Colonists

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This faction is a fresh colony on an otherwise largely untouched planet. It is this brave band of pioneers that will tame the world’s wild forces and bring forth a better life for those who come after.
Effect: This faction has all the benefits of the Planetary Government tag for its homeworld, as no other government exists on a fresh colony. The faction’s homeworld is also treated as if it had at least tech level 4. Colonies with fewer than 100,000 citizens lack the necessary industrial infrastructure to build Spaceship-type assets.

Leaders:
^{Who leads the faction}

• Charismatic salt-of-the-earth pioneer acting as mayor or president
• Profit-focused bureaucrat from the world or faction that sponsored the colony
• Local nobility consisting of the first founders

Rules:
^{What are some universal laws or beliefs in the faction}

All guns must be handed over at town limits

Building a structure on a piece of land translates to ownership of the land

All trade goods technically belong to the colony's original sponsor

Enemies:
^{Which person inside the faction might oppose the group}

Local merchant sensing significant profit

Crooked sheriff abusing his powers

Influential and affluent rancher who is above the local law

Opposition:
^{What forces might engage the group in combat}

Militia armed with a hodgepodge of frontier weaponry

A sheriff or ranger and his posse

Well-trained and motivated defense unit armed with off-world weaponry

Obstacles:
^{How might the faction inconvenience the group}

Everyone gets the word not to provide any help or services

Nobody saw who vandalized your ship

The colony's sponsor decides to support the world

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

Militia armed with a hodgepodge of frontier weaponry

Miner looking to get his previous minerals sold off-world

Genius mechanic who can keep just about anything running with some unorthodox repairs

Complications:
^{How might negotiations be complicated}

Some gesture or service is required to get the locals' trust

Certain high-tech goods are unavailable in this small economy

An unspoken rule is broken

They would like to help but need to think of the colony's survival first

Missions:
^{What missions might the faction offer}

Espionage mission to a neighboring world threatening the colony

Find out why surveyors are disappearing in the mountains

Secure a trade route for medical supplies

Things:
^{What items might have relation to the faction}

Four crates of nutrient bars each of which will feed a family for a month (longer if they don't like their kids too well)

A single autonomous ground-to-air battery capable of protecting a small facility or settlement

An off-road ground vehicle capable of navigating the planet's difficult terrain

The charter that guarantees the colony independence from its original sponsor

Places:
^{Where might the faction take you}

Isolated homestead with hundreds of miles of wilderness in every direction

A bustling street outside the planet's only spaceport

An underground pre-tech terraforming facility

The unimpressive office of the planetary president

Tags: Core, Local, PlanetaryGov, Tech