StarSystem

Generation

CHAPTER #
STAR SYSTEM GENERATION

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Incaseyouarenotfamiliarwithsomeoftheterms,readthissection.
Ifyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththese,youcanskipthissectionand
continueontoStep1.

FromSomeone

Thischapterintroducesasystemthatcanbeusedtorandomlygenerate

starsystems.Refereescanusethistocreateinterestingenvironmentsfor
whentheplayersundoubtedlyenduplostinspaceorstoppingforfuelat

anunexploredstarsystem(yes,hydrogenscoopsaredesignedtobeplot
devices).

Tosimplifytheircomparativeanalysisofknowsspace,scientistsinthe

frontierhavedevelopedvariousgalacticstandards.Theybasedthese
standardsononeofthestarsystemsofoneofthehabitableplanetsinthe

setting(eitheronethatwasdeemedtypicaloronethatwasdeemedideal,
foronereasonoranother).Forinstance,agalacticstandardstarmassof

2.5istwoandahalftimesthemassofwhateverthegalacticstandardis
formass.Foreaseofreaderunderstanding,allofthesestandardsare

basedoffoursunandearth,asrepresentedbelow:

AstronomicalUnitthisrepresentsadistanceinspace,theaverage
distancefromthestartothehabitableplanetonthegalactic
standardstarsysteminthesetting.Refertothegalacticstandards
tableforanumericdefinition.
FTLDriveFasterThanLightenginethatpropelsshipsatincredible
speeds,anywherefrom0.5LYperdayandhigher.Fewshipshave
driveswhichallowtheshiptoexceed4LYperday.AnFTLDrive
extendsafieldaroundtheshiptoinducethistravelvelocity,but
cannotdosountiloutsidevariousinfluencesofastars
neighborhood.
FTLHorizonthisreferstotheminimumdistancefromanygiven
starwheretheFTLDrivecanmanifestitsfield.Anycloserthanthis
andthefieldfailstomanifest.Itjustfizzlesandfails.TheFTLHorizon
isnotedasbeingattheouterextremeofthestarshabitablezone
(thesameinfluenceswhichallowthezonetobeabletosupportlife
interferewiththefieldsmanifestation,onereasonwhyallracestake
solongtodiscovertheFTLfieldeffect).

GALACTIC STANDARD UNITS OF MEASURE

GalacticStandard
1.0StellarMass

1.0StellarLuminosity
1.0StellarDiameter

1.0AstronomicalUnit
1.0PlanetaryMass

1.0PlanetaryDiameter
1.0PlanetaryGravity

Equals
1.988921030kilograms
3.751028lumens,or3.846x1026 watts
1,391,000kilometers
149,598,000kilometers
5.97421024kilograms
12,756.2kilometers
9.81m/s2,alsocalled1.0g

GravityWellthisrepresentsagravitationalinfluencearounda
planetorstar.Anobjectorshipcaughtingravitywellwilldescend
towardstheobjectunlessanotherforce(likethrust)reactsagainstit.
Larger,moremassiveobjectsinspacehavemoreimpressivegravity
wells.Inspace,agravitywellcanbestrongenougharoundcertain
typesofstellarobjects(suchasstarsorblackholes)tocauseobjects
tobepulledoffcourse(evenlightparticles!)

Normally,thegalacticstandardvalueisgoodenoughforillustrative
purposes.Butgivinghandoutstotheplayersthatconsistofrealworld

physicalunitscanhelpprovideatmospheretotheplayers,aslongas
yourenotoverloadingthemwithdata.Feelfreetomultiplyyourgalactic

standardvaluesbytheseconstantstoprovidesuchdetail.

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LightYearalightyear(LY)isthedistancethatlighttravelsina
vacuuminoneGalacticyear.Itisnotameasureoftimebutspace.
About63,241AUs
OrbitalZoneAlthoughastarcanhavemanyobjectsinorbit,and
thoseorbitsfollownoactualrulesofrelationalposition,forpurposes
ofscientificclassificationastrophysicistsofthefrontierhave

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identifiedtenbasicorbitalzones.Theyarelikehighwaypathsaround
astar.Someareemptywhileotherscontainobjectssuchasplanets
orasteroidbelts.Orbitalzonenumbersareonlyusedtopopulatea
starsystemandthereafterareunused.OrbitalzonesandRegionsare
notscientificallydeterminedandareaconstructofthisgame.

CREATING A STAR SYSTEM

Creatingastarsystemusingthisprocessisverysimple.

RegionTheorbitalzonesarebrokendownintofivetypesofareas.
Near(theclosestorbitalzonetoastar),Inner(thesecondzone),
Habitable(thethirdzonethoughnotallhabitablezonescontainor
supportlife),Outer(thethreezonesbeyondthehabitablezone)and
Far(allzonesbeyondthis).Theserepresentdifferentdistancesfrom
astar,andaffecttheconditionsfoundonanyobjectinthatzone.
OrbitalzonesandRegionsarenotscientificallydeterminedandarea
constructofthisgenerationsystem.

Whileusingthissystem,itisimportanttokeeponethinginmind:
youcancheat.Dontbeaslavetothedice.Ifsomethingdoesnt
makesense,rerollorchooseavalueratherthanrandomize.

STEP 1: DETERMINE PRIMARY STAR TYPE

Thefirststepincreatingastarsystemisdeterminingwhattypeof
primarystarisatitscenter.Notethatthisprocessisnotscientifically
accurate,butskewedtoprovidearesultthatwalksadelicateline
betweeninterestingandrealistic.Forinstance,itisimprobablethat
anygivensettingwillhaveanOorperhapsevenaBclassstar.Such
starsaremassiveaffairs,andwoulddestabilizeareasonablestar
map.However,theideaofastarthatreliesonweeksoftimeto
traveltotheFTLhorizongivesinterestingplotideas.

TheNearregion,forinstance,isbombardedwithsomuchheatand
radiationfromthesystemsstarthatitwillneversupportlife.
Similarly,anythinginthestarsFarregionsuffersfromthefrigid
conditionsofbeingsofarawayfromthestar.
Althoughtheorbitalzoneshavenumbers,afterthestarsystemis
generatedthenumbersarenolongerneededandaplanetsposition
isknownonlybyitsregion.
StellarMassisastandardwaytoexpressmassinastronomy,used
todescribethemassesofotherstars,galaxiesandplanets.Themass
ofastardeterminesagreatdealaboutit,includingthepositioning
anddistancesofthetenorbitalzonesandtheirnamedregions.

STAR TYPE DETERMINATION TABLE

STEP1A:

StarTypeAlsocallsclassthisisanalphanumericcodethat
representthestarsrelativesize,mass,temperature,brightnessand
coloring.Theclassificationofastarisbasedonitsspectral
characteristics.StarsareclassifiedusingthespectrumlettersO,B,A,
F,G,KandM.Otypestarsareverylargehotstarswhileonthe
oppositeendofthespectrumthereareMtypestarswhicharemuch
smallerandcooler.

d100
01
0204
0508
0920
2135
3660
6100

StarClass
O
B
A
F
G
K
M

STEP1B:

STEP1C:

Progression=
1d10,treat
resultsof10asa
zero.

d100 Luminosity
0105
Ia0
0610
Ia
1115
Ib
1630
II
3145
III
4660
IV
6185
V
8600
VI

Step1D:
Putthethreeresultstogether(forinstance,F4IV).Lookupthestellar
mass,luminosity,diameter,andtemperatureintheappendix,page
##.

Starsofdifferentclasseshavespecificapparentcolors,andmanyuse
thesecolorsinplaceofthestartypeincommonspeech.The
apparentspectralcolorforeachstartypeislistedbelow.

Step1DeterminePrimaryStarType,page2
Step2PopulatetheOrbitalZones,page3
Step3DeterminePlanetaryData,page4
Step4DetermineFTLHorizonDistance,page7

First,rolld100todetermineStarClass.Next,roll1d10forthe
progression.Thenrolld100togivealuminositycode.Finally,put
thoseresultstogethertoformafullstarclassification(suchas
A5VI)andthenlookupthestarsbasicinformation,page##.

O=brightblue
B=lightblue
A=white
F=whiteyellow
G=yellow
K=orange
M=red

Example:Joshuaispreparingastarsystemfortonightsgame
(hisplayerswillbestrandedinthissystemafteraspaceship
mishap).Hegrabshisdiceandbegins.

Inadditiontothespectrumletter,anumberfrom0to9indicatesthe
tenthsoftherangebetweentwostarclasses.Forexample,astar
classifiedasA5isfivetenthsbetweenanA0andaF0whilean
A2istwotenthsofthefullrangefromA0toF0.

Herolls11andnotestheresultofFasthestarclassofhismain
star.Hethenrollsa1d10forprogressionandgetsan8followed
byad100forluminosityclassandgetsa52.Hisprimarystarisof
typeF8IV.Referringtotheappendixtablesbeginningonpage
##,henotesthefollowingabouthisstar:

AdditionallyaluminosityclassisexpressedbytheRomannumbersI,
II,III,IV,V,andVI.ClassIaregenerallycalledsupergiants,ClassIII
simplygiantsandclassVeitherdwarfsormoreproperlymain
sequencestars.

Forexample:thespectraltypeG2Vcanbeexpressedas"ayellow
startwotenthstowardsorangemainsequencestar,butmayalso
simplybecalledayellowdwarfinslang.

Class:
Mass:
Luminosity:
Diameter:
Temperature:

F8IV
2.7
10.5
5.7
6,280K

Ifhewished,hecouldmultiply2.7timesthegalacticstandard
valueforstellarmass(thatis,2.7x1.988921030kilograms),
thenrepeatthesameforLuminosity(inlumens)andDiameter(in
kilometers).Buthesinahurryanddecidesthegalacticstandard
valuesaresufficientfortonightsgame.

StellarLuminosityThisistherateatwhichastarorotherobject
emitsenergy,usuallyintheformofelectromagneticradiation.In
simplestterms,itrepresentshowbrightlythestarschemicalprocess
appears.Relatedto,butnotexactlythesameas,astarsmagnitude.

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0110
1120
2130
3140
4150
5160
6100

B
0105
0617
1829
3040
4150
5160
6168
6970

A
0110
1125
2640
4150
5160
6170
7177
7800

F
0115
1630
3145
4660
6170
7180
8186
8700

G
0115
1635
3655
5670
7180
8190
9195
9600

K
0135
3649
5063
6475
7685
8695
9697
9800

M
0150
5160
6170
7180
8190
9100

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ZONE POPULATION TABLE

AstronomicalObject
EmptyZone
DwarfPlanetoid
TerrestrialPlanet
AsteroidBelt
Jovian:Ice (Ifrollingforzone1,changethisresultasJovian:Gas)
Jovian:Gas
CompanionStar(Cannothavemoremassthanprimarystar)
CoPopulatedZone(Rolltwice,ignoreEmptyZoneresults)

STEP 2: POPULATE THE ORBITAL ZONES

Example:JoshuahasaprimarystaroftypeF8IVandrollsd100
onceforeachzone,usingtheFcolumn.Herecordsthe
following:

Nowthatyouknowwhatkindofstarisprimaryinyourstarsystem,
youllneedtoknowwhatsinorbitaroundit.Thereareseveraltypes
oforbitalbodies,andonlysketchydetailswillbeprovidedinthis
system.Toroundoutplanets,refertothePlanetaryGeneration
systeminchapter#.
Ashasbeennoted,astarhastenorbitalzones.Thesezones
representarangeofdistances.Therangeofdistanceforeachzoneis
dependentontheprimarystarsmassasrepresentedintheZone
DistanceTableatthebottomofthispage.Forinstance,forastar
whosemassis3.5,zone1representsanythingbetween1.9AUand
4.2AUfromthestar.ThesedistancesaresummarizedontheZone
DistanceTableatthebottomofthispage.
Topopulatethezones,rolld100tentimes(onceforeachzone)on
theZonePopulationTableshownatthetopofthispageandrecord
theresults.Usethecolumnthatmatchestheprimarystarinyour
starsystem.Foranyobjectyouplaceinazone,notethedistance
fromthestar(pickavalueintherangeshownintheZoneDistance
Tablebelow)andthezonesregion(near,inner,habitable,outer,or
far).YouneednotrecordEmptyZoneresults.Afterdetermining
these,youneednotkeeptrackofzonenumberanymore.Allthat
mattersistheplanetsdistancefromthestar(inAU)andwhatregion
itisin.
IfyourollCoPopulatedZonethenyoumustrolltwiceandplace
bothresultsinthatzone.Ofcourse,azonecangetprettydensely
populatedifoneofthosesecondrollsalsoresultsinCoPopulated
Zone.

Zone Region
Roll Result
Distance

1
Near
19
Dwarf
0.95AU
2
Inner
40
Terrestrial
3.3AU
3
Habitable 31
Terrestrial
4.2AU
4
Outer
26
Dwarf
11.8AU
5
Outer
70
Jovian:Ice
15.1AU
6
Outer
91
CoPopulated,rolltwice:

21Dwarf
35.5AU

33Terrestrial
55.1AU
7
Far
86
CompanionStar
102.8AU
8
Far
90
CoPopulated,rolltwice:

41Terrestrial
155AU

58AsteroidBelt
228AU
9
Far
62
Jovian:Gas
343AU
10 Far
11
EmptyZone

JoshuarollsforthestartypeofhisCompanionStarintheseventh
zoneusingthetablesinstep1.Herolls83,7,and58andwrites
thatthecompanionstarisoftypeM7IV.Ithasamassof0.1
(whichissmallerthanhisprimarystar,soitsallowed),a
luminosityof0.00194,adiameterof0.6,andatemperatureof
2,333 K.Ifdesired,hecouldrolluptheobjectsinorbitaround
theMstar,buthedecidesitsmassissosmallthatanythinginits
orbitwouldeventuallybedrawntoorbitthelargerprimarystar.
Hereafter,Joshuaneednotkeeptrackofthezonenumber,the
dieroll,ortheemptyzone.

IfyourollCompanionStarthenyoumayrollanotherstarusing
Step1stables,butyoumustbecertainthatifyourollacompanion
starwhichismoremassivethanthesystemsprimarystaryoumust
rollorchooseanother.Attheendofthischapterexistssomegeneral
guidelinesonhowtopopulatestarsystemswithmorethanonestar.
Rememberthatyourresultscansparkimaginativeideasbutdontget
hunguponstrangeresults.Infact,iftherandomizationisfrustrating
youoryoureinahurry,justchoosevaluesasyouwish.

Already,hisimaginationisbeingfilledwithideas.Thereisa
terrestrialworldlocatedadjacenttotheasteroidbelt,nearthe
companionstar.Hedecidesthatworldwasonceinorbitaround
thecompanionstarandwashabitableinthedistantpast.Long
ago,however,whenthecompanionstarsettledintoorbitaround
theFclassprimarystar,theterrestrialplanetwasjarredloose
andbecameacoldfrigidworlddevoidoflife.Nothingislefton
thatworldbutfossilsandboneremnantsofthecreatureswhich
oncewalkedthatworldssurface.Joshuaevendecidesthatthe
asteroidbeltiswhatsleftoftheremainingworldsofthe
companionstarcollidedintoafieldoflooserocks.

ZONE DISTANCE TABLE

Stellar
Mass
0.5
0.61.5
1.63.0
3.15.0
5.18.0
8.112.0
12.120.0
20.136.0
36.168.0
68.1132.0
132.1

NEAR
Zone1

INNER
Zone2

0.020.05
0.20.4
0.81.9
1.94.2
4.49.9
921
2148
57128
168378
5271,186
1,0722,411

0.050.09
0.40.8
1.93.7
4.28.5
9.919.8
2142
4896
128256
378755
1,1862,372
2,4114,822

HABITABLE
Zone3

OUTER
Zone4

0.090.18
0.180.36
0.81.5
1.53.0
3.77.5
7.514.9
8.517.0
17.033.9
19.839.7
39.779.4
4284
84169
96192
192384
256511
5111,022
7551,510
1,5103,021
2,3724,743 4,7439,487
4,8229,644 9,64419,288

OUTER
Zone5

OUTER
Zone6

FAR
Zone7

0.360.73
3.06.0
14.929.8
33.967.9
79.4158.8
169337
384768
1,0222,045
3,0216,042
9,48718,974
19,28838,575

0.731.46
6.012.0
29.859.6
67.9135.8
158.8317.5
337675
7681,536
2,0454,090
6,04212,083
18,97437,947
38,57577,151

1.462.92
12.024.0
59.6119.3
135.8271.5
317.5635.1
6751,350
1,5363,072
4,0908,180
12,08324,167
37,94775,895
77,151154,302

FAR
Zone8

FAR
Zone9

2.925.84
5.8411.67
24.048.0
48.096.0
119.3238.6
238.6477.2
271.5543.1
543.11,086.1
635.11,270.1
1,270.12,540.2
1,3502,699
2,6995,398
3,0726,144
6,14412,288
8,18016,359
16,35932,719
24,16748,333
48,33396,667
75,895151,789 151,789303,579
154,302308,604 308,604617,207

FAR
Zone10
11.6723.35
96.0192.0
477.2954.3
1,086.12,172.2
2,540.25,080.4
5,39810,797
12,28824,576
32,71965,438
96,667193,333
303,579607,157
617,2071,234,414

AlldistancesinAU(AstronomicalUnits)fromthestar.Distancesarenotscientificallybased,butworkwellforthepurposesofthisgame.

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STEP 3: DETERMINE PLANETARY DATA

Inthisstepyouwillbedefiningthegravity,diameterandmassof
eachplanet.Notethatmassofaplanetwilldeterminethenumberof
moonsthatcouldpotentiallyorbittheplanet,thegreaterthemass
thegreaterthelikelihoodtheplanetwillhaveoneormoremoons.
Additionalresourcestablesareprovidedforgasgiants,planets,
moonsandasteroids(ore,minerals,gasses,etc.).

Item
Calculation
Min
Max
Gravity
(d100x0.05)+0.25
0.30
5.25
Diameter
(1d10+12)/4
3.25
5.50
Mass
Gravityx Diameterx Diameter
3.17
158.81
NextrollonJovianCompositionTable.FinallyrollontheMoonTable.
Bothofthesetablesarefoundlaterinthisstep.

Note:Ifyouarecreatingaworldthatcansupportlifemakesureyou
refertothePlanetaryCreationChapter:PlanetsCapableof
SupportingLifebeforeproceedingwiththisstep.

JOVIAN: GAS
Gasgiantsareprimarilycomposedofhydrogenandhelium,havea
solidcorebutlackaclearlydefinedsurface.JovianslocatedinZone1
ofastarsystemarecalledHotJoviansandarealwaysgasgiants.As
ageneralrulegasgiantshaveamassof95orgreateralthoughits
notimpossibleforlowermasses.

ASTEROID BELT
Thesetablesareusedtodeterminethesize,populationdensityand
typesofasteroidsfoundinthebelt.Notethatthesetablesarefor
representativepurposesonly.Atanygivenpointinanasteroidbelt
largerorsmallerasteroidscanexistaswellasdifferentpopulation
densities.Thesetablesarenotscientific,justcinematic.
OptionallyusetheMoonSizeTabletodefineuniqueasteroidsfound
inthebelt.ForverylargeasteroidconsiderusingtheDwarftable.
UsethePreciousResourceTablelaterinthissteptoprovidesome
additionaldetailtoyourasteroidbelt.

Agreatbenefitofspaceshipsinthisgameisthattheycandeploy
hydrogenscoopstogatherhydrogenfromgasjoviansfoundinastar
system.Sincegasgiantsaresomewhatabundant,andmostofthem
haveatleastsomelevelofhydrogenintheirchemicalreaction
process,thesenaturallyoccurringfuelsourceshelpathriving
interstellarcommunity.

ASTEROID BELT TABLES

GAS JOVIAN TABLE

Item
Calculation
Min
Max
Gravity
(d100x0.05)+0.3
0.35
5.30
Diameter
(1d10+15)/2
8.00
12.50
Mass
Gravityx Diameterx Diameter
22.40
828.12
NextrollonJovianCompositionTable.FinallyrollontheMoonTable.
Bothofthesetablesarefoundlaterinthisstep.

DWARF PLANETOID

TERRESTRIAL PLANET

Thesearetypicallysmallerthanterrestrialplanetsandthereforehave
asmallergravity,diameterandmass.Sometimes,dwarfplanetoids
canbefoundasmoonsorbitinglargerplanets(especiallylargegas
giants)andinthesecases,ifconditionsareright,maybeableto
supportlife.

Thesetypesofplanetsallhaveroughlythesamestructure:acentral
metalliccore(mostlyiron)withasurroundingsilicatemantle.These
planetshavecanyons,craters,mountainsandvolcanoes.Some
terrestrialplanetspossessatmospherescableofsupportinglife.

1d10
12
34
56
78
90

Size
Tiny<500km
Small500km1km
Medium1km5km
Large6km50km
Huge1000km+

1d10
12
34
56
78
90

PopulationDensity
Sparse
Light
Moderate
Dense
VeryDense

Todeterminetheplanetarycharacteristicsofadwarfplanetoid,roll
orselectvaluesforgravityanddiameter,thencalculatemassby
multiplyinggravitybythediametersquared:

Todeterminetheplanetarycharacteristicsofaterrestrialplanet,roll
orselectvaluesforgravityanddiameter,thencalculatemassas
shownbelow.

DWARF PLANETOID TABLE

TERRESTRIAL PLANET TABLE

Item
Gravity
Diameter
Mass

Calculation
d100/30
6d10x0.01
GravityxDiameterxDiameter

Min
0.03
0.06
0.00012

Item
Gravity
Diameter
Mass

Max
3.33
0.60
1.20

Calculation
2d10/10
(1d100+40)/70
Gravityx Diameterx Diameter

Min
0.20
0.59
0.07

IftheMassis0.1orgreater,makearollontheMoonTablelaterinthis
step.OptionallyusethePreciousResourceTablefoundlaterinthisstepto
populatetheplanetwithmineableresources.

IftheMassis0.1orgreater,makearollontheMoonTablelaterinthis
step.OptionallyusethePreciousResourceTablefoundlaterinthisstepto
populatetheplanetwithmineableresources.

JOVIAN: ICE

Important:Dontthinkyouhavetodefineallofthisforeverystar
systemyouenvision.Ifallofyouradventuringwilltakeplaceonthe
surfaceofaplanet,youmayfindthatitssimplesttoignoretheother
planetsinyoursystem,orsimplynotethemwithafewwords.Just
becausethesetablesexist,dontbeintimidated.Also,ifyouhave
astrophysicstrainingandwanttogivemore(ormorerealistic)detail
toyourstarsandplanets,goahead!Thesesimplificationsarefor
easyusebyRefereesneedingfastresultsanddontalwaysrepresent
reality.

IceJoviansarelargeplanetsprimarilycomposedofwater,ammonia
andmethane.Althoughtheyhaveasolidcoretheylackaclearly
definedsurface.Theirproportionofhydrogenandheliumislower
thangasgiantsduetotheirgreaterdistancefromthestar.Notethat
mosticegiantsmassesarebetween10and100althoughitsnot
impossibleforanicegianttohavealowerorgreatermass.Icegiants
locatedinZone1ofastarsystemarecalledHotJoviansandare
alwaysgasgiants.

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2.00
2.00
4.00

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MOON TABLES

Rollonthesetables(onceoneach)tospecifythemainandtrace
gassespresentinaJovian,aswellasthemakeupofitscore.These
tablesaddsomevarietytotheJovianconcept,andaremostcertainly
notscientificinnature(infact,mostgiantswillhavehydrogenand
heliumwithvariancesbeingpresentastraceelements).

Usethistabletodeterminethenaturalsatellitesorbitingaplanet.
Thenumberofmoonsisdependentonthemassofaplanet.The
greaterthemassthemorelikelyitwillhaveoneormoremoons.An
optionalmoonsizetableisprovidedtodefinetherelativesizeof
eachmoon(ifyouwanttoprovidesuchdetail).

d10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

MainGases
Hydrogen90%,Helium10%
Water45%,Ammonia15%,Methane40%
Carbondioxide20%,Hydrogen60%,Helium20%
Hydrogen90%,Methane10%
Water10%,Ammonia30%,Methane60%
Fluorine33%,Methane33%,Ammonia33%
Water20%,Ammonia40%,Methane40%
Neon25%,Argon75%
Hydrogen80%,Helium20%
Water30%,Ammonia30%,Methane40%

Planetary
Mass
0.10.6

d10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

TraceGases
Water,Methane,Ammonia
Helium,Water,Methane,Ammonia
Ammonia,Fluorine,Argon
Hydrogendeuteride

Water,Ethane,Hydrogen
Water,Ammonia
Water,Methane,Ethane,Ammonia,Fluorine,Hydrogen
Water,Methane,Ammonia
Hydrogen

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

0.72.5

1
24
5
67
810

2.5125

12
36
79
10

26130

15
69
10

130+

15
69
10

Result

Asinglemoon
1d5moons
1d5moons+FeatureTable

1d5moons
1d5+1moons+20%chanceofaring
1d5moons+FeatureTable
1d10moons+FeatureTable

1d10x2moons
2d10x2moons+30%ofaringof1d5rings
2d10x3moons+FeatureTable
3d10x2moons+30%1d5rings+FeatureTable

4d10x2moons+30%chanceof1d5rings
5d10x2moons+1d10rings
FeatureTable+4d10x2Moon+1d10Ring

4d10x2moons+1d10rings
FeatureTable+4d10x2Moon+1d10Ring
5d10x2moons+1d10rings

MOON SIZE TABLE

d10
1

d10
15
68
9
10

CoreMakeup
Smallcoreofrockandice,surroundedbyathicklayerof
metallichydrogen.
Solidinnercoresurroundedbyaliquidoutercore.
Smallcoreconsistingofaconductingliquidrotatingaroundan
ironoutercorecausingconvection.
Adenseleadcorelitteredwithuraniumdepositsandfissures
thatspoutmetallichydrogenbeyondtheplanetssurface.
Ferrousrockychunksfloatinginametallichydrogencore
causingastrongmagneticfield.
Smallironcoreenrichedwithgold,platinumandotheriron
lovingelements.
Mostlyfrozenrock.
Largeliquidmagnesiumcoresurroundbyauraniumcrust
enrichedwithpalladiumveins.
Asingleironcrystalsurroundedbyzincsulfideencasement.
Solidironcoremixedwithnickelandtraceamountsoflighter
elements.

d10
13

Result*
Tiny

46

Small

78

Medium

Large

10

Huge

Gravity
(minmax)
d100/800
(negligible!)
d100/400
(0.00250.25)
d100/200
(0.0050.50)
d100x0.01
(0.011.00)
d100x0.02
(0.022.00)

Diameter
(minmax)
d10x0.001
(0.0010.010)
(d10+5)x0.01
(0.060.15)
(d10+5)x0.02
(0.120.30)
(d10+5)x0.03
(0.180.45)
(d10+5)x0.04
(0.240.60)

*Notethatamooncannotbelargerthanthehostplanet.

Alsonoticethatamoonorbitingaplanetinthehabitablezonemight
haveachanceofbeinghabitable.RefertothePlanetGeneration
chaptertoseethecriteriaformakingaworldhabitable.

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JOVIAN COMPOSITION TABLES

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FEATURE TABLE

PRECIOUS RESOURCE TABLE

ThistableprovidesanimaginationoutletforReferees.Feelfreeto
createyourownorignorethistablecompletely.Normally,itisonly
usedwhencalledoutbythemoontables,butyoumightwishtoroll
onthistable(orcreateyourownidea)toaddsomeinterestingdetail
tothestarsystemingeneral.Thisisjustatooluseitasdesired.

Thistableliststhevariousresourcesthatcouldbefoundonmoons,dwarf
planets,terrestrialplanetsandasteroidbelts.Rollonthistablewheneveryou
wishtospecifysometypeofvaluablemineral.Characterswhohavea
spaceshipequippedwithminingriggingmightbeabletomakesomemoney!
Ofcourse,whensomethingisofvalue,othersseemtolikeittoo

d10
1

10

d10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Result
Aliendeep
spacelifeform

Someunknowncreature,abletolivein
deepspacewithouttheneedforlife
supportisfound.Itmayliveonaplanet
oramoon,andmaynotbehostile.
AncientRuins
Ruinsandremnantsofancient
civilizationthatpredatescurrent
culturesby(roll1d100x100)years.
Theremnantsmaybeonaplanetor
moon,butmightbefoundonan
asteroid.
Alienartifact
Analiendevicefloatsinspace.
Possibilitiesaremines,ships,hulks,
probe,etc.Itmayberiggedtodetonate
orrepairitself,andmightholdvaluable
informationaboutthealienracethat
leftit.
Doomsday
Alargecometorrogueworldpassesby
planet
every(1d100x10)years.Itiscalculated
thatin(1d100x100)years,itwillcollide
withtheeithertheplanetoritsmoon,
eitherofwhichisdisastrousforthis
world.
Artificialmoon
Themoonhasbeendrasticallyaltered or
manufacturedbyunknownbeings.There
isa10%chancethisisaDysonmoon(a
Dysonspherehasahollowcenterand
maybeabletobeenteredatthepoles).
RingedMoon
Themooncollidedwithalargemeteor
severalthousandyearsago.Thedebris
fromithasbeencaughtbythemassof
themoonandlookslikearingwhen
viewedfromtheplanet'ssurface.The
debrismaybeofvalue(50%chanceto
rollonthepreciousresourcetable).
Derelictship
Aspacecraftindeepspace.Possibilities
includeashipabandonedafterapirate
attack,alostSTL(slowthanlight)ship
configuredasacolony,researchor
probe.Itmayhavesmallerships
onboardthatthecharactersmightlearn
howtooperate.Whathappenedtothe
crew?
Electromagnetic Theplanethasatmosphericreactionsto
atmospheric
thepresenceofoneormoreofits
conditions
moons.Asthemoonstreaksacrossthe
sky,theatmosphereproducesaurora
borealislikelightshows.
GlowingMoon
Naturalphotoluminescentaluminates
mineralsarepresentononeofthis
world'smoon'ssurfaces.Itglowsinthe
darkratherthanjustreflectinglight,
neverlettingtheworldseecomplete
darkness.
AncientRobot
Apreviouscivilization(orperhapsalost
shipfromabygoneera)leftalonerobot
behind,whichhaspickedupsomevery
strangeandintriguinghabits.

Result
MetalOre(lowgrade)
PreciousMetal(s)
RadioactiveOre
Metalore(highgrade)
PreciousGem(s)
Silicates(nomineralvalue)
Rawcrystals
Minerals(highgrade)
MetalOre(lowgrade)
Rolltwicemore

Optionallyyoucanrolld10x10todeterminehowmanyCUs(cargounits)are
presentatanygivensite.Ofcourse,firsttheymustbefoundandtimemust
bespentloadingup(Refereesdecision).

Example:Joshuahasalotofworktodo.Heknowshehastogenerate
statsonalotofplanetsandobjects:threeDwarveslocatedat0.95AU,
11.8AU,and35.5AU;fourTerrestrialslocatedat3.3AU,4.2AU,55.1AU,
and155AU;asingleIceJovianat15.1AU,andoneGasJovianat343AU,
nottomentionanasteroidbeltat228AU.Heconsidersignoringallbut
theterrestrialworldinthehabitablezone,butthenreconsiders.
Joshuadecidestogoaheadandrollitallup,justtoseewhathegets.He
startswiththedwarfplanetoids.Forthefirstone(intheNearRegion),he
consultstheDwarfPlanetoidTableandseeshemustrolld100/30for
gravity,then6d10x0.01forDiameter,thencalculatemassusinggravityx
diameterxdiameter.Hedoesthisforallthreedwarfplanetoids.The
seconddwarfcomesupwithamassgreaterthan0.1,butwhenJoshua
rolledontheMoonTables,herolleda5,whichresultedinnomoons.
Next,hetacklestheTerrestrialplanetsusing2d10/10forgravityand
(1d100+40)/70fordiameter.Heinitiallyrolledaveryhighgravityinhis
habitableregion,butthenoptedtorerolluntilhegotavaluemore
appropriateforahabitableplanet.
HethenrollsupthetwoJovians,theicegiantintheouterregionandthe
gasgiantinthefarregion.TheiceJovianuses(d100x0.05)+0.25for
gravityand(1d10+12)/4fordiameter,whilethegasJovianuses(d100x
0.05)+0.3forgravityand(1d10+15)/2fordiameter.Additionally,herolls
ontheJovianCompositionTablestobreathemorelifeintohisstarsystem.
Finally,thereexistsanasteroidbeltlocatedintheFarRegionwhoseorbit
averagesoutto228AU.Forfun,herollsonthepreciousresourcetable
andnotestheresults.
Region Type
Distance Gravity Diameter Mass Moons

Near
Dwarf
0.95AU 0.27
0.33
0.029
Inner
Terrestrial 3.3AU 1.7
0.58
0.58
1
Habitable Terrestrial 4.2AU 1.1
1.81
3.62
3
Outer
Dwarf
11.8AU 1.13
0.32
0.116
Outer
Dwarf
35.5AU 0.23
0.36
0.03

Outer
Terrestrial 55.1AU 1.2
1.44
2.49

Outer
Ice*
15.1AU 4.55
4.25
82.2
62,5rings
Far
Terrestrial 155AU 0.5
0.64
0.207 2
Far
Asteroid** 228AU

Far
Gas***
343AU 4.4
9.5
397.1 38,2rings

*Icejovianis45%water,15%ammonia,40%methane,withtrace
hydrogendeuteride.Itscoreismostlyfrozenrock.

**Largeasteroidsmoderatelyspaced.Rawcrystalsgrowingintheicy
depositsinfissuresofthelargerasteroids.Anygivenasteroidmight
possess1d10x10tonsofcargoforsaleonopenmarket

**GasJovianis90%hydrogen,10%helium,withfewothertracegasses.
Ithasadenseleadcorelitteredwithuraniumdepositsandfissuresthat
spoutmetallichydrogenbeyondtheplanetssurface.

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TheFTLHorizonofastarsystemislocatedaspecificdistancefrom
thestar.Theexactlocationcanbecalculated,thoughforsimplicity
sakeyoucanjustusethefirstnumberintherangeofdistancesinthe
fourthzoneofyourstarsystem.Thus,tousetheFTLdrive,aship
musttravelfromwhereveritis,outintotheOuterRegionofastar
system.

Whilehesatit,hedecidesthecharactersmighttakeinterestin
theterrestrialworldintheInnerzoneaswell,andfiguresthe
distanceusingthesameprocess.FTLHorizonisat7.5AU,planet
isat3.3AU,sothedistanceis(7.53.3=)4.2AUwhichis
approximately99hours,or4.1days.

Example:JoshuasprimarystarisoftypeF8IVwithamassof2.7,
andlookingattheZoneDistanceTable,astarwiththatmasshas
arangeof7.514.9forzone4.ItthereforehasaFTLHorizon
locatedat7.5AU.
KnowingthepositionoftheFTLHorizonisimportant,butmore
helpfulisknowinghowlongitwilltaketoreachthatdistancefrom
eachstarsplanet.Ofcourse,thisonlyappliestoanyplanetsfound
intheNear,Inner,orHabitableRegionsinceanyworldslocated
outsideoftheseregionsarealreadyatasafedistancefromthestar
toinitiateFTLdrives.

NotethatitishelpfultolisttheFTLdistanceinbothhoursat1gand
distance,especiallyifyouplanonsharingyourstarsystemwith
others.SomeRefereeswillusevariantmethodsforslowerthanlight
travel,andmayneedtoknowthedistance(inAU)ratherthanthe
time.Additionally,someRefereesmightforceplayerstokeeptrack
offueluse,whichinthisgameisdoneintermsofthrusthoursat
1gforsimplicity.

ItprobablyisntnecessarytodetailthedistancetotheFTLHorizon
foreverysingleplanet.Thereisverylittlereasonforaspaceshipto
getmuchclosertoastarthanwhateverplanetisintheHabitable
Region,thoughraresituationsprovethatstatementwrong.

Example:Joshuashabitableplanetislocatedat4.2AU.That
meansifashipwasinorbitaroundthatworld,itwouldhaveto
traveladistanceof(7.5AU4.2AU=)3.3AUbeforegoingFTL.
However,itsnotalwayssohelpfultojustrecordthedistance(inAU)
totheFTLHorizon.Sincemostshipsaccelerateat1gatslowerthan
lightspeeds(tocreateasimulatedgravityeffectwithinthevertically
aligneddeckplansoftheship),mostworldsinthefrontierlisttheir
distancetotheFTLHorizonintermsoftime,notdistance.Thiscan
bedeterminedbydoingthemathforaccelerationovertime,
convertedforthesakeofunitstot=48.1125*sqrt(d/a),wheretis
time(inhours)anddisdistance(inAU)andaccelerationis1g.For
thosewhodespisemath,usethefollowinglookuptabletodetermine
howmanyhourstotheFTLHorizon:

FTL DISTANCE TABLE

AU
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10
12

Hours
15.3
21.7
26.6
30.7
34.3
37.6
40.6
43.4
46.0
48.5
68.6
76.7
84.0
90.8
97.0
102.9
108.5
118.8
128.4
137.2
145.6
153.4
168.1

AU
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
120
140
160
180
200
250
300

Hours
181.5
194.1
205.9
217.0
227.6
237.7
247.4
256.7
265.8
306.9
343.1
375.8
405.9
434.0
460.3
485.2
531.5
574.1
613.7
651.0
686.2
767.2
840.4

AU
350
400
450
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2400
2600
2800
3000
3500
4000

Hours
907.7
970.4
1029.3
1084.9
1188.5
1283.7
1372.3
1455.6
1534.3
1680.8
1815.4
1940.8
2058.5
2169.9
2275.8
2377.0
2474.0
2567.4
2657.5
2870.4
3068.6

Dividelargenumbersby24todeterminedistanttoFTLHorizonindays.

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Example:Joshuaknowshishabitableworldis3.3AUfromtheFTL
Horizon,solookingontheFTLDistanceTableheknowsthatit
shouldtakesomewherebetween84and90.8hours.He
arbitrarilypicks87hours,whichresultsin3.6days.Herecords
thatthehabitableplanetis3.6daysfromFTLHorizon.Thisisa
bitofalongjourneyatsublightspeed,buthelikesitbecauseit
forceshisadventurerstobestrandedforatleastthismuchtime
intonightsgame,untilhelpcanarrive!

STEP 4: DETERMINE FTL HORIZON DISTANCE

StarSystem
Generation

MULTIPLE STAR SYSTEMS

SOME POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS TO CONSIDER:

Usingtheprocessofcreatingastarsystemisfunandchallenging.
Sometimes,youllendupwithacompanionstarinoneormoreof
theorbitalzones.Whenthishappens,someadditionalconsideration
iswarranted.

Ifthecompanionstarcomesupinthefirstzone(theNearRegion),
thenthetwostarsmightpossiblyorbitoneanother,withtherest
ofthestarsorbitingaroundthepair.Insuchaconfiguration,
simplyusetheorbitzonedistancesappropriatetotheprimary
(moremassive)star,ignoringthesecondarystar.Figureone
showsanexampleofsuchabinarystar.

Inothercases,thecompanionstarmightbeoutinoneofthefar
regions.Inasituationlikethis,considerrollingupfullpopulations
forbothstarsystems.Then,wherevertheirdistanceswould
interferewithoneanother(wheneverazonesdistancesencroach
ononeanother),assumetheremainderareemptyzones.This
makesaneffectlikeshowninfigure2,whereweactuallyhavetwo
fullygeneratedstarsystemsintightorbitaroundoneanother.

Sometimes,onestarsystemcanfitwithinanothertoformabinary
star.Refertofigure3toseesuchanexample.

Inallcases,consideranyadditionalramificationsofthebinary(or
trinary,iftherearethreestars)configuration.Eventhoughthe
primarystarsinfluenceisbyfarthemostdramaticinthestar
system,itmayresultinsomewarmingeffectsonworldswhichare
consideredintheouterorevenfarregionsoftheprimarystarbut
areinfairlycloseproximity(atleastforaportionoftheirstellar
year)tooneormorecompanionstars.

Itisnottheintentofthissystemtopresentactualscientifically
calculatedresults,butwithalittleimaginationandsomeinteresting
randomizations,yourstarsystemscanbeinterestingandmemorable
toyourplayers.
Ifyouareuncomfortablewiththecomplexitiesofaddingmultiple
starsinyourstarsystem,simplytreatanyresultofCompanionStar
intheStarTypeDeterminationTableasanEmptyZoneandmove
on.
Itstotallyuptoyou,asReferee,ifyouwanttodetailacompletestar
systemforthecompanionstar(s)yourolled.Insomecasesitmakes
sense,inothersitjusttakesalotofextratimeawayfromthefocusof
gamepreparation.
Asteroidbeltsinoneofthestarsystemsmayhavebeenformedby
collisionsofworldsfrombothsystems.Planetsoncehabitable
mightbeorbitingiceballsafteritsorbitexpandedenoughthatit
settledintoorbitaroundtheotherstar.Moonsfromaplanetofone
starsystemmighthaveorbitswhicharefarfromregularreflecting
theinfluenceimposedbythegravitywellofcompanionstars.Use
yourimaginationanddevelopsomeinterestingsystems!

Figure2 isalsoabinarysystemwithaslightlydifferent
configuration.Eachstarhasitsownplanets.Thestars
arefarenoughapartthatneitherstarszonesinterfere
withitscompanionstar.
Figure1isasimplebinarysystemwherethestarsorbiteach
otherwhiletheplanetsorbitthestars.Usethelargerstarto
determinetheorbitalzonedistances.

3
1

Figure3isacomplexbinarysystemwherethesmallerbluestarislocatedinzone4of
thelargerorangestar.Althoughthebluestarhasitsownplanets,ifazoneoftheblue
starintersectswiththeorangestaritbecomesthezoneoftheorangestar.For
examplezone3containsaplanetthatistrappedbytheorangestar,notthebluestar.

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OClass
O0Ia0
O0Ia
O0Ib
O0II
O0III
O0IV
O0V
O0VI
O1Ia0
O1Ia
O1Ib
O1II
O1III
O1IV
O1V
O1VI
O2Ia0
O2Ia
O2Ib
O2II
O2III
O2IV
O2V
O2VI
O3Ia0
O3Ia
O3Ib
O3II
O3III
O3IV
O3V
O3VI
O4Ia0
O4Ia
O4Ib
O4II
O4III
O4IV
O4V
O4VI
O5Ia0
O5Ia
O5Ib
O5II
O5III
O5IV
O5V
O5VI
O6Ia0
O6Ia
O6Ib
O6II
O6III
O6IV
O6V
O6VI
O7Ia0
O7Ia
O7Ib
O7II
O7III
O7IV
O7V
O7VI
O8Ia0
O8Ia
O8Ib
O8II
O8III
O8IV
O8V
O8VI
O9Ia0
O9Ia
O9Ib
O9II
O9III
O9IV
O9V
O9VI

Mass
160.0
150.0
140.0
130.0
120.0
110.0
100.0
60.0
159.7
149.3
139.0
128.6
118.2
107.9
97.5
37.0
159.4
148.6
137.9
127.2
116.5
105.7
95.0
30.0
159.0
148.0
136.9
125.8
114.7
103.6
92.5
23.0
158.7
147.3
135.8
124.4
112.9
101.5
90.0
20.0
158.4
142.0
125.6
109.2
92.8
76.4
60.0
17.5
136.7
120.1
103.5
86.9
70.2
53.6
37.0
14.2
115.1
100.9
86.7
72.5
58.4
44.2
30.0
10.9
93.4
81.7
69.9
58.2
46.5
34.7
23.0
7.6
71.8
63.1
54.5
45.9
37.3
28.6
20.0
6.7

Luminosity
34,100,000
2,590,000
2,150,000
2,150,000
2,150,000
1,360,000
1,240,000
940,000
27,100,000
2,250,000
1,870,000
1,730,000
1,580,000
1,090,000
994,000
754,000
21,400,000
2,140,000
1,620,000
1,520,000
1,260,000
872,000
795,000
603,000
16,800,000
1,850,000
1,400,000
1,210,000
917,000
696,000
634,000
481,000
13,200,000
1,740,000
1,200,000
960,000
728,000
552,000
504,000
382,000
10,300,000
1,480,000
1,030,000
759,000
525,000
437,000
398,000
302,000
7,810,000
1,360,000
781,000
654,000
376,000
313,000
260,000
180,000
5,880,000
1,120,000
588,000
510,000
294,000
223,000
154,000
107,000
4,370,000
913,000
437,000
360,000
207,000
157,000
99,100
57,000
3,190,000
731,000
319,000
276,000
159,000
110,000
57,600
33,100

Diameter
160.4
44.2
40.4
40.4
40.4
32.0
30.6
26.6
157.6
45.4
41.4
39.6
37.8
31.4
30.0
26.2
155.4
49.2
42.8
40.6
37.0
30.8
29.4
25.6
153.8
51.0
44.4
40.0
35.0
30.4
29.0
25.2
152.8
55.4
46.2
39.6
34.6
30.0
28.8
25.0
152.4
58.0
48.2
39.4
32.8
29.8
28.4
24.8
153.2
63.8
48.4
41.0
31.2
28.4
25.8
21.6
154.8
67.6
49.0
41.0
31.0
27.0
22.6
18.7
157.4
72.0
49.8
39.2
29.8
26.0
20.6
15.6
161.0
77.0
51.0
39.6
30.0
25.0
18.1
13.7

Temperature
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
47,600
47,600
47,600
47,800
47,800
47,800
47,800
47,800
45,200
45,200
45,200
45,600
45,600
45,600
45,600
45,600
42,800
42,800
42,800
43,400
43,400
43,400
43,400
43,400
40,400
40,400
40,400
41,200
41,200
41,200
41,200
41,200
38,000
38,000
38,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
35,400
35,400
35,400
36,800
36,800
36,800
36,800
36,800
32,800
32,800
32,800
34,600
34,600
34,600
34,600
34,600
30,200
30,200
30,200
32,400
32,400
32,400
32,400
32,400
27,600
27,600
27,600
30,200
30,200
30,200
30,200
30,200

BClass
B0Ia0
B0Ia
B0Ib
B0II
B0III
B0IV
B0V
B0VI
B1Ia0
B1Ia
B1Ib
B1II
B1III
B1IV
B1V
B1VI
B2Ia0
B2Ia
B2Ib
B2II
B2III
B2IV
B2V
B2VI
B3Ia0
B3Ia
B3Ib
B3II
B3III
B3IV
B3V
B3VI
B4Ia0
B4Ia
B4Ib
B4II
B4III
B4IV
B4V
B4VI
B5Ia0
B5Ia
B5Ib
B5II
B5III
B5IV
B5V
B5VI
B6Ia0
B6Ia
B6Ib
B6II
B6III
B6IV
B6V
B6VI
B7Ia0
B7Ia
B7Ib
B7II
B7III
B7IV
B7V
B7VI
B8Ia0
B8Ia
B8Ib
B8II
B8III
B8IV
B8V
B8VI
B9Ia0
B9Ia
B9Ib
B9II
B9III
B9IV
B9V
B9VI

Mass
50.1
44.7
39.2
33.8
28.4
22.9
17.5
5.9
45.1
40.0
34.8
29.7
24.5
19.4
14.2
5.2
40.1
35.2
30.4
25.5
20.6
15.8
10.9
4.5
35.1
30.5
25.9
21.4
16.8
12.2
7.6
3.8
30.1
26.2
22.3
18.4
14.5
10.6
6.7
3.4
25.1
21.9
18.7
15.5
12.3
9.1
5.9
2.9
23.2
20.2
17.2
14.2
11.2
8.2
5.2
2.7
21.4
18.6
15.8
12.9
10.1
7.3
4.5
2.5
19.5
16.9
14.3
11.7
9.0
6.4
3.8
2.4
17.7
15.3
12.9
10.5
8.1
5.7
3.4
2.1

Luminosity
2,280,000
573,000
228,000
190,000
109,000
75,700
36,200
19,000
2,020,000
507,000
184,000
134,000
53,400
37,000
19,400
10,200
1,620,000
446,000
162,000
93,600
28,300
19,600
9,360
5,390
1,420,000
428,000
129,000
64,500
13,500
9,320
4,890
2,570
1,230,000
338,000
112,000
43,700
6,930
4,790
2,290
1,320
965,000
291,000
88,000
29,100
3,190
2,210
1,160
667
758,000
229,000
63,100
17,400
1,740
1,200
692
363
533,000
193,000
44,300
11,100
1,010
640
404
193
367,000
160,000
33,400
6,990
530
334
211
101
273,000
131,000
22,700
4,320
299
172
119
52

Diameter
166.0
83.2
52.4
38.2
29.0
24.2
16.7
12.1
172.4
86.4
52.0
36.6
23.2
19.3
13.9
10.1
171.4
90.0
54.2
35.4
19.4
16.2
11.2
8.5
179.0
98.4
54.0
34.2
15.6
13.0
9.4
6.8
187.4
98.4
56.6
33.4
13.3
11.0
7.6
5.8
187.8
103.2
56.8
32.6
10.8
9.0
6.5
4.9
204.0
111.8
58.8
30.8
9.7
8.1
6.1
4.5
214.0
128.6
61.6
30.8
9.3
7.4
5.9
4.1
228.0
150.4
68.8
31.4
8.7
6.9
5.5
3.8
262.0
181.0
75.4
33.0
8.7
6.6
5.5
3.6

FRONTIERSPACE

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Temperature
25,000
25,000
25,000
28,000
28,000
28,000
28,000
28,000
23,790
23,790
23,790
26,190
26,190
26,190
26,190
26,190
22,580
22,580
22,580
24,380
24,380
24,380
24,380
24,380
21,370
21,370
21,370
22,570
22,570
22,570
22,570
22,570
20,160
20,160
20,160
20,760
20,760
20,760
20,760
20,760
18,950
18,950
18,950
18,950
18,950
18,950
18,950
18,950
17,140
17,140
17,140
17,140
17,140
17,140
17,140
17,140
15,330
15,330
15,330
15,330
15,330
15,330
15,330
15,330
13,520
13,520
13,520
13,520
13,520
13,520
13,520
13,520
11,710
11,710
11,710
11,710
11,710
11,710
11,710
11,710

StarSystem
Generation

StarSystem
Generation

AClass
A0Ia0
A0Ia
A0Ib
A0II
A0III
A0IV
A0V
A0VI
A1Ia0
A1Ia
A1Ib
A1II
A1III
A1IV
A1V
A1VI
A2Ia0
A2Ia
A2Ib
A2II
A2III
A2IV
A2V
A2VI
A3Ia0
A3Ia
A3Ib
A3II
A3III
A3IV
A3V
A3VI
A4Ia0
A4Ia
A4Ib
A4II
A4III
A4IV
A4V
A4VI
A5Ia0
A5Ia
A5Ib
A5II
A5III
A5IV
A5V
A5VI
A6Ia0
A6Ia
A6Ib
A6II
A6III
A6IV
A6V
A6VI
A7Ia0
A7Ia
A7Ib
A7II
A7III
A7IV
A7V
A7VI
A8Ia0
A8Ia
A8Ib
A8II
A8III
A8IV
A8V
A8VI
A9Ia0
A9Ia
A9Ib
A9II
A9III
A9IV
A9V
A9VI

Mass
15.8
13.7
11.5
9.4
7.2
5.1
2.9
1.9
15.2
13.1
11.0
8.9
6.9
4.8
2.7
1.8
14.5
12.5
10.5
8.5
6.5
4.5
2.5
1.8
13.9
12.0
10.0
8.1
6.2
4.3
2.4
1.8
13.2
11.4
9.5
7.7
5.8
4.0
2.1
1.7
12.6
10.8
9.0
7.2
5.4
3.7
1.9
1.6
12.6
10.8
9.0
7.2
5.4
3.6
1.8
1.6
12.6
10.8
9.0
7.2
5.4
3.6
1.8
1.5
12.6
10.8
9.0
7.2
5.4
3.6
1.8
1.5
12.6
10.8
9.0
7.1
5.3
3.5
1.7
1.4

Luminosity
186,000
107,000
15,400
2,680
154
88.8
67.4
26.8
198,000
114,000
15,000
2,350
124
71.1
49.2
19.6
210,000
121,000
13,300
2,070
99
57
39.4
15.7
224,000
129,000
12,900
1,660
87.1
41.7
28.9
11.5
239,000
138,000
11,400
1,460
70
33.5
23.2
9.23
255,000
161,000
11,100
1,290
56.4
27
17
6.78
249,000
189,000
10,900
1,140
45.5
21.8
15.1
5.47
267,000
222,000
10,600
1,110
36.8
19.3
12.2
4.43
260,000
238,000
10,400
990
32.8
15.7
10.9
3.59
280,000
233,000
10,200
970
26.7
14
8.85
2.93

Diameter
302.0
228.0
87.0
36.2
8.7
6.6
5.8
3.6
324.0
246.0
89.2
35.8
8.2
6.2
5.2
3.3
348.0
264.0
87.4
35.4
7.7
5.9
4.9
3.1
374.0
284.0
89.8
33.4
7.7
5.3
4.4
2.8
404.0
306.0
88.2
33.2
7.3
5.0
4.2
2.6
434.0
346.0
90.8
33.0
6.9
4.8
3.8
2.4
448.0
390.0
93.8
33.0
6.6
4.5
3.8
2.3
486.0
442.0
96.8
34.4
6.3
4.5
3.6
2.2
502.0
480.0
100.2
34.6
6.3
4.4
3.6
2.1
546.0
498.0
104.0
36.6
6.1
4.4
3.5
2.0

Temperature
9,900
9,900
9,900
9,900
9,900
9,900
9,900
9,900
9,707
9,707
9,707
9,650
9,650
9,650
9,650
9,650
9,513
9,513
9,513
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,320
9,320
9,320
9,150
9,150
9,150
9,150
9,150
9,127
9,127
9,127
8,900
8,900
8,900
8,900
8,900
8,933
8,933
8,933
8,650
8,650
8,650
8,650
8,650
8,740
8,740
8,740
8,400
8,400
8,400
8,400
8,400
8,547
8,547
8,547
8,150
8,150
8,150
8,150
8,150
8,353
8,353
8,353
7,900
7,900
7,900
7,900
7,900
8,160
8,160
8,160
7,650
7,650
7,650
7,650
7,650

FClass
F0Ia0
F0Ia
F0Ib
F0II
F0III
F0IV
F0V
F0VI
F1Ia0
F1Ia
F1Ib
F1II
F1III
F1IV
F1V
F1VI
F2Ia0
F2Ia
F2Ib
F2II
F2III
F2IV
F2V
F2VI
F3Ia0
F3Ia
F3Ib
F3II
F3III
F3IV
F3V
F3VI
F4Ia0
F4Ia
F4Ib
F4II
F4III
F4IV
F4V
F4VI
F5Ia0
F5Ia
F5Ib
F5II
F5III
F5IV
F5V
F5VI
F6Ia0
F6Ia
F6Ib
F6II
F6III
F6IV
F6V
F6VI
F7Ia0
F7Ia
F7Ib
F7II
F7III
F7IV
F7V
F7VI
F8Ia0
F8Ia
F8Ib
F8II
F8III
F8IV
F8V
F8VI
F9Ia0
F9Ia
F9Ib
F9II
F9III
F9IV
F9V
F9VI

Mass
12.6
10.8
8.9
7.1
5.3
3.4
1.6
1.4
12.1
10.3
8.6
6.8
5.1
3.3
1.6
1.3
11.6
9.9
8.2
6.5
4.9
3.2
1.5
1.3
11.0
9.4
7.9
6.3
4.7
3.1
1.5
1.2
10.5
9.0
7.5
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.4
1.1
10.0
8.6
7.1
5.7
4.3
2.8
1.4
1.1
10.0
8.6
7.1
5.7
4.2
2.8
1.3
1.0
10.0
8.5
7.1
5.6
4.2
2.7
1.3
1.0
10.0
8.5
7.1
5.6
4.1
2.7
1.2
1.0
10.0
8.5
7.0
5.6
4.1
2.6
1.1
0.9

Luminosity
274,000
228,000
9,960
870
21.9
11.5
7.94
2.4
296,000
224,000
9,790
865
21.7
12.5
6.56
1.98
291,000
202,000
8,800
860
19.7
14.9
5.95
1.64
316,000
199,000
8,700
782
19.6
16.3
4.94
1.49
343,000
180,000
7,860
781
19.6
19.6
4.5
1.24
374,000
163,000
7,820
783
21.6
21.6
3.75
1.03
374,000
149,000
7,820
786
23.7
16.4
3.13
0.862
413,000
137,000
7,180
791
26.2
12.5
2.62
0.791
419,000
127,000
7,290
729
29
10.5
2.41
0.665
473,000
130,000
6,840
739
32.2
8.1
2.03
0.614

Diameter
566.0
516.0
108.0
37.0
5.9
4.2
3.5
1.9
618.0
538.0
112.4
38.4
6.1
4.6
3.3
1.8
646.0
536.0
112.2
39.8
6.0
5.2
3.3
1.7
708.0
562.0
117.4
39.4
6.2
5.7
3.1
1.7
778.0
564.0
117.8
41.0
6.5
6.5
3.1
1.6
858.0
566.0
124.0
42.8
7.1
7.1
3.0
1.6
920.0
580.0
132.8
44.8
7.8
6.5
2.8
1.5
1038.0
598.0
136.8
46.8
8.5
5.9
2.7
1.5
1128.0
620.0
148.6
47.0
9.4
5.7
2.7
1.4
1308.0
686.0
157.2
49.6
10.3
5.2
2.6
1.4

Temperature
7,967
7,967
7,967
7,400
7,400
7,400
7,400
7,400
7,773
7,773
7,773
7,260
7,260
7,260
7,260
7,260
7,580
7,580
7,580
7,120
7,120
7,120
7,120
7,120
7,387
7,387
7,387
6,980
6,980
6,980
6,980
6,980
7,193
7,193
7,193
6,840
6,840
6,840
6,840
6,840
7,000
7,000
7,000
6,700
6,700
6,700
6,700
6,700
6,760
6,760
6,760
6,560
6,560
6,560
6,560
6,560
6,520
6,520
6,520
6,420
6,420
6,420
6,420
6,420
6,280
6,280
6,280
6,280
6,280
6,280
6,280
6,280
6,011
6,011
6,011
6,140
6,140
6,140
6,140
6,140

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GClass
G0Ia0
G0Ia
G0Ib
G0II
G0III
G0IV
G0V
G0VI
G1Ia0
G1Ia
G1Ib
G1II
G1III
G1IV
G1V
G1VI
G2Ia0
G2Ia
G2Ib
G2II
G2III
G2IV
G2V
G2VI
G3Ia0
G3Ia
G3Ib
G3II
G3III
G3IV
G3V
G3VI
G4Ia0
G4Ia
G4Ib
G4II
G4III
G4IV
G4V
G4VI
G5Ia0
G5Ia
G5Ib
G5II
G5III
G5IV
G5V
G5VI
G6Ia0
G6Ia
G6Ib
G6II
G6III
G6IV
G6V
G6VI
G7Ia0
G7Ia
G7Ib
G7II
G7III
G7IV
G7V
G7VI
G8Ia0
G8Ia
G8Ib
G8II
G8III
G8IV
G8V
G8VI
G9Ia0
G9Ia
G9Ib
G9II
G9III
G9IV
G9V
G9VI

Mass
10.0
6.3
2.5
2.1
1.8
1.4
1.1
0.9
10.5
6.6
2.6
2.2
1.8
1.4
1.0
0.9
11.0
6.9
2.8
2.3
1.9
1.4
1.0
0.9
11.5
7.2
2.9
2.4
1.9
1.5
1.0
0.8
12.0
7.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
0.9
0.8
12.5
7.8
3.2
2.6
2.0
1.5
0.9
0.8
12.5
7.9
3.3
2.7
2.1
1.5
0.9
0.8
12.5
8.0
3.5
2.8
2.2
1.5
0.9
0.7
12.5
8.1
3.6
2.9
2.2
1.5
0.8
0.7
12.5
8.1
3.8
3.0
2.3
1.6
0.8
0.7

Luminosity
495,000
124,000
7,150
784
37.5
6.25
1.72
0.52
527,000
132,000
7,620
835
43.8
6.35
1.46
0.44
573,000
131,000
8,290
909
52.3
6.48
1.23
0.373
703,000
147,000
8,460
1,110
70.3
6.04
1.15
0.348
813,000
170,000
9,770
1,290
89.1
6.2
0.982
0.297
1,070,000
186,000
11,800
1,550
118
6.38
0.841
0.254
1,120,000
195,000
12,300
1,620
123
6.59
0.792
0.218
1,180,000
205,000
12,900
1,700
129
6.84
0.684
0.206
1,130,000
196,000
14,900
1,960
124
6.5
0.65
0.179
1,190,000
207,000
15,700
2,070
131
6.8
0.566
0.171

Diameter
1464.0
734.0
176.2
58.4
12.8
4.8
2.5
1.4
1664.0
834.0
200.0
66.2
15.2
5.0
2.4
1.3
1918.0
918.0
230.0
76.4
18.3
5.2
2.3
1.3
2360.0
1080.0
260.0
94.0
23.6
5.3
2.3
1.3
2840.0
1298.0
312.0
113.0
29.8
5.5
2.2
1.2
3680.0
1532.0
384.0
139.8
38.4
5.8
2.1
1.2
3860.0
1608.0
404.0
146.6
40.4
6.2
2.1
1.1
4060.0
1692.0
424.0
154.2
42.4
6.6
2.1
1.1
4080.0
1702.0
468.0
170.2
42.8
6.7
2.1
1.1
4320.0
1796.0
494.0
179.6
45.2
7.1
2.1
1.1

Temperature
5,743
5,743
5,743
5,743
5,743
6,000
6,000
6,000
5,474
5,474
5,474
5,474
5,474
5,890
5,890
5,890
5,206
5,206
5,206
5,206
5,206
5,780
5,780
5,780
4,937
4,937
4,937
4,937
4,937
5,670
5,670
5,670
4,669
4,669
4,669
4,669
4,669
5,560
5,560
5,560
4,400
4,400
4,400
4,400
4,400
5,450
5,450
5,450
4,343
4,343
4,343
4,343
4,343
5,340
5,340
5,340
4,286
4,286
4,286
4,286
4,286
5,230
5,230
5,230
4,229
4,229
4,229
4,229
4,229
5,120
5,120
5,120
4,171
4,171
4,171
4,171
4,171
5,010
5,010
5,010

KClass
K0Ia0
K0Ia
K0Ib
K0II
K0III
K0IV
K0V
K0VI
K1Ia0
K1Ia
K1Ib
K1II
K1III
K1IV
K1V
K1VI
K2Ia0
K2Ia
K2Ib
K2II
K2III
K2IV
K2V
K2VI
K3Ia0
K3Ia
K3Ib
K3II
K3III
K3IV
K3V
K3VI
K4Ia0
K4Ia
K4Ib
K4II
K4III
K4IV
K4V
K4VI
K5Ia0
K5Ia
K5Ib
K5II
K5III
K5IV
K5V
K5VI
K6Ia0
K6Ia
K6Ib
K6II
K6III
K6IV
K6V
K6VI
K7Ia0
K7Ia
K7Ib
K7II
K7III
K7IV
K7V
K7VI
K8Ia0
K8Ia
K8Ib
K8II
K8III
K8IV
K8V
K8VI
K9Ia0
K9Ia
K9Ib
K9II
K9III
K9IV
K9V
K9VI

Mass
12.5
8.2
3.9
3.1
2.3
1.6
0.8
0.7
12.5
8.3
4.1
3.3
2.4
1.6
0.8
0.6
13.3
8.8
4.3
3.4
2.5
1.6
0.7
0.6
14.2
9.4
4.6
3.6
2.6
1.7
0.7
0.6
15.0
9.9
4.8
3.8
2.7
1.7
0.7
0.5
15.8
10.4
5.0
3.9
2.8
1.8
0.7
0.5
15.8
10.6
5.3
4.2
3.0
1.8
0.6
0.5
15.8
10.7
5.7
4.4
3.1
1.9
0.6
0.4
15.8
10.9
6.0
4.6
3.3
1.9
0.6
0.3
15.8
11.1
6.3
4.9
3.4
2.0
0.5
0.3

Luminosity
1,260,000
219,000
16,600
2,190
138
7.16
0.543
0.15
1,220,000
212,000
17,600
2,320
161
7.71
0.443
0.134
1,300,000
225,000
20,600
2,470
206
8.38
0.401
0.121
1,460,000
253,000
25,300
2,770
253
9.22
0.335
0.101
1,650,000
262,000
31,500
3,150
345
10.3
0.31
0.0936
1,900,000
301,000
39,600
3,620
435
10.6
0.266
0.088
1,850,000
294,000
42,400
3,530
465
12.2
0.211
0.0767
1,810,000
262,000
45,500
3,450
499
14.2
0.187
0.068
1,770,000
256,000
44,400
3,690
534
17
0.155
0.0562
1,830,000
265,000
50,400
3,830
606
20.7
0.144
0.0433

Diameter
4560.0
1900.0
524.0
190.0
47.8
7.7
2.1
1.1
4600.0
1920.0
554.0
202.0
52.8
8.4
2.0
1.1
4880.0
2040.0
616.0
214.0
61.6
9.3
2.0
1.1
5440.0
2280.0
718.0
238.0
71.8
10.4
2.0
1.1
6120.0
2440.0
844.0
266.0
88.4
11.7
2.0
1.1
6920.0
2760.0
998.0
302.0
104.6
12.7
2.0
1.2
6760.0
2700.0
1024.0
296.0
107.2
14.5
1.9
1.2
6640.0
2520.0
1052.0
290.0
110.0
16.9
1.9
1.2
6500.0
2460.0
1030.0
296.0
112.8
19.8
1.9
1.1
6700.0
2540.0
1112.0
306.0
121.8
23.6
2.0
1.1

FRONTIERSPACE

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Temperature
4,114
4,114
4,114
4,114
4,114
4,900
4,900
4,900
4,057
4,057
4,057
4,057
4,057
4,760
4,760
4,760
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,620
4,620
4,620
3,900
3,900
3,900
3,900
3,900
4,480
4,480
4,480
3,800
3,800
3,800
3,800
3,800
4,340
4,340
4,340
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
4,200
4,200
4,200
3,717
3,717
3,717
3,717
3,717
4,060
4,060
4,060
3,733
3,733
3,733
3,733
3,733
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,750
3,750
3,750
3,750
3,750
3,780
3,780
3,780
3,725
3,725
3,725
3,725
3,725
3,640
3,640
3,640

StarSystem
Generation

StarSystem
Generation

MClass
M0Ia0
M0Ia
M0Ib
M0II
M0III
M0IV
M0V
M0VI
M1Ia0
M1Ia
M1Ib
M1II
M1III
M1IV
M1V
M1VI
M2Ia0
M2Ia
M2Ib
M2II
M2III
M2IV
M2V
M2VI
M3Ia0
M3Ia
M3Ib
M3II
M3III
M3IV
M3V
M3VI
M4Ia0
M4Ia
M4Ib
M4II
M4III
M4IV
M4V
M4VI
M5Ia0
M5Ia
M5Ib
M5II
M5III
M5IV
M5V
M5VI
M6Ia0
M6Ia
M6Ib
M6II
M6III
M6IV
M6V
M6VI
M7Ia0
M7Ia
M7Ib
M7II
M7III
M7IV
M7V
M7VI
M8Ia0
M8Ia
M8Ib
M8II
M8III
M8IV
M8V
M8VI
M9Ia0
M9Ia
M9Ib
M9II
M9III
M9IV
M9V
M9VI

Mass
15.8
13.3
10.7
8.2
5.6
3.1
0.5
0.2
15.1
12.7
10.2
7.8
5.3
2.9
0.5
0.2
14.5
12.1
9.8
7.4
5.1
2.7
0.4
0.2
13.8
11.6
9.3
7.1
4.8
2.6
0.3
0.2
13.2
11.0
8.9
6.7
4.6
2.4
0.3
0.1
12.5
10.5
8.4
6.4
4.3
2.3
0.2
0.1
12.4
10.3
8.3
6.3
4.2
2.2
0.2
0.1
12.3
10.2
8.2
6.2
4.2
2.1
0.1
0.1
12.1
10.1
8.1
6.1
4.1
2.1
0.1
0.1
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.1
2.1
0.1
0.1

Luminosity
1,900,000
274,000
57,300
3,960
689
26
0.125
0.0376
2,560,000
337,000
77,300
5,860
929
35.5
0.0618
0.0186
3,650,000
481,000
110,000
8,360
1,210
50.9
0.0321
0.00885
5,070,000
733,000
168,000
14,000
1,840
77.6
0.0178
0.0049
8,380,000
1,100,000
277,000
23,100
2,770
127
0.0106
0.00266
15,300,000
2,020,000
507,000
46,200
5,070
207
0.00624
0.00172
28,800,000
4,170,000
955,000
95,500
9,550
410
0.0045
0.00163
69,600,000
9,180,000
2,100,000
253,000
21,000
926
0.00369
0.00194
205,000,000
27,000,000
5,150,000
744,000
51,500
2,440
0.00353
0.00244
711,000,000
103,000,000
17,900,000
2,830,000
179,000
7,910
0.00415
0.00415

Diameter
6920.0
2620.0
1200.0
316.0
131.6
28.6
2.0
1.1
8920.0
3240.0
1550.0
426.0
170.0
36.8
1.5
0.8
11900.0
4320.0
2060.0
570.0
216.0
48.8
1.2
0.6
15780.0
6000.0
2880.0
828.0
300.0
67.2
1.0
0.5
23000.0
8360.0
4180.0
1208.0
418.0
96.6
0.9
0.4
35600.0
12900.0
6460.0
1952.0
646.0
138.8
0.8
0.4
56200.0
21400.0
10240.0
3240.0
1024.0
222.0
0.7
0.4
102000.0
37000.0
17740.0
6140.0
1774.0
384.0
0.8
0.6
206000.0
75200.0
32800.0
12460.0
3280.0
722.0
0.9
0.7
462000.0
175800.0
73400.0
29200.0
7340.0
1528.0
1.1
1.1

Temperature
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,500
3,500
3,500
3,510
3,510
3,510
3,510
3,510
3,333
3,333
3,333
3,320
3,320
3,320
3,320
3,320
3,167
3,167
3,167
3,130
3,130
3,130
3,130
3,130
3,000
3,000
3,000
2,940
2,940
2,940
2,940
2,940
2,833
2,833
2,833
2,750
2,750
2,750
2,750
2,750
2,667
2,667
2,667
2,560
2,560
2,560
2,560
2,560
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,370
2,370
2,370
2,370
2,370
2,333
2,333
2,333
2,180
2,180
2,180
2,180
2,180
2,167
2,167
2,167
1,990
1,990
1,990
1,990
1,990
2,000
2,000
2,000

ZONE DISTANCE TABLE

Near
Inner
Habitable
Outer
Outer
Outer
Far
Far
Far
Far
Stellar
Zone1
Zone2
Zone3
Zone4*
Zone5
Zone6
Zone7
Zone8
Zone9
Zone10
Mass
0.020.05
0.050.09
0.090.18
0.180.36
0.360.73
0.731.46
1.462.92
2.925.84
5.8411.67
11.6723.35
0.5
0.20.4
0.40.8
0.81.5
1.53.0
3.06.0
6.012.0
12.024.0
24.048.0
48.096.0
96.0192.0
0.61.5
0.81.9
1.93.7
3.77.5
7.514.9
14.929.8
29.859.6
59.6119.3
119.3238.6
238.6477.2
477.2954.3
1.63.0
1.94.2
4.28.5
8.517.0
17.033.9
33.967.9
67.9135.8
135.8271.5
271.5543.1
543.11,086.1
1,086.12,172.2
3.15.0
5.18.0
4.49.9
9.919.8
19.839.7
39.779.4
79.4158.8
158.8317.5
317.5635.1
635.11,270.1
1,270.12,540.2
2,540.25,080.4

921
2142
4284
84169
169337
337675
6751,350
1,3502,699
2,6995,398
5,39810,797
8.112.0
2148
4896
96192
192384
384768
7681,536
1,5363,072
3,0726,144
6,14412,288
12,28824,576
12.120.0
57128
128256
256511
5111,022
1,0222,045
2,0454,090
4,0908,180
8,18016,359
16,35932,719
32,71965,438
20.136.0
168378
378755
7551,510
1,5103,021 3,0216,042
6,04212,083
12,08324,167
24,16748,333
48,33396,667
96,667193,333
36.168.0
5271,186
1,1862,372
2,3724,743
4,7439,487 9,48718,974 18,97437,947 37,94775,895
75,895151,789
151,789303,579
303,579607,157
68.1132.0
132.1
1,0722,411 2,4114,822
4,8229,644
9,64419,288 19,28838,575 38,57577,151 77,151154,302 154,302308,604 308,604617,207 617,2071,234,414

Comment
Inferno
Hot
Temperate
Cold
Cold
Cold
Frigid
Frigid
Frigid
Frigid

*TheFTLHorizonislocatedatthebeginningoftherangeofZone4(theentrypointtotheOuterRegionofastarsystem).Forexample,astarwithamassof2.2hasaFTLHorizonat7.5AU.

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FRONTIERSPACE

M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0

Near
Inner
Habitable
Outer

Terrestrial

Terrestrial

Dwarf
GasGiant

AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt

GasGiant
Dwarf
Terrestrial
IceGiant
IceGiant
GasGiant

Terrestrial

Terrestrial
GasGiant
GasGiant

GasGiant

GasGiant

Near
Inner
Habitable
Outer
Terrestrial

GasGiant
Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt

Dwarf

AsteroidBelt
IceGiant

Outer

Dwarf

Dwarf

IceGiant
Dwarf

Dwarf

Outer
IceGiant

AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Dwarf
GasGiant

Far

AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
Dwarf

Terrestrial
GasGiant
Terrestrial
GasGiant

Outer

Outer

Dwarf

GasGiant

AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

Dwarf
Terrestrial
Dwarf
GasGiant

Far
IceGiant
GasGiant
GasGiant
IceGiant
GasGiant

IceGiant

Dwarf

GasGiant

Dwarf

Dwarf

IceGiant

AsteroidBelt

GasGiant

Dwarf

IceGiant

IceGiant

Inner
Dwarf

GasGiant

Dwarf

IceGiant

GasGiant

Habitable
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
GasGiant

Dwarf
Dwarf

GasGiant

Near

Outer
Dwarf
IceGiant
Dwarf

Terrestrial

1
2
3
4
5

9
0

3
4

GasGiant
Terrestrial

Terrestrial

Dwarf

Terrestrial

Terrestrial

Dwarf

IceGiant

AsteroidBelt

Dwarf
Dwarf
IceGiant
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant

GasGiant
IceGiant

Outer
Dwarf

Outer
Terrestrial

Far
IceGiant

Terrestrial

IceGiant

IceGiant

Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant

Terrestrial

Dwarf

GasGiant

Dwarf
GasGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf

GasGiant

Dwarf

AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt

Terrestrial

IceGiant
Terrestrial

Dwarf

AsteroidBelt Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt

7
8

Dwarf
GasGiant

AsteroidBelt

Inner
GasGiant

Dwarf

Habitable
Terrestrial

Terrestrial

Near
Terrestrial
Dwarf

Terrestrial

IceGiant

AsteroidBelt

Dwarf
Dwarf

4
5
6

GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf

7
8

Dwarf
Terrestrial

IceGiant

IceGiant
Terrestrial

GasGiant

Far

Terrestrial

Terrestrial
Terrestrial

Far
Terrestrial

Dwarf

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt

5
6

Far
Far

Terrestrial
IceGiant

Terrestrial

Dwarf

Terrestrial

GasGiant

AsteroidBelt

Terrestrial
Dwarf

Far
Far
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
IceGiant
Terrestrial

Terrestrial
Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt

AsteroidBelt

Far
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt

GasGiant

Dwarf
Terrestrial
Terrestrial

GasGiant
IceGiant

Dwarf

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt

Terrestrial

Dwarf

Terrestrial

IceGiant
Terrestrial

GasGiant
Dwarf

Terrestrial
Dwarf

Dwarf

Dwarf

Dwarf
IceGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf

AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
IceGiant
IceGiant
IceGiant

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt

Dwarf

IceGiant

Outer
GasGiant

Outer
Outer
IceGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
Dwarf
IceGiant
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
GasGiant

Dwarf

Far
Dwarf
Dwarf

Dwarf
Dwarf
IceGiant

Dwarf
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt

GasGiant
Dwarf
IceGiant

Terrestrial
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt

AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt

Terrestrial
Terrestrial

IceGiant
IceGiant

IceGiant

GasGiant

13

IceGiant

AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

Far
Far
Far
GasGiant

GasGiant
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt

Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Dwarf

AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
IceGiant

Terrestrial
Dwarf

Terrestrial

GasGiant

Terrestrial

Dwarf

Dwarf

Dwarf
Dwarf

GasGiant
IceGiant

FRONTIERSPACE

IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant

AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt

Dwarf
Terrestrial
IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt

Far
Far
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

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AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Dwarf
IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt

StarSystem
Generation

PRE-ROLLED STAR SYSTEMS

Ifyoureinahurryanddontwanttospendalotoftimerollingontables,considerstartingwithaprerolledcompletestarsystem.Justadd
imaginationandanydetailsyoudesire,relevanttothemassoftheprimarystarandthepurposeforthisstarsysteminyourcampaign.Noneof
theserandomizedresultshavecompanionstarsbutifabinaryortrinarystarisinyourplans,simplyreplaceanyresultyouwishwitha
completestarsystemofoneortwoclasseslower(forinstance,ifyouhaveaBclassstarandrolla4,youcouldreplaceoneoftheterrestrialsin
theFarRegionwitharollontheclassMtable.Viola!Instantbinarystarsystem).

StarSystem
Generation

Near
Dwarf

Inner
Terrestrial

Terrestrial

IceGiant

AsteroidBelt

GasGiant

Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

AsteroidBelt

Dwarf

IceGiant

7
8
9
0

B
1

AsteroidBelt Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
Dwarf
Terrestrial

Near
Inner
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant

GasGiant

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
IceGiant

AsteroidBelt

GasGiant

Dwarf

Dwarf

IceGiant
IceGiant
IceGiant

GasGiant

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt
GasGiant

Dwarf

Dwarf

Terrestrial

Dwarf

Near
Terrestrial

Inner
GasGiant

1
2
3

AsteroidBelt Terrestrial
Dwarf
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant

Terrestrial
Terrestrial

Dwarf
IceGiant

GasGiant

Dwarf
Dwarf

AsteroidBelt
GasGiant

Dwarf

Dwarf

GasGiant

Terrestrial

AsteroidBelt
GasGiant

Terrestrial AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Dwarf
IceGiant

Habitable
Dwarf

Outer

Far
Far
Far
AsteroidBelt TerrestrialGas
Dwarf
Giant

AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial
GasGiant
Terrestrial
GasGiant
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Terrestrial

GasGiant
GasGiant
GasGiant
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
GasGiant

Terrestrial
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
IceGiant
GasGiant
IceGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
IceGiant
Dwarf
IceGiant
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt

IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt

Dwarf
Dwarf
Dwarf

Terrestrial
Dwarf

IceGiant
IceGiant
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Terrestrial

Terrestrial
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt Terrestrial
IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

Habitable
Outer
Outer
Outer
Far
Far
Far
Far
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Terrestrial
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
GasGiant
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
GasGiant

GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf

Terrestrial
GasGiant
Dwarf
Terrestrial
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt

AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Terrestrial
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt Terrestrial AsteroidBelt Terrestrial
Terrestrial
IceGiant
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Dwarf
IceGiant
IceGiant
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
Terrestrial
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
GasGiant
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
GasGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
IceGiant
IceGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Dwarf
IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
GasGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
GasGiant
Terrestrial
GasGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant

Habitable
Outer
Outer
Outer
Far
Far
Far
Far
IceGiant
GasGiant
GasGiant
GasGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Dwarf
IceGiant
IceGiant
Dwarf
IceGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Dwarf
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
IceGiant
GasGiant
Terrestrial
GasGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf
Terrestrial
GasGiant
IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt Terrestrial
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
IceGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
GasGiant

AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
GasGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
GasGiant
GasGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf
GasGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
Dwarf
IceGiant
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
IceGiant
IceGiant
Terrestrial
IceGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
GasGiant
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Dwarf
Dwarf
IceGiant
Terrestrial
Dwarf
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
GasGiant
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Dwarf
IceGiant
Dwarf
GasGiant
Dwarf
IceGiant
IceGiant
AsteroidBelt
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
GasGiant
AsteroidBelt AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Terrestrial
Dwarf
AsteroidBelt
Dwarf
Outer

Outer
Dwarf

Far
GasGiant
GasGiant
Dwarf
Dwarf
GasGiant

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