Sunday, June 19, 2022

50 Planets & Astronomical Objects



Roll (d50):
  1. Star, our own sun, going supernova; 4 billion people evacuated to other solar systems.
  2. Terra, Earth-like planet inhabited by war-like humans with no technology beyond Bronze Age.
  3. Twilight, red dwarf star with a planet in a permanent eclipse; unique crystal life.
  4. Union, planet-sized space habitat with 1,000s of microclimates, cultures, & languages.
  5. Vacca, planet with 90% ocean coverage; home to giant space whales & other mysteries.
  6. Zero, nameless, dark world; all matter pulled into a single point in space-time.
  7. New Terra, birthplace of humanity, now a Marian world with several moons, including New Earth.
  8. Trappist-1, star with 7 Earth-like planets, 6 of which may support life; huge research focus.
  9. Vega, blue-white star, 2nd-brightest in night sky, with 50 billion planets in “Goldilocks” zones.
  10. The Watchers, advanced AI that observe and study all other civilizations in the galaxy.
  11. Zara Prime, jungle world inhabited by six-limbed felines on primitive level of technology.
  12. 4 Vesta, large asteroid, heavily mined for rare- earth metals by major corporations.
  13. Hebe, small, rocky world, heavily cratered, with a single research outpost.
  14. 8942 Edna, cold ice giant, home to a settlement of exiles and criminals.
  15. Charon, largest of Pluto’s moons, site of a shadowy industrial base with unknown purpose.
  16. Terra Alta, mountain-sized chunks of stone and metal orbiting a white dwarf sun.
  17. Terranova, post-terraformed world with superdiverse fauna and flora, but high volcanic activity.
  18. Tethys, giant ice asteroid with a single moon, mining colony for H2O and N2.
  19. Titania, settlers on largest of Uranus’s moons must deal with extreme cold and constant night.
  20. Uploaded, post-singularity world where everyone is a digital intelligence, inhabit virtual reality.
  21. 5H-1V4D.06, post-apocalyptic world where only the strong survive in a lawless land.
  22. Valdoran, first contact mission goes wrong when huge, carnivorous plants overwhelm ship.
  23. Tomoe, tiny water world; heated by volcanic vents, teams race to exploit it.
  24. 3X-T4ND.02, agrarian world with long winter nights & short summer days.
  25. Vanduul, home system of space pirates, 3 habitable worlds, raids common.
  26. Vega Prime, thought to be first extra-solar human colony, disappeared mysteriously.
  27. 12I-U2.01, planet with a night side & a day side, but they are slowly converging.
  28. Kula-gul, black market system, also known as the “wheel of fortune”.
  29. Illium, luxury resort world, base of operations for merc groups and corporations.
  30. Rannoch, Quarian homeworld, under siege by the Geth.
  31. 4T-3R0N.07, once-thriving mining colony now haunted by the ghosts of the dead.
  32. Thessia, ancient and beautiful home to many of the galaxy’s schools.
  33. Feros, human colony, abandoned by the Alliance, now overrun by feral geth.
  34. Vegas, populated by immortals who can reset their age, appearance, and memories at will.
  35. Xur, presence of this dark energy field kills all organic matter, but not machines.
  36. 9G-L0NG.15, abandoned research station orbiting a black hole; external time dilation.
  37. Starfish, mobile sun-sized organism consumes energy & resources of entire systems.
  38. Taiki, research station on edge of star with debilitating psychosis-inducing light.
  39. UK-L853.02, corporate state where work is product & vacation is slavery; the poor riot.
  40. Vafar, desert world whose sun is dying, making it a popular gladiatorial arena.
  41. Zuni, home to homicidal AI that wiped out its creators; might do same to others.
  42. 7O-GLE.03, tourist destination with recorded incidents of people going mad & disappearing.
  43. Omega-4, a.k.a. “The Great Trash Heap”, used by corporations to get rid of waste.
  44. Nirvana, rebel base world, heavily defended and well-hidden.
  45. Zhang Fei, Agricultural world, known for the best food in the galaxy.
  46. Babylon 5, Earth’s space station, site of major peace talks and the Babylon Project.
  47. The Island, a.k.a. “The Lost City”, a planet that was once home to a great civilization.
  48. Arvuna, desert world home to a sapient race of plant people.
  49. Mira, jungle world. Site of a secret government laboratory.
  50. New Earth, second human colony, thought to be lost but recently re-discovered.

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