Planet CS
| Government | None |
|---|---|
| System | System V |
| Tech Level | TL 4 |
| Population | Tens of Millions |
| Atmosphere | Corrosive and Invasive |
| Biosphere | Microbial |
| Temperature | Variable Cold |
| Planet Tag 1 | Rigid Culture |
| Planet Tag 2 | Tyranny |
| Mechanical Tag | Reroll a FC generation die |
| Ruin | No |
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Notable Locations[edit]
SWN Worldtags[edit]
Rigid Culture[edit]
The local culture is extremely rigid. Certain forms of behavior and belief are absolutely mandated, and any deviation from these principles is punished, or else society may be strongly stratified by birth with limited prospects for change. Anything which threatens the existing social order is feared and shunned.
Enemies:
- Rigid reactionary
- Wary ruler
- Regime ideologue
- Offended potentate
Friends:
- Revolutionary agitator
- Ambitious peasant
- Frustrated merchant
Complications:
- The cultural patterns are enforced by technological aids
- The culture is run by a secret cabal of manipulators
- The culture has explicit religious sanction
- The culture evolved due to important necessities that have since been forgotten
Things:
- Precious traditional regalia
- Peasant tribute
- Opulent treasures of the ruling class
Places:
- Time-worn palace
- Low-caste slums
- Bandit den
- Reformist temple
Tyranny[edit]
The local government is brutal and indifferent to the will of the people. Laws may or may not exist, but the only one that matters is the whim of the rulers on any given day. Their minions swagger through the streets while the common folk live in terror of their appetites. The only people who stay wealthy are friends and servants of the ruling class.
Enemies:
- Debauched autocrat
- Sneering bully-boy
- Soulless government official
- Occupying army officer
Friends:
- Conspiring rebel
- Oppressed merchant
- Desperate peasant
- Inspiring religious leader
Complications:
- The tyrant rules with vastly superior technology
- The tyrant is a figurehead for a cabal of powerful men and women
- The people are resigned to their suffering
- The tyrant is hostile to “meddlesome outworlders”.
Things:
- Plundered wealth
- Beautiful toys of the elite
- Regalia of rulership
Places:
- Impoverished village
- Protest rally massacre
- Decadent palace
- Religious hospital for the indigent