Difference between revisions of "Weiss (world)"
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| + | |name= {{World|Weiss|Spinward Marches|Glisten|1934}} | ||
|era = Milieu 1116 | |era = Milieu 1116 | ||
| + | |uc = A626464-B | ||
| + | |popc = 7 | ||
| + | |zonec = green | ||
| + | |u1= | ||
| + | |alg = ImDd | ||
| + | |class = Ni / Da / O:2036 | ||
| + | |trade = ni | ||
| + | |nblty = B | ||
| + | |bases = - | ||
| + | |primary = M1 V | ||
| + | |belts = 0 | ||
| + | |GGcount = 3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | == | + | {{World summary |name= Weiss|trade= Ni}} |
| − | {{SpMain}} | + | {{World summary ImDd|sector= Spinward Marches|subsector= Weiss}} |
| + | * {{SpMain}} | ||
| − | + | == Description ([[Astrography]] & [[Planetology]]) == | |
| + | === Stars === | ||
| + | '''Weiss''' has a solitary primary star. | ||
| + | * It is a red main sequence. | ||
| + | [[File:Solitary M Type.jpg|300 px]] | ||
{{MonostellarSystem | {{MonostellarSystem | ||
|name = Weiss | |name = Weiss | ||
|primary = M1 V | |primary = M1 V | ||
| − | |PrimaryNotes = | + | |PrimaryNotes = None |
}} | }} | ||
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| + | The planet itself is fairly unpleasant, with most of the hydrographic percentage tied up in the two large icecaps. Individual settlements outside the spaceport tend to cluster around a pressurized greenhouse. Most surface travel is by tracked vehicle. | ||
== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 21 July 2024
| Weiss/Glisten (Spinward Marches 1934) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A626464-B
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M1 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weiss 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 Weiss Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector in the Domain of Deneb.
- Weiss is a member of the Spinward Main.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
Stars
Weiss has a solitary primary star.
- It is a red main sequence.
Weiss has a solitary primary star. Weiss 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7 Orbit # * * 1 1 6 Remarks None
The planet itself is fairly unpleasant, with most of the hydrographic percentage tied up in the two large icecaps. Individual settlements outside the spaceport tend to cluster around a pressurized greenhouse. Most surface travel is by tracked vehicle.
History & Background (Dossier)
Population about 72,000. Colonized following the Third Frontier War in 990 by a group of Sword Worlds dissidents. Recent problems have stemmed from the fact that the inhabitants have more sympathy for the Sword Worlds their ancestors left than for the Imperium.
Glisten (Spinward Marches 2036) pre-emptively assumed control of the planet in 1104, and tension has remained high since. The local language is a form of Germanic rather than Anglic, and persons addressing the inhabitants in Anglic outside the controlled spaceport district are likely to find trouble.
Weiss is owned by Spinward Development Corp. It is a typical SDC development, a backwater world supporting corporate teams and a steady trickle of colonists. Diverse SDC plans include a major starport to encourage trade, as well as mining and industry on-planet. This total corporate ownership has resulted in an amber-zone declaration for non-SDC travelers, at the request of the corporation.[2]
World Timeline
Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:
- The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
- 589-604: First Frontier War.
- 604-622: the Civil War.
- 615-620: Second Frontier War.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
- 979-986: Third Frontier War.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
- 1082-1084: Fourth Frontier War, also known as the False War.
- 1107-1110: Fifth Frontier War.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 26-27.
- 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), 50-51. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 96.
- Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Outrim Frontier." JTAS Online (June 19, 2007)
- Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 114. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 128-132. (UWP only)
- Rob Dean - The Zhodani Base
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com
- ↑ Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 96.