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| − | The best method of travel is called '''high passage''', which involves first class | + | The best method of travel is called '''high passage''', which involves first class accommodations and cuisine. |
| + | * For the magazine of the same name, see [[High Passage Magazine]]. | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | Please see the following [[AAB]] articles for more information: | ||
| + | * Interstellar Travelling ([[Travelling in Charted Space]]) | ||
| + | ** [[First Meal]] | ||
| + | ** [[Jump Dimming]] | ||
| + | ** [[Signal-GK]] | ||
| + | ** [[Starpass]] | ||
| + | ** [[Travel Passage]] | ||
| + | *** [[Low Passage]] | ||
| + | **** [[Low Lottery]] | ||
| + | *** [[Middle Passage]] | ||
| + | *** [[High Passage]] | ||
| + | *** [[Working Passage]] | ||
| + | ** [[Travel Zone]]s | ||
| + | *** [[Amber Zone]] | ||
| + | *** [[Black Zone]] | ||
| + | *** [[Green Zone]] | ||
| + | *** [[Interdiction]] | ||
| + | *** [[Red Zone]] | ||
| + | ** [[Traveller Gene]] | ||
| + | ** [[Travelling Societies]] | ||
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| − | + | == Description (Specifications) == | |
| + | '''[[High Passage]]:''' The best method of travel is called high passage, which involves first class accommodations and cuisine. High passengers have the services of the [[ship]]'s steward, entertainment, and complete attention to their comfort. There is a baggage allowance of up to 1,000 kilograms. High passage costs Cr10,000. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=4}} | ||
| − | == High Passage | + | === High Passage Amenities === |
| − | + | High passengers have the services of the ship's steward, entertainment and complete attention to their comfort. | |
| − | + | * There is a baggage allowance of up to 1,000 kilograms. | |
| − | + | * ''High passage'' costs begin at Cr10,000. | |
| + | * Middle Passage passengers can be bumped off the ship by High Passage purchasers. | ||
| − | == | + | == History & Background (Dossier) == |
| − | + | The wealthy have always desired luxuries and comforts not possessed by the ''have-nots'' of [[Charted Space]]. Interstellar travel would not change this basic psychological impulse. | |
| − | == | + | For most [[sophont]] species early [[spaceflight]] was limited to [[government]]s and the extremely wealthy. As the frontier of [[space]] grows more accessible with increasing mastery of [[technology]], the wealthy naturally carve off special parts of it for themselves. [[High Passage]] [[interstellar travel]] entails far more comfort, entertainment, and vastly better food than steerage or [[Low Passage]] and has for millennia. |
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| + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
| + | {{Intermediate}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | |S1= {{ | + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Starships|page=4|version=Classic Traveller}} |
| − | | | + | |S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] |
| − | | | + | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] |
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| − | {{LE| | + | {{LE|Service|Tradition}} |
Latest revision as of 15:26, 7 May 2024
The best method of travel is called high passage, which involves first class accommodations and cuisine.
- For the magazine of the same name, see High Passage Magazine.
Please see the following AAB articles for more information:
- Interstellar Travelling (Travelling in Charted Space)
Description (Specifications)[edit]
High Passage: The best method of travel is called high passage, which involves first class accommodations and cuisine. High passengers have the services of the ship's steward, entertainment, and complete attention to their comfort. There is a baggage allowance of up to 1,000 kilograms. High passage costs Cr10,000. [1]
High Passage Amenities[edit]
High passengers have the services of the ship's steward, entertainment and complete attention to their comfort.
- There is a baggage allowance of up to 1,000 kilograms.
- High passage costs begin at Cr10,000.
- Middle Passage passengers can be bumped off the ship by High Passage purchasers.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The wealthy have always desired luxuries and comforts not possessed by the have-nots of Charted Space. Interstellar travel would not change this basic psychological impulse.
For most sophont species early spaceflight was limited to governments and the extremely wealthy. As the frontier of space grows more accessible with increasing mastery of technology, the wealthy naturally carve off special parts of it for themselves. High Passage interstellar travel entails far more comfort, entertainment, and vastly better food than steerage or Low Passage and has for millennia.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 4.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 4.Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 4.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 4.Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 4.