[Space] Steampunk Firefly Idea - Page 7

scc · 11-07-2015, 04:34 AM

OK, so this idea is biting me again. The setting in a nut shell is K2 star with a gas giant at 0.62 AU with 3 habitable moons, all three moons will be about half the diameter of Earth, so quite small.

TL is 6 for the most part but with TL7 spaceflight allowing humanity to colonize the other two moons. Most notable that most places reserve the use of petroleum for use in space flight, good for preserving that Steampunk feel.

For Great Powers I'm thinking of stand-ins for the British Empire, France (Republic?) and Germany along with near great powers of USA, Spain and maybe Portugal representing Western, would there be others but? I'm thinking Japan is possible, but any suggestions?

Most actual conflict at this point is fighting over colonies, so limited to relatively small infantry based affairs with light vehicles and limited air ability, there are no space based weapons.

Other then a map and a plot is there anything a setting like this needs?

There's also another habitable planet at 0.39 AU and 3 other stars if I need to expand things.

11-07-2015, 04:34 AM	#1
scc Join Date: Mar 2013	[Space] Steampunk Firefly Idea OK, so this idea is biting me again. The setting in a nut shell is K2 star with a gas giant at 0.62 AU with 3 habitable moons, all three moons will be about half the diameter of Earth, so quite small. TL is 6 for the most part but with TL7 spaceflight allowing humanity to colonize the other two moons. Most notable that most places reserve the use of petroleum for use in space flight, good for preserving that Steampunk feel. For Great Powers I'm thinking of stand-ins for the British Empire, France (Republic?) and Germany along with near great powers of USA, Spain and maybe Portugal representing Western, would there be others but? I'm thinking Japan is possible, but any suggestions? Most actual conflict at this point is fighting over colonies, so limited to relatively small infantry based affairs with light vehicles and limited air ability, there are no space based weapons. Other then a map and a plot is there anything a setting like this needs? There's also another habitable planet at 0.39 AU and 3 other stars if I need to expand things.