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Post by Tynesh on Sept 28, 2004 7:15:33 GMT -5
So could it be that the aquifers have always existed, yet were of little importance until the desertification of the world during the first Ork Waaagh! ? You will need to work out the distance at which Dolero orbits it's star, this will give an idea of whether the planet was ever capable of supporting a complex biosphere and was turned into a desert world or had always existed as one.
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Post by Destecado on Dec 10, 2004 10:26:24 GMT -5
Just so we are all starting on the same page, I am posting an expanded version of the UWP for the system as it stands now.
12,40,7 - M-V - C8B0100-8 S De Lo 930 Im 090
Stellar Coordinates: 12 (x) 40 (y) 7 (z) Star Type: (M-V) Red Dwarf Starport: (C) Class C - Tech Level 8 Planetary Diameter: (8) Large (Terra) 12,000 km (min) - 13,599 km (max) Atmosphere: (B) Exotic (Corrosive Hydrographics: (0) Desert World (0% - 4% water) Population: (1) Tens (10-99) Law Level: (0) No Law Government: (0) No Gov.
Planetary Tech Level: (8) Tech Level 8 Bases: (S) Scout Base Trade Codes: (De) Desert (Lo) Low Population
Population Multiplier: (9) Planetoid Belts: (3) Gas Giants: (0)
Allegiance: Imperial
Life Value: (0) Sterile Resource Value: (9) Rich Exports: (0) None
Observations
This world may be a link in the Chain of systems arrayed to protect the Castellan subsector from another Ork invasion. Although the system is rich in resources, it for some reason lays undeveloped. Why?
Is it like the system that Horp's station occupies near the border or at least in the DMZ (demilitarized zone) between the main worlds of castellan and the worlds held by the orks?
The system supports a scout base, which is either on the planet or in orbit around the planet. This might be where the contingent of storm troopers is located. Rememebr, the population numbers only count towards permanent habitation. There could be a much higher transient population through the scout base.
The scouts probably patrol the border to stave off or provide early warning of any possible invasions. The system may also serve as a forward mobilization point for incursions against Ork worlds.
Until the Ork threat is eliminated or at least pushed back, there may not be any significant developement of this world. You may of course want to flesh out the Scout base and the specifics of the system though.
Just because it doesn't have a significant population or habitable worlds does not mean that it would not be an intersting system. I can see several possibilites for both wargame (BFG) and RPG scenarios.
Nitric acid is generally made by mixing nitrogen dioxide (NO2), with water. Since there is no large source of water on the planet, this may not be the best acid compound to choose...unless of course the planets water has been completely changed into nitric acid. Was it your intent to have large lakes of Nitric acid on the planet?
The shores of such lake may yeild the salts of nitric acid (better known as nitrates). Sme nitrates are extremely useful in fertilizers. Nitrates are also oxidizing agents. When mixed with hydrocarbons or carbohydrates, nitrates can form a flammable or even explosive mixture.
Potassium nitrate (Saltpeter) is the oxidizing ingredient in black gunpowder. In medicine, nitrates such as Nitroglycerin are useful in the prevention and treatment of some heart problems.
An atmosphere need not be highly acidic to be corrosive. Extremes of either end of the ph spectrum are bad. The atmosphere could just as easily be dominated by a very strong base? You may want to consider Sodium Hydroxide...more commonly known as lye as an alternative to Nitric Acid.
Sodium hydroxide is occasionally used in the home as an agent for unclogging drains, but it is highly caustic and has a high danger of causing chemical burns. When sodium hydroxide reacts with water and other fluids fluids, it can become hot enough to cause fires.
Sodium hydroxide is manufactured by electrolysis of an aqueous (water) solution of sodium chloride. It is a by-product of the process that is used to make chlorine. Of course in the atmosphere that you are describing this process may have taken place naturally.
It could be that there were oceans on the planet at one time, but that interactions between different chemical compounds eventually lead to their evaporation.
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Post by Dazo on Dec 10, 2004 10:53:05 GMT -5
Is it not possible to have a dry atmosphere but also a corrosive one. You say some of the acids need water, might not the human body provide such liquid, ie exposed flesh or breathing the stuff in might case it to react and become corrosive, but other than that its actually safe to wander about on the surface as long as your covered up.
It also means sub surface habitation would not be vital, preferable but not vital.
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Post by Tynesh on Dec 11, 2004 9:42:46 GMT -5
pH is measure of Hydrogen ion content, ie H+. Acids will usually have a hydrogen atom bound to a highly negative atom most commonly water. Alkalis are the opposite are are formed from an OH group (hydroxyl) joined onto a group of other atoms. Both derive their strenght (acidity/alkalinity) from the readiness of these molecules to dissociate. So strong acids HCl and strong alkalis NaOH will dissociate more easily than COOH (methanoic acid) or a weak alkali. This can onl occur in a solution, most commonly water.
Water also has the ability to discociate H20 goes to HO- and H+, it is both acidic and alkaline, hence it being neutral at pH7
Bit confusing that A-level Chemistry!
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Post by BrotherAnimosus on Dec 12, 2004 4:43:09 GMT -5
The space station idea is an excellent habitation tangent. But i'd rather see if I could get the scout base to be on the surface itself. I could also see how reducing this from a Stormie Leigon to an outpost for one of the leigons already present in this sector. As for answering to where I was, I was in a intensive film school quarter and moved house.
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Post by Dazo on Dec 12, 2004 5:10:47 GMT -5
Do you have H&E or had you planned on using dice to generate the stats for your world, I can't remember if i've asked you this already. If you would like me to sort that bit out for you, I wouldn't mind, as I rather enjoy it.
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Post by BrotherAnimosus on Dec 12, 2004 5:33:12 GMT -5
If your talking about that world generating program that everyone here uses, I think that was the info already present with this world when I chose to mess with it. As to me understanding how it works or what the #'sand stuff mean, not yet. I guess I'm trying to make it work with what was already there.
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Post by Dazo on Dec 12, 2004 6:01:56 GMT -5
Not sure what you mean, what info was already there, do you mean the UWP.
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Post by BrotherAnimosus on Dec 12, 2004 15:05:33 GMT -5
If that is the info that was given or provided when I chose this barren world from the list then yes.
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Post by Dazo on Dec 13, 2004 3:44:37 GMT -5
That is what I was talking about, you run that information through H&E and it generates the world and its solar system for you.
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Post by Sojourner on Dec 13, 2004 14:11:45 GMT -5
I might point out that if you ever introduced any Earth-based life on this planet of nitric acid, you'd have an explosion of fauna. Nitrate is raw material for soil bacteria.
And incidentally, a large volume of acid isn't stable. You'd end up simply liberating water as most rocks are basic. The nitrate ions would remain in solution as raw concentrated fertiliser.
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Post by BrotherAnimosus on Dec 13, 2004 15:48:08 GMT -5
Ah, I see. I'll run that through later tonight. So, a fertilizer planet huh? Maybe the aggri worlds nearby would need some sort of supply line to this mayhaps. At least it would giver a reason for it being in any way important.
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Post by Dazo on Dec 14, 2004 11:51:59 GMT -5
Considering the number of agri worlds in the sector, that would make your world very important indeed, and would give a good reason why such a hostile world would be inhabited.
And on a side note. WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOO. 1000 posts look at those stars...so pretty, Praefectus Imperialis man that sounds so cool. ;D ;D
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Post by Sojourner on Dec 15, 2004 5:04:24 GMT -5
The planet could perhaps import sewage to liberate the ammonia, then produce ammonium nitrate (solid fertilisers) from that and the natural pools of the stuff on-world.
Nice place you have here...
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