Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/04/17/every-sci-fi-star-map.html
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Didn’t take me long to call BS on the trope of a whole planet devoted to one topic (or biome).
#butwhofixestheroads?
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Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
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A true Klingon warrior will fight any pothole and will either come back with his spade or his body will be carried on it!
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What about the obligatory “planet with a doorway that even the ancient gods are afraid to enter”? Like B5’s Thirdspace or Iain M. Banks’ Excession.
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And asphalt. Don’t forget asphalt.
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I think things like this should come with full references so you can look up all the stories about space elves and read them.
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This would be an ideal RPG map.
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I’m aware. But Traveller never took it so far.
Edit -> BTW, FASA stated as a Traveller content creation company. A friend back in the day had several FASA Traveller modules, including the 1st bits of what became Battletech/Mechwarrior.
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But where is the shrimp world?
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What I love most about this map is the elegant answer to “how come the Vaguely Benign Human-led Democracy is next door to everything?”
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Answer: Not at all politically motivated space gerrymandering!
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Traveller’s got that covered:
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No Cowboy Planet?
I sincerely doubt your commitment to space tropes
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