New Era 1248 Sourcebook 1: Out Of The Darkness

Out Of The Darkness
Author		Martin Dougherty
Publisher		Avenger Enterprises
Version		Traveller The New Era
Edition		1st
Format		Book (Softback) (PDF)
Language		English
Pages		166
Year Published		2006
Canonical		Yes
The New Era sourcebook 1

New Era 1248 Sourcebook 1: Out Of The Darkness is a Avenger Enterprises product.

• It is a source book written for Traveller The New Era.

Description

A century after the Third Imperium tore itself apart in a civil war and dragged the rest of Charted Space down into ruin, Humaniti still teeters on the brink of extinction. But now there is hope.

For emerging from the darkness are the powers of the New Era: the Fourth Imperium, the Terran Commonwealth, the Freedom League, the Zhodani Concord, and many others. Diminished, battered, and bloody, they remain as beacons in the night and as bastions against the howling tides of destruction.

Out of the Darkness continues the story begun with MegaTraveller’s Rebellion setting and moves forward from the early-reconstruction era of Traveller: The New Era. Compatible with all rules versions, Out of the Darkness presents an overview of Charted Space, with answers at last to the big questions of the New Era.

The history section tells of the fall of the Third Imperium and the fate of each faction. The tales of the survivors are told as well as those who strove to survive and failed. The bright defiance of Archduke Margaret’s faction, holding the line to the end; the vainglorious grab for Capital by the Vilani Imperium, and of course the horror that became the Black Imperium of Emperor Lucan. From the Second Rule of Man to the New Lords of Kusyu; from the honourable Republic of Regina to the living hell of the Black Imperium remnants, each successor state is unique. Out of the Darkness presents an overview of each, to be further developed in future products.

Between these fledgling empires lie whole sectors of Wilds, punctuated by pocket empires and trading alliances. An entire section of the book deals with conditions in the Wilds and how to generate UWP data for Wilds systems. Later sections of the book present answers to the big questions of the New Era universe: the Empress Wave and its effects on Human Space, the nature of Virus, and what lies behind the Black Curtain surrounding Capital. The fate of the Star Vikings is revealed as they forge corewards to the aid of their lost human cousins.

Finally, a complete setting for Traveller games in the New Era is presented. The County of Ukse lies on the very fringe of the Fourth Imperium. It is a frontier between the civilized interior and the untamed Wilds, a place where adventurers can make a fortune or meet a miserable end.

Table of Contents

New Era 1248 Sourcebook 1: Out Of The Darkness
Section	Page/s
The Last Page of History	7
About this Book	8
Standards and Assumptions	8
Author’s Introduction	9
The New Era: 1248 Setting	11
Chapter 1: A Unified History of Charted Space	14
The Second Civil War and the Collapse (1116-1130)	17
The Dark Years (1130-1195)	24
The Early Reconstruction (1196-1205)	46
The Rise of the Powers (1206-1208)	52
The Curtain War (1209-1211)	57
The Calm (1212)	60
The Storm (1213-1218)	61
The Founding Years (1219-1221)	65
The Expansion Period (1222-1228)	68
The Grand Clashes (1229-1242)	70
The Last Rally (1243-1246)	73
The Year of Lucan the Great (1247)	75
The New Era (1248-)	78
Chapter 2: Charted Space in the New Era	79
The People of Charted Space	80
Significant Minor Races	85
The Wilds	88
Major and Minor Powers in The New Era	91
The Fourth Imperium	91
The New Ziru Sirka	93
The Freedom League	96
The United Worlds	98
The Spinward States	100
The Solomani Successors	101
The Terran Commonwealth	101
The Solomani Imperium (The Second Rule of Man)	104
Distant Lands	106
Organizations and Power Groups	109
Chapter 3: Referee’s Information	114
Virus	115
Common Viral Strains	116
Viral Entities as Characters	119
The Empress Wave and Related Matters	121
The Tragedy of the Yaskoydri	122
The Eighth Zhodani Core Expedition	126
Avery’s Mission	127
Longbow and Related Projects	129
Matters of History	131
The Great Rescue	134
The Droyne, The Ancients and Related Matters	134
The Deadspace Phenomenon and the Ghost Fleet	135
The Forward Timeline	136
Final Notes	144
Appendix 1: Generating UWPs for Worlds in The New Era	145
Appendix 2: The County of Ukse	153
The County and Surrounding Region	154
Worlds of The County	156
Nearby Worlds	158
Adventuring in Ukse County	160
Ukse Map	164
Luurii Map	165
Ginugmuu Map	166

Library Data Entries (Public)

1. Avery
2. County of Ukse
3. Deadspace
4. Empress Wave
5. Ghost Fleet
6. Longbow
7. Lucan
8. Margaret
9. Virus
10. Wilds
11. Yaskoydri

Selected History & Events

1. Collapse
2. Curtain War
3. Grand Clashes
4. Second Civil War
5. Year of Lucan the Great

Selected Polities

1. Black Imperium
2. Fourth Imperium
3. Freedom League
4. New Lords of Kusyu
5. New Ziru Sirka
6. Republic of Regina
7. Second Rule of Man
8. Spinward States
9. Terran Commonwealth
10. Zhodani Concord

Selected Sophonts

1. Droyne
2. Humaniti

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)

New Era 1248 Sourcebook 1: Out Of The Darkness is a New Era 1248 source book supporting a milieu beyond Traveller The New Era.

• Out of the Darkness, is a complete 168 page guide to Charted Space in the year 1248, published by ComStar Games.

New Era 1248 Series

The TNE series had a small but significant run:

1. New Era 1248 Ships 1: Small Merchants
2. New Era 1248 Ships 2: Scout Ships
3. New Era 1248 Sourcebook 1: Out Of The Darkness
4. New Era 1248 Sourcebook 2: Bearers of the Flame
5. New Era 1248 Sourcebook 3: Spinward States
6. New Era 1248 Sourcebook 4: Freedom Leagues

Credits (Primary Sources)

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit	Authors & Contributors
Author	Martin J. Dougherty
Keepers of the Flame	Hunter Gordon, Marc Miller, and Dave Nilsen
Explorers and Cartographers	Shane McLean, Eric O'Dell, and Michael Taylor
Cover Art	B. Thomas Dillion and Scarecrow
Interior Art	Bryan Gibson
Editorial Assistance	Mike West and Michael Taylor
Movers and Shakers	Martin Laurie, Neil Frier, Michael Taylor (layout), Jason 'Flynn' Kemp, The Sunday Gamers of Yore, The Wednesday Night Gamers, William Andersen
Bearers of the Flame and Assorted Pyromaniacs	David Gill, Harold Hale, Daniel Hammersley, Shane McLean, John Muncy, Mike West, Michael Wightman, Nate Zettle
Special Thanks	All those that playtested the 1248 manuscript on the Citizens of the Imperium boards and all who pre-ordered 1248

Other articles:

1. 1248 Alternate Fan History by Admiral Savage

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