today we're going to be talking about the packed worlds not the book the packed worlds
but the actual planets that make up the whole system and the whole sector of space that is the
packed worlds let's get into it hello everyone welcome to the maple table my name is Nathaniel
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notification so that you know when my videos are available the packed worlds are a ragtag bunch of
alliances from various planets and various species who inhabit those planets to form what is known as
the packed world's systems and we're done I'm taking off now all joking aside that's really what
the backbone is for the packed world systems it's just a collection of alliances that have really
held since the gap the packed world's alliance is made up of 11 planets one meteor ring one giant
spaceship Absalom station which replaced a planet Golarion when it disappeared and the sun of that
system there is actually a hidden church citadel built inside of the sun and no one really knows
how it got there the first planet closest to the sun will be Aballon and this is the packed world's
forge planet for lack of a better term it is the main manufacturing center for the entire system
Aballon is covered in giant mega-structures where people live and work as well most of the planet
is completely covered with these giant mega-structures and more are being built all
the time the largest populations that you're going to find on Aballon will be the Vesk the Ysoki and
Humans Castrovel is going to be your next planet in the system that's at least closest to the sun
this planet has three major races that live on it the Lushunta they are mildly telepathic humanoids
i haven't covered them in my race guides yet the Formians who are also mildly telepathic
and a hive-like species actually if you check out 20-sided night they have done
a video on the Formians as well and of course you have the elves the Formians and the Lashunta
actually had a major cultural clash that happened even as early as 30 years ago there was a major
war that happened on the planet between the two of them being that the Lashuntas value their
individualism and the Formians are more of like I said a hive mind and they have that communal
value that's what they like so this clash of ideas sparked a war between these
two races on the planet and right now there is a tenuous peace don't worry the elves were not
involved they purposely stayed completely out of it the next celestial body and I'm not talking
about the Asamar is Absalom station this was a giant space station that just kind of appeared
out of nowhere and it appeared in the place of Golarion the planet it just sort of vanished
during the gap nobody really knows what happened to that either however Absalom station is actually
one of the easiest places in the universe to get to there is a massive beacon that is built inside
of the space station rather the space station is built around it no matter where you are in
the universe if you hop over into the drift you'll be able to get to Absalom within a week
no matter where you are no other section in space that we know of has this kind of capability
so of course Absalom is the trade hub for the entirety of the packed worlds and many other
star systems if you want to buy something you go to Absalom they'll probably have it Akiton
is a mining planet and before the pack world's creation it actually was the major manufacturing
center for starship fuel this was before the advent of the drift engine which effectively
put the fuel-based business out of business now the planet is a shadow of what it used to be
in terms of economic power and it's dying because it was mined so hard and so fast there's still
lots of chemicals and components that could be dug up on the planet to produce more starship fuel
nobody needs it and as far as Akiton goes it is actually theorized that it was the site of a major
space battle that happened during the gap because the planet is littered just absolutely littered
chocked full of spaceship wrecks there are five predominant species on the planet of Akiton
there are humans and they will actually have a reddish hue to their skin color but
otherwise they are human there is of course plenty of Ysoki running around on the planet
you can also find a good number of a shock on the planet there is a red skinned lizard that you can
find on the planet called the Ikeshti and there's a good number of Shobads on the planet as well
the next planet in the packed world solar system is verses at least i think that's how you
pronounce it this particular planet actually has a rotation that is directly in line with its orbital
rotation that means that one side of the planet has full sun all the time never sets and the other
side of the planet has full dark never gets sun always dark and kind of right around the middle
of the planet there is a perfect equilibrium happy medium and that's where most of the civilization
actually exists in this ring around the planet verses is actually a social and technological
hub for the entirety of the packed worlds as well on this planet you can find humans
and Verthrani Kasatha and Shirrens also enjoy this planet for its temperate climate as well
there is also a group of winged humanoids that are called the Strix
and they like to inhabit this planet as well next up we have the Idari this is actually a spaceship
and it's the only spaceship to be recognized as a packed world and this spaceship is actually the
home spaceship of the Kasathans shortly after the gap ended the Idari arrived into the space
of the packed worlds they were originally destined for Akiton but it was already well inhabited and
the planet was not having a good future outlook for itself so the Idari just took up an orbit
in the solar system and it's kind of stayed there ever since the diaspora is a giant meteorite field
that actually cuts the packed world system in half there are many makeshift stations as it were
built into the rock of the asteroids around and through the Diaspora be careful if you
go venturing in there you can run into a lot of pirates if you're enjoying the video today i will
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the next planet we come to is Eox this is an interesting planet as it is largely dead and
inhabited by the undead known as Eoxians on Eox they have a slightly noticeable crater
it's actually the size of a continent and it's hundreds of miles deep it actually goes so deep
it almost cuts right to the core of the planet and no one knows how it got there if you like
dragonborn you're gonna like Triaxis this is the home of the dragon people being that we're
quite a distance away from the sun it should be noted that Triaxis has some interesting weather
phenomenon summers and winters last for centuries on this planet and they really define life
for whoever's living on there for a very long time however the planet is brimming with life despite
the seasons that really don't change for a long time the planet is actually brimming with life
large feline predators and arctic horrors as is described in the pact world's book
liavara is a gas giant and it is known for its peach-colored skies
the only settlement on liavara is the city of rose light this is a city that was built on a
floating platform that manages to keep a delicate balance literally a delicate balance rose light
floats in the gassy part of the planet somewhere near i would guess the top at least at a point
where the atmosphere is breathable or at least converted into something that can be breathed
the center of the planet is quite dense and the gases fall back into the planet to be compressed
into a solid form and then as it gets released it just completes this continuing cycle it's a
weird place there's lots of really funky creatures that live on this planet Brethita is the biggest
planet in the packed worlds it's also a gas giant so there's not really anything to set foot on
it does have a large city settlement on it though called cloudhearth this settlement floats in the
less dense upper atmosphere of the planet this planet is known for its spectacular and
devastating storms they literally have storms that are bigger than planets there's three tornadoes
that are swirling at the bottom half of this planet and they are bigger than Castroville
that's how big these tornadoes are many citizens can be found traveling back and forth to Brethida
however the primary race that lives there is the Barathu once they joined the packed worlds they
once they signed the Pact World treaties open immigration policy was really their thing
and lots of different species can be found on this planet now or at least in the floating city
next up we have a pasta a pasta is not truly a planet although don't tell that to those
who live on it apostate doesn't have any of the traditional things that make a planet a planet
like a core or volcanoes magma tectonic plates it doesn't have any of those
the only time the surface of this planet is changed is basically when it's struck by a meteor
this planet is not by any trade routes it is not known for its mining operations
it is known for one particular race though and one thing that they are very very good at apostate
is the home world for the Drow and they are well known throughout the galaxy as
gun runners or weapons experts if you want good weapons you talk to the Drow
and the last planet in the packed world system is Aucturn this is a rather unfriendly inhospitable
planet its atmosphere is poisonous and completely green it has vicious predators monster-sized
monstrous creatures and still with the resilience of not only the humans and the Ysoki who do
have pockets of civilization on this planet life persists because of the inhospitable nature of
this planet and because of how far removed it is from the solar system a lot of cults tend to make
their home base on this planet and not the ones that you want to join they're the type that'll
make you drink that kool-aid and catch the mother ship the packed worlds have such a wide variety
of creatures and people living in them that as far as even character creation goes there's such a
breadth of options that you can have to form uh to form good characters and to have good stories told
without even leaving the solar system and we haven't even talked about the Veskarium yet and
i promise that i will do that i really enjoy what Paizo's done in creating these worlds and creating
these solar systems there's just enough of nuggets to get you started on whatever story that you want
to home homebrew yourself not to mention they've got tons of adventure paths that are coming out
and it seems like more every other month there are tons of stories that you could tell within
the packed world systems alone and tell me what planet you enjoyed the most that i talked about
from the packed worlds i would really love to do a more in-depth dive on each of these planets
going more into their society you know what's the planet like who lives there what's the social
customs like interesting places that could be found on all of these planets so let me know if
that's something that you would be interested in up on the screen now i will have a playlist
of starfinder races that i have covered and some that can be found on these very planets
youtube will have made a recommendation for you there as well my name is Nathaniel you've been
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