Highest Zhodani Jump?

April 23rd, 2005 by Benjamin Pew

What’s the highest jump number attained by the Zhodani?

And how do you pronounce Zhodani?

11 Responses to “Highest Zhodani Jump?”

  1. BeRKA Says:

    The Zhodani have a few TL-15 planets, so the maximum should be jump-6.

    I will double check this with a few “canon” and “semi-canon” sources.

    I pronounce Zhodani “Zoo-daa-ni”. My version is biased by my native language which is Swedish. (The “ni” would be like in the Monty Python movie, with the knights that say “ni”)

    There was a discussion about pronunciation at the TML in june 2004.

  2. Expatriate Says:

    Hmm, I’ve always pronounced as:

    Zow-daw-nee

    I defer to berka though.

  3. Rhylar Says:

    My group has always pronounced it Joe daw NI and the imperials refered to them as the dirty Joes.

  4. BeRKA Says:

    Nice that someone reads (and answers) the older posts. :-)

  5. Agatsu77 Says:

    I have always suspected that the Zhos were capable of jump 6 although probably not in great numbers.

  6. theoophilus Says:

    The pronuncitation of Zhodani was brought up way back when. The two “approved” pronuncitations were:
    Joe-danny
    Sho-danny

  7. BeRKA Says:

    Always nice to see that 5 year old posts still lives. :-)

    Was there something in the old TML about this?

  8. MaxL Says:

    Being Italian, my pronounciation sounds like this : Zoh-Dah-Nee

  9. BeRKA Says:

    Interesting to know what it sounds like in other languages.

  10. Swordworlder Says:

    I have always pronounced it “Zoh -Dah-Nee”. Also Very few ships would be J6 capable, and given the importance of the core expeditions I would suspect the focus of such production. J6 Warships are a waste.

  11. Exile1043 Says:

    In the Mongoose setting the Zhodani have achieved TL14, which would mean J-5 engines at best with J-6 prototypes available to the consulate only. (at twice the size and cost, according to MGP: High Guard).

    Also I ‘agree’ with Swordworlder on the pronunciation as it is the way I always pronounced it myself.

    Not sure on the intended pronunciation though! I dislike the way Joe-danny and Sho-danny sound because I’m biased to Zho-Dah-Nee now.

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