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A [[Timeline]] is a listing of significant historical events within the [[setting]], in this case, the [[OTU]]. | A [[Timeline]] is a listing of significant historical events within the [[setting]], in this case, the [[OTU]]. | ||
− | * The specific chronological periodization used varies between the term [[era]] and [[ | + | * The specific chronological periodization used varies between the term [[era]] and [[milieu]]. Sometimes 'milieu' is pluralized the [[French]] [[language]] way as 'milieux', in the manner of the [[French]] [[language]] from which an ancestor of [[Anglic]] borrowed the word. |
* The chronological timeline is specific to the overall sweep of [[Charted Space]]. The [[Technology Level]]s or ''Technological Timeline'' are specific to each race of sophonts. | * The chronological timeline is specific to the overall sweep of [[Charted Space]]. The [[Technology Level]]s or ''Technological Timeline'' are specific to each race of sophonts. | ||
− | * The timeline here exists because the [[Traveller Integrated Timeline]]. | + | * The timeline here exists because of the immense work poured into the [[Traveller Integrated Timeline]]. |
− | + | * Please also see [[Setting]]. | |
+ | |||
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
The broad sweep of history is divided, roughly, into ''TEN eras.'' These eras are largely based upon the rise and fall of [[Humaniti]] and their [[Third Imperium|empire of the stars]]. While other [[race]]s, particularly the other [[Major Race]]s, may have a differing division of eras, the [[Imperial Encyclopedia]] uses the [[Humaniti]]-centric one. | The broad sweep of history is divided, roughly, into ''TEN eras.'' These eras are largely based upon the rise and fall of [[Humaniti]] and their [[Third Imperium|empire of the stars]]. While other [[race]]s, particularly the other [[Major Race]]s, may have a differing division of eras, the [[Imperial Encyclopedia]] uses the [[Humaniti]]-centric one. | ||
=== The TEN Chronological Eras === | === The TEN Chronological Eras === | ||
− | 1. [[:Category: Years of the long silence|Years of the Long Silence]] ([[-300000|-300,000]] to [[- | + | 1. [[:Category: Years of the long silence|Years of the Long Silence]] ([[-300000|-300,000]] to [[-9236]]) <br> |
− | * A pre-history of the | + | * A pre-history of the [[Ancients]] and other [[precursor]]s such as the [[Kursae]]. <br> |
− | |||
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = Years of the long silence (-300,000 to -9236) | |
− | + | |Image = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | |List=[[-10000s]], [[-9900s]], [[-9800s]], [[-9700s]], [[-9600s]], [[-9500s]], [[-9400s]], [[-9300s]], [[-9200s]], [[-9100s]], | + | |List = [[TBD]] |
+ | }} | ||
+ | 2. [[Vilani Imperium|Rise of the Vilani]] ([[-9235]] to [[-4046]]) | ||
+ | {{NavigationBox | ||
+ | |Title = Rise of the Vilani (-9235 to -4046) | ||
+ | |Image = [[File:FlamingEyeIcon128.png]] | ||
+ | |Category= | ||
+ | |List = [[-10000s]], [[-9900s]], [[-9800s]], [[-9700s]], [[-9600s]], [[-9500s]], [[-9400s]], [[-9300s]], [[-9200s]], [[-9100s]], | ||
:[[-9000s]], [[-8900s]], [[-8800s]], [[-8700s]], [[-8600s]], [[-8500s]], [[-8400s]], [[-8300s]], [[-8200s]], [[-8100s]], | :[[-9000s]], [[-8900s]], [[-8800s]], [[-8700s]], [[-8600s]], [[-8500s]], [[-8400s]], [[-8300s]], [[-8200s]], [[-8100s]], | ||
:[[-8000s]], [[-7900s]], [[-7800s]], [[-7700s]], [[-7600s]], [[-7500s]], [[-7400s]], [[-7300s]], [[-7200s]], [[-7100s]], | :[[-8000s]], [[-7900s]], [[-7800s]], [[-7700s]], [[-7600s]], [[-7500s]], [[-7400s]], [[-7300s]], [[-7200s]], [[-7100s]], | ||
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:[[-5000s]], [[-4900s]], [[-4800s]], [[-4700s]], [[-4600s]], [[-4500s]], [[-4400s]], [[-4300s]], [[-4200s]], [[-4100s]] | :[[-5000s]], [[-4900s]], [[-4800s]], [[-4700s]], [[-4600s]], [[-4500s]], [[-4400s]], [[-4300s]], [[-4200s]], [[-4100s]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | 3. [[First Imperium]] ([[-4045]] to [[- | + | 3. [[First Imperium]] ([[-4045]] to [[-2423]]) |
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = First Imperium (-4045 to -2423) | |
− | + | |Image = [[File:FirstImperiumIcon128.png]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | |List=[[-4000s]], [[-3900s]], [[-3800s]], [[-3700s]], [[-3600s]], [[-3500s]], [[-3400s]], [[-3300s]], [[-3200s]], [[-3100s]], | + | |List = [[-4000s]], [[-3900s]], [[-3800s]], [[-3700s]], [[-3600s]], [[-3500s]], [[-3400s]], [[-3300s]], [[-3200s]], [[-3100s]], |
:[[-3000s]], [[-2900s]], [[-2800s]], [[-2700s]], [[-2600s]], [[-2500s]] | :[[-3000s]], [[-2900s]], [[-2800s]], [[-2700s]], [[-2600s]], [[-2500s]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | 4. [[Interstellar Wars]] ([[-2422]] to [[- | + | 4. [[Interstellar Wars]] ([[-2422]] to [[-2205]]) |
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = Interstellar Wars (-2422 to -2205) | |
− | + | |Image = [[File:TerranConfedIcon128.png]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | |List=[[-2400s]], [[-2300s]] | + | |List = [[-2400s]], [[-2300s]] |
}} | }} | ||
5. [[Second Imperium]] ([[-2204]] to [[-1776]]) | 5. [[Second Imperium]] ([[-2204]] to [[-1776]]) | ||
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = Second Imperium (-2204 to -1776) | |
− | + | |Image = [[File:RuleOfManIcon128.png]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | |List=[[-2200s]], [[-2100s]], [[-2000s]], [[-1900s]], [[-1800s]] | + | |List = [[-2200s]], [[-2100s]], [[-2000s]], [[-1900s]], [[-1800s]] |
}} | }} | ||
6. [[Long Night]] ([[-1775]] to [[0]]) | 6. [[Long Night]] ([[-1775]] to [[0]]) | ||
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = Long Night (-1775 to 0) | |
− | | Image = | + | |Image = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]] |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | |List=[[-1700s]], [[-1600s]], [[-1500s]], [[-1400s]], [[-1300s]], [[-1200s]], [[-1100s]], | + | |List = [[-1700s]], [[-1600s]], [[-1500s]], [[-1400s]], [[-1300s]], [[-1200s]], [[-1100s]], |
:[[-1000s]], [[-900s]], [[-800s]], [[-700s]], [[-600s]], [[-500s]], [[-400s]], [[-300s]], [[-200s]], [[-100s]] | :[[-1000s]], [[-900s]], [[-800s]], [[-700s]], [[-600s]], [[-500s]], [[-400s]], [[-300s]], [[-200s]], [[-100s]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | 7. [[Third Imperium]] ([[0]] to [[ | + | 7. [[Third Imperium]] AKA [[Golden Era]] ([[0]] to [[1115]]) |
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = Third Imperium (0 to 1115) | |
− | + | |Image = [[File:ThirdImperiumIcon128.png]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | + | |List = [[0s]], [[100s]], [[200s]], [[300s]], [[400s]], [[500s]], [[600s]], [[700s]], [[800s]], [[900s]], [[1000s]], [[1100s]]. | |
}} | }} | ||
8a. [[Rebellion]], [[Collapse]] and [[Virus]] ([[1116]] to [[1220]]) | 8a. [[Rebellion]], [[Collapse]] and [[Virus]] ([[1116]] to [[1220]]) | ||
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = Rebellion, Collapse and Virus (1116-1220) | |
− | + | |Image = [[File:RebellionIcon128.png]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | + | |List = [[1100s]], [[1200s]]. | |
}} | }} | ||
8b. [[Imperium Eternal]] AKA [[Lorenverse]], an alternate timeline. <br> | 8b. [[Imperium Eternal]] AKA [[Lorenverse]], an alternate timeline. <br> | ||
− | |||
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | + | |Title = [[Imperium Eternal]] AKA [[Lorenverse]] | |
− | + | |Image = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]] | |
− | + | |Category= | |
− | + | |List = [[1100s]], [[1200s]], [[1300s]], [[1400s]] | |
+ | }} | ||
+ | 9. [[Fourth Imperium]] ([[1221]]+) | ||
+ | {{NavigationBox | ||
+ | |Title = Fourth Imperium (1221+) | ||
+ | |Image = [[File:FourthImperium128.png]] | ||
+ | |Category= | ||
+ | |List = [[1200s]], [[1300s]], [[1400s]], [[1500s]], [[1600s]], [[1700s]], [[1800s]]. | ||
}} | }} | ||
10. [[The Galaxiad]] ([[1900]]+) | 10. [[The Galaxiad]] ([[1900]]+) | ||
+ | |||
{{NavigationBox | {{NavigationBox | ||
− | | Title = The Galaxiad | + | |Title= The Galaxiad |
− | | Image = | + | |Image= [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]] |
|Category= | |Category= | ||
− | | List =[[1900s]] | + | |List=[[1890s]], [[1900s]], [[1910s]] |
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | == Tracking With Real Time == |
+ | From the first adventures in the Imperium, Traveller has linked the setting time in a 1:1 relationship to real time. Specifically, the OTU calendar year 1105 was created in 1979, and each day added one day to the setting as well. As a result, for example, adventures written in 1984 took place in the OTU in 1110. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This presents the ability for groups to coordinate by calendar. | ||
+ | |||
+ | An attachment of calendar date to the various [[milieu]]x of the [[OTU]] can be reset to 2020 as follows: | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ Milieux Year to Calendar Year | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Era !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 !! 2027 !! 2028 !! 2029 !! 2030 !! 2031 !! 2032 !! 2033 !! 2034 !! 2035 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Yaskoydray 1 || -300,003 || -300,002 || -300,001 || -300,000 || -299,999 || -299,998 || -299,997 || -299,996 || -299,995 || -299,994 || -299,993 || -299,992 || -299,991 || -299,990 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Interstellar Wars || 2097 || 2098 || 2099 || 2100 || 2101 || 2102 || 2103 || 2104 || 2105 || 2106 || 2107 || 2108 || 2109 || 2110 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Aslan Border Wars || 298 || 299 || 300 || 301 || 302 || 303 || 304 || 305 || 306 || 307 || 308 || 309 || 310 || 311 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Barracks Emperors || 600 || 601 || 602 || 603 || 604 || 605 || 606 || 607 || 608 || 609 || 610 || 611 || 612 || 613 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Fifth Frontier War || 1105 || 1106 || 1107 || 1108 || 1109 || 1110 || 1111 || 1112 || 1113 || 1114 || 1115 || 1116 || 1117 || 1118 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The New Era || 1201 || 1202 || 1203 || 1204 || 1205 || 1206 || 1207 || 1208 || 1209 || 1210 || 1211 || 1212 || 1213 || 1214 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Galaxiad || 1900 || 1901 || 1902 || 1903 || 1904 || 1905 || 1906 || 1907 || 1908 || 1909 || 1910 || 1911 || 1912 || 1913 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == History & Background == | ||
[[Traveller]] also contains at least one official [[canon]] alternate timeline: | [[Traveller]] also contains at least one official [[canon]] alternate timeline: | ||
− | ''Alternate Timelines:'' [[:Category: Years of the Imperium Eternal]] ([[1117]] to | + | ''Alternate Timelines:'' [[:Category: Years of the Imperium Eternal]] ([[1117]] to Inflection with the [[OTU]] Timeline around 1450) |
− | |||
− | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | + | * GURPS Alternate Timeline — [[Strephon]] is not assassinated, the [[Rebellion]] did not occur, and [[Virus]] was not released. Artificial intelligence still emerges with technology, and the [[Wave]] still breaks over Charted Space as usual; the timeline inflects with the [[OTU]] somewhere around 1450 Imperial. |
+ | |||
+ | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
{{Advanced}} | {{Advanced}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
− | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= TBD}} |
− | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}} |
− | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller Integrated Timeline |page= TBD}} |
− | | | ||
− | | | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{MET|Game Mechanic|Timeline|Wiki Mechanic}} | {{MET|Game Mechanic|Timeline|Wiki Mechanic}} |
Latest revision as of 20:22, 29 November 2022
A Timeline is a listing of significant historical events within the setting, in this case, the OTU.
- The specific chronological periodization used varies between the term era and milieu. Sometimes 'milieu' is pluralized the French language way as 'milieux', in the manner of the French language from which an ancestor of Anglic borrowed the word.
- The chronological timeline is specific to the overall sweep of Charted Space. The Technology Levels or Technological Timeline are specific to each race of sophonts.
- The timeline here exists because of the immense work poured into the Traveller Integrated Timeline.
- Please also see Setting.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The broad sweep of history is divided, roughly, into TEN eras. These eras are largely based upon the rise and fall of Humaniti and their empire of the stars. While other races, particularly the other Major Races, may have a differing division of eras, the Imperial Encyclopedia uses the Humaniti-centric one.
The TEN Chronological Eras[edit]
1. Years of the Long Silence (-300,000 to -9236)
- A pre-history of the Ancients and other precursors such as the Kursae.
Years of the long silence (-300,000 to -9236) | |
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TBD |
2. Rise of the Vilani (-9235 to -4046)
Rise of the Vilani (-9235 to -4046) | |
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-10000s, -9900s, -9800s, -9700s, -9600s, -9500s, -9400s, -9300s, -9200s, -9100s,
|
3. First Imperium (-4045 to -2423)
First Imperium (-4045 to -2423) | |
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-4000s, -3900s, -3800s, -3700s, -3600s, -3500s, -3400s, -3300s, -3200s, -3100s, |
4. Interstellar Wars (-2422 to -2205)
Interstellar Wars (-2422 to -2205) | |
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-2400s, -2300s |
5. Second Imperium (-2204 to -1776)
Second Imperium (-2204 to -1776) | |
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-2200s, -2100s, -2000s, -1900s, -1800s |
6. Long Night (-1775 to 0)
Long Night (-1775 to 0) | |
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-1700s, -1600s, -1500s, -1400s, -1300s, -1200s, -1100s, |
7. Third Imperium AKA Golden Era (0 to 1115)
Third Imperium (0 to 1115) | |
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0s, 100s, 200s, 300s, 400s, 500s, 600s, 700s, 800s, 900s, 1000s, 1100s. |
8a. Rebellion, Collapse and Virus (1116 to 1220)
Rebellion, Collapse and Virus (1116-1220) | |
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1100s, 1200s. |
8b. Imperium Eternal AKA Lorenverse, an alternate timeline.
Imperium Eternal AKA Lorenverse | |
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1100s, 1200s, 1300s, 1400s |
9. Fourth Imperium (1221+)
Fourth Imperium (1221+) | |
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1200s, 1300s, 1400s, 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, 1800s. |
10. The Galaxiad (1900+)
The Galaxiad | |
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1890s, 1900s, 1910s |
Tracking With Real Time[edit]
From the first adventures in the Imperium, Traveller has linked the setting time in a 1:1 relationship to real time. Specifically, the OTU calendar year 1105 was created in 1979, and each day added one day to the setting as well. As a result, for example, adventures written in 1984 took place in the OTU in 1110.
This presents the ability for groups to coordinate by calendar.
An attachment of calendar date to the various milieux of the OTU can be reset to 2020 as follows:
Era | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yaskoydray 1 | -300,003 | -300,002 | -300,001 | -300,000 | -299,999 | -299,998 | -299,997 | -299,996 | -299,995 | -299,994 | -299,993 | -299,992 | -299,991 | -299,990 |
Interstellar Wars | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 | 2101 | 2102 | 2103 | 2104 | 2105 | 2106 | 2107 | 2108 | 2109 | 2110 |
Aslan Border Wars | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 |
Barracks Emperors | 600 | 601 | 602 | 603 | 604 | 605 | 606 | 607 | 608 | 609 | 610 | 611 | 612 | 613 |
Fifth Frontier War | 1105 | 1106 | 1107 | 1108 | 1109 | 1110 | 1111 | 1112 | 1113 | 1114 | 1115 | 1116 | 1117 | 1118 |
The New Era | 1201 | 1202 | 1203 | 1204 | 1205 | 1206 | 1207 | 1208 | 1209 | 1210 | 1211 | 1212 | 1213 | 1214 |
Galaxiad | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
History & Background[edit]
Traveller also contains at least one official canon alternate timeline:
Alternate Timelines: Category: Years of the Imperium Eternal (1117 to Inflection with the OTU Timeline around 1450)
- GURPS Alternate Timeline — Strephon is not assassinated, the Rebellion did not occur, and Virus was not released. Artificial intelligence still emerges with technology, and the Wave still breaks over Charted Space as usual; the timeline inflects with the OTU somewhere around 1450 Imperial.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- Citation Missing - Traveller Integrated Timeline