For those of you who are using the World Builders Handbook, there
are a couple of minor typos on page 63.
The typos are on page 63, step 12, the Seismic Stress Factor
calculations. The given equation is:
F = X + P + M + S
where
F = Seismic Stress Factor
X = 1d6 - 3
P = random # based on the planetary core type
M = Satellite diameter in km + (orbit number * 64). Compute for
each satellite and add all together
S = Mass of central star + worlds orbital distance in AUs
The problem is the calculation for M and S. They should read:
M = Satellite diameter in km / (orbit number * 64). Compute for
each satellite and add all together
S = Mass of central star / worlds orbital distance in AUs
Somehow the slash "/" got replaced with a plus "+". Either that, or
they are trying to use the divide sign and the printing was not good
for those characters.
I came across this while programming the step on my system. I was
getting outrageous numbers until I looked at the examples given, (the
results are ok, the description is also wrong) and realized that
somebody made a small mistake.
JB
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Jonathan Bayer Intelligent Software Products, Inc.
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