Medical Technology of Charted Space

The most advanced TL-15 medical technologies of Charted Space literally appear as death-cheating miracles to the non-spacefaring civilizations. Life can be extended, limbs regenerated, minds transferred, and even new life created.

Description (Specifications)

The medical sciences are life sciences used to preserve and heal life. They are often combined with other technologies through interdisciplinary study. Advanced Bionetics, Gravitic Studies, Advanced Biochemistry, and others have produced a dizzying array of medicinal pharmaceuticals, anagathics, cyberware, and other advanced medical technology.

Medicinal Pharmaceuticals

The TL-15 life sciences have come up with a bewildering number of medicines and drugs in an attempt to improve the quality of life and prevent or mitigate disease.

• Analgesics
  • Opine
• Antibiotics
• Antitoxins
• Antivirals
  • GC96/B
• Immunizations
• Metabolics
  • Sleep Drug
  • Slow Drug
• Vaccines
• Category:Drugs

Life-extending Anagathics

Anagathics are one of the key technologies available within Charted Space. An anagathic is a life-prolonging drug. There are many varieties available, but they all share but a single characteristic: they are prohibitively expensive and unaffordable to the greater masses. Anagathics trade is nevertheless big business and the rich of nearly every major race partakes of these medical miracles. Cultural taboos against taking anagathics exist in some parts of Charted Space.

Illicit Drugs

Some polities attempt to limit the usage of certain kinds of drugs for various reasons. There are few Imperium-wide prohibitions, although local laws may vary greatly. Amongst the more limited drugs are:

• Dustspice
• Synphoria
• Sponge

Bionics & Prosthetics

The use of bionics and prosthetics is widespread from the use of grav caps for amputated legs to the simplest low tech peg leg. Normally sufficient limb regeneration technology exists to replace practically any sophont's limbs, but the technology has its limits.

Transsophontism & Cyberware

Despite technological sophistication enabling a transhuman and/or transsophontic existence independent of bodies, genders, and biological physicality, mainstream interstellar society has not yet adopted these ideas. On the fringes of interstellar society, these ideas are being experimented with.

History & Background (Dossier)

The earliest medical technologies greatly vary by culture and civilization. They range from herbology to simple surgery and more...

TL Comparitive Technologies

Medical experts throughout Charted Space often argue with the IISS as to which technologies should correspond with which TL's. This is an ongoing argument.

Clone Tech

• Cloning
  • Clone
  • TBD
• Metempsychosis
  • Mind wipe
  • Personality Overlay Unit
  • Relict

Med-Robotica (Medical Robotics)

No information yet available.

• Pseudobiological Robots
• Medical service Bots

Nanotech & Medical Microtechnology

Nanotechnology is a widespread part of interstellar society within Charted Space. However the deep effects of nanotechnology still remain unseen. Greater social change has been predicted by many Imperial futurists.

• Grey Goo, or swarms of rampaging nanotechnological machines, are one such technological evolution that has yet to come to pass.

Cryotechnology & Cold Sleep

Cryotechnology is in widespread use throughout Charted Space. The "cold sleep" is often the most economical way to travel the stars. However, it is not without its risks. Nearly 10% of poorly maintained cryotechnology cocoon sleepers never leave their coffins. Cryotechnic states of suspended animation are synonymous with the term low passage.

Diseases & Plagues

Please see AAB article: Diseases & Plagues of Charted Space

Organlegging & Medical Crimes

Organlegging is probably the most well-known medical crime occurring within Charted Space. Organleggers kidnap selected sophonts and then harvest their organs for sale. Cloned or regrown organs often lack the vigor or quality of organs having naturally grown within a sophont's body.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• JTAS13
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 61,67.
• Citation Missing - Traveller The New Era
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 645-647.
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science