--- In , dcndcn13@... wrote:
> I was going to write a Challenge article explaining the science behind
> stars, the main sequence, HR diagram, stellar evolution and all that, to
> show how many of the "star types" out there were actually just the same
> star during different periods of its life, and how some of those different
> periods of its life would mean that all of its planets had been burned
> away. But like many things, never got around to it.
Something like this, perhaps? ;)
http://evildrganymede.net/rpg/world/stellarevol.pdf
> Yes, that can be very rewarding, until you get to the point where you
> realize that you keep having to come up with rationalizations for things
> that don't make any sense, and that happens more often than not, and
> then...
I've often said that the problem with explaining wacky UWPs is that you end up with a universe full of exceptions, rather than worlds that actually fit the rules. I've redone the worldgen (it may see the light of day sometime...) so that it doesn't result in crazy UWPs - there are still interesting ones, but they're interesting in a way that actually makes sense.
> I was going to write a Challenge article explaining the science behind
> stars, the main sequence, HR diagram, stellar evolution and all that, to
> show how many of the "star types" out there were actually just the same
> star during different periods of its life, and how some of those different
> periods of its life would mean that all of its planets had been burned
> away. But like many things, never got around to it.
Something like this, perhaps? ;)
http://evildrganymede.net/rpg/world/stellarevol.pdf
> Yes, that can be very rewarding, until you get to the point where you
> realize that you keep having to come up with rationalizations for things
> that don't make any sense, and that happens more often than not, and
> then...
I've often said that the problem with explaining wacky UWPs is that you end up with a universe full of exceptions, rather than worlds that actually fit the rules. I've redone the worldgen (it may see the light of day sometime...) so that it doesn't result in crazy UWPs - there are still interesting ones, but they're interesting in a way that actually makes sense.