Edict and Ancients

[Gray Pennell]

I was talking with my bother this evening and he says he thinks there is an Imperial Edict dealing with the Ancients. I have looked and couldnt find one. Before I go to my brother I thought I would ask the group if they know of such an edict. Yes he is my older brother

 

[Spinward Scout]

I think there's an Edict that deals with Artifacts. Can't remember where offhand, tho. I'll have to look around. Maybe in The Traveller Adventure or Secrets of the Ancients.

There's no reason you couldn't make one IYTU.

EDIT: No Edicts listed in Secrets of the Ancients, but it does have a whole chapter/section about Ancient Sites and Artifacts and laws dealing with them.

 

[rancke]

Secdet of the Ancients mentions various Imperial regulations. Presumably there is an Imperial edict that serves as enabling legislation, but it has not been specified.

Imperial regulations about Ancients:

(All page references are to SotA)

Reporting a newfound Ancients site results in a reward. [6]


A payment of Cr50,000 is made for reporting a previously unknown Ancient site to the authorities. A subsequent bonus of between Cr100 and Cr 1,000,000 is made depending on an analysis of the site in depth. [37]


Traffic in unregistered Ancient artifacts is illegal under Imperial law. [7]


The Imperium has strict laws controlling traffic in artifacts. Artifacts cannot be legally sold unless registered with the Imperium. The process of registration allows the Imperial authorities to analyze each item; rubble is registered and allowed, while more interesting items are confiscated and kept for deeper analysis. [36]


Side note: The canonical description of the extreme scarcity of working Ancient artifacts and the Imperial habit of confiscating any such seems to me to be contradicted by the existence of the artifact collector described on p. 10. Said collector has "an extensive collection of Ancient artifacts". These could, of course, all be of the rubble category, except that among these artifacts are FIVE operating shimmersuits "which he has accumulated over the past few years", and he is actually willing to loan them to the PCs (In exchange for a share of any finds they make, but still).


Hans

 

[Gray Pennell]

Thanks Hans. I dont have SoA and the info does not conflict with my campaign so double points.

 

[BlackBat242]

The Imperium has strict laws controlling traffic in artifacts. Artifacts cannot be legally sold unless registered with the Imperium. The process of registration allows the Imperial authorities to analyze each item; rubble is registered and allowed, while more interesting items are confiscated and kept for deeper analysis. [36]


Side note: The canonical description of the extreme scarcity of working Ancient artifacts and the Imperial habit of confiscating any such seems to me to be contradicted by the existence of the artifact collector described on p. 10. Said collector has "an extensive collection of Ancient artifacts". These could, of course, all be of the rubble category, except that among these artifacts are FIVE operating shimmersuits "which he has accumulated over the past few years", and he is actually willing to loan them to the PCs (In exchange for a share of any finds they make, but still).


Hans

Or perhaps he found a stash of 30 such suits, and the Imperium kept 20, while his friend the Duke arranged for him to keep 5 (the Duke got the last 5).