[Space] World Design errors? - Page 2

Vaevictis Asmadi · 03-21-2014, 10:18 AM

Picking probabilities I like is far different from making up fictional stellar characteristics.

Fred Brackin · 03-21-2014, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Vaevictis Asmadi

Picking probabilities I like is far different from making up fictional stellar characteristics.

I can't see any relationship between the probabilities of plasma life(unknowable) and stellar characteristics.

Vaevictis Asmadi · 03-21-2014, 10:27 PM

I agree, there isn't, so I'm confused why you brought it up in the first place. It seems like a tangent to me. I don't think it matters.

In any case, I have the rolls for what kind of star the system has separate from the rolls for what kind of life the alien is. They can give M9 to B for most lifeform types. There's a correction later to stellar age and possibly spectral type if the system is too young for complex life of that type to have evolved. Frex, intelligent life in liquid nitrogen needs at least 6 billion years to evolve on its own, so the star can't be hotter than F6.

Edit: It ill probably end up that nothing biochemical can evolve on un-terraformed planets in B-star-only systems, but I haven't got enough info on B star lifespans yet.

Captain Joy · 03-22-2014, 01:22 PM

Agemegos is my goto guy for GURPS system generation stuff. Search these forums for his posts on the subject. This is a relevant post of his from elsewhere: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?...stem-generator

03-21-2014, 10:18 AM	#11
Vaevictis Asmadi Join Date: May 2007 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota, U.S.A.	Re: [Space] World Design errors? Picking probabilities I like is far different from making up fictional stellar characteristics. __________________ I have Confused and Clueless. Sometimes I miss sarcasm and humor, or critically fail my Savoir-Faire roll. None of it is intentional. Published GURPS Settings (as of 4/2013 -- I hope to update it someday...)

03-21-2014, 10:27 PM	#13
Vaevictis Asmadi Join Date: May 2007 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota, U.S.A.	Re: [Space] World Design errors? I agree, there isn't, so I'm confused why you brought it up in the first place. It seems like a tangent to me. I don't think it matters. In any case, I have the rolls for what kind of star the system has separate from the rolls for what kind of life the alien is. They can give M9 to B for most lifeform types. There's a correction later to stellar age and possibly spectral type if the system is too young for complex life of that type to have evolved. Frex, intelligent life in liquid nitrogen needs at least 6 billion years to evolve on its own, so the star can't be hotter than F6. Edit: It ill probably end up that nothing biochemical can evolve on un-terraformed planets in B-star-only systems, but I haven't got enough info on B star lifespans yet. __________________ I have Confused and Clueless. Sometimes I miss sarcasm and humor, or critically fail my Savoir-Faire roll. None of it is intentional. Published GURPS Settings (as of 4/2013 -- I hope to update it someday...) Last edited by Vaevictis Asmadi; 03-22-2014 at 02:06 PM.

03-22-2014, 01:22 PM	#14
Captain Joy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Heartland, U.S.A.	Re: [Space] World Design errors? Agemegos is my goto guy for GURPS system generation stuff. Search these forums for his posts on the subject. This is a relevant post of his from elsewhere: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?...stem-generator __________________ my GURPS: Star Trek (TOS era) campaign Robin Laws roleplayer-type quiz