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Dan at 12:41, 1 December 2025

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	'''Note: This page is being taken apart in order to build the [[:Category:Surveys\|comprehensive survey series]].'''		'''Note: This page is being taken apart in order to build the [[:Category:Surveys\|comprehensive survey series]].'''

	Surveys of solar systems and their planetary bodies are broken up into several distinct phases. Many of these phases can be conducted by the same starship, but more often than not, Star Fleet chooses to dispatch specialist ships to conduct in-depth surveys.

	~~==Stellar Surveys==~~
	Stellar Surveys are conducted at extremely distant ranges. Since the early [[20th century]] on [[Earth]], astronomers have been able to determine from afar the basic characteristics of a star, such as type, mass, chemical composition. When a sector or other region of space is first mapped, the location and types of stars are presumed to come from a database compiled previously from prior observations.

	~~{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"~~
	~~\|+ '''Table 1: Direct Observation / Database'''~~
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	~~! style="width: 250px;" \| Determine star fields~~
	~~! style="width: 360px;" \|~~
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	~~\| '''Step A:''' Roll 1d100\|\|~~
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	~~\|01 – 73\|\| empty space~~
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	~~\|74 – 82\|\| possible unusual item (go to Step B)~~
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	~~\|83 – 00\|\| star system (go to Table 2)~~
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	~~\| '''Step B:''' Roll 1d100\|\| (for when object positions are already known)~~
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	~~\| 01 - 33 \|\| possible unusual item (go to Step B)~~
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	~~\| 34 - 00 \|\| single star system (go to Table 2)~~
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	~~\|'''Step C - Unusual Item:''' Roll 1d100\|\|~~
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	~~\|01 – 17\|\| unusual item<sup>'''Note 1'''</sup> (Table 3)~~
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	~~\|18 – 59\|\| binary star system (Table 2, roll for largest)<sup>'''Note 2'''</sup>~~
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	~~\|60 – 87\|\| trinary star system (Table 2, roll for largest)<sup>'''Note 2'''</sup>~~
	\|-
	~~\|88 – 00\|\| quadruple star system (Table 2, roll for largest)<sup>'''Note 2'''</sup>~~
	\|}
	~~:::'''Note 1:''' An unusual item has to be approached just like a star does, in order to be mapped. Determination of the type of unusual item cannot be made until it is studied individually.~~
	~~:::'''Note 2:''' Then roll for next star(s); re-roll any that are larger (in mass) than the largest. The [[Talk:Surveys#Spectral_Class_table\|Spectral Class table]] has the details required for this.~~


	~~{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"~~
	~~\|+ '''Table 2: Star Type'''~~
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	~~\| style="width: 350px;" \| '''Step A: Roll 1d10'''\|\| style="width: 300px;" \|~~
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	~~\| 01 \|\| Non-Main Sequence star~~
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	~~\| 02 – 10 \|\| Main Sequence star~~
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	~~\| '''Step B - Non-Main Sequence:''' Roll 1d100 \|\|~~
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	~~\| 01 – 67 \|\| Class D white dwarf~~
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	~~\| 68 - 84 \|\| IR Sequence star (go to Step D)~~
	\|-
	~~\| 85 - 96 \|\| Class Z1 stellar blackhole~~
	\|-
	~~\| 97 - 00 \|\| Class Z2 intermediate mass blackhole~~
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	\|
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	~~\| '''Step C - Main Sequence (Simple):''' Roll 1d100 \|\| ('''Alternate:''' [[Talk:Surveys#Spectral_Class_table\|detailed Spectral Class table]])~~
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	~~\| 01 - 10 \|\| Class M “Red”~~
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	~~\| 11 - 30 \|\| Class K “Orange”~~
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	~~\| 31 - 55 \|\| Class G “Yellow”~~
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	~~\| 56 - 75 \|\| Class F “Yellowish-white”~~
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	~~\| 76 - 87 \|\| Class A “White”~~
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	~~\| 88 - 95 \|\| Class B “Blue-white”~~
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	~~\| 96- 00 \|\| Class O “Blue”~~
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	~~\| '''Step D - IR Sequence:''' Roll 1d6 \|\|~~
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	~~\| 01 – 02 \|\| Class C “Red/IR”~~
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	~~\| 03 – 04 \|\| Class S “Infrared”~~
	\|-
	~~\| 05 – 06 \|\| Class X “X-Ray”~~
	\|}

	==Unusual Item Surveys==		==Unusual Item Surveys==

Dan at 12:39, 1 December 2025

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			'''Note: This page is being taken apart in order to build the [[:Category:Surveys\|comprehensive survey series]].'''

	Surveys of solar systems and their planetary bodies are broken up into several distinct phases. Many of these phases can be conducted by the same starship, but more often than not, Star Fleet chooses to dispatch specialist ships to conduct in-depth surveys.		Surveys of solar systems and their planetary bodies are broken up into several distinct phases. Many of these phases can be conducted by the same starship, but more often than not, Star Fleet chooses to dispatch specialist ships to conduct in-depth surveys.

Dan: /* Stellar Surveys */

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	\| '''~~Alternate~~ Step A:''' Roll 1d100\|\| (for when object positions are already known)		\| '''Step B:''' Roll 1d100\|\| (for when object positions are already known)
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	\| 01 - 33 \|\| possible unusual item (go to Step B)		\| 01 - 33 \|\| possible unusual item (go to Step B)
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	\|'''Step B - Unusual Item:''' Roll 1d100\|\|		\|'''Step C - Unusual Item:''' Roll 1d100\|\|
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	\|01 – 17\|\| unusual item<sup>'''Note 1'''</sup> (Table 3)		\|01 – 17\|\| unusual item<sup>'''Note 1'''</sup> (Table 3)

Dan at 19:15, 30 November 2025

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	Surveys of solar systems and their planetary bodies are broken up into several distinct phases. Many of these phases can be conducted by the same starship, but more often than not, ~~Starfleet~~ chooses to dispatch specialist ships to conduct ~~indepth~~ surveys.		Surveys of solar systems and their planetary bodies are broken up into several distinct phases. Many of these phases can be conducted by the same starship, but more often than not, Star Fleet chooses to dispatch specialist ships to conduct in-depth surveys.

	==Stellar Surveys==		==Stellar Surveys==

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	{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"		{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"
	\|+ '''3. Interstellar Phenomena Survey – ~~1d10 days~~'''<br>see [[Rules:Interstellar Phenomena\|Interstellar Phenomena]] for details		\|+ '''3. Interstellar Phenomena Survey – as detected'''<br>see [[Rules:Interstellar Phenomena\|Interstellar Phenomena]] for details
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	\| style="width: 100px;" \|'''Roll 1d100'''\|\|'''Item (Catalog ID)'''\|\| '''Notes'''		\| style="width: 100px;" \|'''Roll 1d100'''\|\|'''Item (Catalog ID)'''\|\| '''Notes'''

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	\| style="width: 225px;" \| '''Small'''		\| style="width: 225px;" \| '''Small'''
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	\|01 – 19\|\| within charted Alpha Quadrant		\|01 – 06\|\| within charted Alpha Quadrant
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	\|20 – 25\|\| uncharted Alpha Quadrant		\|07 – 25\|\| uncharted Alpha Quadrant
	\|-		\|-
	\|26 – 50 \|\|Beta Quadrant		\|26 – 50 \|\|Beta Quadrant

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	\| 78 - 00 \|\| Large (3d6 lys diameter)		\| 78 - 00 \|\| Large (3d6 lys diameter)
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	~~{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"~~
	~~\|+ '''3.2.2 Plasma Field Centers<sup>1</sup>'''<br>''(Planetary sized only have the 1 center.)''~~
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	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Roll 1d6'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Small'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Large '''~~
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	~~\| 1-3~~
	~~\| 1 center~~
	~~\| 3 centers~~
	\|-
	~~\| 4-5~~
	~~\| 2 centers~~
	~~\| 4 centers~~
	\|-
	~~\| 6~~
	~~\| 3 centers~~
	~~\| 5 centers~~
	\|}
	~~:::'''Note 1:''' See [[Help:Sectors]] for guidance on depicting multi-center plasma fields on the sector charts.~~

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	\|+ '''3.2 Plasma Field Level''' (roll 1d10)		\|+ '''3.2 Plasma Field Level''' (roll 1d10)
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	\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Roll ~~1d100~~'''		\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Roll 1d10'''
	\| style="width: 375px;" \|'''Level'''		\| style="width: 375px;" \|'''Level'''
	\|-		\|-

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	:::'''Note 1:''' These levels indicate the basic structure and composition of individual nebulae, with no direct bearing to the game or charting.		:::'''Note 1:''' These levels indicate the basic structure and composition of individual nebulae, with no direct bearing to the game or charting.


	~~{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"~~
	~~\|+ '''3.1.2 Nebula Centers<sup>1</sup>'''<br>''(Planetary nebulae only have the 1 center.)''~~
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	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Roll 1d6'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 110px;" \| '''Small Nebula'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 110px;" \| '''Large Nebula'''~~
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	~~\| 1-3~~
	~~\| 1 center~~
	~~\| 3 centers~~
	\|-
	~~\| 4-5~~
	~~\| 2 centers~~
	~~\| 4 centers~~
	\|-
	~~\| 6~~
	~~\| 3 centers~~
	~~\| 5 centers~~
	\|}
	~~:::'''Note 1:''' See [[Help:Sectors]] for guidance on depicting multi-center nebulae on the sector charts.~~

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	==Unusual Item Surveys==		==Unusual Item Surveys==
	Conventional planet- and orbit-bound sensors (including the various types of telescopes) can detect at extremely long ranges a large number of standard items that do not fit under the standard star system category, such as nebulae and non-standard stars. However, other interstellar items require detection by sensors in closer proximity, such as starships performing sector (or [[Starfleet_Surveys#Navigational_Phase_.28Phase_2.29\|navigational]]) surveys (usually within 10 or so lightyears, depending on the [[Build:Sensor_Systems#Tables\|long range sensor]] tech levels). Others require detection from almost right on top of them, or there ~~are~~ devastating consequences.		Conventional planet- and orbit-bound sensors (including the various types of telescopes) can detect at extremely long ranges a large number of standard items that do not fit under the standard star system category, such as nebulae and non-standard stars. However, other interstellar items require detection by sensors in closer proximity, such as starships performing sector (or [[Starfleet_Surveys#Navigational_Phase_.28Phase_2.29\|navigational]]) surveys (usually within 10 or so lightyears, depending on the [[Build:Sensor_Systems#Tables\|long range sensor]] tech levels). Others require detection from almost right on top of them or there will be devastating consequences.

	When a sector is generated (for game purposes), designate each of the items detected non-conventionally as U-(designation #), with the dedicated page indicating what exactly was generated in the notes section. When the item is then discovered, change the name to either the proper code (e.g., NMM for ion storm) or a proper name.		When a sector is generated (for game purposes), designate each of the items detected non-conventionally as U followed by the designation #, with the dedicated page indicating what exactly was generated in the notes section. When the item is then discovered, change the name to either the proper code (''e.g.'', NMM for ion storm) or a proper name.

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	~~{\| align="center" border="2" style="background:#BDBDBD; text-align: center"~~
	~~\|+ '''3.2.2 Plasma Field Centers<sup>1</sup>'''<br>''(Planetary sized only have the 1 center.)''~~
	\|-
	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Roll 1d6'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Small'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 80px;" \| '''Large '''~~
	\|-
	~~\| 1-3~~
	~~\| 1 center~~
	~~\| 3 centers~~
	\|-
	~~\| 4-5~~
	~~\| 2 centers~~
	~~\| 4 centers~~
	\|-
	~~\| 6~~
	~~\| 3 centers~~
	~~\| 5 centers~~
	\|}
	~~:::'''Note 1:''' See [[Help:Sectors]] for guidance on depicting multi-center plasma fields on the sector charts.~~