Extensions - What Are They Used For?

[Nathan Brazil]

Of what practical game use are the World Extensions? Do they impact die rolls for situations or have another direct effect?

Importance, for example has a direct effect. The value translates to a direct value on shipping per week and is used to determine major shipping routes.

But I did not see how the other ones are used in the rulebook. What are the other ones used for? Have I missed something?

 

[aramis]

Of what practical game use are the World Extensions? Do they impact die rolls for situations or have another direct effect?

Importance, for example has a direct effect. The value translates to a direct value on shipping per week and is used to determine major shipping routes.

But I did not see how the other ones are used in the rulebook. What are the other ones used for? Have I missed something?

Basically, they're for use with a T5 version of (T4's) Pocket Empires. If you have T4 PE, you can make use of several of them.

They also inform the GM when doing world building of directions in which to color play.

RLI+E shape the RU calculation - which is directly for PE play.

The Cultural Extension is almost purely color - but fairly useful. A high acceptance value is a culture where Travellers will find the people innately friendly; a low one shuts them out or even bars them from various places.

A low strangeness is "imperial standard" culture; a high one is a quirky local uniqueness. An A strangeness would be a society where one's standard soc might be totally ignored, or worse (if not accepting), give offense and/or be repugnant.

 

[Nathan Brazil]

Ok, I have T4 Pocket Empires and will have a looksee. have not read it in a while. I thought that the cultural extension may have some use in character interaction, or sort of as cultural values were used in Mayfair's Underground game.

 

[Draconian]

High Strangeness in Jack Vance's THE MOON MOTH

I remember a highly-strange low-tech SF society in Jack Vance's THE MOON MOTH (1961), and the full text is here:

http://www.unexploredworlds.com/RealPulp/htm/rpulp145.htm

 

[Vargas]

I have a problem with the Efficiency part of the RU calculation because a totally random Flux roll can tank the planetary economy. (Unless I'm doing something wrong. which is probable in my case).

 

[Original_Carl]

There's been some errata on RU. Efficiency is a hash, so it doesn't produce negative RU anymore.