Allentown (world)
Allentown/Verran (Ilelish 0226) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | CA8A330-6
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | F6 V M3 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 0 |
Icon 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 Laeth Subsector of Gushemege Sector in the Domain of Vland.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
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Binary Solar System
Allentown Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Allentown F6 V
Primary Main Sequence 1.25 6280 - 6350 2.18366 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0063 0.1226 1.36 - 2.36 0.63 6.3 Orbit # * 0 4 2 6 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Allentown M3 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0017 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.17 1.7 Orbit # * * 0 0 4
System Data
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Mainworld Data
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Mainworld Geography & Topography
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Mainworld Map
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Native Lifeforms
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History & Background (Dossier)
Allentown is a low-population oceanic water world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.
- It is covered with very deep oceans, of waterous (H2O), and less than 1% of its land above sea level.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Verran Subsector of Ilelish Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
Imperial High / Landed Nobility
Allentown, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.
World Starport
Allentown has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Technology Level
Allentown possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
- Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
- Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
- Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.
World Government
Allentown is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.
World Law Level
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World Military
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Marc Miller's Traveller (Imperium Games, 1996), TBD.
- Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), TBD.
- Jean Rabe. Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 26 (Imperium Games, 1997), TBD.
- Timothy B. Brown. Aliens Archive (Imperium Games, 1996), TBD.
- Paul Drye, Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Interstellar Wars (Steve Jackson Games, 2006), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Bearers of the Flame (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com