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| − | [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif|right]] | + | [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif|right]] [[Empress Wave|The Wave]] is a [[psionic]] effect that started [[coreward]] of the [[Zhodani Consulate]] several centuries before the end of the [[Third Imperium]] and is currently expanding rimward. |
| − | + | * Calculations show the wavefront is moving at slightly less than 1 parsec per year or 23.5 au per hour. | |
| − | * Calculations show the wavefront is moving at | ||
** Earlier estimates suggested this was travelling at the speed of light{{Page cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=82-83}}{{Page cite|name= Survival Margin |page=7}} | ** Earlier estimates suggested this was travelling at the speed of light{{Page cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=82-83}}{{Page cite|name= Survival Margin |page=7}} | ||
* Some have called it a ''Wave of Craziness''. | * Some have called it a ''Wave of Craziness''. | ||
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | The psionic effect of | + | The psionic effect of '''The Wave''' causes a number of undesirable effects in psions, which may include madness, sociopathic violence and suicide. The effect itself is said to contain intense emotional effects, which are difficult to understand or control for most psions. Existing psionic suppressive devices and shields of sufficiently high capacity can block or diffuse the effect. |
| − | * Some theorists believe that | + | * Some theorists believe that '''The Wave''' carries a coded psionic message of sorts, but this theory is largely unconfirmed by known sources. |
* First rumors of the Wave reached the Imperium during the [[Fourth Frontier War]] pointing to severe problems in the coreward sectors of the Zhodani Consulate. The problems were confirmed by [[Project Longbow]], but not the cause{{Page cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=82-83}}. | * First rumors of the Wave reached the Imperium during the [[Fourth Frontier War]] pointing to severe problems in the coreward sectors of the Zhodani Consulate. The problems were confirmed by [[Project Longbow]], but not the cause{{Page cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=82-83}}. | ||
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The effect of Wave was further researched by project [[Longbow]] by [[Strephon]]'s [[Covert Survey Bureau|CSB]] of the [[IISS|scout service]]. | The effect of Wave was further researched by project [[Longbow]] by [[Strephon]]'s [[Covert Survey Bureau|CSB]] of the [[IISS|scout service]]. | ||
| − | Several projects been launched, when [[Strephon]] realized the devastating effect of | + | Several projects been launched, when [[Strephon]] realized the devastating effect of [[Empress Wave|The Wave]]. |
| − | * The goal of the [[Avery Project]] was to genetically engineer a human with high psionic powers to research | + | * The goal of the [[Avery Project]] was to genetically engineer a human with high psionic powers to research [[Empress Wave|The Wave]]. |
| − | * The goal of the [[CABAl]] project was to use [[SuSAG]]s ''[[Better than Life]]'' technology to control a human crew during transits within | + | * The goal of the [[CABAl]] project was to use [[SuSAG]]s ''[[Better than Life]]'' technology to control a human crew during transits within The Wave. |
| − | * The distribution of [[JumpStart]] caches started for the case, that new knowledge gained by Avery could not solve | + | * The distribution of [[JumpStart]] caches started for the case, that new knowledge gained by Avery could not solve The Wave problem. |
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| − | Very little is conclusively known about | + | Very little is conclusively known about The Wave. |
* Several [[sophont]] scientists on the scientific community's fringe have been studying it. | * Several [[sophont]] scientists on the scientific community's fringe have been studying it. | ||
* The news certainly hasn't yet reached the greater public through the [[News Services of Charted Space]]. | * The news certainly hasn't yet reached the greater public through the [[News Services of Charted Space]]. | ||
| − | === | + | === Wave Advancement Table === |
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Agent of the Imperium |page= TBD}} | | {{Ludography cite|name= Agent of the Imperium |page= TBD}} | ||
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{{LE|Anomaly|Science|Galaxiad}} | {{LE|Anomaly|Science|Galaxiad}} | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 27 August 2022
The Wave is a psionic effect that started coreward of the Zhodani Consulate several centuries before the end of the Third Imperium and is currently expanding rimward.
- Calculations show the wavefront is moving at slightly less than 1 parsec per year or 23.5 au per hour.
- Some have called it a Wave of Craziness.
- This is one of three disasters that rocked the Third Imperium: The Break, The Wave, and the The Black Ships.
Description (Specifications)
The psionic effect of The Wave causes a number of undesirable effects in psions, which may include madness, sociopathic violence and suicide. The effect itself is said to contain intense emotional effects, which are difficult to understand or control for most psions. Existing psionic suppressive devices and shields of sufficiently high capacity can block or diffuse the effect.
- Some theorists believe that The Wave carries a coded psionic message of sorts, but this theory is largely unconfirmed by known sources.
- First rumors of the Wave reached the Imperium during the Fourth Frontier War pointing to severe problems in the coreward sectors of the Zhodani Consulate. The problems were confirmed by Project Longbow, but not the cause[3].
Wave Study Projects
The effect of Wave was further researched by project Longbow by Strephon's CSB of the scout service.
Several projects been launched, when Strephon realized the devastating effect of The Wave.
- The goal of the Avery Project was to genetically engineer a human with high psionic powers to research The Wave.
- The goal of the CABAl project was to use SuSAGs Better than Life technology to control a human crew during transits within The Wave.
- The distribution of JumpStart caches started for the case, that new knowledge gained by Avery could not solve The Wave problem.
History & Background (Dossier)
Very little is conclusively known about The Wave.
- Several sophont scientists on the scientific community's fringe have been studying it.
- The news certainly hasn't yet reached the greater public through the News Services of Charted Space.
Wave Advancement Table
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 7.
- Martin Dougherty. Out Of The Darkness (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), 12,72,107,121-125.
- Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 70.
- Marc Miller. Agent of the Imperium (Far Future Enterprises, 2015), TBD.
- ↑ Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 82-83.
- ↑ Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 7.
- ↑ Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 82-83.