S3M Sources

Canonical Cinematic/Literary Sources

Alien(s)/Prometheus Series

• 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 occurs/occurred in FRS

Firefly/Serenity

• Events depicted 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