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Old 08-22-2017, 01:57 PM   #10
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Default Re: Mapping Traveller Game System by Period

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Originally Posted by Rupert View Post
Given that Virus hits in 1130, and Hard Times doesn't cover it's effects at all, saying it covers to 1140 is pretty generous. 1130 really is a hard cut-off for MT in the main, Virused, timeline unless you're very far away from 'known space' (and not in a coreward direction, because then the Empress Wave will mess you up).
As Mike notes, virus doesn't spread instantly. In fact, it gets stopped at the borders of the Regency in late 1131... but Hard Times was originally written for up through the 1130's, and, Like GT, can be used as an ATU into the 1140's sans virus.
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