Rangent (world)
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Primary | K8 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government | Company or Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Low | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 2313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 851-5
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Importance Extension | -3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 0 |
Rangent is a water world with 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a Human dominated Non-Aligned world in the Vilis Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.
Astrography & Planetology
Rangent’s people are primarily belters.
Rangent is a member of the Spinward Main.
Monostellar System
Rangent Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Rangent 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
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
1411 Rangent (Independent)
Starport: Class III.
Diameter: 6,360 miles (10,200 km).
Atmosphere: Standard oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, with very high carbon-dioxide levels.
Hydrographics: 100%.
Climate: Tropical.
Population: 7.341 million (mostly in the orbital habitats or small belting communities throughout the system).
Government: Bureaucracy (Port Authority).
Control Level: 1.
Tech Level: 7.
World Trade Number: 3.0.
History & Background (Dossier)
Great ships harvest the warm seas for plankton to be processed at the floating port.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 14-15.
- 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), 40-41. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 66.
- Hans Rancke-Madsen. "Worlds Within Jump-6 of Regina", JTAS Online (July 18, 2006)
- Rich Weissler. "Rangent,Revolutionary Water World", JTAS Online (May 4, 2010).
- Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 100. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 61-66. (UWP only)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com