Major & Minor races in the TU was Re: [TML] Relic tech and Scarcity-Driven Imperium (was: Salvage Operations (and Submarines))
Phil Pugliese 28 Mar 2016 20:28 UTC
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*The other game is obviously Warhammer 40K. Relictech is the sole way many of the human factions travel in that setting. I don't know if there has EVER been a Relictech-based race supposed to exist or proposed. If there is, it might be interesting to read, but I imagine that book was published some time ago, and not in a newer, Traveller-authorized format or edition. (If I am wrong, so be it, I am recent comer to Traveller, so feel free to educate me if I am wrong on this folks)
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I'm not very familiar w/ W40K so I' not sure if this applies;
A number of races in the TU have only achieved space/star travel by the discovery of Ancient relics.
However, they all, AFAIK, use the relics to learn how to manufacture their own copies.
In fact this (how star-travel is achieved) is the distinguishing characteristic 'tween a Major & Minor race.
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