So this
Setting Generating Game thread was almexactly a year ago, and I thought it was time for another.
We can use the
answer a question -> ask a question format as before.
Try to keep the questions open-ended and avoid "leading" questions, which sneak in too much detail in a question that should be in an answer.
The goal this time is to make a space opera setting which supports a free trader campaign. Apart from that, it's open slather!
Therewith, the first question:
Q1- What kind or kinds of FTL transport are there?
ETA:
Here's a summary of what's been contributed as far as post #62.
Addendum: A partial mirror of this thread is available at
this wiki, organised by topic.
Summary
The Interstellar Drift
It's the year 3116...
Groups & Polities:
Spoiler:
• Weir Labs
• Grimm Labs
• Divergers
- Elysian Cyberocracy
- Galadriel- genegineered w/ symbiotes
• Durras Cluster Postal Union
• CyKoi Coalition
• Blue Danube Corporation
• Librarians of the Ashes
• Grabin Shipyards
Other Details
Spoiler:
• Currencies
- Giga-Yen- near Earth
- Thay-D- humans in space
- Xylysus - 'credits'
- 'Aqua-dollar' - Akrit
• Languages
- Humans- Afrikaans, English, German, and Vietnamese
- Divergers- Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, and Turkish
- Trade Conlang- Tenwyn-Omnilang
Locations
Spoiler:
• Kanagawa Group
• Durras Cluster
• System: Grabin
Gas giant: Yarra
Skyhook habitat: Old New Melbourne
• Hass VIIa
○ Glasshouse habitat: Angkor Mekh
• System: Galadriel -
○ Harsh/Penelope binary planets
○ Elysian Cyberocracy
• Earth
○ Mercury Foundry
○ Jupiter Skyhook
• System: Whitworth
○ 2 habitable worlds
○ major gas giant
• System: Barrier
○ major industrial centre
• System/Planet: Odysseus
○ central trade hub
• Planet: North Korea
• Mining Habitat: Victoria
Races:
7 of the 12 known sapient races have been named or described.
Artefacts:
Ships
Spoiler:
•
Durrant Freefaller class
•
Sherwood class
○ Catriona Roberts- William Swift's long-range trader
• Jump carriers transporting fighters
• Hive ships with thousands of drones
•
Gumdigger class- small trader
○ Rogues Endeavour- sample ship & crew
Ship Weapons & Systems
Name Characters
Equipment
History