Still a WIP, but submitted for your comments anyway.
Gernsback-2, 2013
Current Affairs
With the aid of the miracle substance handwavium, science-fiction and fantasy fans begin colonizing the solar system.
Divergence Point
2006; "Overfan" creates/discovers handwavium and begins to distribute it along open-source backchannels.
Major Civilizations
Western (multipolar), Chinese (empire), Indic (unitary)
Great Powers
Unites States of America (representative democracy, CR4), European Union (representative democracy, CR3), People's Republic of China (oligarchy, CR5), Russian Federation (representative democracy, CR5), Republic of Japan (representative democracy, CR4), Republic of India (representative democracy, CR4), Fenspace (representative democracy, CR1), Commonwealth of Australia (representative democracy, CR3)
Worldline Data
TL: 8 (Fen technology, TL8^)
Mana Level: indeterminate
Quantum: 6
Infinity Class: Z3
Centrum Zone: Red
Outworld Operations
(full text here eventually. To sum up:
* First scouted four years ago (2009 local time).
* Infinity has samples of handwavium, hasn't gotten any further than Fenspace researchers figuring it out; most operations involve trying to get more & different strains of the goop for further research; some vague worries that fen will figure out parachronics by accident (see ref: Duane Peters & His Black Box of Fun and Excitement).
* Centrum is seriously weirded out by handwavium; attempts to "rationalize" the worldline by co-opting the fen are hit & miss at the best (technocratic meritocracy is popular among fen, but factions are either too prickly or too small to work with); currently trying to get sympathizers into TSAB & related 'Danelaw agencies.
* The Time Nazis haven't shown up, thankfully.)---
Mr. Fnord
http://fnord.sandwich.net/
http://www.jihad.net/
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
Gernsback-2, 2013
Current Affairs
With the aid of the miracle substance handwavium, science-fiction and fantasy fans begin colonizing the solar system.
Divergence Point
2006; "Overfan" creates/discovers handwavium and begins to distribute it along open-source backchannels.
Major Civilizations
Western (multipolar), Chinese (empire), Indic (unitary)
Great Powers
Unites States of America (representative democracy, CR4), European Union (representative democracy, CR3), People's Republic of China (oligarchy, CR5), Russian Federation (representative democracy, CR5), Republic of Japan (representative democracy, CR4), Republic of India (representative democracy, CR4), Fenspace (representative democracy, CR1), Commonwealth of Australia (representative democracy, CR3)
Worldline Data
TL: 8 (Fen technology, TL8^)
Mana Level: indeterminate
Quantum: 6
Infinity Class: Z3
Centrum Zone: Red
Outworld Operations
(full text here eventually. To sum up:
* First scouted four years ago (2009 local time).
* Infinity has samples of handwavium, hasn't gotten any further than Fenspace researchers figuring it out; most operations involve trying to get more & different strains of the goop for further research; some vague worries that fen will figure out parachronics by accident (see ref: Duane Peters & His Black Box of Fun and Excitement).
* Centrum is seriously weirded out by handwavium; attempts to "rationalize" the worldline by co-opting the fen are hit & miss at the best (technocratic meritocracy is popular among fen, but factions are either too prickly or too small to work with); currently trying to get sympathizers into TSAB & related 'Danelaw agencies.
* The Time Nazis haven't shown up, thankfully.)---
Mr. Fnord
http://fnord.sandwich.net/
http://www.jihad.net/
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"