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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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* In ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', the alien race called the Demiurg mostly live in massive ''Stronghold''-class cityships, and tend to survive by asteroid mining. Quite fitting, as they are basically [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|Dwarfs]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]] |
* In ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', the alien race called the Demiurg mostly live in massive ''Stronghold''-class cityships, and tend to survive by asteroid mining. Quite fitting, as they are basically [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|Dwarfs]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]] |
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** Ironically, they are |
** Ironically, they are replacemens for the last Dwarves In Space, which were [[retcon]]ned and became the [[Unperson|unmentionables]]. |
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** ''[[Rogue Trader]]'' has various Endeavors related to this. Also, asteroid-mining and (smaller) comet-mining facilities as equipment for ships, allowing to extract some income wherever some of those are found. |
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* The ''[[Star*Drive]]'' fluff mentions asteroid mining as a common (though dangerous) source of income, especially in frontier regions. |
* The ''[[Star*Drive]]'' fluff mentions asteroid mining as a common (though dangerous) source of income, especially in frontier regions. |
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* One of the career options in the sci-fi [[Role-Playing Game|RPG]] ''Traveller'' is "Belter", their name for asteroid miner. |
* One of the career options in the sci-fi [[Role-Playing Game|RPG]] ''Traveller'' is "Belter", their name for asteroid miner. |
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* Present in [[Traveller]] . Glisten, one of the most important mining colonies in the traveller universe subverts the trope of the wild frontier asteroids, being a cultured and civilized place and the home of important grandees. Several other belts play this straight. |
* Present in [[Traveller]] . Glisten, one of the most important mining colonies in the traveller universe subverts the trope of the wild frontier asteroids, being a cultured and civilized place and the home of important grandees. Several other belts play this straight. |
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* Asteroid mining, especially valuable ice asteroids, is one of the primary industries in orbit over ''[[Rifts]]'' Earth. |
* Asteroid mining, especially valuable ice asteroids, is one of the primary industries in orbit over ''[[Rifts]]'' Earth. |
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* ''[[Spelljammer]]'' has some, mostly dwarves. |
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== Toys == |
== Toys == |