Black holes have been known about for quite some time. A number of sci fi movies and television shows have discussed them. But in terms of a science fiction game what do they provide the game master?
Black holes would be discovered from time to time. They are potentially a hazard to both travel and inhabited worlds that might get sucked into them. In one original Star Trek episode the Enterprise comes too close to an unknown black hole (or perhaps a micro black hole) and the gravitational pull sends them back in time.
But what if a black hole could be explored? What would one find inside of one? A new world or universe? Perhaps travel back in time? Perhaps lost space ships and worlds that were pulled into the black hole.
Scientist patrons would naturally be curious about black holes in their backyard. They might hire adventurers and explorers to go visit them. Perhaps they would develop space ships capable of visiting and returning from them. Certainly they would want to send probes into them. How close can one get to a black hole and still escape the gravitational pull of one?
Malevolent entities might want to create black holes to cause havoc among enemies in their sector. Pirates might want to see ships become stranded in the pull of a black hole. Perhaps they might have the technology to visit and salvage ships lost in one and want to see others get stranded.
