Campaign Events for Dark Frontiers

Campaign Events for Dark Frontiers

Age of Encryption (2000-2189)

Encryption technology privatizes the world, governments begin to waver. Rise of corporations. Tesla technology takes off.

  • 2001: Permanent orbiting living quarters
  • 2012: Rumors of Alien contact – but most are dismissed as fantasy and attributed to the “Mayan Apocalypse” hysteria.
  • 2016: A powerful space based inferometer is put into L3 orbit
  • 2028: First colony on the moon (Luna)
  • 2030: Permanent orbiting construction facility is fashioned
  • 2032: First asteroid captured in Terra orbit.
  • 2048: Life-supporting exo-planet is discovered; Moon (Luna) gets colonized for resources
  • 2050-2139: 2nd inner solar system Space Race by primary powers of Terra. Mars migration begins; Saturn and Jupiter outposts and gas mining.
  • 2140: Cold Fusion Gravity drive perfected
  • 2150: The first “Star” ship leaves the solar system.
  • 2151: First sign of communication from another extra-terrestrial origin
  • 2151-2189: First self supporting colony on mars; 2167 terraforming in full swing and trade throughout solar system
  • 2189: Permanent Two-way communication with an extra-terrestrial species established (a literal embassy)

Age of Awakening

[Philosophical Revolution] – Scientific advance is retarded as man looks inward. National boundaries fall, corporation rise; acceptance of mans place as not unique, no threats towards other intelligence because they are not in direct competition.

  • 2190: Rise of new philosophies
  • 2190-2300: revolt of the people

governments gain power, all is provided, intellectual growth is retarded; corporations sponsor migrations off world; exploitation of system resources by corps; depression is common, populations shrink.

  • 2305: First Contact w/_____

    • Colonies to mine some of the larger gas giants for resources, willing to trade. Corps start a war, attack outsiders, drive them off.

    Age of Isolation

    Mankind isolated by outsiders for corp actions for 300 years

  • 2624: Man travel to ____

    • Age of Colony

    Science rears up again and man begins climb from intellectual stagnation and population declines; Terra vigorously pursues regaining control of corp sponsored colonies and terran space. Corps begin to send ships farther, Rise of Terran hegemony (call SOL hegemony by some).