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In a sector-spanning world with little standardization and decentralized governance, travelling the stars can be a risky proposition. The individual government of any world may greatly differ in culture and technology from its neighbor. Yet, some individuals possess a wanderlust and sense of adventure that compels them to seek the stars.
Please see the following AAB articles for more information:
- Interstellar Commerce
- Trading Starship Types (Merchants - Civilian Starship Types)
- Commercial Merchants
- Jump Carrier
- Jumpliners (Passenger travel)
- Longliners
- Luxury Liners
- Merchant Liners
- Starliners
- Private Merchants
- Far Traders (J-2+)
- Fat Traders (Enhanced cargo capacity)
- Free Traders (J-1)
- Frontier Traders (Enhanced survivability)
- Commercial Merchants
- Trading Starship Types (Merchants - Civilian Starship Types)
Description (Specifications)
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Starpass
A Starpass is a widely accepted prepaid travel voucher ensured by a large financial interest, usually a world government or large interstellar polity. The Starpass investors group keeps the starship crews paid and are sought after by captains for their reliability of income. An individual with a Starpass is a sought after commodity. Travel costs are ensured and reliable. The tickets get paid.
Jumpliners
Jumpliners are the most common ways of travelling the stars. They are large passenger starships optimized to carry many passengers at low prices.
Private Merchants & Tramp Liners
Smaller worlds with less developed economies may not regularly receive significant interstellar traffic. In such cases, passengers may charter passage with individual captains offering berth on postal union or small trading runs.
Colony Ships & Colonial Expeditions
No information yet available.
Interstellar Yachts
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History & Background (Dossier)
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Traveller Gene
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Octagon Society
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Travellers' Aid Society
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science