Cloud Formations

[Granpafishy]

I just found this: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031201.html
and it got me thinking, how do you describe the worlds to the pc's in YTU?

 

[vegascat]

Tha's in the ohh wow!!! category.

I will have to reconsider descriptions now.

 

[Shadowdancer]

It's like a mothership landing.

 

[Spinward Scout]

Hey Granpafishy,

I had started to make a document a while back about how to describe a planet to players, but I think I got bogged down somewhere and didn't work on it for a while. I figured out that there's 5 basic descriptors.

Later,

Scout


OUT OF ATMOSPHERE PHENOMENA
Suns, Planets and Moons, Meteors and Comets, Stars, Nebulae, and Constellations, Eclipses and other Stellar Happenings, and Artificial Objects

TIME
Time of Day (Local Time), Date, Length of Day, Time of Year, and Seasons

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
Breathe-ability, Weather, Temperature, Sounds, Scents

GROUND CONDITIONS
Gravity, Geography & Geology (Earthquakes & Volcanoes), Flora & Fauna

PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY
People, Tools, Vehicles, Structures, Food, Goods, Entertainment

 

[Granpafishy]

That's a well rounded list.
It give a good mix of item while still being expandable to include unusal or unexpected events. Mind if I borrow it?

 

[Spinward Scout]

Not a problem - if I ever get around to finishing the document, I'll post it here. I need to get a job as a game designer - not enough time to do all the stuff I want to. hehe

Later,

Scout

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

One of my PCs posted this lovely link...

http://www.polarimage.fi/main.html

I have since found it an Invaluable resource for visual aids and description ideas...

Thank you, Naer!

Atmospheric Phenomenena

 

[Spinward Scout]

Very sweet Lord Baron. Many thanks!

Scout

 

[Malenfant]

if you liked that cloud, get a load of this...
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031203.html