Oh, so it's just 2D+Law Level, no other DMs?
Was a bit unclear to me since it's still under the System of Justice section, so I thought it might be another roll (with DM+ for Law Level) on the table above it.
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Was a bit unclear to me since it's still under the System of Justice section, so I thought it might be another roll (with DM+ for Law Level) on the table above it.
Geir
Emperor Mongoose
First Age
Banded Mongoose
Apologies if this has already been covered, but wondered if there were any semi-automated tools to generate the superb detail of the World Builders, without having to create your own working sheet?
Something that takes input parameters, and outputs results to a standard format that can then be edited and manipulated for hand outs or a VTT journal?
I'm not a coder, so it is a bit beyond me.
Something that takes input parameters, and outputs results to a standard format that can then be edited and manipulated for hand outs or a VTT journal?
I'm not a coder, so it is a bit beyond me.
Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but if you can copy/paste a table into Excel, this might do the trick for you:Apologies if this has already been covered, but wondered if there were any semi-automated tools to generate the superb detail of the World Builders, without having to create your own working sheet?
Something that takes input parameters, and outputs results to a standard format that can then be edited and manipulated for hand outs or a VTT journal?
I'm not a coder, so it is a bit beyond me.
Utilitarian Star System Generator
I wrote a straightforward no-frills application that implements most of the steps and procedures from the wonderful *World Builder's Handbook* up to Class III Survey status, with a bit of IV-P. Download the star_gen.html file (right-click and Save As), then open the file in any browser and...
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Anstett
Emperor Mongoose
First Age
Banded Mongoose
Help me Utilitarian Star System Generator, you are my only hope...
Speaking of circumbinaries, when working out the innermost orbit slot, the equation uses MAO, If a primary has a companion, any orbits below .5 + ECC, are unavailable. Should I still be using MAO in the calculation, or the first allowable slot AFTER the companion's effect is added?
Geir
Emperor Mongoose
It should be what's allowable after the companion's orbit is taken into account.
Levi Dash Card
Mongoose
Another question popped up as I've been going through the generation procedure for a new sector.
So, to add a little flavor to my system generation, I've been rolling the standard age dice (D6x2 + D3-1 + d1000/1000 Gy) and, if it exceeds the MS lifespan for the Class V star, do a little jiggery-pokery to taste with the individual dice results to come up with a percentage of MS lifespan (which may end up >100%).
Now, that said, when said Class V star is turned into a Class IV by that procedure, I've been upping the Mass (like the moron that I now realize I am). But, some reading I've been doing shows that I shouldn't be increasing the star's mass at all, which makes me think I've been interpreting the chart on p.17 wrong.
For stellar mass, is it the intent of the chart on p.17 that the listed mass for each listed spectral type is the mass of the star through its entire life up to that point? If so, should I then change the spectral classification of said star based on its mass, instead of (as I've been ignorantly doing) increasing mass to fit the spectral classification? (Of course, as I'm typing this, my brain is going "Yes, that's exactly what you should be doing!")
So, to add a little flavor to my system generation, I've been rolling the standard age dice (D6x2 + D3-1 + d1000/1000 Gy) and, if it exceeds the MS lifespan for the Class V star, do a little jiggery-pokery to taste with the individual dice results to come up with a percentage of MS lifespan (which may end up >100%).
Now, that said, when said Class V star is turned into a Class IV by that procedure, I've been upping the Mass (like the moron that I now realize I am). But, some reading I've been doing shows that I shouldn't be increasing the star's mass at all, which makes me think I've been interpreting the chart on p.17 wrong.
For stellar mass, is it the intent of the chart on p.17 that the listed mass for each listed spectral type is the mass of the star through its entire life up to that point? If so, should I then change the spectral classification of said star based on its mass, instead of (as I've been ignorantly doing) increasing mass to fit the spectral classification? (Of course, as I'm typing this, my brain is going "Yes, that's exactly what you should be doing!")
PeterDebney
Banded Mongoose
I would agree that you should not increase the mass, but rather increase the size. But to what?
I note that the sun (G2V) is predicted to become a red giant, but if size TBC.
I don’t have the book to hand but I would say that, in principle, if your main sequence star is too old to remain in the main sequence then you should increase its size to IV or beyond. Check the age limits given in the text and keep going as needed.
