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Originally Posted by maximara
I think that the issue is that people forget this piece from the Basic Set p 511: “Tech level” (TL) is a general rating of a society’s highest achievement in technology (or a certain type of technology). (sic)
That "general" is key. There are going to be variations within a category but is is the general overall TL that matters. IF there is a question go with the high TL. -1 makes a lot more sense for a common item then -5.
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They also confuse it for a serious model of technology in societies, when its really a rough-and-ready answer to "what stuff can we buy?" Somehow, many players are not understanding it the way Kromm understands it, and if people are misunderstanding you it can be wise to change language.
A good thing about the OP is that it avoids the 'ladder model' (one path, move forward or back) of technology which causes so much trouble in historical and science-fiction games.