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! Statistics !! | ! Statistics !! | ||
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'''T +3''' (Slipstream mastery)<br> | '''T +3''' (Slipstream mastery)<br> | ||
'''E -3''' (Barren world (gravity, no atmosphere))<br> | '''E -3''' (Barren world (gravity, no atmosphere))<br> | ||
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* Technology is a dangerous art | * Technology is a dangerous art | ||
* The cluster slipknots are weaker than they seem, and we need to repair, maintain, and defend the network at all costs. | * The cluster slipknots are weaker than they seem, and we need to repair, maintain, and defend the network at all costs. | ||
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'''T -1''' (Atomic power) Qing has advanced information technology, but lags elsewhere.<br> | '''T -1''' (Atomic power) Qing has advanced information technology, but lags elsewhere.<br> | ||
'''E 0''' (One garden world (perhaps additional barren worlds))<br> | '''E 0''' (One garden world (perhaps additional barren worlds))<br> | ||
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* Shadow Wars | * Shadow Wars | ||
* The Only Source of Werve | * The Only Source of Werve | ||
− | || [[File:B_-_Qing.png | + | || [[File:B_-_Qing.png]]<br> |
− | + | Source: https://longislandweekly.com/the-future-was-here-the-1939-worlds-fair/ | |
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'''T -2''' (Industrialization)<br> | '''T -2''' (Industrialization)<br> | ||
'''E -3''' (Barren world (gravity, no atmosphere))<br> | '''E -3''' (Barren world (gravity, no atmosphere))<br> | ||
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* Convicts come in, but no one gets out | * Convicts come in, but no one gets out | ||
* Rumbles of Revolution | * Rumbles of Revolution | ||
− | || [[File:C_-_Yebon_Domes.png | + | || [[File:C_-_Yebon_Domes.png]]<br> |
− | + | Source: https://www.dezeen.com/2013/01/31/foster-partners-to-3d-print-buildings-on-the-moon/ | |
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While most of the prisoners in the Yebon Domes are common criminals or leaders of organized crime groups, a sizable number are political prisoners. Leaving political prisoners largely unsupervised has turned out to be a bad idea (at least from the perspective of the people imprisoning them), since they have taken the opportunities presented by the Yebon Domes to politically educate and organize the prisoners. While in some domes, their efforts have been stymied by the leaders of criminal gangs, in others they have begun to be successful. These political prisoners and "ordinary" prisoners who have become politicized are now trying to build ties between the domes. The efforts to do this are slowed by the wide range of political ideologies and differing ideas about strategy (from terrorism to nonviolence) present, but they are slowly building links. And the powers-that-be remain largely oblivious to all of this, confident that their system is fool-proof. | While most of the prisoners in the Yebon Domes are common criminals or leaders of organized crime groups, a sizable number are political prisoners. Leaving political prisoners largely unsupervised has turned out to be a bad idea (at least from the perspective of the people imprisoning them), since they have taken the opportunities presented by the Yebon Domes to politically educate and organize the prisoners. While in some domes, their efforts have been stymied by the leaders of criminal gangs, in others they have begun to be successful. These political prisoners and "ordinary" prisoners who have become politicized are now trying to build ties between the domes. The efforts to do this are slowed by the wide range of political ideologies and differing ideas about strategy (from terrorism to nonviolence) present, but they are slowly building links. And the powers-that-be remain largely oblivious to all of this, confident that their system is fool-proof. | ||
− | = Crossroads / Namahak - System D = | + | = Crossroads / Namahak- System D = |
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'''T 0''' (Exploring the system)<br> | '''T 0''' (Exploring the system)<br> | ||
'''E 0''' (One garden world (perhaps additional barren worlds))<br> | '''E 0''' (One garden world (perhaps additional barren worlds))<br> | ||
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* A powder keg in search of a spark | * A powder keg in search of a spark | ||
* Webs of Intrigue | * Webs of Intrigue | ||
− | || [[File:D_-_Crossroads-Namahak.png | + | || [[File:D_-_Crossroads-Namahak.png]]<br> |
− | + | Source: https://www.space.com/2485-spaceport-singapore-stop-shopping-future-space-tourist.html | |
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Sitting at the nexus of five slipknots, Crossroads is a world divided. Traditionally, they exploit their position by essentially becoming a rest stop / trade station / vacation destination. There's something here for everyone: they provide trade and arbitrage services and paradise zones for visitors. But there are those malcontents who insist on noticing that while the planet may be paradise for a few, the vast majority of the locals are stuck producing luxuries which they'll never taste, serving in resorts they could never visit. The Namahak Movement wants to pull back from the easy riches foreigners bring in and try to make the planet self-sustaining again. As a result, while the spaceports, orbital stations, and resorts are all safe and pleasant and lean Traditional, 'backstage' (the rest of the planet) is closer to Namahak and potentially dangerous to offworlders. The gap between the two worlds can be startlingly small, too - take a wrong turn through a service door and suddenly the world of your dreams turns to bare concrete. | Sitting at the nexus of five slipknots, Crossroads is a world divided. Traditionally, they exploit their position by essentially becoming a rest stop / trade station / vacation destination. There's something here for everyone: they provide trade and arbitrage services and paradise zones for visitors. But there are those malcontents who insist on noticing that while the planet may be paradise for a few, the vast majority of the locals are stuck producing luxuries which they'll never taste, serving in resorts they could never visit. The Namahak Movement wants to pull back from the easy riches foreigners bring in and try to make the planet self-sustaining again. As a result, while the spaceports, orbital stations, and resorts are all safe and pleasant and lean Traditional, 'backstage' (the rest of the planet) is closer to Namahak and potentially dangerous to offworlders. The gap between the two worlds can be startlingly small, too - take a wrong turn through a service door and suddenly the world of your dreams turns to bare concrete. | ||
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The conflict is constantly bubbling under the placid surface, and out of sight of visitors it often boils over into anything from fist-fights to riots. It's only a matter of time before that boils over into serious fighting, but so far neither side wants to upset the only current source of income the system has. | The conflict is constantly bubbling under the placid surface, and out of sight of visitors it often boils over into anything from fist-fights to riots. It's only a matter of time before that boils over into serious fighting, but so far neither side wants to upset the only current source of income the system has. | ||
Between the Namahak Movement, Crossroad factions that want to squelch a threat to their income, and the natural results of a junction point where everything is for sale, spies, information brokers, and private agents are rife behind the scenes. The clash of plotter against plotter at some point may spill into the light, with consequences for the system. | Between the Namahak Movement, Crossroad factions that want to squelch a threat to their income, and the natural results of a junction point where everything is for sale, spies, information brokers, and private agents are rife behind the scenes. The clash of plotter against plotter at some point may spill into the light, with consequences for the system. | ||
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