Beneath Alien Waves

[rust]

Thank you very much for the feedback !

Here is how I imagined the situation to develop in my setting:

The destruction of the ozone layer was an important part of the reasons for
the mass extinction event on my Pharos IV water world, with the UV radiati-
on killing much of the sea surface plankton, although most of the aquatic spe-
cies had less problems with UV radiation, because they were protected by
the water layer above them. They died because there was no more plankton
to feed on.

Since the supernova happened several centuries ago, and the star Pharos is
an F type star with a high amount of UV radiation in its spectrum, the ozone
layer has at least partially been restored naturally before the colonists arri-
ved.

However, the UV radiation level on Pharos IV is still very high, and the colo-
nists have to protect themselves accordingly.
As the colony is not exactly a wealthy one, the colonists probably will just
wait for the natural ozone layer to rebuild itself. It would be an interesting
idea to speed this up with laser satellites or thelike, but currently I do not
see how the colony could afford this.

[Conrad]

Originally Posted by rust

Thank you very much for the feedback !

Here is how I imagined the situation to develop in my setting:

However, the UV radiation level on Pharos IV is still very high, and the colo-
nists have to protect themselves accordingly.
As the colony is not exactly a wealthy one, the colonists probably will just
wait for the natural ozone layer to rebuild itself. It would be an interesting
idea to speed this up with laser satellites or thelike, but currently I do not
see how the colony could afford this.

Nicely imagined background. I hope that you can find the time to post a write up of it into the files section of this site. I'd love to read more about Pharos IV. Space is always the place!

[rust]

Originally Posted by Conrad

I'd love to read more about Pharos IV.

Thank you very much !

The problem with my Pharos IV setting is the language - it is in German.

I really intend to translate it one day, but currently I am unfortunately too
busy with other things ...

[Conrad]

Originally Posted by rust

Thank you very much !

The problem with my Pharos IV setting is the language - it is in German.

I really intend to translate it one day, but currently I am unfortunately too
busy with other things ...

Errrrrrrr... Ich sprechen ein kleine Deusche. Did I get that in any way near understandable?

[rust]

Originally Posted by Conrad

Did I get that in any way near understandable ?

Yes, near enough.

If you think that German would not be a major problem, you could send me a
PM with your E-Mail address, and I would send you the material (currently 3
PDFs with together ca. 70 pages and 6 maps / sketches) in return.

By the way, if anyone else should be interested, too, just drop me a PM, and
I will send you the material.

[ORtrail]

I like the setting. As for suggestions? What springs to my mind is how some plants/animals tend to get accidently introduced from one place to another and tend to threaten native species. Less of an issue with your setting perhaps, but what about those not wanting this young colony to succeed?

Some who want the planet for themselves? Some who have a personal grudge against a colony leader? Perhaps massive loans were taken out to finance this venture? Space pirates who had a nice hiding place? A rogue scientist messing with geneticly engineered creatures, but with good intentions (only wanted to speed the colonizing process up)?

What if there WAS an intelligent native species deep down in those depths? They've been in hibernation for centuries, waiting for the radiation to level off... Maybe without much technology, but some psionics and an agressive attitude?

A nice combination of several of the above?

[rust]

Thank you very much for the ideas !

Pharos IV did indeed have a serious problem with accidentally introduced spe-
cies. The worst case was a kind of free-floating algae, the size of a human
fist, which were covered by a layer of slime that contained a contact poison
lethal to its homeworld's predators - and all Terran species. The colonists re-
cognized the problem almost too late, and it was a major operation to get rid
of the algae.
Since I have used this plot very early in the colony's history, it could be a
good idea to use a similar one again now ...

The colonists have discovered one abandoned alien deep sea base with a
"Gate" to the devastated homeworld of the so-called "Builders" and to some
other planets (including Green - greetings, Puck !). It became obvious that
the "Builders" had left their homeworld soon before some kind of natural desa-
ster would have destroyed their civilization there, and therefore these aliens
may still be "out there" somewhere - and there could also be other bases and
"Gates" on Pharos IV, allowing them to return whenever they like ...

Since the colony on Pharos IV has become a safe haven for escaped genetic
slaves (humans bred as slaves), there is an ongoing conflict with the inter-
stellar megacorporation which produces and sells the slaves.
There have been several attempts to destroy the colony, including a long-
term plan with an asteroid brought on a collision course with Pharos IV, and
a number of "terrorist" attacks.
One of these attacks killed my favourite NPC, the "Council Speaker for Off-
world Affairs" (foreign minister) of the colony, when the PCs had a rather bad
day, and another one almost killed the crown prince of a nearby star kingdom
when he visited Pharos IV for the 50 Years-Celebrations ...

[Conrad]

Originally Posted by rust

Yes, near enough.

If you think that German would not be a major problem, you could send me a
PM with your E-Mail address, and I would send you the material (currently 3
PDFs with together ca. 70 pages and 6 maps / sketches) in return.

By the way, if anyone else should be interested, too, just drop me a PM, and
I will send you the material.

It is a good job that my elder brother speaks fluent german. I can give him the task of translating some of your stuff for me.
By the way your english is excellent.

[rust]

Thank you very much - playing English roleplaying games seems to be a good
way to learn the language.

The files are on their way, I hope you will like some of the stuff.

[sdavies2720]

Are you still looking for ideas to fill ecological niches on the planet? If so, which ones?

Steve