Poor World

A Poor World is a planet or world type.

• It is a trade code.
• Its two letter trade code abbreviation is Po.

Description / Specifications

Poor worlds exhibit marginal environmental conditions, at least from the perspective of humans and many other sophonts.

Their atmospheres, while considered breathable (though often requiring artificial assistance) are at best thin, and they have little surface water.

Planetary Characteristics

Atmosphere Codes:

• 2 (Very Thin, Tainted).
• 3 (Very Thin).
• 4 (Thin, Tainted).
• 5 (Thin).

Hydrosphere Codes

• 3 or less (below 35%).

Poor worlds may also be Desert Worlds and / or Hell Worlds.

Probable Planetary Orbit & Climate

Poor worlds occur where it is possible to retain a suitable kind of atmosphere.

• Inner system worlds, orbiting close to their star, may be too hot to retain any of the required atmosphere types.
• Likewise, outer system worlds, orbiting far from their star, may be too cold to retain the required types of atmosphere.

History & Background (Dossier)

Poor World is an old but enduring trade code, having existed since the first edition of Traveller.

A Poor World is not necessarily lacking in resources, or even sources of potential wealth. Rather, it has marginal (poor) environmental conditions that make it a less than desirable location.

Poor World status, unlike many other trade codes, does not depend on the world's population. There are unpopulated Poor Worlds, low population Poor Worlds, moderate population Poor Worlds, and high population Poor Worlds.

It is worth noting that any species that has evolved on a Poor World would consider it environmentally ideal, and would likely find worlds with conditions more suitable for humans to have intolerably thick atmospheres and unbearably wet environments.

Poor Worlds may be found all across Charted Space

References & Contributors / Sources

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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
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science