http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jonoreita//T5%20World%20Map%20Generator/t5_world_builder.html

	Here is a system / world builder based on the T5 rules. Includes detail world
generation and and maps. You can select worlds from Traveller Map or generate a
random one.

On 8/28/2020 11:45 PM, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
> And I hit Wikipedia then go looking for primary sources online.... (lol!)
>
> I mostly avoid books (even got rid of my full set of Britannicas with yearly
> updates) because old age makes reading a format where I can magnify with the tap
> of a button or the change of a font point size much easier. Sadly, for some good
> things, one must still dig into books as not everything goes digital (esp
> history books). That said, I do miss the enjoyment of tangible paper books.
>
> The UWP provides a limited amount of information without a lot of context. It is
> 'neat' - I'll give you that. Most forms of coding of data can be interesting in
> that way also. But it lacks depth.
>
> If that's what you prefer, there's nothing in any software product that
> generates systems (for instance) that threatens that use. For those that would
> use it, it could be useful.
>
> I can't count the number of times my players, even after years of playing, have
> to ask me how to decode the PPP to identify which one is dexterity or
> education....  I've usually been asked to do any character sheets with STR END
> DEX (or was it STR DEX END? even I forget after 40 years of using it!) or the
> full attribute name (Strength, Endurance, Dexterity) in preference to having a UPP.
>
> And there is a similarity with the UPP: I look at it, I know what some things
> are automatically, but I always have troubles with whether atmo 6 or 7 is
> standard no taint and in governments I can name (0 - family/none, 1-corporate,
> 2-direct democracy, 4-rep democracy, 5 feudal tech, 6-captive, 7 balkanized, 8
> or 9 is bureaucracy, 10+ involve oligarchies and dictatorships.... but I'm sure
> that has mistakes and I know it has gaps). So I still need a decoding key to be
> certain.
>
> Having a decent text representation, while less compact (again, not sure that's
> so critical in the days of computers), can present with clear english (or
> localizable) tags and thus be human readable without a decoding key.
>
> This is one example, though it is fairly physical focused and not as rich as I'd
> like to see, but it is visual.
> https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/system/index.cgi
> https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/index.cgi
> The Traveller version (book 3) (complete with planetary fractal maps - click on
> the planet in the table generated to see data)
> a SW D6 version: https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/swsg/
>
> Another from Starfinder:
> https://www.sfrpgtools.com/system-generator
>
> Another without a lot of detail but visually interesting:
> https://rollforfantasy.com/tools/solar-system-creator.php (click on each planet
> in the solar system and below will show the info about it.)
>
> Yet another
> https://www.rangen.co.uk/world/solargen.php
>
> Another that can be based off real stars
> http://fast-times.eldacur.com/cgi-bin/StarGen.pl (I tested by setting to the
> entire SolStation data set)
> Here's an example of a planet of terrestrial type at Tau Ceti
> http://fast-times.eldacur.com/cgi-bin/StarGen.pl?Catalog=w&Dole=5&SolStation=5&Mass=0.82&Output=all&Seed=3938554365&Count=1&Incr=1&Gas=on&Moon=on&SVG=off#2
>
> Planet Maker (somewhat buggy tweaky planet creator)
> http://planetmaker.wthr.us/
> The tweaking is quite detailed.
>
> Star system generation with an animation component
> https://barkintosh.itch.io/starsystem
>
> I have not seen a full implementation (maybe Heaven & Earth or Galactic?) for
> Book 6, World Builders, or World Tamers. Am I missing such a thing? And do any
> of them run without hte aid of ancient technology that makes the Model/1 seem
> amazing...? (modern OS)
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 10:42 PM Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net
> <mailto:xxxxxx@comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     __
>     Hello Evyn,
>
>     I hope you are doing well.
>>     On 08/28/2020 5:57 PM Evyn Gutierrez <xxxxxx@gmail.com
>>     <mailto:xxxxxx@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On August 28, 2020, at 06:40, Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net
>>     <mailto:xxxxxx@comcast.net>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     >In my opinion the UWP is effectively the same as the entry in a
>>     dictionary. To get more information one has to open an encyclopedia.
>>
>>     Hum, I generally start with the encyclopedia from there to the specific
>>     monographs or books.... :-)
>>
>>     Evyn
>>
>     Well, my encyclopedia is even more outdated than my dictionary and was are
>     not as easily grabbed to flip through. After consideration the encyclopedia
>     might be closer to a UWP.
>
>     Thank you for the reply.
>
>     Tom Rux
>
>     -----
>     The Traveller Mailing List
>     Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml
>     Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com
>     <mailto:xxxxxx@simplelists.com>
>     To unsubscribe from this list please go to
>     http://archives.simplelists.com
>
> -----
> The Traveller Mailing List
> Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml
> Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com
> To unsubscribe from this list please go to
> http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=QWmJ5KKpHa3MBU63jjs3knG6o9jLMkSu
>

--
         Thomas Jones-Low
Work:	xxxxxx@softstart.com
Home:   xxxxxx@gmail.com