CE Exploration of the World
CE Exploration of the World
This index covers travel, exploration, trade, and adventure beyond the starting world in the Mneme Cepheus Engine system.
Core Exploration Chapters
| Chapter | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 6 | Mneme CE Chapter 6 Off World Travel | Interplanetary and interstellar travel, jump drives, ship operations, common travel times |
| Chapter 7 | Mneme CE Chapter 7 Trade and Commerce | Speculative trading, finding suppliers and buyers, cargo, trade goods, commerce mechanics |
Extended Exploration Chapters
The following chapters provide additional content for world exploration and adventuring:
| Chapter | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 11 | Mneme CE Chapter 11 Environments and Hazards | Environmental hazards, carrying capacity, diseases, temperature extremes, vacuum exposure |
| Chapter 13 | Mneme CE Chapter 13 Planetary Wilderness Encounters | Animal encounters, creature generation, terrain tables, encounter systems |
| Chapter 14 | Mneme CE Chapter 14 Social Encounters | Random encounters, patrons, rumors, legal encounters, NPC attitudes |
| Chapter 15 | Mneme CE Chapter 15 Starship Encounters | Space encounters, derelicts, alien vessels, space junk, encounter tables |
The original source document is also available: [file:CE CH 11 13 14 15 Exploring the World.docx]
This document contains all chapters in their original format.
Exploration Overview
Interplanetary Travel
All ship operations involve sublight maneuvering. Ships typically:
- Accelerate halfway to destination
- Reverse thrust and decelerate
- Use standard travel time formulas based on G-rating and distance
Key Topics in Chapter 6:
- Common travel times by acceleration
- Jump point distances by world size
- Life support and supplies
- Starship revenues and costs
Interstellar Travel
Jump drives enable faster-than-light travel:
- Jump takes 1 week regardless of distance
- Fuel requirements based on ship tonnage
- Navigation and astrogation
- Jump shadows and safe distances
Trade and Commerce System
Speculative Trade
For merchants willing to take risks, speculative trading can be highly profitable. The basic procedure:
- Find a supplier - Search for goods available (modified by starport class)
- Determine goods available - Roll on trade goods tables
- Determine purchase price - Broker skill and market conditions affect price
- Transport to new world - Navigate to destination with cargo
- Find a buyer - Connect with buyers at destination
- Determine sales price - Market factors determine final profit
Key Topics in Chapter 7:
- Trade goods tables by category
- Purchase and sales price modifiers
- Starport class effects on trade
- Black market and illegal goods
- Passenger and mail contracts
Related Systems
| System | Link | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| World Generation | Mneme World Generator | Create detailed worlds for exploration |
| Ship Design | Mneme CE Chapter 8 Ship Design | Build ships for travel and trade |
| Space Combat | Mneme CE Space Combat | Combat encounters in space |
| Character Creation | Character Creation | Create explorers and traders |
Quick Reference
Travel Times (1-G Acceleration)
| Distance | Time | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 km | 10m 32s | Jump point, planetoid |
| 10,000 km | 33m 20s | Surface to orbit |
| 160,000 km | 2h 13m | Jump point, Size 1 world |
| 320,000 km | 3h 9m | Jump point, Size 2 world |
Starport Trade Modifiers
| Starport Class | Supplier DM | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A | +6 | Full facilities |
| B | +4 | Limited manufacturing |
| C | +2 | Routine repairs only |
| D | +0 | Unrefined fuel only |
| E | -2 | Minimal facilities |
Adventure Hooks
Common exploration scenarios:
- Courier Mission
- Deliver sensitive data to another world within a time limit
- Survey Expedition
- Map unexplored regions of a newly discovered planet
- Trade Run
- Establish a profitable route between two systems
- Rescue Operation
- Find and extract stranded explorers or ship crews
- Archaeological Dig
- Uncover ancient ruins on a forbidden world