Gorram (world)
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Primary | K8 V M6 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government | Participating democracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | No law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 1111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 411-5
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Importance Extension | -3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 0 |
Gorram supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This world designated as a Red Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors. Everyone is forbidden to travel here. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Lunion Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb.
Astrography & Planetology
Gorram is a member of the Spinward Main.
The local Gas Giant known as Waseid to the locals has an elliptical orbit around The primary twice a year, during which Waseid is visible in the skies of Gorram to easily be seen with the naked eye.
Binary Solar System
Gorram Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Gorram primary K8 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.62 3930 - 3990 0.18766 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0029 0.0359 0.45 - 0.84 0.29 2.9 Orbit # * * 2 0 5 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Gorram companion M6 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.102 2740 - 2810 0.00034 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0006 0.0015 0.02 - 0.04 0.06 0.6 Orbit # * * * * 2
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
2322 Gorram (Imperial) - Red Zone
Starport: Class 0.
Diameter: 5,345 miles (8,600 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 40%.
Climate: Chilly.
Population: 840.
Government: Democracy.
Control Level: 0.
Tech Level: 2.
World Trade Number: 0.
History & Background (Dossier)
Gorram is interdicted to allow study of its primitive inhabitants. The University of Mora Byret Cultural Anthropology Department has a long standing research program and often sends survey ships to research various aspects of the Gorramite society. The Gorramites are in the beginning of the age of sail. The experimental development of sails to utilize wind power on both the vast lands and the oceans for moving transport. The sails vary in design and are complicated contraptions to cover a massive area to capture the power of the wind in the thin atmosphere of Gorram.
Due to the elliptical orbit of the Gas Giant the Imperium has restricted refueling at Waseid during the "Visible Cycle" to prevent the local inhabitants from seeing possible ships in the night sky. This is enforced by routine patrols of units from the 187th Light Escort Squadron.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 24-25.
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
- Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 46. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 93-94.
- Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 113. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 98-102. (UWP only)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com