Inferno World
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Inferno Worlds possess extremely high temperatures, outside of inhabitability parameters and the far from the Habitable Zone.
- Non-MW trade classification. Unlikely to be used for a Main World.
- Planet or world type.
- Venus in the Terra system is an example of an inferno world,
Description / Specifications
The typical inferno world is both tectonically and volcanically active, often with magma rivers and spewing geysers of superheated lava.
Planetary Characteristics
Inferno Worlds or Infernos are worlds with extremely high temperatures. Burning, churning ball of fire. Typically a rocky core.
| Type | Code | Size | Atm | Hyd | Pop | Gov | Law | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno World | None | 23456789 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Inferno World. HZ -2. |
| Hot World | Ho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Hot. HZ -1. |
| Cold World | Co | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Cold. HZ+1. |
| Frozen World | Fr | 23456789 | -- | 123456789A | -- | -- | -- | Frozen. HZ +2 or outer. |
Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate
An Inferno World is a burning ball of fiery solids.
| TC | Inner (-) | HZ-2 | HZ-1 | HZ | HZ+1 | HZ+2 | Outer (+) | Remote & Far Systems | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno World | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlikely | - | - | - | - | Inferno Worlds are most often located starwards of a system’s primary star. |
History & Background / Dossier
The typical inferno world is both tectonically and volcanically active, often with magma rivers and spewing geysers of superheated lava.
The technological challenges of occupying an inferno world mean that few if any of such worlds are ever visited or inhabited by sophont species.
References & Contributors / Sources
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.
- 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 (defunct)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science