Split Tech Level

Realistic societies rarely have the
same TL in every field of endeavor;
they tend to be advanced in some
fields, backward in others. GMs who
desire extra detail can rate each soci-
ety for its TL in a few key areas. It is
most efficient to list only those TLs
that differ from the baseline; e.g.,
“TL8 (Communications TL7, Medical
TL9).”
PCs have a personal TL equal to
their society’s baseline TL, but the TL
of their technological skills matches
that of their society in the relevant
area.