Guide to law levels.

Each system has a law level with 1 being the lowest. Although this is a simplification (and the examples are subjective) law levels roughly correspond to:

• 1 - Lawless (Frontier or war zone).
• 2 - Minimal (The Wild West).
• 3 - Low (1920s Chicago, Victorian London).
• 4 - Medium (Modern day USA).
• 5 - Regulated (Modern day Europe).
• 6 - Highly regulated (Modern day China).
• 7 - Authoritarian (Big Brother is watching you.)

Some goods have a 'law level' they are only 'legal' in systems with a lower or equal level

In most systems it is acceptable to carry illegal goods. However You can try selling them but there may be a penalty.

Eventually the player may also have an individual 'law level' (influenced by their actions). They may not be welcome in systems with a higher level.