Terrain encountered throughout the Niecti star system may require specific skills, specialized equipment or vehicles, and ingenuity to negotiate, especially in emergency situations.
Rugged or hazardous terrain may slow movement or travel and damage vehicles.
Most of the system consists of the rocky or icy terrain common to moons, asteroids, and comets, which makes any excursion outside of developed colonies potentially hazardous.
☐ VOLCANO
☐ MOUNTAINS: low, medium, and high
☐ CLIFFS
☐ RILLS AND RIDGES
☐ FOOTHILLS
☐ ROLLING HILLS
☐ BARRENS
☐ CRATERS
☐ FAULTLINES
☐ DESERTS: sandy, rocky
☐ GLACIERS OR ICE SHEETS
☐ SNOWPACKS
☐ RIVERS
☐ LAKES
☐ SEAS
The Niecti mainworld itself provides additional mixes of water and vegetation terrain encounters.
☐ PLAINS OR GRASSLANDS
☐ SWAMP
☐ MARSH
☐ FORESTS: light, medium, heavy
☐ CLEARINGS
☐ JUNGLES: medium, heavy
Many ancient xeno-archeological ruins and structures exist throughout the star system and may occur in any type of terrain.
More recently, Human expansion, both overt and covert, added additional structures and development.
☐ OUTPOSTS
☐ COLONIES
☐ SETTLEMENTS
☐ FORTIFICATIONS: including bunkers
☐ RUINS
☐ INFRASTRUCTURE
☐ ROADS
☐ TRAILS
☐ BRIDGES