[Space] Making a solar system with 3 (semi-) habitable planets?

wellspring · 04-02-2012, 08:46 PM

Not sure if this is GURPS-compatible or not (don't have Space) but have you considered using a gas giant?

The goldilocks zone for a typical star seems too small to allow multiple planets. But multiple moons might be doable, if you're willing to endure some weird scenery. (A double-planet satisfies this as well).

Another way to stretch the habitable band might be to have a much larger world with a much denser atmosphere as your outer planet. The greenhouse effect could buy you a little wiggle room that way.

04-02-2012, 08:46 PM	#16
wellspring Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: [Space] Making a solar system with 3 (semi-) habitable planets? Not sure if this is GURPS-compatible or not (don't have Space) but have you considered using a gas giant? The goldilocks zone for a typical star seems too small to allow multiple planets. But multiple moons might be doable, if you're willing to endure some weird scenery. (A double-planet satisfies this as well). Another way to stretch the habitable band might be to have a much larger world with a much denser atmosphere as your outer planet. The greenhouse effect could buy you a little wiggle room that way.