(Planet X)

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What is UWP? i'm really quite new to world building, though I have alot of ideas.

BrotherSmith... your name is quite familiar. Are you sure you've not been here before? Under a different nickname, perhaps? Welcome (back?) at any rate.

It seems you are going about this world building all wrong. The first thing you've got to do, is post a concept for your world, where you you explain the essential information for this world.

When we've discussed the basic concept for the world, figured out what makes sense, what doesn't, what's cool and what isn't, then you download the Heaven & Earth program or (preferably) the guide.
You can find both here.
kagemat.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=BuildGeneral&action=display&thread=1072232779

Then I'll guide you from there

Well its okay, but it needs alot of work, can you condense it into a basic concept as CELS suggested, you know the fundamental idea you first had when you came up with the world.

was it that it was a new world very recently discovered, how did they greet the imperium, when was the world actually founded, was it always a civilised world, or did it start out as somthing different.

they apparently have access to very high tech equipment but lack the ability to sustain it (ie they lost their STC's)

Which alien race invaded them, is it a GW race or one of the ones other members have created or is it one we've never heard of before.

So if you could de-construct your idea for us so we can all have a look and offer suggestions before you set it in concrete, its much easier to correct somthing before you put it together, rather than putting it all together and then having to change something

But its good you have made an effort and have come to the table with plenty of ideas.

I think a name change is in order - I really just thought of random ones, no real meaning.

I've been quite sparse with information so here goes. I'll answer your questions then! Call the planet planet X for now - I don't want it to be a reference to Norwegian dirtiness... :

Also, I think that I will give the Imperium more control, but not fanatic control, as I will point out to you, the fanatics should arrive in a few years, at most a couple of decades.

CELS

Why does the PDF train on the moon?
Bantaun's gravity is 0.75 Terran, as it is caught up in the gravity of the other two moons. Meaning that a myriad of combat zones can be trained for, including space combat and due to the volcanic activity, deathworld / fireworld combat.

What are the moons like, and are they populated?
Bantaun is small, and covered in ancient craters. It's houses a large PDF base and defence batteries are scattered over its surface. Look above for more information.

Farus is large, and has low gravity. It has a small populace that maintain the gardens. It is used to feed (Planet X). Due to the low gravity many forms of plant life can be grown there.

Maran has a few million people living on it, who produce food and materials. Not much goes on here though, so there isn't much to write about.

Maran and Bantaun are caught in each other’s gravity, which means they have liveable gravitational conditions, but a fair amount of volcanic activity.

If the moons are populated, then how do humans live on worlds with such very low gravity?
The only moon with low gravity is Farus and not many people live there. Those who do live, obviously, in low gravity shelters .

Why does Haranus have such a low population for such an old world?
Good point, something else that needs changing.

Why does the Imperial cult not have such influence on this world? (This is becoming a trend, mind. And not one I approve of, at that)
(Planet X) was only re - discovered a few decades ago, and the governor wants to retain the people's good faith in the Imperium. Don't worry, the fanatics haven't really arrived yet, and when they do, there's going to be war.

Why was Haranus lost in the first place? Yes, subsectors are big, but so is Earth, and it's not very likely that someone will just lose track of Iceland, is it?
(Planet X) and several other systems were cut of by gigantic warpstorms long before the Imperium was founded. (A few thousand years). Whilst the storms cut them off, it also protected them. (Phsyker control was paramount, if you were wondering) After the storms subsided, the worlds in what would be the Archaios subsector had collapsed into anarchy, and the mini - empire had been destroyed. (By the way, the tech level 9 doesn’t include warp travel, but local tech and some various surviving tech) The records of (Planet X) and other worlds had been lost and the Imperium had no idea of their existence, and was discovered by the AdMech explorator team as said (The reason it's in the Archaios sub - sector) The warp storms weren't there when the Imperium arrived, so they weren’t looking for anything where the storms had subsided (In the way many worlds are discovered).

Also, the Age of Strife lasted millennia, and even the sub - sector is huge, many lgiht years, that's slightly different to Iceland.

What aliens?
A race of my creation, i'll talk give more detail on them later. In case it's another strange name in some foreign language, call them Aliens X.
Im still thinking of a name, but they are a race I have created myself. I'd be willing to change them to an existing or created / Anargo race if you wish, it's no big deal.

How did the people of Haranus maintain an empire in the Age of Strife, when all empires crumbled because of warp storms?
As mentioned, the Empire fell early in the Age of Strife. The warp storms cut off several systems, not from each other but cut off all of them, allowing travel 'inside' the warp storms. Also note that the Age of Strife lasted quite awhile, and that the mini empire had been destroyed by the time the storms blew themselves out.

Why have records been lost?
If you are referring to (planet X's) records, they weren't really lost, just distorted over time. The STC's failed, whilst local technology flourished. (More detail on that later)

Why were the first laws so bad, and how?
They weren't bad as such; they were just lax, similar to today’s laws (but without the damn lawyers).

"People have a fair amount of technology at their hands: (...) water". Wow, water... That's pretty technological..... I think...
That was just filler, besides, some worlds don't have water purification ;D.

Why do they build so many towers? Towers are typically very expensive, and considering the low population, it's not like there's a lack of space.
I suppose they just like towers. One thing is that the higher up you are, the less atmosphere you have to travel through to reach space.

How has Caleran been separated from Haranus?
Caleran and (Planet X) are unusually close together, meaning that sublight spacecraft can travel between the two systems in a few months (or years). The Imperium decided to separate the two systems to prevent any rebellion to Imperial control.

Why is the local population fairly tall, when they gravity is entirely average?
As records show, the better a person diet gets, the taller they become. Over time, the (genetic engineering? think early Dark Age of technology...)
higher than average gravity (even if it is only slightly higher) has contributed to their height, making 1.6 - 1.8 metres the height of the average person. (so that's something else I’ve changed)

Why is the local populations subconsciously sad (but otherwise normal)? A very strange thing to say.
For the PDF... you're pretty much stating the obvious here, actually. What do you mean by exotic weapons though?
Fair point about being sad. How does this sound? The older people who can remember what life was like before the Imperium arrived are mournful, and the feeling of loss is rife amongst the population.
What I mean by exotic weaponry is locally designed weapons (again, more detail later).

Why would the aliens suddenly disappear when this empire is brought to its knees?
I'd prefer to leave this as a mystery. It might be better to leave it that way, at least in the people’s minds, to add to the feeling of superiority that the Imperium is braking.

Why did STC databases suddenly fail on both worlds, world-wide?
As previously mentioned, they simply failed over time.

Dazo

was it that it was a new world very recently discovered, how did they greet the imperium, when was the world actually founded, was it always a civilised world, or did it start out as something different.
Yes it was recently re - discovered by the Imperium / Explorator team (as previously mentioned)
They were hesitant when the Explorator team found them, but due to the way the way the newly appointed governor handled the situation, the leaders of (planet X) were persuaded to submit their planet to the Imperium.
It was a fairly large colony to start with, but grew into the civilised world it is now, the styles of architecture being very similar (almost the same) as they are at now, although the structures incorporate less technology.

Which alien race invaded them, is it a GW race or one of the ones other members have created or is it one we've never heard of before.
I’m still deciding on a name, (Urii [the original name] is a bit... bad) but they are a race I created. I'd be willing to change them to an existing or created / Anargo race, as it would probably help the sector fit together.

Ok, thanks for all your comments. Sorry for not using the world generator, I’ll post the idea of (planet X) later, it's taken me long enough to write this!

Thanks,
Adam