S3M Sources

Canonical Cinematic/Literary Sources

Alien(s)/Prometheus Series

If there is a basic pre-existing setting used in the Daniverse, this would be it. The USCM depicted in the movie, Aliens, are the Marines of the USA (United Stars Alliance). With my discovery of the ACMTM, I incorporated a great number of the placenames and technical concepts.

• Events of Alien(1)/Aliens(2) occurred mostly as-is
• "Alien" is a Precursor bioweapon
• Engineers/Space-Jockies may be Precursors

Dark Matter

• "Four's" rise-to-emperor storyline possibly occurs/occurred in FRS

The Expanse

• Events depicted may have occurred in some form in pre-Exodus human history

Firefly/Serenity

This was a later addition to the repertoire, but since then it has become the number two overall influence in the campaign world. Beyond simply incorporating the series events into the timeline, I found that I really liked the Chinese-American "composite culture," to the extent that I not only incorporated it, but added to it by giving each of the human "states" their own mixed cultural backdrop. Obviously, I dropped the "one star system" concept from the series. Otherwise, it all fits in nicely.

• Events depicted may have occurred in some form in early post-Exodus human history
• Reavers≈Sk'ran

Killjoys

• Killjoys are a CHW Confederate organization

Predator Series

• Yautja, a galactic boogeyman that has yet to be proven to exist
• "Preserve" planet(s) (Predators)

Riddick Series

• Necromongers≈Præxiõns (stylistically, and to some extent, philosophically)
• Lord Marshall=Præxiõn God-Emperor
• Events depicted are a rough telling of a popular Præxiõn legend surrounding the earliest god-emperor(s)

Non-Canonical Cinematic/Literary Sources

New Battlestar Galactica

• Ship design

Babylon 5

• Ship design

Historical Sources

Age of Sail

• England=Confederacy
  • Scotland=UKT
  • Ireland=FRS
• Spain/Portugal/Moors(?)=OKU
• Venice=Kyahnt
• France=TCC
• Holland=RPI
• Carribean=Outworlds
• Barbary Coast=Coreward OKU-controlled space, known for weak control
• Far East=?
• Turks=TCC
• Gold=Brin/Elerium
• Tobacco=?
• Doubloons=Gylae
• Carrier Pigeon=Telepath
• Coach=Hovercoach
• Horse=Personal Hover-vehicle
• Matchlock weapons=Slugthrowers
• Wheellock weapons=Laser weapons
• Flintlock weapons=Blaster weapons
• Catholics=P-Church
• Protestants=U-Church
• Jesuit=Blackcoat(?)
• Medici=[Kyahnti Banking Co]
• The Plank=Airlock
• Oars=A-Mat Thermal Rockets
• Lateen-rig=Polarity Drive
• Square-rig=A-Mat Pion Rockets
• Steam?=GravWave
• Masts#=Jump Capacity
• Shallow-Draft=Aerospace capable
• Swivel Guns=Point Defense Turrets
• Pilot=Navigator
• Pilot's Rutters=Black Box
• Storm/Hurricane=FTL locks-on to mass of interstellar dust rather than intended destination; ship comes out in the middle of the dust cloud, destination partially/fully obscured, debris possible (comet, asteroid, little rocks, etc.).
• Reefs/Shoals=Asteroids, KBO's, orbital debris, etc.
• Rivers=Atmo
• Coastal region=Star System
• Deep Ocean=Deep Space, between systems
• Run Aground=Accidental Re-entry
• Doldrums=Stellar destination obscured (by dust clouds)

1980's Cold War

• OKU=Soviets
• CHW=USA
• RPI=NATO Europeans
• TCC=Islamic Countries
• Kya=Israel
• Submarine=Undetectable
• Depth Charges=Proximity mines
• Sonar=Lidar
• Noisemaker=Decoy
• Bermuda Triangle=Grey Sector
• All-out nuclear war=Ozrahdi invasion