Locked World
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A Locked World is a natural satellite (...in orbits Ay through Em) which is locked to the planet it orbits. A Locked satellite does not have a Twilight Zone; its day length equals the time it takes to orbit its planet.
- Main World or non-MW trade classification.
- Planet or world type.
Description / Specifications[edit]
The difference between a Twilight Zone World (Tz) and a Locked World (Lk) is that Tz world is locked to a star while a Lk world is locked to a planet and not a star.
Planetary Characteristics[edit]
No information yet available.
| Type | Code | Size | Atm | Hyd | Pop | Gov | Law | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locked World | Lk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Locked close satellite. |
| Twilight Zone World | Tz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Twilight Zone Orbit 0-1 |
| Satellite World | Sa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Satellite or moon. |
| Double World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Double-planet mainworld. |
| Doughnut World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Toroidal world. |
| Ellipsoid World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Egg-shaped world. |
| Mobile World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Mobile world, whether artificial or natural, with added engines. |
| Ring World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Artificial ring world. Megastructure. |
| Rogue World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Extrasystemic world. |
| Sphere World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Dyson series worlds. Megastructure. |
Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background / Dossier[edit]
No information yet available.
Worlds & Sectors / Astrography[edit]
This type of world is found throughout Charted Space.
World Listing: 1105[edit]
The following systems and worlds are associated with this world type:
13 of 13 World articles in Locked World
Aosta (SR 2902) • Epirus • Gasudarsk • Iash • Kidashi • Mysuru • Ohkiylyo • Orcana • Orcrist • Scaramouche • Terra Nova • Zeta Hydrae • Zukchurukh •
| startbacknext(13 listed) |
See also[edit]
Star systems
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References[edit]
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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), .Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), .
- Marc Miller. Scouts (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), .
- T5: Core rules
- External Link: Beowolf's Libary Data Website dead link