Errata?

[Malenfant]

I figure an Errata thread for the book might be useful. Hopefully there aren't too many, but I've found one obvious contradiction!

On page 35: The Mesklai are described as being "happiest in a very dense [atmosphere], but can tolerate even a Trace atmosphere", but then they're said to feed off algae "that occurs in their trace atmosphere homeworld [...]". However, the former statement is further supported by the Racial Traits that they have, plus their build looks like they're more suited to a very dense atmosphere.

I therefore presume that their homeworld atmosphere is therefore likely to be Very Dense (type D?), and not Trace?


That aside, I like the new alien races - those Kafoe look downright evil

. Pity there wasn't a picture of a Wanderer there though. The Vargr picture on page 37 looks very odd though, I get one of those wacky optical illusion effects from it - does anyone else see it switching between a Vargr looking to the left of the view from which we see it and a Vargr looking up and to the right?!

 

[RainOfSteel]

In the Ley sector, the following worlds:

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• Liberty</font>
• Aevan</font>
• Tomauu</font>
• And others . . .</font>

Are Allegiance Code IU.


Also, in Spearhead subsector (E), there are numerous worlds of Allegiance Code IL.

These IL and IU codes are within the border of the Imperium.


In general I note several worlds (all over the place) with Allegiance Code Xx. These appear to be unallied worlds, except that Independent worlds have long be shown under a different Allegiance Code.


Allegiance Codes IU, IL, and Xx aren't on the list on page 46.


Can I get an official list of what these really are?

 

[BetterThanLife]

IL is Imperium, Lurani Cultural World.
IU is Imperium, Ursa World.
Xx Independent
(Pg 76.)

Though the messed up ones are Pg 117. Glimmerdrift Reaches/Alpha Quadrant/1103, 1104, 1105 which have an allegience code of ID. (Imperium, Delphi Worlds.) Considering where they are that makes absolutely no sense.

Originally posted by RainOfSteel:
In the Ley sector, the following worlds:

</font>

• Liberty</font>
• Aevan</font>
• Tomauu</font>
• And others . . .</font>

Are Allegiance Code IU.


Also, in Spearhead subsector (E), there are numerous worlds of Allegiance Code IL.

These IL and IU codes are within the border of the Imperium.


In general I note several worlds (all over the place) with Allegiance Code Xx. These appear to be unallied worlds, except that Independent worlds have long be shown under a different Allegiance Code.


Allegiance Codes IU, IL, and Xx aren't on the list on page 46.


Can I get an official list of what these really are?

 

[BetterThanLife]

If we are collecting errata in one place.

I have noticed these so far.

Errata:
Page 93. "A BatRon of Kokirrak class Drednoughts provides heavy backup." I think it might be a little early for Kokirraks to be in a backwater sector, during a shooting war.

Lack of Imperium Subsector Capitals.

I recall a question of where certain systems are. (Listed in two seperate places.)

 

[RainOfSteel]

Originally posted by Bhoins:
Xx Independent

Can anyone explain why a new Allegiance Code has been selected to indicate Independent Worlds?

 

[RainOfSteel]

I guess this is only an Errata page.

But I would like to register my severest objection over the collapsing of multiple meanings into scalar values that appear in the Allegiance Code attribute of the UWP.

It's bad enough in Atmosphere.

Allegiance Code is used to indicate which parent interstellar polity a world is a part of. Not what sort of culture resides there simultaneous to which parent interstellar polity it belongs.


Yes, that's a complaint. If this practice is stopped this now, the damage can be contained.

 

[Flynn]

I think I corrected the Xx bit in the *.sec files I've posted on the Downloads page of my website, changing them back to the time-honored Na.

(If not, it's something I meant to do.)

Hope this helps,
Flynn

 

[RainOfSteel]

?/Highlord/Ley

Page 89: Map: Hex 0624 Longstop

Page 90: UWP: Hex 0624 LonGTCop


Which one is right?

 

[RainOfSteel]

El Jerarquia/Highlord/Ley

Page 90: UWP: Hex 0430: The "dot" over the "i" in Jerarquia looks odd in my printing. It "leans" over to the right at the top, giving it an enlongated parallelogram appearance, it sort of looks like the dot on a small i from a different font. It's quite distinct from the dot topping all the other small i characters on the page. Is this only found in my copy?

 

[RainOfSteel]

?/Matarishan/Ley

Page 89: Map: Hex 0925: <blank>

Page 90: UWP: Hex 0925: Barau Monac


I assume the entry on page 90 is correct . . . right?

 

[jgreely]

Originally posted by RainOfSteel:
Page 89: Map: Hex 0624 Longstop. Page 90: UWP: Hex 0624 LonGTCop

It's Longstop on the map included with the Shanape Linkworlds mini-campaign setting, and on all of QLI's free PDF maps.

-j

 

[RainOfSteel]

J Greely,

Thank you.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Page 85: Map: 2717: Magulus: Allegiance Code = "Im"

Page 87: UWP: 2717: Magulus: Allegiance Code = "Im"

On the Map on Page 85, Magulus, a full Imperial world, is not enclosed in its own border.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Page 84: Description of Frieden.

"Freiden lies at least Jump-2 from any other world, and was never colonized by the Vilani."

The way this sentence is constructed it appears to state that the Vilani never colonized this world because it was Jump-2 from any other world. The Vilani had Jump-2, and they'd had it for a very long time indeed by the time the Terran's gave their Imperium a little wedgie.

Technically, there is nothing "wrong" with this entry, and so it's not Errata, but it looks odd.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Page 84: Header-Text: Frieden: The world name is spelled as shown.

Page 84: Text: In the first sentence, the spelling of the world name switched to Freiden. This appears to be a mistake, as in all other places, including the rest of text and the Map on Page 85, the spelling is Frieden.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Gateway

The border between Hexes 1531:1630 stops and goes nowhere.

To connect properly with the border between Hexes 1630:1731, a border must be drawn between Hexes 1630:1631.

 

[clementk]

Originally posted by RainOfSteel:
Page 94: Map: 2232: Gashuki: Allegiance Code "Hc"

Page 96: UWP: 2232: Gashuki: Allegiance Code "Hc"

Page 46: Does not list "Hc". What is this Allegiance Code?

You're still looking on the wrong page for Allegiance Codes. Page 46 just has the political states. You want page 76.

p. 76 under World Allegience Codes
LEY SECTOR
Hc: Hiver Client

Oh and Gashuki is a FUN place to visit. Just don't burn down the Brubek's there down. It just got rebuilt after the last bar fight...something to do with crew from the Starship Endeavor.

Hiver Nim waves

 

[RainOfSteel]

Casey,

Thanks for pointing that out.

It seems odd that two lists would be maintained for the same thing, though. To me Allegiance Code = Political State. That's a defining characteristic of Allegiance Code.


Note To All:

I've gone back and deleted the last post regarding Allegiance Code. My apologies.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Cresta/Beckann/Gateway

Page 107: 1121: Map: Cresta

Page 108: 1121: UWP: CRESTA

Cresta's UWP Population is 9. It's spelling is capitilized on the UWP on page 108, but not on the map on page 107.

 

[RainOfSteel]

Thorstone(B)/Glimmerdrift

On page 76, the "Id" Allegiance Code is indicated for Delphi worlds from the domain of Sylea, and are used to separate the few Imperial worlds found in Verge(M)/Glimmerdrift from those closer to Ley sector.

However, in Thorstone(B)/Glimmerdrift, there are three worlds:

</font>

• Vacc City, 1103</font>
• Arkaene, 1104</font>
• Liga, 1105</font>

These worlds all have Allegiance Code "Id" on the page 117 Map. But their UWP lines on Page 108 are all Allegiance Code "Im", which would seem to be the correct value.