Flashlights
| 2d10 | Class (Mod) |
|---|---|
| 2 | A |
| 3-4 | F |
| 5-8 | G |
| 9-13 | K (-3) |
| 14-20 | M (-6) |
| 2d10 | Size (Mod) |
|---|---|
| 2 | Luminous Giant (+8) |
| 3 | Giant (+6) |
| 4-6 | Sub-Giant |
| 7-14 | Main Sequence |
| 15-18 | Sub-Dwarf |
| 19-20 | Dwarf Star |
| 2d10 | Dwarf Star Class |
|---|---|
| 2-4 | White Dwarf |
| 5-7 | White Dwarf F |
| 8-11 | Yellow Dwarf |
| 12-16 | Red Dwarf |
| 17-20 | Red SubDwarf |
Geography
Give and Take are a binary star system where one star (Vanda) feeds into the other (Wanda), causing both to pulse in changing colours. While Wanda remains the same size, Vanda undergoes cycles where it imperceptibly shrinks in size. Its gases and outer plasma layer escape its pull into an aurora-like arm that streams into Wanda's orbit, before its internal pressure re-equalizes and Vanda expands again to its previous size.
Ecosystem
Swinging Orbits
| 1d10 | Companion Orbit (AU) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | (d10+2)*1000 |
| 4 | (d10+4)*1000 |
| 5 | (d10+6)*1000 |
| 6 | (d10+8)*1000 |
| 7 | (d10+10)*1000 |
| 8-10 | d10*1000 |
Planets can have a close (just one), intermediate (between) or wide binary (both) distance between the stars, affecting where they can safely orbit without destabilizing gravitational interactions.
Use the Companion Orbit Separation Table to set a distance for the stars’ orbits around each other at a given time, as measured in astronomical units.
Planet Count Orbiting Range:
| Total | Just One | Between | Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 0-11 | 0-14 | 21+ |
Localized Phenomena
In the stable-unstable orbits of the Nataraja System, certain syzygy events can catapult whole planets into any of the ten suns far or near.
These cosmic alignments occur when the gravitational forces of the system's stars converge, creating pockets of unstable regions where bodies are flung from their orbital paths with little warning.
Climate
Accretion Bridge
These are a pair of symbiotic stars with a sort-of plasma bridge between them. This bridge carries streams of charged particles that ripple across both stars’ photospheres. When the siphoning peaks, nearby space is flooded with bursts of ultraviolet and X-rays and ionizing dust. When it ebbs, the system falls into a brief calm where the plasma dims to a faint, ghostly thread.Natural Resources
Solar Energy
Sunlight functionally serves as a medium of- exchange for all transmigrants
- containing transferrible data
- laser thrust for propelling ships
Alternative Name(s)
Pulse Stars
Type
Star System Sector
Location under
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