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[Whipsnade]

I'm already working on an article (possibly two) covering this topic for Jeff.

Keklas,

Excellent! I'll wait to read your article(s) in Jeff's 'zine then!

Some of the more 'popular' worlds may not be included, while the inclusion of some worlds may raise questions.

Pooh on questions. The system you've come up with would something used by a tiny fraction of the population and then only in very specific circumstances. It's quite literally below the normal level of resolution for the game, but it makes for an excellent "We're Not In Kansas Anymore" tidbit. Only active duty IISS and IISS vets may have even heard of the system let alone used it.

When geologists speak of the "New York Devonian clastic wedge", it doesn't stop the rest of us from speaking of the "Poconos". Hell, only a few in every hundred thousand of us have even heard of the "New York Devonian clastic wedge".

Your system can be a great example of a "technical terminology" or "specialized vocabulary" in the 57th Century. As Wiki neatly explains "Technical terminology evolves due to the need for experts in a field to communicate with precision and brevity, but often has the effect of excluding those who are unfamiliar with the particular specialized language of the group."

It's touches like those that make a setting sing to one's players.

Of course, it will be based on events IMTU, so much of it has little to do with canon.

The specific uses you put it to in YTU shouldn't stop the rest of us from using it in the OTU or are own TUs. We've damned few examples of a stellar cartography specialized vocabulary in canon, there's the ray system mentioned in one of the Library Data books, the system body naming procedure in LBB:6, and nothing else. Your system could be added to that.


Regards,
Bill

 

[Blue Ghost]

1108

Margart's Realm/Diaspora

:alpha: Word of a major clash between K'Kree heavy infantry and Vargr mercenary units along the frontier has reached the Ley Sector. Reports are sketchy, but a new "crusade" has apparently been the new political cry coming from the Two-Thousand Worlds. Speculation from K'Kree political experts suggest a shift in power, and possible a change in leadership back on the K'Kree homeworlds. Vargr corsair activity has always been a nuisance along border and frontier areas, but recent fleet movements into the scattered political sectors suggests a new political resolve coming from K'rir, and the steppe-lord council. Phrases meant for non-K'Kree consumption read like a new dogma; "Cohabitation through re-education" seem to translate to mean "eat plants or die" according to more pessimistic analysts.

:alpha: Duchess Margaret denied a formal request from Dulinor to help in the conflict raging in the Spinward Marches. Citing that this was Norris' realm, and Strepheron's concern, the Duchesses public relations office and military spokesman have given both the public and nobles concerned some reassuring statements of "maintaining force integrity" and "adherence to formal Imperial force request through proper channels", referring to the emperor's privilege of being able to demand forces from one area of the Imperium to reinforce the next. Such a shift from the Solomani garrison and border patrol fleets to Dulinor's area would significantly readjust the power weighing in and around the former Terran sphere of influence. The Duchesses public affairs office also stated sympathy with Dulinor's concerns, and promised to move several key battle-fleets to the dukes border as a show of support. Though off the record cynical insiders say it's all more of the same kind of scheming coming from a Dulinor's administration. Any reinforcement would take at least a year to muster, not to mention that Dulinor's duchy is at least a year itself away from the conflict.

:alpha: A vargr Gavash Class strike carrier and her escorts misjumped deep into Aslan space, and are currently under contract by the Uhetei clan, their patriarch seeing it as a sign of fortune for "new lands" as he employs the CVBG from the Kahar Empire on a "good will tour" into Dulinor's realm. The Gavash, a Vargr design, is not considered to be a match for most mainline Imperial units, and most experts believe that any actual engagement would result in the battle-group's destruction against a mainline battlerider or cruiser squadron. The duchy military ministry was unavailable for comment.

:alpha: Word of Zhodani coalition forces being turned and routed in the Spinward Marches was greeted with approval by the Moot, an Imperail spokesman said today. "We approve of Norris's action and leadership, and are confident that previous reports of cronyism in the Imperial fleet are more disinformation by the Zhodani". The Zhodani based coalition includes elements of Sword World and various Vargr states. Embassies to the parties involved in the Coalition had no comment.

[size=-2]*EDIT; corrections are welcome; geographical and temporal*[/size]

 

[Murph]

Depot/Deneb
111-1116

:alpha: Sector Admiral Sergi Hault-Bilaandin formally took possession for the Imperial Navy of the first of the new Julius Caesar class 6,500 ton destroyers from GsbAG today. The new ship was designed with piracy suppression in mind, and to that end carries a full platoon of Imperial Marines, has a flag bridge/tactical command center capable of controlling a small task force. The first ship will be captained by Commander Sir Richard Cochrane, a veteran naval officer.

:alpha: Initial plans are for the Caesar and a small task force of Sydkai Patrol Frigates, Fiery and Kilaalum Patrol corvettes to head for the coreward portion of the Domain in order to deal with Vargr Corsairs which are increasing their attacks along the border of the Domain.

:alpha: In all 24 Caesar class destroyers have been budgeted for, and options for an addition 8 are included in the contract. During the shakedown period, the Caesar performed remarkably well, except for a tendency for the turbo flush units to back up during extreme high-g maneuvering.

 

[Blue Ghost]

And..... ???

 

[jappel]

Heroni/Mora/Spinward Marches
019-1104

:alpha: Over the last 25 months, Selim hault-Sevigny's travel schedule shows visits to a Jenghe oceanic trench, the treacherous out-dome badlands of Boughene, and a fly-by tour of Trin's Veil. As his fellow members of the Traveller's Aid Society will tell you, it's a schedule that would challenge the stamina of even the most robust traveller. However, hault-Sevigny doesn't mind the frequent shifts in gravity and atmosphere - it's his ashes which are journeying across the Marches, courtesy his fiancee and his friends in TAS.

:alpha: Tiny portions of hault-Sevigny's ashes have been making their way to various sites of scenic or historic importance across the Marches since his death in 1101, each visit meticulously logged by the TAS member carrying them. In some cases, where permitted by local law and custom, the ashes have been scattered on location.

:alpha: Another set of ashes is slowly making it's way along the Spinward Main,with a stated goal of visiting each world along the fabled trade route. "Rather than having people mourn him, he wanted to motivate people to have adventures," stated his fiancee, Chloe Virkusshagan. Hault-Sevigny certainly lived up to that goal himself, having served as an Imperial Marine, founded a space-jumping school and working as a cameraman for several holoseries production companies.

mega:

 

[jappel]

Regina/Regina/Spinward Marches
020-1105

:alpha: A mysterious visitor who left flowers and a bottle of brandy at the grave of macabre writer Poe Edgarsen each year on the deceased author's birthday failed to do so overnight, breaking a tradition that has been in place for at least 60 years.

:alpha: According to news accounts dating to the 1050s, each year an unidentified individual, masked and cloaked, would visit the author's grave the night before the anniversary of her birth, toasting from the bottle of brandy before leaving the bottle and flowers by the headstone. In recent years, die-hard fans of the author's work have conducted a vigil to observe the ritual from a discreet distance.

:alpha: Observers speculated that perhaps the mysterious stranger chose last year, the bicentennial of Edgarsen's birth, as a natural stopping point. The stranger has occasionally left notes in the past, one stating in 1088 that "The torch shall be passed". Another, in 1093, stated that the person who originated the tradition had died the previous year. However, no note was left by the graveside in 1104. leading to speculation about the fate of the stranger.

mega:

 

[Blue Ghost]

:alpha: BREAKING NEWS; reports of a cloud moving along the frontier of the Trojan Reach are rippling through the entire sector. A travel advisory has been issued by the Imperial Navy...

 

[Murph]

Jokotre/Mora

120-1117

:alpha:Rioting has broken out on this sparsely populated world after follows of the Church of RAM, came into conflict with members of the Reformed Church of RAM as each attempted to send heavily armed "Pilgrim tours" into the Holy Land on the North Continent to meet the requirements of their faith. Troops from the Imperial Constabulary had to be sent to the border of the Holy Land in order to keep the peace. Non-Believers are not allowed in the Holy Land under any circumstances. Rumors have reached the TAS Newsdesk on Mora that both factions are hiring off world mercenaries to attack each other respective pilgrim convoys.

:alpha: Colonel Lance Degen of the Imperial Constabulary is reported to have asked for Imperial Army or Imperial Marines to be deployed to suppliment his lightly armed and equipped force. The Imperial Constabulary was deployed five years ago after the last episode of violence between factions of the Church of Ram.

:alpha: The Grand Seeker of the Light of the Reformed Church of RAM Gaylord Senuursi issued a statement that due to the actions of the heretics, his ministry was going to issue ACRs and RAM grenades to the Pilgrim Protectors in an attempt to protect them from attacks from members of the other church.

 

[Murph]

Marastan/Glisten

001-1117

:alpha: In a suprise move, following an orbital assault insertion, Colonel Bingo Thevin's battalion has deployed in the Gaadirsi region of Marastan after rival mining crews had a fire fight lasting six days, which racked up an impressive casualty list. Thevin's battalion was deployed from the Aslan ships of M'rists Star Mercs, who specialize in orbital insertion, and troop transport.

:alpha: Thevin's unit is a light grav battalion mounted on light armored grav sleds, and is essentially been hired for an internal security role with the agreement of the local Imperial Navy representative Commander Mancy Pandonderwicz. Thevin's unit consists of four light infantry companies, and an engineering company, approximately 1,200 troops in all. His contract is for one year, and they are to patrol the 25,000 sq kilometers of the Gaadirsi region in order to keep the peace. Violent altercations have erupted ever since the first find of Onnesium in the region.

:alpha: In it's first action, C Company led by Major John Wayne Matashi disarmed two large prospecting parties and confiscated several illegal PGMP weapons, as well as a VRF gauss cannon. Matashi commented to this reporter that the prospectors were better equipped with heavy weapons than his own troops. Colonel Thevins, faced with this reality, was apparently in negotiations with M'Rist to hire several platoons of grav tanks from the Aslan company in order to boost his firepower.

 

[Murph]

Roakhoi/Ea

060-1117

:alpha: Reports have arrived that the crew of the Merchant Vessel The Ruptured Duck have managed to find the crashed remnants of a Reaver Raider on Oistea, the barren northern island continent on this remote world. The ship was in suprisingly good shape considering it had been there for about 900-1,000 years. The ship had a cargo of Lanthanum ingots which were taken off and transshipped to another vessel to avoid customs.

:alpha: Warrants were issued for failure to pay Customs duties on the lanthanum by the Kosnityeci, the guild which controls access to the planet and deals with off world trade. It is not known how much lanthanum was smuggled off the planet, but suspicions were that it was a large quantity. Several Aslan merchant firms have filed a protest over this action with the gild, and there is a suspicion that Scotian Deep Trading is also involved. Scotian Deep Trading has been attempting to get into the lucrative Tlaospice trade.

:alpha: The local representative for Scotian Deep Trading, Sir Nicholas McGregor denied the involvement in any illegal activity, and claimed that the crew of the Ruptured Duck were merely tourists who found some "cultural artifacts" of "no intrensic value", and they have since departed for points unknown.

 

[far-trader]

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Regina/Regina (1910 A788899-C)
Date: 235 - 1110

:alpha: An epic traffic jam spanning up to 100 diameters has forced ships to remain in distant orbit for nine days. The problem was caused by starport construction, but accidents and broken-down ships have added to the chaos. Thousands of ships have been stuck since 226 between the 10 and 100 diameter range, denied closer orbital stationing except in emergencies.

:alpha: Adding to the travellers' annoyance, some "entrepreneurs" with small craft operating out of small open spaceports have taken advantage of the situation by gouging life support and fuel prices. One merchant complained that vendors were selling air for 'four times the standard price while I wait in the congestion.'

:alpha: Traffic eased up and returned to normal on 235.


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[far-trader]

I finally stickied this thread, after resurrecting it, and added a notice to the first post, repeated here:

Please see this thread before posting here: TNS Breaking News Participation for guidelines and discussion.

Carry on

 

[Spinward Scout]

Sweet!

 

[HG_B]

Cool! Great idea.

 

[E.D.Quibell]

This just in ...

Milagro/District 268 (1632 E21178A-7)
Date: 244 – 1110

:alpha: Mr Leon Walisak current first minister, and rumoured to be in line for the Imperial Barony, announced today that Milagro would not pursuer full membership of the Imperium for the foreseeable future.

:alpha: In the past two years the government has been undertaking a refinancing of the planetary debt in order to fund the infrastructure upgrades needed to become independent of Ling Standard Products, responsible for the maintenance of the population’s habitats.

:alpha: The end of the exclusive mineral rights contract to the asteroid belts with Ling Standard Products two years ago has seen a steady migration of workers off planet towards the Bowman Belt and a substantial rise in maintenance costs to the government.

:alpha: The first minster was quoted as saying “The current financial climate means the government’s focus must be to continue to apply our policies of brining jobs to those of the unemployed, and it is with this in mind that I am today announcing a radical new “Train to gain” package that brings an extra 4 million credits to our education and training programs.”

:alpha: When asked about the Imperial membership pension Mr Leon Walisak replied that with the focus on the governments new “Train to gain” package the pension would not be pursued for the foreseeable future. Following the next question about why the Milagro Government should choose to refinance its planetary debt with Hortalez et Cie the first minister concluded the Q&A and refused to take any further questions.

:alpha: In related news Milagro Mining and Minerals, the government controlled mining corporation has yet to declare a profit and is having continuing issues with its labour relations.

 

[Magnus von Thornwood]

Noted ICLU Attorney Dead at 57.

CAPITAL/Core (2118 A586A98-F)

:alpha: "We regret to inform you that one Mr. Virushakii has died today. Witnesses say that he lost his balance, slipped, and fell to his death during a routine special tour of the Moot Spire. The Moot's Office of Life Safety is concerned by Mr. Virushakii death and will review the safety standards to prevent such accidents occurring in the future." the Imperial Moot Spire's Public Information Office released to the press today.

:alpha: Mr. Arv Virushakii, a resident of Capital, was a noted attorney, member of the Imperial Civil Liberties Union, and opponent to the Imperium's current policy of placing individuals taken into custody by the Imperial Navy for various crimes in low berths.

:alpha: Mr. Virushakii represented the families of those beings that have expired in low berths while in Imperial custody. A class action suit was filed on behalf of these families in the Core Sector Crown Court seeking damages for violations of civil rights by the Imperial Navy.

:alpha: No one at his firm was available for comment. The firms comms are being answered by avatars that will take a message.

:alpha: Mr Virushakii was single and had no survivors other than a beaker. Services will be held on 247-1110 at private location.

 

[E.D.Quibell]

Milagro/District 268 (1632 E21178A-7)
Date: 247 – 1110

:alpha: This morning apon recieving the news that the Megacorporation Zirunkariish, has reduced Milagro's credit rating to BBB from A, Finance Minster Johnathan Johanson was reported to have stormed out of governemnt office shouting and swaering.

:alpha: Later it was reported that Minster Johanson had borded a government Garu class Far Trader with a flight plan posted to Mertactor/District 268.

:alpha: The First Minister's Office released a statement to the press that the new "Train to Gain" program has been cancled due to the need to pay the incresed interest rates on the systems soverign debt. The First Minster was unavailable for comment.

:alpha: In related news Milagro Mining and Minerals, the government controlled mining corporation, has today made 2,000 workers redundent with no severance pay sigting increased costs to their funderments. No one from Milagro Mining and Minerals or the Milagro Miners Union was available to comment.

 

[E.D.Quibell]

Milagro/District 268 (1632 E21178A-7)
Date: 312 – 1110

:alpha: Finance Minster Johnathan Johanson was reported to have arrived back in system having been spotted leaving a Beowulf class free trader at the starport late yesterday evening.

:alpha: No ministers are available for comment at the present time.

 

[E.D.Quibell]

Milagro/District 268 (1632 E21178A-7)
Date: 003 – 1111

:alpha: Finance Minster Johnathan Johanson was found dead this morning from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Cleaning staff found the Finance Minster sitting on the couch in his office with the latest governmental financial report scattered all around.

:alpha: First Minister Leon Walisak gave a press conference confirming some of the details of the suicide although he would not take any questions from the floor as the cabinet went into emergency session directly after.

:alpha: Speculation about the Finance Ministers suicide and the recent arrival of representatives of Ling Standard Products and Hortalez et Cie has been neither confirmed or denied by the government’s press sectary.

 

[grendelttroll]

I guess I will try this. Here is one from the 1248 Milieu:

Regina/Regina/Spinward Marches (A788999-D)
174-1249

¶ Chancellor Managudeli announced that they are closing its doors to Imperial Regency refugees.

¶ During an emergency parliament meeting, both Commons and Senate passed a bill that would prevent member worlds from accepting IR citizens. The deliberation only lasted 6 hours since the bill was first introduced.

¶ This new law is in direct response to the announcement received last week from the IR Admiralty, claiming that accepting traitors to the “Legitimate Heir to the 3rd Imperium” into any state’s populace would be considered an act of war.

¶ The bill passed, gaining 98.4% of the total votes. One of the few opposing members was none other than Regina Senator Galin who, until five years ago, was the first chancellor of the Republic.

¶ “I know not why my sister (Ciencia) has agreed to this latest madness, but closing our doors is not the answer,” the Senator said to TAS reporters. “Do they not realize that their policies are the cause for so many millions attempting to flee? Do they care anymore?”

¶ Other nations, Primarily the League of Deneb and the League of Spinward States, have denounced the Imperial Regency’s ultimatum as a desperate act of bullying, but it looks like the Republic of Regina will be complying to the IR’s wishes.

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