Rake (world)
| Rake/Vipach (Gushemege 0531) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | C425531-A
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | K3 V M4 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rake is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
- In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
- As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Vipach Subsector of Gushemege Sector in the Domain of Vland.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
No information yet available.
Binary Solar System[edit]
Rake Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Rake K3 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.78 4600 - 4830 0.41911 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0035 0.0537 0.65 - 1.18 0.35 3.5 Orbit # * * 3 1 5 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Rake M4 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.23 3110 - 3210 0.00584 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0013 0.0063 0.08 - 0.16 0.13 1.3 Orbit # * * 0 0 3
System Data[edit]
System:
- x2 Gas Giants
- x0 Planetoid Belts
- x10 Other Worlds
System Importance (Ix)[edit]
This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 0 (Unimportant).
- (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)
Mainworld Data[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
This world has a Planetary Size of 4.
- 6,400 km
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
This world has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Respirator Combination Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
This world has a Hydrosphere of 5.
- 50 % of the world's surface is covered in liquid.
Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Map[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
No information yet available.
Imperial Landed Nobility (N)[edit]
This world, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.
World Starport (Sp)[edit]
This world has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Population (P)[edit]
This world has a Population rating of 5.
- App. 300,000 sophonts
World Demographics[edit]
Humaniti, population 100%
World Government (G)[edit]
This world is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.
World Law Level (L)[edit]
This world has a Law Level of 1.
- Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas prohibited
World Technology Level (TL)[edit]
This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
- Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
- Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-1.
World Military[edit]
No information yet available.
World Economy (Ex)[edit]
The world's economic measurements are: ( 9 4 4 −4 )
- Resources: 9 Moderate
- Labor: 4 Tens of thousands
- Infrastructure: 4 Very limited
- Efficiency: −4 Very poor
- Economic Extension: 13
- Resource Units -576
Trade Data[edit]
Trade Classifications for this world:
- Ni-Non-Industrial
Trade Lines with other worlds:
- No information yet available.
World Culture (Cx)[edit]
The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 1 5 1 6 ]
- Homogeneity: 1 Monolithic
- Acceptance: 5 Very aloof
- Strangeness: 1 Very typical
- Symbols: 6 Somewhat concrete
World Language/s[edit]
Urbanization[edit]
No information yet available.
World Infrastructure[edit]
This world possesses very limited infrastructure.
Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
UWP: C425531-A
- Starport: C Routine
- Size 4 6,400km
- Atmosphere: 2 Very thin; Tainted
- Hydrosphere: 5 50%
- Population: 5 Hundreds of thousands
- Government Type: 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
- Law Level: 1 Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas prohibited
- Technology Level: A Interstellar community
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (named but no further data)
- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dotmap provided)
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dotmap provided)
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
- Author & Contributor: David Burden of the HIWG
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com