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, Starfleet chooses to dispatch specialist ships to conduct indepth 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, based on prior observations.

Table 1: Stellar Survey – 1d10 days

Determine star fields
Step A: Roll 1d100
01 – 73	empty space
74 – 82	possible unusual item (go to Step B)
83 – 00	star system (go to Table 2)
Alternate Step A: Roll 1d100	(for when object positions are already known)
01 - 33	possible unusual item (go to Step B)
34 - 00	star system (go to Table 2)
Step B - Unusual Item: Roll 1d100
01 – 17	unusual item* (Table 3)
18 – 00	star system (Table 2)

*Note: 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.

Table 2: Star Type

Step A: Roll 1d10
01	Non-Main Sequence star
02 – 10	Main Sequence star
Step B - Non-Main Sequence: Roll 1d6
01 – 04	UV Sequence star (go to Step D)
05	IR Sequence star (go to Step E)
06	Blackhole (go to Step F)
Step C - Main Sequence: Roll 1d100
01 – 67	Class M “Red”
68 – 73	Class O “Blue”
74 – 78	Class B “Blue-white”
79 – 84	Class A “White”
85 – 89	Class F “Yellowish-white”
90 – 95	Class G “Yellow”
96 – 00	Class K “Orange”
Step D - UV Sequence: roll 1d6
01 – 03	Class WC “White/Carbon”
04 – 06	Class WN “White/Nitrogen”
Step E - IR Sequence: Roll 1d6
01 – 02	Class C “Red/IR”
03 – 04	Class S “Infrared”
05 – 06	Class X “X-Ray”
Step F - Blackhole:	Class Z

Unusual Item Surveys

Surveys of all types can identify a mass of some sort that exists within a set point of a sector. More often than not, that item can be identified from afar (like a nebula) or can be inferred (by detection of mass). In this case, the survey length roll indicates the actual charting mission of the item (rather than a long-range based observation).

3. Unusual Item Survey – 1d10 days

Step A - Unusual Item: Roll 1d100	Item (Catalog ID)
01 – 22	Lost planet (Class R) (NMA)
23 – 66	Lost planet (frozen Type I) (NMB)
67 – 77	Nova star system (1d12x 0.1 parsecs size) (NMC)
78 – 88	Small nebula (1d6x 0.1 parsecs size) (NMD)
89 – 00	Very unusual item (go to Step B)
Step B - Very Unusual Item: 1d10
01 – 04	Pulsar (NME)
05 – 08	Large Nebula (1d6 parsecs size) (NMF)
09 – 10	Wormhole (randomly determine exit) (NMG) (go to Table 3.1)

3.1 Wormhole Opposite Side (roll 1d100)

01 – 75	unattached opposite end (jumps around between quadrants/galaxies)
76 – 00	attached end (go to Table 3.1.)

3.1.1 Wormhole Exit Point (roll 1d100)

01 – 19	within charted Alpha Quadrant
20 – 25	uncharted Alpha Quadrant
26 – 50	Beta Quadrant
51 – 75	Delta Quadrant
76 – 00	Gamma Quadrant

Intrasystem Surveys

4. Intrasystem Survey – 1d10 days (Part 1)

A. Main Sequence Stars	Roll for number of planets:
O (Blue)	none
B (Blue-white)	3d6
A (White)	3d6-1
F (Yellow-white)	3d6-1
G (Yellow)	3d6-2
K (Orange)	3d6-2
M (Red)	3d6-2
B. UV Sequence Stars	Roll:
	3d6/2 (and all are charred rockballs)
C. IR Sequence Stars/Blackholes	none

5. Intrasystem Survey (Part 2)

A. Main Sequence Stars	Roll: 1d100 for each planet	Example
01-05	Class A - Geothermal	Gothos
06-10	Class B - Geomorteus	Mercury
11-15	Class C - Geoinactive	Pluto
16-20	Class D - Asteroid/Barren moon	Luna
21-22	Class E - Geoplastic	Excalbia
23-24	Class F - Geometallic	Janus IV
25-28	Class G - Geocrystalline	Delta Vega
29-35	Class H - Desert	Vulcan
36-41	Class I - Ice Giant	Uranus
42-48	Class J - Gas Giant	Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
49-53	Class K - Adaptable	Mars
54-60	Class L - Marginal	Indri VIII
61-67	Class M - Terrestrial	Earth
68-70	Class N - Reducing	Venus
71-74	Class O - Pelagic	Argo
75-81	Class P - Glaciated	Andor, Breen
82-84	Class Q - Variable	Genesis
85-87	Class S - Gas Hypergiant
88-89	Class T - Gas Ultragiant
90	Class Y - Demon	Tholia
91-00	Asteroid Belt

Habitability Surveys

If any class H, L, M O or P planets are found, the ship immediately investigates. In an extremely high orbit – geosynchronous with the day side and in radio-frequency silence in order to not be discovered by celestial observatories or other tracking devices – begin scan of the planet.

6. Habitability Survey – 1d6 days

A. Determine planetary gravity (G)	Roll (1d10 + 5)/10
B. Determine diameter (km)	Multiply 13,000 by G
C. Determine surface area (km^2)	Multiply 510,075,000 by G
D. Determine water area (%)	Roll:
Class H	1d20
Class L	1d20+20
Class M	1d60+20
Class O	1d20+80
Class P	1d100 (ice-covered)
E. Determine rotation period	Roll 2d10+14 hours
F. Determine atmospheric density	Roll 1d10:
01-02	thin atmosphere
03-08	standard atmosphere
09-10	thick atmosphere
G. Determine general climate	Roll 1d100 for Classes L, M, O
01–15	desert (all Class H)
16–35	tropical
36–60	temperate – warm
61–85	temperate – cool
86–00	arctic (all Class P)
H. Determine resource availability (%)	Roll 1d100:
Normal Metals	01-20: n/a 21-80: 1d30 81-00: 1d30+30
Special Metals	01-95: n/a 96-98: 1d2 99-00: 1d3+2
Radioactives	01-80: n/a 81-97: 1d5 98-00: 1d10+5
Gem Stones	01-80: n/a 81-97: 1d5 98-00: 1d10+5
Industrial Crystals	01-95: n/a 96-98: 1d2 99-00: 1d3+2
I. Dominant lifeform	Roll 1d100
01–03	micro-organisms
04–07	plants
08–14	insects/mollusks
15–20	fish
21–30	amphibians
31–40	reptiles
41–50	avians
51–95	mammals
96–00	non-corporeal
J. Presence of sentience	Roll 1d100
Micro-organisms	n/a
Plants	1%
Insects/mollusks	3%
Fish	5%
Amphibians	7%
Reptiles	9%
Avians	11%
Mammals	13%
Non-corporeal	90%

Xeno-anthropology Surveys

If a sentient species is discovered, special directives are put in place. A landing party may be sent down to investigate.

7. Xeno-anthropology Survey

A. Determine Industrial Scale	Roll 1d100	Scale Rating
01-50	Stone Age (10,000 BCE)	1
51-60	Metal Age (2,000 BCE)	2
61-80	Science Age (1400 AD)	3
81-86	Steam Age (1900 AD)	4
87-88	Atomic Age (1950 AD)	5
89-90	Space Age (1960 AD)	6
91-92	Fusion Age (1990 AD)	7
93-94	Planet Age (1995 AD)	8
95	Star Age (2020 AD)	9
96-00	Power Age (2030 AD)	10
B. Social Rating	Roll 1d100	Subtypes
01-10	Anarchy	n/a
11-35	Decentralized	n/a
36-45	Monarchy	military, religious, social
46-50	Theocracy	n/a
51-55	Aristocratic	military, religious, scientific, social, trade
56-65	Imperialist	military, religious, trade
66-70	Technocratic	military, scientific
71-75	Collective	n/a
76-80	Totalitarian	military, religious, social
81-87	Confederate	military, scientific, social, trade
88-97	Representative	military, religious, scientific, social, trade
98-00	Meritocracy	military, religious, scientific, social, trade

A landing party has a 5% chance of taking casualties within its 6 members. If casualties are taken, roll 1d6 for the number killed.

Landing Party/Away Team Deaths

Cause of death	Roll 1d100
01–60	natural deaths
61–80	inhabitants caused deaths (criminal)
81–00	inhabitants caused deaths (official)

If the inhabitants caused the death(s) of the explorer(s), and their technology is 8 or above, the ship is in danger. There is a 30% chance the ship is attacked:

Hostile Planet Attack

Industrial Rating	Roll 1d100
8	01-65: No damage 66-82: 1d2x25% Total SU damage 83-94: (1d2+1)x25% Total SU damage 95-00: (1d3+1)x25% Total SU damage
9	01-50: No damage 51-75: 1d2x25% Total SU damage 76-92: (1d2+1)x25% Total SU damage 93-00: (1d3+1)x25% Total SU damage
10	01-30: No damage 31-65: 1d2x25% Total SU damage 66-88: (1d2+1)x25% Total SU damage 89-00: (1d3+1)x25% Total SU damage