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Atmosphere Classifications -> Summary Synopsis Paragraphs
Atmo Code | Summary Synopsis Paragraph | Remarks |
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Vacuum Atmosphere Astroid Belt (Size: 0, Atmo Type:0) | World is an Asteroid Belt, where all the bodies are in vacuum conditions requiring the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle a belt. | Example: Asteroid Belt |
Vacuum Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 0) | World has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Terran Moon |
Trace Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 1) | World has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Mercury (world) |
Very Thin Atmosphere & Tainted Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 2) | World has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Respirator Combination Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Very high altitude Terra
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Very Thin Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 3) | World has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Very high altitude Terra
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Thin Atmosphere & Tainted Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 4) | World has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. While the thin atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: High altitude Terra
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Thin Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 5) | World has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it. | Example: High altitude Terra
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Standard Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 6) | World has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe. | Example: Standard altitude Terra
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Standard Atmosphere & Tainted Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 7) | World has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Standard altitude Terra
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Dense Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 8) | World has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it. | Example: Dense, High (D): These worlds have thick N2/O2 atmospheres, but their mean surface pressure is too high to support unprotected human life (high pressure nitrogen and oxygen are deadly to humans). However, pressure naturally decreases with increasing altitude, so if there are highlands at the right altitude the pressure may drop enough to support human life. Alternatively, there may not be any topography high enough for humans to inhabit, necessitating floating gravitic or dirigible habitats or sealed habitats on the surface. [5] |
Dense Atmosphere & Tainted Atmosphere (Atmo Type: 9) | World has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. While a Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Dense, High (D): These worlds have thick N2/O2 atmospheres, but their mean surface pressure is too high to support unprotected human life (high pressure nitrogen and oxygen are deadly to humans). However, pressure naturally decreases with increasing altitude, so if there are highlands at the right altitude the pressure may drop enough to support human life. Alternatively, there may not be any topography high enough for humans to inhabit, necessitating floating gravitic or dirigible habitats or sealed habitats on the surface. [6] |
Conventional Exotic Atmosphere (Atmo Type: A or 10) | World has an Exotic Atmosphere and possesses an unusual gas mix which requires the use of oxygen tanks, but protective suits not necessary, but are recommended. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Exotic or Unusual Atmospheres are most noted for widely diverging from the mostly acceptable spectrum of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and gas compositions from the more conventional codes for atmospheres well suited to the major races and conventional life. They typically have atmospheres very divergent from the roughly 80% Nitrogen and 20% Oxygen mixtures of Terran-like life-supporting worlds. |
Corrosive Atmosphere & Conventional Exotic Atmosphere (Atmo Type: B or 11) | World has a Corrosive Atmosphere and possesses a concentrated gas mix or unusual temperature which requires the use of a Hostile Environment Suit or Vacc Suit. TL–9 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Corrosive (B): Corrosive atmospheres are highly dangerous. A sophont who breathes in a corrosive atmosphere will suffer damage every few minutes until death occurs. [7] |
Insidious Atmosphere & Conventional Exotic Atmosphere (Atmo Type: C or 12) | World has an Insidious Atmosphere which requires the use of a Hostile Environment Suit or Vacc Suit, but extreme conditions cause the corrosive effects to defeat any personal protective measures in a few hours. TL–10 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Insidious (C): An insidious atmosphere is like a corrosive one, but it is so corrosive that it attacks equipment as well. The chief danger in an insidious atmosphere is that the toxic gases will destroy the seals and filters on protective gear. An insidious atmosphere worms its way past protection after just a few hours on average, although vigilant maintenance or advanced protective gear can prolong survival times. [8] |
Dense Atmosphere & High Pressure Atmosphere & Unusual Exotic Atmosphere (Atmo Type: D or 13) | World has a pressure of 2.5 or greater atmospheres. A Dense & High Pressure Atmosphere typically requires no survival gear under many conditions. Pressure at or below sea level is too great to support life but is breathable at higher altitudes. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: High Pressure Atmospheres are classified as possessing 2.5 standard atmospheres or more of pressure. |
Ellipsoid Atmosphere & Unusual Exotic Atmosphere (Atmo Type: E or 14) | World has a pressure of 0.5 or less atmospheres. An Ellipsoid Atmosphere typically requires no survival gear under many conditions. The world’s surface is ellipsoidal, not spherical. Because the atmosphere remains spherical, surface atmospheric pressure ranges from very high at the middle to very low at the ends. Breathable bands may exist at some point within the range of pressure. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: Ellipsoid Atmospheres are known for having extremely uneven applications of atmosphere, air pressure, and environmental characteristics. This can lead to extremely variable environments and species that can dwell in one environment, but not in a neighboring one only a short distance away. The differences between niche species strongly tend to be more pronounced on an ellipsoidal world. |
Thin Atmosphere & Low Pressure Atmosphere & Unusual Exotic Atmosphere (Atmo Type: F or 15) | World has a pressure of variable atmospheres. This world is large and massive, with a thin atmosphere which settles to the lowest levels of the terrain. The atmosphere is un-breathable at most altitudes except the very low ones (…as in depressions or deep valleys). Travel outside the breathable areas requires a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world. | Example: One of the advantages of living on a low pressure or vacuum world is easier access to space. Planetary spaceports on low pressure worlds can often provide construction shipyards at a drastically reduced cost, often competitive with orbital shipyards. |
- ↑ Paul Elliott. The Universal World Profile (Zozer Games, 2016), 14.
- ↑ Paul Elliott. The Universal World Profile (Zozer Games, 2016), 14.
- ↑ Paul Elliott. The Universal World Profile (Zozer Games, 2016), 14.
- ↑ Paul Elliott. The Universal World Profile (Zozer Games, 2016), 14.
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 170.
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 170.
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 170.
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 170.