Deucado (again)

Yesterday, I explained how I formed the gas giant of Grentadar. Today I will explain how I came up with the fictional world of Deucado, truly center to the entire universe of Rome's Revolution. To create the physical characteristics of this made-up world, I started with the Earth and systematically changed each item, appearance, geology, biosphere, one by one.



Earth is Planet 3, so Deucado became Planet 2. Earth had one moon, Deucado had two. I made the atmosphere a little richer in oxygen. I gave it a little less mass and consequently a little lower gravity. This would allow the people of our Earth to appear stronger. I do not claim credit for this idea. H. G. Wells wrote the series about John Carter of Mars, first appearing in 1912. Don't let anybody tell you that the whole idea of Superman didn't germinate from Barsoom.

To continue, where Earth has two continents in the western hemisphere, Deucado has one. I gave it two continents (as yet still unexplored) on the eastern hemisphere. I made a Mercator projection of Deucado which was invaluable when choreographing the movements of the characters.


I also made the day and year shorter. As mentioned previously, I placed the world of Deucado closer to the primary to compensate for the slightly cooler star. I also made the weather more mild so I didn't have to deal with it. Voila! I had my planet. Now I could get on with the story.

Tomorrow, Mockay and Givvy, the moons of Deucado and the role they played in the story.