The Expanse - Space station generator

Result

Space station generator

Location
Where is the station located in the Sol system ?

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Industry
What king of industry provides the station ?

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Population
What kind of population if any is based in the station ?

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Mysteries
What kind of secrets are hidden in the station ?

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Threats
What are the threats the station is under ?

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Opportunities
What kind of opportunities the station provides to its inhabitants ?

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Subcharts

Location (d5)

d5 Result

1

In orbit of a major body (Earth, Mars, Saturn, etc)

2

In orbit of a major moon (Luna, Deimos, etc)

3

In orbit around a Lagrange point

4

In deep space/orbiting the sun directly (ie in the asteroid belt)

5

On an elliptical orbit that slowly takes the station across the system to various other bodies, like a nomadic caravan

Industry (d12)

d12 Result

1

Resource extraction (ie asteroid mining - the station is attached to a body of some kind; gas mining - the station orbits Saturn and has siphoning infrastructure extending down the well)

2

Shipbuilding

3

High-end manufacturing

4

Trading

5

No industry (ie, industry used to exist but has left: the asteroid was mined out but the people are left - think space Detroit or something)

6

Tourism (casinos, gambling, zero-G sports, etc)

7

Military (ie naval ports)

8

Broadcast (high-end tightbeam transmitters, space-based media organisations, etc)

9

Private residences (luxury isolated residences for the ultra-wealthy)

10

Corporate HQs

11

Dangerous research (ie biological contaminants that could cause a disaster if let loose on Earth)

12

Space tethers (not feasible on Earth, but very feasible on the moon or something even smaller)

Population (d6)

d6 Result

1

Permanent population - the station is like Ceres. People live here, as did their ancestors, and they have no plans to move away.

2

Semi-permanent - the station's population is ever-changing as seasonal work brings in cohorts of new workers.

3

Industrial - the population largely lives here for a few months while doing work, then leaves after their contract is up. Think oil rigs or antarctic research bases.

4

Declining/Booming - how well is the station doing? is the population increasing?

5

Belters/Earthers/Martians - what kind of people live here? is this an indication of how well the station is regarded? how do these different societies mix on the station?

6

Abandonned

Mysteries (d5)

d5 Result

1

Unexplained Phenomena

2

Missing Persons

3

Ancient Artifacts

4

Strange Signals

5

Alien related (protomolecule or even Dark gods)

Threats (d5)

d5 Result

1

Pirate Raids

2

Corporate Espionage

3

Natural Disasters

4

Hardware malfunction

5

Internal conflicts

Opportunities (d5)

d5 Result

1

Lucrative Contracts

2

Hidden Treasures (forgotten material, scientific experiment leftovers)

3

Political Alliances

4

Scientific Discoveries

5

Resources