New worlds for Infinite Worlds

[combatmedic]

Flux


The Flux timeline is very similiar to Homeline, until it enters a period of geomagnetic reversal[ north and south poles drift, ultimately reversing positions] beginning in 1990. The Flux, as natives call the event, is an ongoing phenomenon. It is expected to last centuries. The resulting electromagnetic chaos destroyed or rendered useless most electronics. The current year is 2015, the same as Homeline. Parachronic conveyors do NOT work reliably on Flux due to the geomagnetic reversal.

Flux has weathered climatic changes, increased radiation levels, disruption of nearly all electronics,political realignments, wars, and a deep economic depression with the collapse of world markets. The great powers and nations of the old world have largely vanished, replaced by smaller statelets and independent city-states.

Flux is in what Homeline scholars have termed a Second Machine Age. Electronics are little used, apart from simple and robust systems that can be easily hardened. Architecture,mechanics, pneumatics, materials technology; all these have advanced. Bio-diesel and similiar fuels are in widespread use.


Advanced hydraulic exoskeletons called armatures, flying wing zeppelins, liguid crystal computing, super blends of steel, quick drying concrete, and nomadic truck/train hybrids are all examples of the impressive new technology of Flux.

One consequnce of the technological changes has been a great increase in the social standing of mechanics, draughtsmen, machinists, etc. These trades have enjoyed a rennaisance , and masters are widely respected individuals.

Much of the civilized world is divided into city states. While these polities are often part of larger nations, most are de facto soverign powers. The unreliablity of long range radio communications has accelerated the processes of balkanization and devolution in most countries.

Many cities have begun to compete with one another in building ever taller skyscrapers. This fad has swept the North American States and is being imitated elsewhere.


The old United States has divided into more than ten seperate countries: The Pacific League, Deseret Theocracy, Great Lakes Authority, Republic of Texas, Free City of New Orleans, etc.

Europe was invaded and partially overrun by Muslims from North Africa and the Middle East. The Pope moved his headquarters to Milan after Rome was taken. Switzerland is a garrison state that hires out teams of mercenaries, having lost most of it's banking business in the global crash. Northern Europe is dominated by the North Sea and Baltic Mercantile Association, a modern day Hanseatic League.



The difficulty of leaving Flux with a conveyor limits Homeline's useful intelligence on the timeline.


[ This is an outline of my old High Steel campaign setting. It was fun. Think Cliffhangers+ High Tech+Vehicles. My players called it ''Dieselpunk''.]

[Knartz]

This is a very good thread!

Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment, but got roasted by 1.21 gigawatts.

The consequences of this are a nice setting.

Athena is also very interesting, i think of it as a TL3 Jungleworld.
Probably with greek and/or hyborian influences.

----------- Primatus-1 -----------
Gorillas and Chimpanzees have evolved faster than Homo erectus and are now the Dominant Species on Primatus-1. The Planet is a lush Jungleplanet and the Apes are holding Homo erecti as slave labourers.

*think of Planet of the Apes*

[ronom]

The TL3 can be an echo! I actually tried for a world that could fit multiple genres. Pandora-this is a depot for biohazards run by AMRIID, think of it as Warehouse 23 on steroids! this entire hostile world is utilized for storage and labs. Among the current projects are anti-Gotha vaccine to innoculate survivors on the "G" worlds and surplus weapons for wiping out the bands of zombies. Also Romero zombies are being vivisectioned, nanoswarms studied, blackmagic tomes inventoried,etc. Occasionally an accident needs cleanup. The projectors are all in the middle of the oceans gaurded by SSGN's with special ops teams aboard. The subs will fire as a last resort..... Actual transport is by plane or old Liberty ships.

[fredo01]

Amerindia-1

Horses pass over the Bering land bridge to North America at some undetermined time during the Pleistocene ice ages. Amerindian civilization domesticates horse between 4000 and 3000 BC and then invents the wheel.
I think you can see where this is going. On October 12, 1492. Columbus sails into a port on an island where fine Amerindian gentlemen greet him. The rest is up to you.

[t@nya]

Originally Posted by fredo01

Amerindia-1

Horses pass over the Bering land bridge to North America at some undetermined time during the Pleistocene ice ages. Amerindian civilization domesticates horse between 4000 and 3000 BC and then invents the wheel.
I think you can see where this is going. On October 12, 1492. Columbus sails into a port on an island where fine Amerindian gentlemen greet him. The rest is up to you.

I'm pretty sure there were in fact species of horses in North America during the Pleistocene. They originated there and later went extinct in part, some theories say, because they were hunted extensively by the newly arrived humans.

[fredo01]

Originally Posted by t@nya

I'm pretty sure there were in fact species of horses in North America during the Pleistocene. They originated there and later went extinct in part, some theories say, because they were hunted extensively by the newly arrived humans.

Erm... Then just let them live, please :) And a whole new world emerges.

[combatmedic]

Mammoth

Another Pleistocene survival world. In this world, the Paleoindians failed to extensively settle the Americas. Most of the Western Hemisphere remained unsettled for much longer than on Homeline. As a consequence, several species of large mammals did not become extinct.

Asiatic settlers arrived later, during the bronze age. Contact with eastern Asia was sporadic, but never entirely lost.

The settlers domesticated a variety of mammoth, as well as various other animals that would die out on Homeline. Trained dire wolves make nasty guard dogs.

Mammoths were first seen in Europe during the 13th century, when Mongol invaders attacked castles using the huge beasts. Howdahs with Chinese cannon mounted in them made the pachyderms into mobile artillery platforms. Their presence terrified horses that were not used to them, to say nothing of their affect on men who'd never seen animals so large. Dire wolves, ridden in some cases by young boys, made a devastating addition to the Mongol's forces.

Christendom was saved by the recall of Mongol armies to settle a dynastic dispute at home[ similiar to events on Homeline]. The Mongols left behind enough beasts and handlers to allow the Euopeans to gain the use of such[ the handlers were captives, deserters, turncoats, etc.].

The world is now local year 1675. TL is 4 across most of Europe, Asia, and North America. Other parts of the world are less advanced. The major powers are the Mongolian successor states, Polonia[Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia], China, and Maru [ a kingdom in the Missisippi river valley, capital where Homeline's New Orleans stands].

[combatmedic]

Genesis

Many researchers class Genesis as a myth parallel. Some refuse to believe it even exists, at least until confronted with proof. Genesis appears to be a world in which new species appear spontaneously. The world has gone through several bursts of such generative activity, with little evidence of the usual slow process of evolution. Creationists argue it is proof of intelligent design and the existence of God.

Genesis has many of the same animals and plants as Homeline , plus a few species you wouldn't expect- such as dragons, basilisks , and unicorns. Weirdly enough, none of these creatures appear to be supernatural. They do posses unusual abilities, but most are able to be explained in biological terms. Basilisks use deadly radiation transmitted along line of sight to kill targets at close range. Dragons don't breath fire or fly, but are large amphibious reptiles able to produce caustic vomit in deadly gouts. Unicorns are goatlike animals with a single horn that can eat almost anything, being largely immune to natural toxins.

'Magic', such as it exists on Yrth, is not found on Genesis. The laws of physics seem identical to Homeline. Psychic phenomena seem to be no more common than on Homeline.

Human life and history have developed differently than one most timelines. The politics, cultures, religious doctrines, etc are all different from most timelines. Some broad similiarities do exist, of course.

It's a guess as to the local year, relative to Homeline, but most experts agree the early 11th century AD is about right.

Genesis is a fairly low tech parallel. The most advanced kingdoms are only early TL3, and most cultures/nations are below that level of achievement.


A subspecies of very large and aggressive humans also exists. These ''giants'' are essentially normal humans with gigantism as a true breeding trait. They do tend to be very strong and are often predisposed towards aggressive behaviour. Some have become rulers over their smaller cousins.

Frequent reports of bizarre entities[ dubbed archons by the observer teams
from Homeline] have raised concerns at Infinity about outtime interference with Genesis. These creatures are common to the myth cycles of most human cultures, as is the mysterious creator god [or sometimes, goddess] they are said to serve. Researchers typically refer to this mythic figure as the Demiurge. No direct evidence of it's existence has yet been discovered.

[Pomphis]

Local year 1000 AD: does this mean christianity exists ? How about islam ?

[combatmedic]

Good question. I haven't decided whether Christianity or Islam exists on Genesis. Certainly there are monothesitic faiths, as well as various polytheistic religions. The year given as local year is the local date, relative to Homeline. If that makes sense.


Anybody have a suggestion for how best to handle religion on Genesis?

Edited Genesis to clarify religions/dating system/current year relataive to Homeline.