Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Prison Planet

Planet 27121 is briefly mentioned in human space survey records an uninhabitable ice planet in a system of resource-poor worlds with toxic atmospheres. It is in fact a prison world with several hundred captives. The planetary ice giant orbits far from its red giant star. Its atmosphere is incapable of supporting life. The world has a number of ice rings (not visible in this image) and many moons. It is remote from the core areas of human space, in a pirate-infested interstitial zone between rival and sometimes warring states. Conveniently enough, the system also has a hyperspace suture which connects it directly to the imperial homeworld. There is usually an imperial presence here, sometimes strong, and most often clandestine and cloaked.

http://www.cosmostv.org/2011/09/solar-system-may-have-had-extra-planet.html
While an abundance of gulags and prison planets exist within the states of human space, this one is privately operated. Originally, it was a pirate base made from a few pressurized bubbles and tubes. Over time, it has become a very well-defended and supplied private prison. Today, Planet 27121 is a very lucrative warehouse for interstellar kidnapping and hostage-keeping. It is also the ideal place where a sovereign can or state ministry can remove potential successors, pretenders, and dissidents from the political chessboard.

Rumors:
  • The imperial Sacred Band's Heirophant-class Battle Carrier Akhenaten appeared in the system recently, and dropped a shuttle planetside. The shuttle and the ship departed a few hours later though the hyperspace suture.
  • Several of the empire's rival and sometimes warring states stockpile potential alternative heirs of their adversaries here
  • Structure B recently experienced an accidental depressurization, killing several cult leaders and social reformers
This world was generated using the Planet Generator in Chapter 26 of Starblazer Adventures. I was watching Alien 3 at the time. What are the odds of randomly generating a prison planet while watching Alien 3?

OGL Mechanics:
  • This is a Class 8 Planetary Ice Giant
  • Atmosphere incapable of supporting life
  • Full ring system
  • Many moons
  • Average population (+4) - 100s of inhabitants
  • Planetary Skills:
    • Diplomacy +7 Epic
    • Resources (wealth) +6 Fantastic
    • Resources (materials) +8 Legendary
    • Resources (industrial) +3 Good
    • Military capability +6 Fantastic
    • Planetary security +8 Legendary
    • Tech level +5 Superb
    • Trade level +4 Great
  • Mandatory Aspects:
    • Planetary Government: Pirate Kingdom-Penal Colony
    • Parent Star Classification: Red Giant 
  • Additional Aspects:
    • Friends in high places (usually several high places)
    • Ready for a siege
    • If you want to leave, someone will have to pay
    • "It's an ice giant - you have no one to blame but yourself if you try to escape"

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