Rode (world)

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Rode/Forquee (Massilia 2414)
Milieu 0	C755000-9 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 0 Barren () Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
Classic Era (1116)	B755220-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 2 Low (400) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 0 No Law Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Rode is a low-population garden world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.

• It is a garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most forms of sophontic life.
• Both the population and economy of this world are expected to grow in the near future barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Forquee Subsector of Massilia Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
• It lies on the Delphi Main.
• At the founding of the Imperium this world was known as Uuruun.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Rode has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence.

Rode has a solitary primary star.

Ustrelli
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

• The Rode system is c9.6 Gyr in age.

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x3 secondary rocky worlds.
• x3 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

• The planet has an axial tilt of 37.05 degrees.
• Rode has a standard day of 30.23 hours.
• The planet takes 299.83 days to orbit its star.
• Rode is located in the Habitable Zone of its star.
• Native life exists on the planet but no sign of sophont intelligence has yet been identified. The planet does have a very bio diverse environment ranging from single cell organisms up to large mammals, primates, flowering flora etc.
• The planet has no significant tectonic activity.
• The land surface of the planet is dominated by rolling hills, vast plains and gentle valleys.
• The planet, although not a reserve, is currently used as an "exclusive" resort hotel for the rich and famous who like to take their vacations away from the rest of society.

Mainworld Size (S)

Rode is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

• The planet has been extensively surveyed and has a confirmed diameter of 11,704km
• The planetary survey confirmed that Rode has a mostly rock core with a density of 0.68 standard.
• Surface gravity on Rode has been measured as 0.625 standard.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Rode has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

• Atmospheric pressure on the planets surface measured in bar is 0.56
• Average mean temperature on Rode is 16.5c
• Although breathing equipment is not required on Rode visitors usually need a few days to acclimatise.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Rode has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

• c55% of the planets surface is covered in liquid water.
• The planet has one "super continent surrounded by a single large ocean. The continent itself also has several small seas and lakes located upon it.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

Rode lies on the Delphi Main, an important trade route straddling the border between Massilia Sector and Delphi Sector.

At the dawn of the Imperium this world had no permanent population. Facilities were being constructed and infrastructure was being emplaced, funded by speculators and investors in anticipation of large-scale settlement and commercial development and designed to give the world a predetermined basic Tech Level. There were often hundreds of personnel and specialists working or operating within the system, but they were not considered residents.

World Starport (St)

Rode has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

Rode has population of 400 sophonts (hundreds).

• This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without moderate outside assistance. This may represent a large transient population such as the crew of a fleet of starships, the dwindling remnants of a dying colony, a construction team building a new colony, or an outpost that could evolve into a colony.
• 96% of the planets population lives in the only "major" urban area on the surface that sits adjacent to the starport.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

World Technology Level (T)

Rode possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B 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 & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government (G)

Rode is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to draft the policies voted upon. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by the voting population.

World Law (L)

Rode has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Rode, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

Trade Data

• Importance: 1 (ordinary)

World Economy

• Resources: 7 (few)
• Labor: 1 (tens)
• Infrastructure: 1 (extremely limited)
• Efficiency: -3 (poor)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 1 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 3 (xenophobic)
• Strangeness: 1 (very typical)
• Symbols: 6 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

• circa -250,000: the Ancients are active within the sector.
• circa -9,000: the Geonee encounter the Vilani.
• -5400 to -4015: the Vilani Consolidation Wars.
• -4045 to -2204: the region is part of the Ziru Sirka.
• -2204 to -1776: the region becomes part of the Rule of Man.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 604-622: the Civil War.
• 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.

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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 22. (world location and some additional system data)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller. Solomani (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), pages 5, 7, 20. (sector background and history)
• Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 11 (Digest Group Publications, 1989), pages 6-25. (sector background and history, plus details for the Geonee)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), page 11. (dot map provided, locating the world)
• Joe Fugate. Knightfall (Game Designers Workshop, 1990), pages 74-80. (sector data including the world, sector background and history)
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), pages 4, 38-41, 102-109. (sector data including the world circa The Year 0)
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), pages 57, 59. (sector background and history)

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