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--- islandsintherift:encounters:comet [2020/07/01 17:55] – created sam
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 ====== Comet ======
-A comet is a ball of icy volatiles. This far from anywhere, it is just a dormant snowball with no tail or any chance of creating one. Roll a d6 to see how far it is from the ship.
+A comet is a ball of icy volatiles. This far from anywhere, it is just a dormant snowball with no tail or any chance of creating one. Roll a d6 to see how far it is from the ship. Technically, these aren't really comets, and some are better classed as kuiper-belt objects. But their make-up is very similar.
   - 1D6 x 10 Mkm
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 Chance of the ship detecting it depends on what sort of sensor scans they are performing. It takes about 15 minutes to get a radio pingback from an object for every 1 AU it is in distance.
+^ Diameter    ^ Details ^
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Small comet, 1D6 KM diameter ^
+| 1  | 1  | A small dirty snowball made of various ices, mostly water and methane. |
+| 1  | 2  | An elongated snowball made mostly of water and methane ices. |
+| 1  | 3  | An almost pure water-ice snowball. |
+| 1  | 4  | A broken collection of snowballs barely clinging together under gravity. |
+| 1  | 5  | A small dirty snowball which contains some exotic crystals that form spiky growths on the surface. |
+| 1  | 6  | A fluffy snowball that won't support the weight of a person. |
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Small comet, 1D6 x 2 KM diameter ^
+| 2  | 1  | A small dirty snowball made of various ices, mostly water and methane. |
+| 2  | 2  | An almost pure methane-ice snowball. |
+| 2  | 3  | There are hints of exotic compounds deep beneath the surface which could be mind. |
+| 2  | 4  | Almost black snowball covered in sooty organic substances. |
+| 2  | 5  | A radioactive core of heavy metals, the surface is radiating a halo of volatiles from the heat. |
+| 2  | 6  | This is two snowballs stuck together, their surfaces melted where they touched. |
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Small comet, 1D6 x 3 KM diameter ^
+| 3  | 1  | A mix of pebbles and ice. |
+| 3  | 2  | A red tainted ice ball. |
+| 3  | 3  | An icy ball riddled with caves and tunnels. |
+| 3  | 4  | An icy ball riddled with caves and tunnels. Exotic crystals can be found near the core. |
+| 3  | 5  |  |
+| 3  | 6  |  |
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Medium comet, 1D6 x 5 KM diameter ^
+| 4  | 1  |  |
+| 4  | 2  |  |
+| 4  | 3  |  |
+| 4  | 4  |  |
+| 4  | 5  |  |
+| 4  | 6  |  |
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Medium comet, 1D6 x 25 KM diameter ^
+| 5  | 1  |  |
+| 5  | 2  |  |
+| 5  | 3  |  |
+| 5  | 4  |  |
+| 5  | 5  |  |
+| 5  | 6  |  |
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Large comet, 1D6 x 100 KM diameter ^
+| 6  | 1  |  |
+| 6  | 2  |  |
+| 6  | 3  |  |
+| 6  | 4  |  |
+| 6  | 5  |  |
+| 6  | 6  |  |
+^ D6 ^ D6 ^ Large comet, 1D6 x 100 KM diameter ^
+| 7+ | 1  |  |
+| 7+ | 2  |  |
+| 7+ | 3  |  |
+| 7+ | 4  |  |
+| 7+ | 5  |  |
+| 7+ | 6  |  |
+There is a 1 in 6 chance that the comet has some sign of civilisation.
+  - A radio beacon on it.
+  - There are a few empty cargo crates and signs of a makeshift landing site.
+  - This place has been mined, there is some equipment left behind.
+  - Some form of scout base, long since deserted.
+  - It is an old weapon's cache, still some weapons here.
+  - Old pirate base.
+For the size of the settlement: 1-3) Small, 4-5) Medium, 6) Large.