 Parzival  | 24 Mar 2014 8:40 p.m. PST |
link No big details yet, but 1.1 Earth radii, M1 dwarf star, habitable zone orbit… have we found our alien overlords? Better launch a pre-emptive strike! (Well, on the tabletop anyway). 
(Yes, I also posted this in the Plus Science board for more serious discussion, but some of y'all don't look there, and this board is for gaming considerations, right?) So, what would Earth 1.1 be like? What sort of alien vict… I mean "potential allies and friendly natives" be like? Would the dwarf nature of their star have any implications? How about the very slight increased radius (about 10%)? Wait… slightly heavier planet/greater gravity, dwarf star— clearly, we've just found the Squat home world! |
BlackWidowPilot  | 24 Mar 2014 9:14 p.m. PST |
I got dibs on the coniferous forested region that is closest to the Pacific Northwest! What do you mean, "But, sir, the apex predator is meaner than a Grizzly and four times as big?!" You slackers! I told you to bring along RPGs, not dinky-ass assault rifles!
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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 x42brown | 24 Mar 2014 10:58 p.m. PST |
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| Covert Walrus | 25 Mar 2014 3:17 a.m. PST |
Hard to say – the gravity would argue for a possibly heavier atmosphere, which would imply a warmer world than Earth. Anything more depends on data we do not as yet have – composition of planet and atmosphere if any, rotation and so forth. But it's the best bet so far for an Earthlike world, if "Like" is given a broad definition :) |
| The G Dog | 25 Mar 2014 4:39 a.m. PST |
Bring the armored cars and helo's 'cause we're gonna be herding SUPERCOW! |
| Parzival | 25 Mar 2014 5:38 a.m. PST |
Oh, and I like what Covert Walrus brought up on the Science board— the dwarf star could mean an alteration in the coloration of plant life from the green we know. So, depending on which end of the spectrum that alteration tends towards, your bizarro tabletop plants painted red, orange and yellow (or blue and purple) have a real home to point to!  |
 Legion 4  | 25 Mar 2014 8:06 a.m. PST |
Yeah … but we still don't have a viable technology to get there … Unless the Grays let us catch a ride with them … |
| BlackWidowPilot | 25 Mar 2014 8:55 a.m. PST |
Yeah … but we still don't have a viable technology to get there … Unless the Grays let us catch a ride with them … Bah! I say we do it the old school American way, and saucerjack the next Gray ship that lands….
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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| Parzival | 25 Mar 2014 1:38 p.m. PST |
You mean like this?
Yeah, sign me up! |
| Dave Jackson | 25 Mar 2014 3:09 p.m. PST |
Porn and food….that's what we'll trade first…. |
| Hombre | 25 Mar 2014 9:18 p.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 26 Mar 2014 7:01 a.m. PST |
Works for me Blackwidow … some say we already have tried …  |
| Unrepentant Werewolf at work | 26 Mar 2014 8:04 a.m. PST |
Going to be one hell of an electricity bill, an M Class is not bright. |
| Mobius | 26 Mar 2014 10:22 a.m. PST |
From what I read is that red dwarf stars sometimes give off large flashes of radiation. So while a planet having to be closer to the star for heat and light for life the radiation bursts are very dangerous for it. |
| Parzival | 26 Mar 2014 10:34 a.m. PST |
Even better-- mutant space dwarves! |
