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 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.
Monostellar System
Beater Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Beater K4 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.73 4440 - 4600 0.33238 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0033 0.0478 0.58 - 1.07 0.33 3.3 Orbit # * * 2 1 5 Remarks Gawaine
Native Lifeforms
Beater's life forms tend to straddle the line between "plant" and "animal."
- Beater is renowned for its safaris.
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