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All of this is taken from my starfinder campaign on the Online Campaign forums.
The world building is rough and shoddy. So forgive me.
he triune Alliance brings together three classic D&D worlds:
1. Oerth.
2. Athas.
3. Eberron.
4. There is a fourth, Aebyrnis, but no one knows the fold coordinates to the world of Birthright. YET.
Space Drive System: The Electric Universe is the source of our science. So going from system to system requires use of a Fold Drive. In Eberron this is a magical Eldritch Machine. In Athas and Oerth its technological.
Sublight drives: Total conversion drives (see GURPS (4th): SPACE page 33) are used by the Oerthlings and Athasians. Eberronese have taken a different approach. Total Conversion drives are used by the ships in the Guardians of the Galaxy films. It's barely hard SF.
1. Oerth. Of the three, the Oerth system is the most detailed (anyone have their Greyspace accessory handy?) Oerth orbits a G2IV Star with a luminosity of 1.09 (Yeah, the Oerth System isn't originally a Heliocentric system if you know your Greyspace, but this isn't Wildspace). Oerthian ships are both magical and built out of wood, and built out of exotic steels. While people roam the spaceways in Caravels and Galleons; Oerthians had to build ships out of exotic steels when mining 'Greyspace's' asteroid system allows for the extraction of metals. Oerthians have been building metal dreadnaughts and metal starfighters.
Oerth's space is inhabited by the standard SF races (see Chapter Three: Races/Species). Other races include:
1. Kobolds and their mining operations.
2. Goblins and their ramshackle ships.
3. Felines (Catfolk) and their beautiful ships.
4. Greys.
5. Dragons.
6. Giff.
7. Scro (that's Orcs spelled backwards).
2. Athas. Athas orbits a Main Sequence Red Dwarf Star that was a Blue star, a class G (yellow) at another point, and now it's a Red sun. Athasians live on a desert world. On one of the continents, the Athasians figured out how to go to Space.
The Athasian star system has a total of nine planets. One of these is a Garden world that seems to resemble Athas during the Green Age. From this green world, androids are built.
The Starfarers of Athas rely on metal ships to cross the starways. Since encountering a dragon invasion of their star system, they had to build Capital Ships. Athasians rely on their great Starcarriers and starfighters to hold dragons and dragonkin at bay.
Other aliens:
1. Felines
2. Ysoki
3. Canines
4. Dragons (again)
5. Dragonkin
6. Greys (again)
Eberron. Eberron orbits a Class G2V star with luminosity at 1.2. The planet is known for it's moons. The system has five planets, one liken unto Mercury that is as big as Jupiter.
The Eberronese build beautiful ships out of livewood and soarwood and use Fire Elementals for propulsion. However, there are no spaceports on Khorvaire. The one spaceport Khorvaire had was destroyed during the Mourning (Yes, Cyre could go into space). There is another spaceport built on the continent of Xen'drik.
The system of Eberron was invaded three times. Once by Dragons, who stayed after their defeat. A second time by Lashunta who believed that the Inspired are a threat. And a third time by Ysoki. The last two were repelled. The Eberronians can build beautiful capital ships and starfighters. Each one propelled by a fire elemental.
New Cyre Station
New Cyre Station was built just before the Last War, taking a significant amount of time and resources to build. It was built by Cyre itself, and looks like Deep Space Nine in detail and layout (subject to change). The station's atmosphere is maintained by four bound colossal air elementals. And is parked at Lagrange Point 1 out of range of any moons' orbital paths. It acts as a dock for Eberronese starships as well as most any other starship. The players start here (don't change your concepts, I like them).
Eberron's Twin
Located at Venus' orbit lies Eberron's Twin. It's the technological counterpart to Eberron, meaning that the "twin"'s inhabitants managed to invent gunpowder. The result is a planet that has large cities of ultra-high technology. Humans live here, along with Lashunta, and is the source of the Android assembly program (although, like the Warforged, very few androids are assembled here). Their ships are built of metals, space age ceramics, and ultratech polymers.
Poseidonis
In Mars' orbit lies Poseidonis, a planet that resembles Athas' Blue Age. Covered with water, the planet is home to dolphins and whales, and is also the center of a Dragonborn colony program. Dragonborn ships frequently come here and land here. Of course all of them are amphibious.
The Asteroid Belt
This is like Earth's asteroid belt, where mining often happens. Dwarves, House Cannith, and Kobolds all carry out mining operations here.
The Iceball
The Iceball is a planet that is in the orbit of Jupiter. It's a planet covered completely by runaway glaciation. The planet is locked in an Ice Age, but there are few bases here.
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On Interstellar Travel
The three systems in this alliance all are fairly close. The center of the Alliance is the Liga system (Oerth's system). Twenty five light-years away from Liga is Eberron and Athas. The fold system allows for folding space, which theoretically allows for instantaneous travel between systems.
Some species come from different systems. Like the Ysoki is from a totally different system some 100 light years away from Oerth, while the Vesk come from a system just 14 light years away.
More Worldbuilding
I thought I'd provide a timeline of events. The events are in Common Year reckoning from Oerth.
- 525 CY: Spelljamming is kept a secret on Oerth, since Oerth itself is still in the Dark Ages. That doesn't stop them from building Spelljammer ports, however. The City of Greyhawk becomes a Spelljammer port and remains one to this day. On Athas, the Kasathas have discovered rocketry and begin experimenting with rocketry. On Eberron, House Lyrandar build dirigibles and start experimenting with flight.
- 550 CY: Spelljamming on Oerth can only take the inhabitants so far. Many want to leave the solar system and explore what is beyond. They figure that the key to this is teleportation. They begin experimenting with teleportation and develop the first Space Fold drive. However, it's technological, so they begin building starships. The Athasian Kasathas go to the moon. On Eberron, House Cannith constructs the first rocket using a bound fire elemental.
- 552 CY: The Oerthians construct the first dreadnought: the Greyhawk and not a moment to soon. The Liga System is invaded by a fleet of scro ships. A fleet of Dragon ships are on the fringes of Athas. The Lashuntas feel that the Inspired of Eberron is a threat, so they begin an invasion of the Eberron system to prevent the Inspired from going into space.
- 557 CY: An alliance with the Vesk from a far off star system that is 14 light years away repulses the Scro Invasion, and the scro and the Oerthians are now enemies in a tough cold war. The Greyhawk goes on a mission to find new worlds, and new civilizations. Meanwhile, the Kasathas of Athas perfect spaceflight and start exploring the Athasian system. Cyre on Eberron soon finds itself fighting the Lashuntas. Using the resources of a united Galifar, Cyre manages to repel the Lashuntas, and force them to settle on Eberron's sister planet. A peace accord is afforded, though the Lashunta does not trust the Inspired to go into space.
- 565 CY: the Greyhawk defolds in the Eberron System, and finds Eberron. Here, the captain of the Greyhawk makes first contact with Cyre. Here, they share the secrets of the Space Fold drive and the Cyrans build an eldritch machine equivalent. Cyre builds the Dawnstar, a deep space exploration ship captained by Lenshire d'Lyrandar. The Last War rages on, and Cyre is forced to abandon space to deal with things at home. However, House Cannith begins constructing New Cyre Station using resources from the Eberronese system's asteroids. The Greyhawk folds again out of the Eberron System on a new course. Meanwhile, the Athasians start constructing Starships of their own, unknowing that a Dragon Invasion of their world is in progress.
- 586 CY: The Mourning occurs on Eberron, destroying the Cyre spaceport. The Last War is nearly at an end, and the space population from Cyre is displaced and is forced to live on New Cyre Station and other planets. The Ysoki, which have been watching events from their own system, believe that Eberron is in a moment of Weakness and invades. They never get as far as Eberron, as the displaced people of Cyre is forced to fight the Ysoki. But the forces of the Ysoki are repulsed by a joint Eberron and Oerthian fleet. Meanwhile, the Athasians barely repulse the Dragon invasion of their system and build a fleet of starships to keep Athas safe. Meanwhile, the venerable Greyhawk defolds in the Athasian system, and again technology is shared.
- 590 CY: The Oerthian Accords are drawn up, bringing together Athas, Oerth, and Eberron into a loose alliance. Mainly against dragons, but also against scro and other lifeforms that may prove to be an enemy.
[8]500 CY: Spelljamming is discovered. And ships can rise above the atmosphere of Oerth. Athas is still grounded, and Cyre begins experimenting with lift. All of these is handled under the preview of the House Lyrandar.
My starfinder campaign now has a wiki. You can access it here.
My starfinder campaign now has a wiki. You can access it here.
The wiki has been updated to include some templates from StarfinderWiki.
My starfinder campaign now has a wiki. You can access it here.The wiki has been updated to include some templates from StarfinderWiki.
I love your ambition and work so far. The synthesis of so much gaming history into a unified campaign framework looks to be an engaging exercise in creativity all by itself.
Thank you. I better update it when I have the chance. :D
I checked your site and don't see anything for eberron. Obviously in development. Though what do you have planned? I too have a site that is "under construction" for homebrew stuff and I was wondering what direction you are going.
I'm afraid I can't say now. Eberron in the system is under development and I haven't dared talk about how they all fit because something wonderful is in the works. What it is, I can't say.
Well I converted the Shifter race and put it on the boards but I am pretty sure no one read it. Check it out when you have time and let me know what you think. My players liked it but haven't put it in our game yet.
Holding out for something epic.
Shifter (The Galaxy's Bounty Hunters)
How does anyone on Athas gather enough metal to build a rocket or a space ship at all? Metal in general is super rare and hard to find in the Dark Sun setting.
Does Defiling still exist for Athasians?
What happened to all the original races from these campaign settings?
There are other continents on Athas that could have more metal. Defiling still exists.