

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.

Cultural Aspects

Umbrella's are very popular on Beck's World, where it rains "six days out of seven, not counting drizzle". Umbrellas are all manufactured locally and in many colours, there appears to be some form of etiquette about who can carry what colours.

Visitors will often be met by young port staff in uniform who will hold blue umbrellas for them.

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 20-21.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 38. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 82.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 103. (UWP only)
• David Pulver. "Campaign Setting: Beck's World", JTAS Online (August 12, 2014)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 40-45. (UWP only)
• Gareth Hanrahan. Secrets of the Ancients (Mongoose Publishing, 2010), 253.Gareth Hanrahan. Secrets of the Ancients (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 253.