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| Table 10.8: Population | |
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| Roll (2d6) | Population |
| 2 | Thousands (New comonies, frontier stations, scientific or military facilities) |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Tens of Thousands (Self-sustaining colonies, major facilities) |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Hundreds of Thousands (Major Colonies) |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Millions* (Primitive or harsh homeworlds, long-standing interstellar settlements) |
| 11 | Hundreds of Millions* (Industrial homeworlds; impossible befire TL2) |
| 12 | Billions* (Federation-level homeworlds; imposible before TL5) |
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Modifiers: Very Cold or Very Hot (-1) Metal-Rich Density (-1) Thin Atmosphere (-1) Treat any result lower than 2 as 2. |
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| *Over this population level requres a hydrosphere of at least 50% coverage, and certain Technological Levels (TLs; Book 2 Page 185) | |