Terra Nova Setting Background Information

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).
• "Homeline"/"Backline" replaces the Show's "Twentyone-Fourtynine" reference (which is out-of-date at this point anyway).
• The corporation responsible for the takeover is Riko Mining, Inc.(RikoM) (never named in the Show).

Show-Relevant Additions

• Addition of the GCPA (Global Climate and Population Administration) governing body, which runs Hope Plaza operations.
• This campaign exists as an alternate-reality within the Daniverse; standard Daniverse elements will apply.
• What was once the United States is now the United Commonwealth, which is, practically, a one-world-government (see above).

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.
Sep 5, 2151	9	0	The Thirteenth Pilgrimage departs for Terra Nova. (Campaign Start)

Italics = Daniverse timeline elements
Bold = Post-show events

Public Knowledge

There are a lot of facts about the Terra Nova situation that are revealed to watchers of the Show, but are not necessarily known to the average Commonwealth citizen.

Known

• Hope Plaza was hit by a "terrorist attack," requiring it to be shut down for repairs for ~a year.
• Portal is unstable, as a result of the damage.

Unknown

• 11th Pilgrimage (some) was blown up on arrival.
• Hope Plaza, and ultimately, Terra Nova, was forcibly taken over by Riko/Phoenix Group.
• 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 Phoenix Group.
• The Probe was destroyed/disabled during the Riko/PG assault, meaning the public declaration that the Fracture opened to an "alternate timeline" is false (or no longer "proven true").
• 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).
• Terra Nova colony is, generally, struggling.

Trivia

• Riko Mining is also the patron corporation in the Steel Ships & Space Marines adventure, Replacement Miners