Editing Raiders of the Rim:StarsystemRules

These are homebrew rules for creating star systems and planets in Raiders of the Rim, based on Starblazer, Mindjammer, and other sources.

== '''Stars''' ==

'''Stars'''

This is a random table for star types, based on the stars and quasistellar astronomical bodies often encountered in the Star Wars universe.

*+4: Exotic (Wolf-Rayet star, brown dwarf, black hole, etc.)
*+3: Binary star (roll once for each)
*+2  Yellow G-type star
*+1: Orange K-type star
* 0:  Red M-type star
*-1: Blue F-type star
*-2: White A-type star
*-3: Ultraviolet O-type star
*-4: White dwarf

== '''Planetary Systems''' ==

'''Planetary Systems'''

This is a random generation table for entire planetary systems:

*+4: Exotic system (artificial, planetoid ring, Dyson sphere, ringworld, etc.)
*+3: Planetismal system; asteroid/debris ring/s, planetoids, etc.
*+2  Rocky stellar system; 1-4 rocky worlds; 1-2 rock giants; 1-2 ice/hell worlds
*+1: Typical stellar system; 1-4 rocky worlds; 1-2 gas giants; 1-2 ice giants
*0:  Typical stellar system; 1-4 rocky worlds; 1-2 gas giants; 1-2 ice giants
*-1: Single brown dwarf megaplanet
*-2: Hot giant system; 1-4 gas giants in close solar orbit
*-3: Dead system; 1-6 dead, airless, rocky worlds
*-4: Planetless; no surviving worlds



'''Planet type'''

This is only for rocky worlds - gas and ice giants are likely to need their own special treatment for any habitation.

*+4: Hell world (high pressure, high temperature, pollution, garbage  world, etc)
*+3: Ice world
*+2  Temperate world
*+1: Desert  world
*0:  Jungle world
*-1: Fungal or microbial mat world
*-2: Water world
*-3: Dead airless snowball world
*-4: Dead airless rocky world


''' Moons'''

Roll 1d6 for the number of moons; -2 for rocky worlds, double for gas and ice giants.

== '''Planets''' ==


'''Development Index'''

Roll 4dF with minus also counted as plus to find 0-4 for galactic development index/development Skill.

-1 for desert, jungle, ice and hell worlds


'''Population Index'''

Roll 4dF with minus also counted as plus to find 0-4 for galactic population index/population Skill.

-2 for desert, ice and hell worlds;
+1 for temperate worlds


'''Government type'''

*+4: Direct Imperial governorate
*+3: Dictatorship
*+2  Corporate  control 
*+1: Oligarchy
*0:  Democracy
*-1: Constitutional monarchy
*-2: Tribal
*-3: Pirate refuge
*-4: Anarchy


== '''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.