Terra Nova Setting Background Information
Background Information (Terra Nova)
Deviations from The Show
While I've tried to leave as much of the Show's structural elements intact as I can tolerate, not everything will appear in the campaign as depicted. Some key considerations:
- Correct Cretaceous land-masses (not Pangea); see TBD
- "Made-up" dinosaurs from the Show will be replaced with appropriate species; see TBD
- Campaign will instead be set at 70mya ±5mya (the Show was ~85mya)
- The Show's canonical timeline is in effect, though some of the details will differ
- The post-Show comic-book will not be considered canonical (but some elements may get used)
- Addition of the GCPA (Global Climate and Population Administration) governing body, which runs Hope Plaza operations
- "Homeline"/"Backline" replaces the Show's "Twentyone-Fourtynine" reference (which is out-of-date at this point anyway)
- This campaign exists as an alternate-reality within the Daniverse; standard Daniverse elements will apply
Campaign Timeline
| Gregorian Date | Terra Nova Year | Campaign Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan ?, 2050 | -92 | -101 | Plague first started appearing |
| Nov 2, 2113 | -29 | -38 | Pres. Edward Washington elected for the first time |
| Jan ?, 2119 | -23 | -32 | The Edinburgh Hearings of 2119 (Malcolm said "that's how it starts"). |
| Jan ?, 2120 | -22 | -31 | Edward Washington declared President-for-Life, with his VP as his successor. |
| Jan ?, 2127 | -15 | -24 | The Anomaly that leads to Terra Nova is discovered. |
| Jan ?, 2137 | -5 | -14 | Commander Nathaniel Taylor and Alicia Washington experience an EMP in Somalia when the Russo-Chinese set one off |
| Oct ?, 2137 | -5 | -14 | The Detroit Food Riots; coldest October ever recorded. |
| Jan ?, 2138 | -4 | -13 | Nathaniel Taylor is fighting in a war in Somalia. |
| Aug ?, 2138 | -4 | -13 | Taylor's wife and Lucas Taylor's mother, Ayani, dies when Taylor sacrifices her life for Lucas |
| Nov 1, 2142 | 0 | -9 | Nathaniel Taylor and the First Pilgrimage depart for Terra Nova. |
| Jan ?, 2143 | 1 | -8 | The Second Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| Jan 2, 2143 | 1 | -8 | Pres Washington disappears; VP Bradley takes over. |
| Jun ?, 2143 | 1 | -8 | The Third Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| May ?, 2144 | 2 | -7 | The Fourth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| May ?, 2144 | 2 | -7 | Pres Bradley assassinated; VP Hammond sworn in as new Pres-for-Life. |
| Nov ?, 2144 | 3 | -6 | The Fifth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| Jun ?, 2145 | 3 | -6 | The Sixth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| Jan ?, 2146 | 4 | -5 | The Seventh Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| Dec ?, 2146 | 4 | -5 | Sincyllic Fever epidemic (winter of 2146-2147) |
| Jan ?, 2147 | 5 | -4 | The Eighth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| Mar ?, 2147 | 5 | -4 | Sixers probably split off from the Terra Nova colony at a time corresponding to early-to-mid 2147 |
| Jan ?, 2148 | 6 | -3 | The Ninth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
| Sep 26, 2149 | 7 | -2 | The Tenth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. (The Show) |
| Dec 19, 2149 | 7 | -2 | The Eleventh Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. (The Finale); Hope Plaza "reactor incident," Backline cut off from Homeline |
| Jan ?, 2150 | 8 | -1 | Shannon family blown up in revenge-suicide-bomb attack by Mira. |
| Oct 29, 2150 | 8 | -1 | Communication with Homeline re-established. |
| Jan ?, 2151 | 9 | 0 | The Twelfth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. |
Italics = Daniverse timeline elements
Bold = Post-show TN elements
Public Knowledge
Known
Unknown
- Communication through the Portal can be done on-demand (known only to 6ers, Riko, Phoenix Group, and a few command-level Terra Novans)
- Portal can be made to go both ways (known only to 6ers, Riko, Phoenix Group, and a few command-level Terra Novans)
- Hope Plaza was hit by a bomb by someone (Jim Shannon) from Terra Nova to prevent Riko from using it to move materiel Homeline or support Phoneix Group