New Home (world)
| New Home/Old Islands (Reft 1925) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A565857-D
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| New Era (1200) | A565859-8
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| Fourth Imperium (1300) | A565957-C
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | G0 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Home is a rich, pre-agricultural world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in size.
- The world's agricultural industry is growing and some economists forecast an explosion in this world's agribusiness in the near future as new agro-technology and a more capable labor force are imported.
- This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
- This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Old Islands Subsector of Reft Sector.
- This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
- This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
Astrography and Planetology[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
Mainworld Data[edit]
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
New Home is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
New Home has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
New Home has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.
Mainworld Topography and Geology[edit]
New Home has extensive tracts of habitable land. There is somewhat less ocean coverage than on Terra, meaning large areas of semi-desert and rocky badlands in the continental interiors.
History and background[edit]
The first world settled by the ESA Long range Colony Mission ship C-Jammer, New Home is the oldest settlement in the Islands Cluster, and the richest. It boasts the highest technology, although its population level is slightly lower than the other major worlds. [2]
New Home was the first to construct an interstellar spaceship Outward Bound, a scaled down version of the originals. In 267 it launched an expedition to colonize Colchis (Reft 2026). A second ship was built in 289 and launched toward Esperanza (Reft 0926). [3]
World Starport[edit]
New Home has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
- There is an associated Naval Base.
World Population (P)[edit]
New Home has a population of 800,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).
Urbanization[edit]
Fairly large cities are surrounded by smaller settlements in a belt that includes agricultural lands and large areas of unspoiled countryside. There is no one city that is obviously much larger than the others, and New Home has several major downports rather than a single starport. Thus the location of the capital is not immediately apparent from a population distribution map.
World Technology Level (T)[edit]
New Home possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-4.
World Government (G)[edit]
New Home is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.
World Military[edit]
New Home's army is small but capable.
Ground forces make extensive use of semi-autonomous weapons and systems drones. These are grav-mobile platforms used for reconnaissance and combat missions in support of human ground troops. Most of the time, the drone follows a set of commands and set-piece procedures that cover most normal battlefield occurrences. Ground troops ride in armoured grav transports, which mount light support weapons. Infantry formations are also heavily supported with grav tanks and artillery.
World Law (L)[edit]
New Home has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
World Timeline[edit]
- –9: Colony vessel C-Jammer enters orbit around New Home
- 267: New Home launches first ship of its own, Outward Bound to colonize Colchis
- 289: A second ship is built and launched toward Esperanza (Reft 0926).
- 293: Outward Bound lands first colonists on Colchis
- 980: Imperial strike cruiser Eldorado Misjumps into the Islands
- 1013: Follow-up Imperial Scout Service mission spreads Jump technology through the Islands
References and contributors[edit]
- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 12. (map only)
- John Harshman, Marc Miller. Trillion Credit Squadron (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 47.
- Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Reft Sector." The Travellers' Digest 20 (1990): 26-28.
- Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb System Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 57.
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 33,72.
- Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 28,164-167.
- Martin Dougherty. Reft Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2010), .
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- The Trillion Credit Squadron campaign - New Home by Alex Tingle
- Old Islands by Peter Gray
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com
- ↑ John Harshman, Marc Miller. Trillion Credit Squadron (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 47.
- ↑ John Harshman, Marc Miller. Trillion Credit Squadron (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.