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GURPS Star Wars Encyclopedia Galactica 1St Edition DISCLAIMER: GURPS Star Wars Encyclopedia Galactica 1st Edition DISCLAIMER: ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Project Coordinator: .............................................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3 A LONG, LONG, TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR, AWAY…...................................................................... 3 DISCLAIMER: ............................................................................................................................................... 3 ABOUT GURPS: .......................................................................................................................................... 4 ABOUT THE PROJECT TEAM:........................................................................................................................ 4 Project Coordinator: .............................................................................................................................. 4 Project Team members and collaborators:............................................................................................. 4 BACKGROUND TO THIS WORLDBOOK:.......................................................................................................... 5 MATHEMATICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND GURPS BOOKS NOTATIONS & CONVENTIONS .......... 5 SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS: .............................................................................................................................. 5 GURPS REFERENCES:................................................................................................................................. 5 THE STAR WARS WORLD BOOK PREMISE....................................................................................... 6 SPACE TRAVEL.......................................................................................................................................... 6 INTERSTELLAR TRANSIT AUTHORITY:......................................................................................................... 6 Hyperdrive:............................................................................................................................................. 7 HYPERDRIVE SCIENCE:................................................................................................................................ 7 HYPERSPACE NAVIGATION 101:.................................................................................................................. 7 STELLAR MAPPING:..................................................................................................................................... 9 KNOWN FEATURES AND SPATIAL HAZARDS ................................................................................................. 9 LOCATIONS OF INTEREST AND GALACTIC LANDMARKS........................................................ 10 Nespis VIII ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Nyarikan Nebula................................................................................................................................... 10 Phosphura Belt Nebula......................................................................................................................... 10 Quintar Nebula ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Ringali Nebula ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Sand Crab Nebula................................................................................................................................. 11 Shadow Academy .................................................................................................................................. 11 Silver Station......................................................................................................................................... 11 ThonBoka (StarCave)............................................................................................................................ 11 HYPERSPACE LANES AND HYPEROUTES ....................................................................................... 12 Nanthri Route........................................................................................................................................ 12 Perlemian Trade Route......................................................................................................................... 12 Trade Spine........................................................................................................................................... 12 REGIONS, SECTORS AND SUBSECTORS........................................................................................... 12 Ninth Quadrant..................................................................................................................................... 12 Noonian sector...................................................................................................................................... 12 Orus sector............................................................................................................................................ 12 Pentastar Alignment.............................................................................................................................. 12 Quanta sector........................................................................................................................................ 13 Quelii sector.......................................................................................................................................... 13 Rachuk sector........................................................................................................................................ 13 Rayter sector......................................................................................................................................... 13 Ringali Shell.......................................................................................................................................... 13 1 Senex sector .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Sern sector ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Sesswenna sector .................................................................................................................................. 13 Shasfath Cluster.................................................................................................................................... 14 Sluis sector............................................................................................................................................ 14 Sombure sector ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Sumitra sector....................................................................................................................................... 14 Tion Hegemony..................................................................................................................................... 14 Tragan sector........................................................................................................................................ 14 Trax sector ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Tungra sector........................................................................................................................................ 14 Vallusk Cluster...................................................................................................................................... 14 Varvenna sector .................................................................................................................................... 14 Velcar Free Commerce Zone ................................................................................................................ 14 Wornal sector........................................................................................................................................ 15 Wyl sector ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Xappyh sector ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Yushan sector........................................................................................................................................ 15 STAR SYSTEMS & STELLAR BODIES ................................................................................................ 15 Nodgra system......................................................................................................................................
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