Technology of The Distant Fringe

A descriptor of the state of technological achievement of a society. Tech level is a very general term and can be split into a number of different areas: these are generally agreed to be personal weaponry, armour, heavy weaponry, energy production, computers/robotics, communications/sensors, medical, environmental, land transportation, water transportation, air transportation, and space transportation.

Description (Specifications)

The typical technological level of the Distant Fringe averages at TL:7–9. The most commonly encountered advanced technology is TL-11: equipment and devices manufactured at this tech level are widely available. The highest level of advancement is considered to be TL-12, though developments in computing and electronics stand ahead of that. Space technology is relatively backward, at around TL-11. This is summarised in the two charts below:

Fringian Three Prime Technologies

The Fringian Three Prime Technologies are:

Area of Technology	TL	Latest Developments
Communications/Sensors	TL-13	Holography (including 3V Entertainment)
Energy	TL-12	Small (0.25 Kl) Fusion power plants, Fusion+
Space Transport	TL-11	Thruster technology, FTL Jump-2 DeVoss Drives

Other Fringian Technologies

Other Fringian technologies include:

Area of Technology	TL	Latest Developments
Personal Weaponry	TL-12	Gauss weaponry, PGMP-12
Armor	TL-12	Combat Armor, Superdense materials, nuclear dampers, meson screens
Heavy Weaponry	TL-12	Fusion Guns
Computers/Robotics	TL-13	Model/7 computers, High Autonomous robots
Medical	TL-12	Enhanced prosthetics, broad-spectrum antitoxins
Environmental	TL-11	Gravitically supported structures
Land Transport	TL-12	Gravitics
Air Transport	TL-12	Gravitics
Water Transport	TL-12	Gravitics

Typical Fringian Technologies

Everyday technology: these are the levels of technology most commonly encountered throughout the Distant Fringe.

The Fringian everyday Three Prime Technologies are:

Area of Technology	TL	Typical Developments
Communications/Sensors	TL-10	Holovision (3V Entertainment)
Energy	TL-9	Early prototype fusion powerplants
Space Transport	TL-9	Sublight reaction drives, FTL Jump-1 DeVoss Drives

Other Fringian everyday technologies include:

Area of Technology	TL	Typical Developments
Personal Weaponry	TL7	Grenade Launchers
Armour	TL7	Cloth Armour, Flak Jacket
Heavy Weaponry	TL8	Plasma guns, target designated missiles
Computers/Robotics	TL11	Model/5 computers, Hand computers
Medical	TL7	Organ transplants, slow drugs
Environmental	TL9	Orbital cities, early weather control
Land Transport	TL6	ATVs, AFVs
Air Transport	TL7	Supersonic aircraft
Water Transport	TL6	Submersibles, Scuba, Amphibian Vehicles

History & Background (Dossier)

Human techology arrived in the Distant Fringe with the Last Armada in 2255AD: no other sophont species in the region had achieved that level of development. The most advanced NILs in the Distant Fringe – the Esaran in Halcyon Sector and the Sath in Far Home Sector – were barely TL-5 and TL-6 respectively when they were first contacted.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science