Jeffrey Schwartz wrote:

> I think it applies in this case -
> How do the PC's interact with the world?
> Is it a case of every landing pad they visit is a different country,
> with different laws, rules, and regulations? Balkanized
> If it's a case of no matter where they land, they face the same
> paperwork, even if the uniforms and flags are different? Impersonal Bureaucracy

I think this is keenly observed. The UWP codes aren't so much about the structure of global government as they are guides for PC encounters with government authority. On that basis just about any Government type--including "Balkanization"--might look like several ~other~ Government types.

Sometimes the PCs will be most interested in border control encounters. Other times it will be wilderness conservancy encounters. Yet other times commercial regulations--and taxation--may be of the greatest interest. And so on.

Indeed "balkanized" might simply capture the differences in likely encounters with government authority when walking across the downport extrality line and when trying to wilderness refuel at a lake on the other side of the planet. . . .

It would seem "subsequent events are determined by the referee" may be a key guideline when dealing with Government type. . . .

Cheers,

David