Asperion Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 I am thinking of running a near SF campaign. The concept here is that a discovery early in the 21st century has allowed humanity to travel up to lightspeed, resulting in colonies around the entire Sol System. This in addition to other things (both good and bad) has lead to a complete change in the way that people live both on and off planet. I would like for the campaign time to be set in the year 3010. I currently have a bit of a timeline and I was wondering what assistance everyone in Herodom could grant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 2010 The first fully operational off-planet society, Lunaria, is declared to be fully operational. 2015 Silverfire is discovered. Silverfire is a strange “substance” that will warp reality. It possesses properties from both matter and energy as well as properties that neither possesses. Silverfire ships can safely travel up to lightspeed with no penalty. Any amount is required to generate a gravitational field that is equal to Earth. Silverfire is declared to be a natural resource and cannot be patented. 2019 Studies of weightlessness and the unborn embryo are completed. The first embryo is carried from conception to birth off-planet. 2022 The first successful quantum computer chip is created. This quantumchip possesses four times the processing capabilities of any computer at effectively zero time. It also possesses quarter the mass of any silicon-based chip to date. 2025 Successful civilization is declared to be operational on the most unforgiving terrestrial planet, Venus. This civilization is actually the first “cloud city” similar to Star Wars’ Cloud City. Venus’ extremely acidic atmosphere made all attempts to make a colony on the planet impossible. I would like for the blanks between entries filled in as well as suggestions for how things might develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2025 While working on one of the moons in the outer system, an astounding discovery is made. There are ruminants of an ancient civilization. Tests show that these beings existed from 20,000 to 10,000 years ago. Where they came from or where they went or why they left are still unanswered. This mystery civilization is known as the Rheans since they existed on the Rhea. 2030 Teleporters are perfected this year. They operate by moving an object into a “null-space”. A teleporter on the receiving end will “reach in” and pull the object back into the real world. Only inorganic material can be teleported. 2040 First signs of a possible mega-corporation war are visible. All stock markets fall 8-15% during the year, causing concern among the populous. 2043 Earth Central government is officially declared in existence around all the terrestrial planets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2010 The first fully operational off-planet society, Lunaria, is declared to be fully operational. 2015 Silverfire is discovered. Silverfire is a strange “substance” that will warp reality. It possesses properties from both matter and energy as well as properties that neither possesses. Silverfire ships can safely travel up to lightspeed with no penalty. Any amount is required to generate a gravitational field that is equal to Earth. Silverfire is declared to be a natural resource and cannot be patented. 2019 Studies of weightlessness and the unborn embryo are completed. The first embryo is carried from conception to birth off-planet. 2022 The first successful quantum computer chip is created. This quantumchip possesses four times the processing capabilities of any computer at effectively zero time. It also possesses quarter the mass of any silicon-based chip to date. 2025 Successful civilization is declared to be operational on the most unforgiving terrestrial planet, Venus. This civilization is actually the first “cloud city” similar to Star Wars’ Cloud City. Venus’ extremely acidic atmosphere made all attempts to make a colony on the planet impossible. I would like for the blanks between entries filled in as well as suggestions for how things might develop. Silverfire and Lightspeed travel: There is a wierd drive, called the EM drive. It keeps operating outside our understanding of the laws of physics by violating newtonws Motion and energy laws left and right. Unless you look at a certain interpretation of inertia (Quantised Movement). However that explanation makes it basically a "anti-intertial drive": http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/04/emdrive-may-be-explained-by-quantized.html Inertia is the universe saying "you were moving a different speed just now. Stop trying to change that." As I get it the EM drive is inverting inertia, to create propulsion. Or the universe is saying "weren't you supposed to be moving a lightspeed? Stop trying to break already!" Controling Gravity is possibly impossible. However who needs that when we can control inertia instead to generate movement? Venus can actually be more interesting to colonise then mars, due to much higher Solar Radiation input you would get: http://www.space.com/29140-venus-airship-cloud-cities-incredible-technology.html Mars surface is highly radioactive (cosmic radiation) so you could not use all that real estate and had to dig underground. Furthermore you also get less then 50% of the solar power there. And at that point just going to Sunny Venus seems that much more promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie Everything you think, do and say Is in the pill you took today In the year 4545 You ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes You won't find a thing to chew Nobody's gonna look at you In the year 5555 Your arms hangin' limp at your sides Your legs got nothin' to do Some machine's doin' that for you In the year 6565 You won't need no husband, won't need no wife You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too From the bottom of a long glass tube Lucius Alexander The palindromedary is looking forward to 2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 2032: Careful experiments with quantum computers with active components on Earth and in a base on the Moon demonstrate that information can be propagated across interplanetary distances much faster than the speed of light by use of properly engineered qubits. By 2050 the units are inexpensive enough to put them on every interplanetary spacecraft, though for a long time the data exchange rates are low enough that only text-like data streams are practicable, because of the drastic scaling laws qubit interchange has for error-correction with large arrays of bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 If you want a bit of conspiracy tone tossed in for flavor. The edge on technology that's kept the Earth Alliance on top against any competing races is the result of a alien Scout Class starship found long ago and understanding it's still far advanced science bit by bit has kept the EA ahead of the curve. If you're interested in an ongoing plotline perhaps that culture is coming back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsman Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 2025 While working on one of the moons in the outer system, an astounding discovery is made. There are ruminants of an ancient civilization. Tests show that these beings existed from 20,000 to 10,000 years ago. Where they came from or where they went or why they left are still unanswered. This mystery civilization is known as the Rheans since they existed on the Rhea. 2030 Teleporters are perfected this year. They operate by moving an object into a “null-space”. A teleporter on the receiving end will “reach in” and pull the object back into the real world. Only inorganic material can be teleported. 2040 First signs of a possible mega-corporation war are visible. All stock markets fall 8-15% during the year, causing concern among the populous. 2043 Earth Central government is officially declared in existence around all the terrestrial planets. How does the null space teleport spec out? EDM with t-port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 How does the null space teleport spec out? EDM with t-port? Just special effect for a Teleport that needs a Focus on both ends. Maybe a "Fixed Target Location" bound to a Focus? One could also adapt the Portal rules from EDM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 2010 The first fully operational off-planet society, Lunaria, is declared to be fully operational. Who gets to declare it, and how do they define "fully operational?" 2015 Silverfire is discovered. Silverfire is a strange “substance” that will warp reality. It possesses properties from both matter and energy as well as properties that neither possesses. Silverfire ships can safely travel up to lightspeed with no penalty. Any amount is required to generate a gravitational field that is equal to Earth. Silverfire is declared to be a natural resource and cannot be patented. Again who declares it and what exactly does that mean? Where does Silverfire come from? does it get used up when used? Is someone selling it, are the authorities just handing it out, or can anyone with the right knowledge conjure as much of it as they need? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary knows one place it doesn't come from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 How does the null space teleport spec out? EDM with t-port? Who gets to declare it, and how do they define "fully operational?" Again who declares it and what exactly does that mean? Where does Silverfire come from? does it get used up when used? Is someone selling it, are the authorities just handing it out, or can anyone with the right knowledge conjure as much of it as they need?Lucius AlexanderThe palindromedary knows one place it doesn't come fromThe "null-space" is essentially an empty dimension that has nothing in it. Objects teleported must be placed on a teleporter then it will be shunted into that null-space. A teleporter on the receiving end will then need to pull that object back into reality. As far as the societies off planet goes, with the early ones like Lunaria they were built by multinational corporations and governments. Later on as the ability becomes better and prices drop the need for this cooperation lessons. Basically the place is operational in the same manner that a government would officially open a major stretch of road, when a business has their initial public stock offerings, or some similar major deal along those lines. When silverfire is first discovered people are not entirely sure what it is, or how to work with it. However people being what they are quickly analyze it and find applications for it. They soon discover that it is made by "freezing" fire, with will make it have the described properties and turn it to a silvery color, hence it's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 2045 Mega-Corp War heats up. Stock markets reach the point that they were at in the late 1990’s. All major world governments work hard to prevent the coming crises. 2050 Under continual strain during the Mega-Corp War, all governments except for the strongest collapse. The surviving governments take drastic action to minimize the damage. A major depression is declared across the entire system. 2053 Jupiter Alliance is declared to exist around the planet Jupiter and occupying all her moons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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