Difference between revisions of "Ice World"

From Traveller Wiki - Science-Fiction Adventure in the Far future
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(19 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
[[Ice World]]s or [[Ice-capped World]] are frozen worlds generally beyond the HZ.
+
[[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif|right]]
−
* The majority of the world’s water is locked in icecaps. Sometimes all of it.
+
[[Ice World]]s or [[Ice-capped World]] are frozen worlds generally beyond the [[HZ]].
−
* Planet or world type.
+
* Much, often the majority, of the world’s water is locked in icecaps. Sometimes all of it.
 +
* [[Planet]] or [[world]] type.
 
   
 
   
−
== Description / Specifications ==
+
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
−
No information yet available.  
+
Despite the seeming definition, ice worlds are not covered completely in ice although a majority of their surface often possesses an extremely cold of frigid climate. However, bands of more temperate surface area may exist.  
  
 
=== Planetary Characteristics ===
 
=== Planetary Characteristics ===
−
No information yet available.  
+
Ice worlds typically have cool or frozen climates and are not always completely covered over in ice, but they do have [[climate]]s predominantly colder than is considered comfortable for most forms of [[conventional life]].
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 +
|+ TC Water World Series (Water) ([[IISS]] Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)
 +
|-
 +
! [[Planet|Type]]
 +
! [[Trade Classification|Code]]
 +
! [[Planetary Size|Size]]
 +
! [[Atmosphere|Atm]]
 +
! [[Hydrosphere|Hyd]]
 +
! [[Population|Pop]]
 +
! [[Government|Gov]]
 +
! [[Law Level|Law]]
 +
! Remarks
 +
|-
 +
| [[Ice World]]
 +
| Ic
 +
| Any
 +
| 01
 +
| 123456789A
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| World with much of its [[water]] in ice form.
 +
|-
 +
| [[Average Water World]]
 +
| None
 +
| Any
 +
| --
 +
| 123456789
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| World not completely covered in [[water]].
 +
|-
 +
| [[Water World]]
 +
| Wa
 +
| 56789
 +
| --
 +
| A
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| World covered in [[water]]. Average depth oceans.
 +
|-
 +
| [[Ocean World]]
 +
| Oc
 +
| ABC
 +
| --
 +
| A
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| --
 +
| [[Panthallasic world]]. Deep water oceans.
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
 
=== Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate ===
 
=== Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate ===
−
No information yet available.  
+
No information yet available.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 +
|+ World Placement by Zone ([[IISS]] Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)
 +
|+ (← [[starward]]) [[Habitable Zone]] / [[HZ]]] ([[staraway]] →)
 +
|-
 +
! [[Trade Classification|TC]]
 +
! [[Inner World|Inner (-)]]
 +
! HZ-2
 +
! HZ-1
 +
! [[Habitable Zone|HZ]]
 +
! HZ+1
 +
! HZ+2
 +
! [[Outer World|Outer (+)]]
 +
! [[Remote System|Remote]] & [[Far System]]s
 +
! Remarks
 +
|-
 +
| Ic
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Unlikely
 +
| Yes
 +
| Yes
 +
| Yes
 +
| Possible
 +
| [[Ice-capped World]]s are usually cold or frozen and many are ice balls to an extreme.
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
−
== History & Background / Dossier ==
+
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
−
No information yet available.  
+
Many interstellar speculators have been experimenting with unconventional foodstuff crops designed to thrive on cold or frozen worlds. Few have yet discovered commercially viable products to date, but many predict that cold-weather foodstuffs will one day be a widely sought out commodity.
  
−
== References & Contributors / Sources ==
+
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
−
|S1= {{CT}} [[Book 3]] Worlds & Adventures
+
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Worlds and Adventures|page= TBD}}
−
|S2= {{CT}} [[Book 6]] [[Scouts (book)|Scouts]]
+
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Scouts|page= TBD}}  
−
|S3= [[T5: Core rules]]
+
|S3= [[T5 Core Rules]]
−
|S4= External Link: [http://www.mega-traveller.com/beowulf/ Beowolf's Libary Data Website]
+
|S4= External Link: [http://www.mega-traveller.com/beowulf/ Beowolf's Libary Data Website] (defunct)
−
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
+
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
−
{{LE|Astrography|Planetology|Planets}}
+
{{LE|Astrography|Planet|Planetology}}
−
{{LEN}}
+
{{LEN|}}

Revision as of 02:54, 2 October 2019

Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif

Ice Worlds or Ice-capped World are frozen worlds generally beyond the HZ.

  • Much, often the majority, of the world’s water is locked in icecaps. Sometimes all of it.
  • Planet or world type.

Description (Specifications)

Despite the seeming definition, ice worlds are not covered completely in ice although a majority of their surface often possesses an extremely cold of frigid climate. However, bands of more temperate surface area may exist.

Planetary Characteristics

Ice worlds typically have cool or frozen climates and are not always completely covered over in ice, but they do have climates predominantly colder than is considered comfortable for most forms of conventional life.

TC Water World Series (Water) (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)
Type Code Size Atm Hyd Pop Gov Law Remarks
Ice World Ic Any 01 123456789A -- -- -- World with much of its water in ice form.
Average Water World None Any -- 123456789 -- -- -- World not completely covered in water.
Water World Wa 56789 -- A -- -- -- World covered in water. Average depth oceans.
Ocean World Oc ABC -- A -- -- -- Panthallasic world. Deep water oceans.

Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate

No information yet available.

World Placement by Zone (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491) (← starward) Habitable Zone / HZ] (staraway →)
TC Inner (-) HZ-2 HZ-1 HZ HZ+1 HZ+2 Outer (+) Remote & Far Systems Remarks
Ic No No No Unlikely Yes Yes Yes Possible Ice-capped Worlds are usually cold or frozen and many are ice balls to an extreme.

History & Background (Dossier)

Many interstellar speculators have been experimenting with unconventional foodstuff crops designed to thrive on cold or frozen worlds. Few have yet discovered commercially viable products to date, but many predict that cold-weather foodstuffs will one day be a widely sought out commodity.

References & Contributors (Sources)

62px-Information icon.svg.png This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
Retrieved from "http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/index.php?title=Ice_World&oldid=579698"