Hi Thomas,

Thank you for the link added to my favorites folder.

Tom Rux

> On 08/29/2020 4:15 AM Thomas Jones-Low <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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
> >
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