Humanity reached post scarcity type two civilization status, expanded across the entire solar system and were content to live the next 4 billion years in perfect comfort. 8 billion people wanted to struggle, so they left in enormous generation ships. Two thousand years later, their descendants must figure out how to live in a new solar system.
Pioneers: A Post Post Scarcity Civilization Civilization Civilization Quest
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0-0 Introduction to Pioneers
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Two thousand years ago, humanity reached the apex of civilization in the Sol system. Every celestial body had been conquered. Sol had been engulfed by a Dyson sphere. Humanity would never need to struggle again for billions of years. It would be paradise. The system was home to trillions. Out of them, eight billion refused the "utopia" proposed. Vast ships were constructed, each unique in design and construction, and each were launched into the Milky Way towards a planet thought to be habitable for life. Historical accounts outside of the Sol system tend to be biased, since the main reason generation ships left was because of ideological differences. To them, Earth may have its paradise, but the Pioneers will have the stars. You better enjoy it, because it's a one way trip until your society rebuilds the industrial system required to create a generation spaceship.
Pioneers is the working title of what will either be a cool ass sci-fi ttrpg, or another quest for me to never finish. It takes place in a solar system far from Sol, where humanity's ancestors decided to colonize the stars and deprive their prodigy of the post-scarcity civilization of the Sol system. So now they have to live with the consequences dozens of light years from earth in a solar system only semi-welcoming to them in the best of circumstances. Every gaming group would have its own solar systems, whether they choose to use them through campaigns is up to them. The vibe of the project is something similar to The Expanse, especially during Cibola Burn/Season 4 of the show. If you know what I mean, you know what I mean. If you don't, GO WATCH/READ IT. I read the first book in like a month while going to college full time and working part time. Moving on.
The core themes of this project, currently at least, are ideology pressed onto descendants, ideology between generations, how one views ancestors, and what makes life worth living.
Major inspiration sources are The Expanse, Children of a Dead Earth, Alien Romulus (the section on the planet) and whatever sci fi media I consume during my duration making this.
To begin, we must figure out the system your ancestors abandoned paradise for. Humans evolved for Earth, in our very specific solar system under very specific circumstances. No system would be perfectly suitable for human life, but we tried to get close. What was a foreseen struggle your ancestors knew they'd have to deal with?
[ ] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
[ ] Its star is old, an aging orange giant that continues to expand. The world will be hot, and will get hotter. But it's the best we've got.
[ ] The world looks to have beautiful rings around its equator that will make low-planetary satellites basically impossible.
[ ] The world boasts a horrific 1.5 Gs.
[ ] A very elliptical orbit means the planet swings between the temperature gradients of Earth's fate to the sun and a 3 month ice age.
[ ] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
[ ] A recent violent orbital collision between two moon-sized objects has created a mess big enough to regularly impact the target world with meteorites and impact potential orbital works for the next few thousand years.
[ ] The planet is closer to the sun than Earth.
[ ] The planet is further from the sun than Earth.
[ ] Exaggerated geography means there's very little flat land. Planetary infrastructure will be difficult past efficient air travel.
[ ] Write in. (Things that would be measurable from another solar system with advanced observation technology)
Pioneers is the working title of what will either be a cool ass sci-fi ttrpg, or another quest for me to never finish. It takes place in a solar system far from Sol, where humanity's ancestors decided to colonize the stars and deprive their prodigy of the post-scarcity civilization of the Sol system. So now they have to live with the consequences dozens of light years from earth in a solar system only semi-welcoming to them in the best of circumstances. Every gaming group would have its own solar systems, whether they choose to use them through campaigns is up to them. The vibe of the project is something similar to The Expanse, especially during Cibola Burn/Season 4 of the show. If you know what I mean, you know what I mean. If you don't, GO WATCH/READ IT. I read the first book in like a month while going to college full time and working part time. Moving on.
The core themes of this project, currently at least, are ideology pressed onto descendants, ideology between generations, how one views ancestors, and what makes life worth living.
Major inspiration sources are The Expanse, Children of a Dead Earth, Alien Romulus (the section on the planet) and whatever sci fi media I consume during my duration making this.
To begin, we must figure out the system your ancestors abandoned paradise for. Humans evolved for Earth, in our very specific solar system under very specific circumstances. No system would be perfectly suitable for human life, but we tried to get close. What was a foreseen struggle your ancestors knew they'd have to deal with?
[ ] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
[ ] Its star is old, an aging orange giant that continues to expand. The world will be hot, and will get hotter. But it's the best we've got.
[ ] The world looks to have beautiful rings around its equator that will make low-planetary satellites basically impossible.
[ ] The world boasts a horrific 1.5 Gs.
[ ] A very elliptical orbit means the planet swings between the temperature gradients of Earth's fate to the sun and a 3 month ice age.
[ ] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
[ ] A recent violent orbital collision between two moon-sized objects has created a mess big enough to regularly impact the target world with meteorites and impact potential orbital works for the next few thousand years.
[ ] The planet is closer to the sun than Earth.
[ ] The planet is further from the sun than Earth.
[ ] Exaggerated geography means there's very little flat land. Planetary infrastructure will be difficult past efficient air travel.
[ ] Write in. (Things that would be measurable from another solar system with advanced observation technology)
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It takes anaerobic and aerobic organisms to make a biosphere! ;3
10ebbor10
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Anyway, fun write-in's.
[] The World is no planet, but a moon in orbit of a super Jupiter. High radiation levels can be expected outside the lunar magnetosphere.
[] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
[] The world is tiny, with but 0.3 g's worth of atmosphere
[] The atmosphere is dense, 5 times as thick as that of Earth
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- Fort Worth, TX
[ ] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
[ ] The world boasts a horrific 1.5 Gs.
[ ] A very elliptical orbit means the planet swings between the temperature gradients of Earth's fate to the sun and a 3 month ice age.
[ ] The world boasts a horrific 1.5 Gs.
[ ] A very elliptical orbit means the planet swings between the temperature gradients of Earth's fate to the sun and a 3 month ice age.
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- Earth, probably.
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- None/Any
[X] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
[X] Exaggerated geography means there's very little flat land. Planetary infrastructure will be difficult past efficient air travel.
[X] A recent violent orbital collision between two moon-sized objects has created a mess big enough to regularly impact the target world with meteorites and impact potential orbital works for the next few thousand years.
High mountains that reach up into the skies that we must shelter within~
[X] Exaggerated geography means there's very little flat land. Planetary infrastructure will be difficult past efficient air travel.
[X] A recent violent orbital collision between two moon-sized objects has created a mess big enough to regularly impact the target world with meteorites and impact potential orbital works for the next few thousand years.
High mountains that reach up into the skies that we must shelter within~
[◇] Planet orbits an M-type star, and as a result gets much less sunlight than Earth.
[◇] Planet has two moons that produce significant tidal force. As a result, oceans are far more treacherous than Earth's ever were, and storms of ranging severity are especially common.
[◇] Planet was observed to have an odd purple gash running across the largest observable continent, taking up 6% of the world's total observable surface. Visually, it is assumed to be an inland sea rife with microbial lifeforms.
That ought make for an interesting planet!
[◇] Planet has two moons that produce significant tidal force. As a result, oceans are far more treacherous than Earth's ever were, and storms of ranging severity are especially common.
[◇] Planet was observed to have an odd purple gash running across the largest observable continent, taking up 6% of the world's total observable surface. Visually, it is assumed to be an inland sea rife with microbial lifeforms.
That ought make for an interesting planet!
[X] The world looks to have beautiful rings around its equator that will make low-planetary satellites basically impossible.
[X] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
I like these two.
[X] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
I like these two.
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- Fort Worth, TX
[X] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
[X] The world boasts a horrific 1.5 Gs.
[X] A very elliptical orbit means the planet swings between the temperature gradients of Earth's fate to the sun and a 3 month ice age.
[X] The world boasts a horrific 1.5 Gs.
[X] A very elliptical orbit means the planet swings between the temperature gradients of Earth's fate to the sun and a 3 month ice age.
[X] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
[X] Exaggerated geography means there's very little flat land. Planetary infrastructure will be difficult past efficient air travel.
Pros: orbital infrastructure is easy when you need to climb high enough and fire off a few rockets to get out of atmosphere.
Cons: there's no flat land to build a spaceport.
[X] Exaggerated geography means there's very little flat land. Planetary infrastructure will be difficult past efficient air travel.
Pros: orbital infrastructure is easy when you need to climb high enough and fire off a few rockets to get out of atmosphere.
Cons: there's no flat land to build a spaceport.
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- Earth, probably.
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- None/Any
Current tally results!
10ebbor10
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The current tally winners are bit contradictory.
We have a planet where the atmosphere doesn't cover the highest peaks, but water covers the entire planet, and the geography sucks?
So, how does that work.
Can't really have water outside the atmosphere. Unless we have a planet that is literally glazed with frozen ice, and we say that atmosphere exists in crevices filled with water?
[X] The world is tiny, with but 0.3 g's worth of atmosphere
[X] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
[X] The Star is unusually active, and the planet boasts a spectacular magnetic field. The resulting interactions give it a plasmatic tail, radiating in the night sky.
We have a planet where the atmosphere doesn't cover the highest peaks, but water covers the entire planet, and the geography sucks?
So, how does that work.
Can't really have water outside the atmosphere. Unless we have a planet that is literally glazed with frozen ice, and we say that atmosphere exists in crevices filled with water?
[X] The world is tiny, with but 0.3 g's worth of atmosphere
[X] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
[X] The Star is unusually active, and the planet boasts a spectacular magnetic field. The resulting interactions give it a plasmatic tail, radiating in the night sky.
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That was my plan, yes.
I thought only the top winner applied, not the top three.
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[X] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
[X] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
[X] The world looks to have beautiful rings around its equator that will make low-planetary satellites basically impossible.
I don't see anything in the post that says it's anything other than the top result that applies so I may update my vote if that is not the case. Any of these 3 sound the most interesting.
[X] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
[X] The world looks to have beautiful rings around its equator that will make low-planetary satellites basically impossible.
I don't see anything in the post that says it's anything other than the top result that applies so I may update my vote if that is not the case. Any of these 3 sound the most interesting.
0-1 To The Stars
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[X] Water appears to cover the entire surface of the planet.
3 people have voted
[X] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
3 people have voted
[X] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
The planet was no Garden world, but it would be habitable. Seas of warm liquid water, with a thin but sufficiently pressured oxygen atmosphere. The only issue was that the water covered almost the entirety of the habitable surface, and sheer cliffs jutting from the worldwide ocean extended near space. The tallest peak recorded even surpassed Olympus Mons, the volcano holding the capital city of Mars, the tallest peak in the Sol system, and simply left the atmosphere completely. The Orbital Infrastructure Committee of the planet's planning initiative immediately proposed a mass driver built upon the slope of the rather uncreative named Himinbjörg to accelerate expansion of the solar system beyond just the target world.
Printers and assembly bots in vacuum amassed the gargantuan cylindrical generation ship, wider than it was long, with a fuel tank full of uranium salt water bigger than the actual living space, a cargo bay filled with everything four-hundred-thousand people would need to jump-start an industrial civilization, fusion reactor and fuel reaction chamber at nearly the limits physically possible, and a set of engines that would make a new star in the night sky for nearly a year onto the voyage. Even in the present day, the early diaries of the Pioneers, those that actually got onto the Shahrat, are taught in schools. The near-religious optimism that their progeny would make it to the promised land in a short jaunt of hundreds of years of travel. What hardships plagued the ship on its way to the target planet?
[ ] A messy revolution attempted to turn the ship around at nearly the halfway mark. There had been reports of others doing the same, and ending stranded in interstellar space until supplies ran out. It was squashed, but not before taking many lives and many vital supplies.
[ ] A a critical malfunction in the NSW containment tanks during the decade-long deceleration burn forced three out of eighteen to be jettisoned or risk a Chernobyl-like event in the engineering deck. The lost fuel meant in order to reach the destination world, the crew and cargo hold would need to be released with explosive decoupling. The engineering section of the ship would be lost in deep space, caught in the outer orbit of the target star. The waystation planned to be built would lack a fusion reactor, and would be derelict until you can get one again that could support such a project.
[ ] A nearly ten second reactor leak led the deaths of close to a tenth of the population, and would lead to health problems and infertility of many more. The population to start with will be much smaller than anticipated.
[ ] A blight in the soil-based produce production sector forced nearly half of the soil you brought with you to be jettisoned. You'll be able to grow significantly less food than anticipated until you build up excess soil.
[ ] A radical took it upon themselves to destroy much of the history of Earth from the data-crystal storage sector, as well as information on manufacturing and many complex computer code files required to run some automated drones for construction, agriculture, and navigation. Using automated system will require significant effort and redevelopment of software design.
[ ] Write in (make it bad)
3 people have voted
[X] The atmosphere is thin, pooling in crevices, with high peaks and plateaus that extend into the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
3 people have voted
[X] Observation from Sol suggested photosynthesis is a very recent development in your destination world. The air will be breathable, but the land will be rock, no soil past what you bring with you.
The planet was no Garden world, but it would be habitable. Seas of warm liquid water, with a thin but sufficiently pressured oxygen atmosphere. The only issue was that the water covered almost the entirety of the habitable surface, and sheer cliffs jutting from the worldwide ocean extended near space. The tallest peak recorded even surpassed Olympus Mons, the volcano holding the capital city of Mars, the tallest peak in the Sol system, and simply left the atmosphere completely. The Orbital Infrastructure Committee of the planet's planning initiative immediately proposed a mass driver built upon the slope of the rather uncreative named Himinbjörg to accelerate expansion of the solar system beyond just the target world.
Printers and assembly bots in vacuum amassed the gargantuan cylindrical generation ship, wider than it was long, with a fuel tank full of uranium salt water bigger than the actual living space, a cargo bay filled with everything four-hundred-thousand people would need to jump-start an industrial civilization, fusion reactor and fuel reaction chamber at nearly the limits physically possible, and a set of engines that would make a new star in the night sky for nearly a year onto the voyage. Even in the present day, the early diaries of the Pioneers, those that actually got onto the Shahrat, are taught in schools. The near-religious optimism that their progeny would make it to the promised land in a short jaunt of hundreds of years of travel. What hardships plagued the ship on its way to the target planet?
[ ] A messy revolution attempted to turn the ship around at nearly the halfway mark. There had been reports of others doing the same, and ending stranded in interstellar space until supplies ran out. It was squashed, but not before taking many lives and many vital supplies.
[ ] A a critical malfunction in the NSW containment tanks during the decade-long deceleration burn forced three out of eighteen to be jettisoned or risk a Chernobyl-like event in the engineering deck. The lost fuel meant in order to reach the destination world, the crew and cargo hold would need to be released with explosive decoupling. The engineering section of the ship would be lost in deep space, caught in the outer orbit of the target star. The waystation planned to be built would lack a fusion reactor, and would be derelict until you can get one again that could support such a project.
[ ] A nearly ten second reactor leak led the deaths of close to a tenth of the population, and would lead to health problems and infertility of many more. The population to start with will be much smaller than anticipated.
[ ] A blight in the soil-based produce production sector forced nearly half of the soil you brought with you to be jettisoned. You'll be able to grow significantly less food than anticipated until you build up excess soil.
[ ] A radical took it upon themselves to destroy much of the history of Earth from the data-crystal storage sector, as well as information on manufacturing and many complex computer code files required to run some automated drones for construction, agriculture, and navigation. Using automated system will require significant effort and redevelopment of software design.
[ ] Write in (make it bad)
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Industrial sabotage or mutation caused the plants to have a much greater affinity for water. Dirt won't work, the plants need to be grown in the water, and people need to adapt cybernetically and evolutionarily.
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Could you add the proper bracket-X-bracket design? Also, why would people need to be converted cybernetically/evolutionarily?
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[X] A radical took it upon themselves to destroy much of the history of Earth from the data-crystal storage sector, as well as information on manufacturing and many complex computer code files required to run some automated drones for construction, agriculture, and navigation. Using automated system will require significant effort and redevelopment of software design.
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- Earth, probably.
- Pronouns
- None/Any
[X] A nearly ten second reactor leak led the deaths of close to a tenth of the population, and would lead to health problems and infertility of many more. The population to start with will be much smaller than anticipated.