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 TL7. The most commonly encountered advanced technology is TL11: equipment and devices manufactured at this tech level are widely available. The highest level of advancement is considered to be TL12, though developments in computing and electronics stand ahead of that. Space technology is relatively backward, at around TL11. This is summarised in the chart below:
Fringian Three Prime Technologies
The Fringian Three Prime Technologies are:
| Area of Technology | TL | Latest Developments |
| Communications/Sensors | TL13 | Holography |
| Energy | TL12 | Small (0.25 Kl) fusion powerplants |
| Space Transport | TL11 | Thruster technology, Jump-2 DeVoss Drives |
Fringian Technology
Other Fringian technologies include:
| Area of Technology | TL | Latest Developments |
| Personal Weaponry | TL12 | Gauss weaponry, PGMP-12 |
| Armour | TL12 | Combat Armour, Superdense materials, nuclear dampers, meson screens |
| Heavy Weaponry | TL12 | Fusion Guns |
| Computers/Robotics | TL13 | Model/7 computers, High Autonomous robots |
| Medical | TL12 | Enhanced prosthetics, broad-spectrum antitoxins |
| Environmental | TL11 | Gravitically supported structures |
| Land Transport | TL12 | Gravitics |
| Air Transport | TL12 | Gravitics |
| Water Transport | TL12 | Gravitics |
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, the Esaran, were barely at TL5 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