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Fancy G/Bikes

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Still working on editing and adding material to The Beyond book. I need an equipment and vehicle section(s) too. So here is a line of G-Bikes. Or at least two representative models. I always liked the idea of g-bikes, though I can see some serious limitations in  actual use. So I included an ejection seat and a note about vacc suits being the proper riding attire. The upper end model with a built-in digital friend is essentially an autonomous vehicle with a rider hanging on and looking cool while he tells it want he wants to do. But his friends don't need to know that... This is also a test of my vehicle design template, which needs a bit of work, but should at least add things correctly now. Aeon Flyer Stinger G/Bike series The Aeon Flyer Consortium specializes in high-performance stylish grav vehicles that are as much status symbol as transport machinery. The Stinger series of g/bike has been the premiere g/bike model line for more than two centuries. The entry level...

A Class B Starport Design while I'm editing

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I'm continuing to edit my compilation of these blog entries and of some things that didn't fit nicely into the subsector-by-subsector posts and I'm also working on a few new items. The T5SS mailing list seems to have suffered an accident when its server moved, so my appeal to try to get this version of The Beyond considered as a replacement for the current "In Review" mess is currently on hold.  Though I did find that the dot map from the Megatraveller supplement Solomani and Aslan actually matches my revisions pretty well, so there might be hope of appealing to some version of canon... Anyway, in the meantime, I've updated my Excel templates for starships, small craft, and space stations and used the later to build a TL 11 Highport. Gateway Highport The Gateway Highport has been in operation since 631 in orbit around the planet Gateway. It is the headquarters of the Gateway Consortium, a Corellan League corporation specializing in commerce between th...

The Beyond Subsector P: Aslani

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This is the last subsector of my version of The Beyond. I have compiled all of these posts into a document that runs about 60,000 words. It needs editing and the completion of some articles that didn't fit well within the subsector release format. My goal is to post that document as a PDF within a week or so, perhaps with some articles as previews prior to that. And to lobby for this to be a replacement for the unfortunate mess that is the current 'In Review" OTU version of the sector, based on the original Paranoia version. Thanks for taking a look. The Beyond Subsector P: Aslani System Data Hex   Name                  UWP        Remarks                   {Ix}    (Ex)     [Cx]    N B   Z PBG W   A     Stella...

The Beyond Subsector O: Siren

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The Beyond Subsector O: Siren System Data Hex   Name                  UWP        Remarks                   {Ix}    (Ex)     [Cx]    N B   Z PBG W   A     Stellar                  ---- -------------------- --------- ------------------------ ------ ------- ------ - -- - --- -- ---- ---------- 1734 Inferno               XC22000-0 Ba Po He Bo Tz            { -3 } (900-3) [0000] - -   - 041 14 NaXX M5 V M8 V                1740 Delcorre   ...