On 03May2022 0740, Jim Vassilakos - jim.vassilakos at gmail.com (via tml
list) wrote:
> Phil Pugliese wrote: "So it joins the list that includes stuff like 'Jump
> Torps' etc. All that means is that it's 'canon' until it's not anymore.
> Which in the TU 'splintered-verse' happens all the time."
>
> Regarding jump torps, I favor the "Clarke's Law" reconciliation of bringing
> them in at TL16 (see https://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Jump_Torpedo).
>
> Your point about Traveller splintering due to ever-changing canon is
> partially true, but I'd say that the primary reason for the splintering has
> been changing rulesets and eras. The biggest splinter I can think of
> offhand was the one involving the assassination of Strephon, which, as you
> know, kicked off MegaTraveller's rebellion (really a civil war) and
> ultimately led to Traveller: The New Era, which, in GURPS:Travller,
> essentially became an alternate timeline (see help\newbie\trav.txt in
> gal24c.zip at http://jimvassilakos.com/dos-programs/gal.html).
Last time I checked, TNE is still canon, and GT is the alternate.
Traveller 5's timeline includes the 'Rebellion', TNE, etc.

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