Beater (world)
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary | K4 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government | Civil service bureaucracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 5A49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 958+3
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Importance Extension | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 1,080 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 2,710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 6,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 570 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 147,450 |
Beater is an agricultural production world with a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 10 million sophonts. It is a member of Sword Worlds Confederation in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Sword Worlds. This world supports a Sword Worlds Military Base and the system supports a Sword Worlds Naval Base.
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Government | Civil service bureaucracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 5A4B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 958-4
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Importance Extension | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 41,911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 7,700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 16,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 3,519,700 |
Era: New Era
Beater is an agricultural production world with a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 10 million sophonts. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.
- Beater was originally named Galatine.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
A rich agricultural world located at the intersection of three important trade routes in the Sword Worlds Subsector of the Spinward Marches. Beater has a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and a tropical climate. This hot and almost soupy atmosphere give rise to rampant life. Beater's life forms tend to straddle the line between "plant" and "animal." Beater is renown for its safaris.
- Beater orbits its primary, Gawaine, at a distance of 0.65 AU. Beater has a single moon. The planet's capital city, Kersbog, is located on Tyst Island. Beater's downport is named Hallenport.
History & Background (Dossier)
Prior to the Fifth Frontier War, Beater was a member of the Sword Worlds Confederation, but in the aftermath of the war it became part of the Imperial Client state known as the Border Worlds Confederation.
- In 1116 the capital of the Border Worlds was moved from Sting (Spinward Marches 1525) to Beater.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), TBD.
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 45.
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 71.Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 71.
- GURPS Traveller: Sword Worlds
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com