# ♦ Diamonds (Resources & Survival)

*How does this event impact water, materials, technology, infrastructure, or the physical struggle to endure?*

| Card | Prompt |
|----|----|
| **A** | A major discovery—new aquifer, intact Earth tech, rich mineral deposits in day-side margins |
| **2** | Trade routes open between settlements, or barter agreements stabilize supply chains |
| **3** | Salvage teams recover valuable materials from the *Stellar Horizon* or abandoned sites |
| **4** | Basic survival needs are secured—water reclamation succeeds, crops yield surplus, geothermal vents stabilize |
| **5** | Wind turbine efficiency improves, thermal exchangers are refined, or construction techniques advance |
| **6** | Abundance is achieved—grain stores overflow, water is plentiful, energy production exceeds demand |
| **7** | Resources must be carefully rationed—drought threatens supplies, equipment wears down, reserves dwindle |
| **8** | Something essential runs low—water sources diminish, replacement parts fail, food stores deplete |
| **9** | Scarcity forces brutal choices—who receives water rations, which settlements to abandon, what knowledge to preserve |
| **10** | Catastrophic loss—aquifer collapses, wind farm destroyed in superstorm, entire harvest ruined |
| **J** | An opportunity appears—untapped geothermal site, salvageable satellite technology, new Deep Roads passage |
| **Q** | Careful planning is required—engineers calculate infrastructure needs, Archivists determine what tech to preserve |
| **K** | Major investment or expenditure—building new settlements, massive salvage operations, irrigation megaprojects |