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== '''Settlements''' ==

These rules are for randomly generated settlements, but can also be used to model planned locations.

Roll 4dF with minus also counted as plus to find settlement Scale.

-2 for desert, ice, water and hell worlds; +1 for temperate and jungle worlds; -3 for planet wilderness region.


'''Scale'''

Scale is the fundamental attribute for a settlement, with rough values as follows:

*+6: Megapolis/hive city
*+5: Capital/leading metropolis
*+4: Major city
*+3: Large town
*+2  Small town
*+1: Small village
*0:  Isolated family house, trading camp, experimental station, outpost, stopover diner, etc.


A settlement's Scale determines its Resources. A settlement will almost certainly have any item or service that requires a Resources roll equal to or less than its Scale.

A settlement will also have a number of Aspects equal to its scale. For instance, a +1 village could have one Aspect only: BemFok-Mid-Dustbowl; while a +3 town could have Leorand Falls/Best Mart on the River/Smugglers Haven. (GMs should probably make at least one of these a Trouble Aspect for the players.)


'''Facilities/Resources'''

Here's some arbitrary Resources levels for one or two specific facilities to match a settlement's Scale:

*+6: Mass cloning facilities, space shipyards, orbital facilities
*+5: Central government, cutting-edge tech (+1 above planetary base level)
*+4: Spaceport, major financial services, mercenaries
*+3: Research facilities, archives, garrison, government, legal services
*+2  Repairs, transportation, arms, medical facilities, basic financial services
*+1: Basic amenities, power
*0:  Food, drink, breathable air, shelter


A settlement may have more than these, but that's a matter for GM choice and planning.