The Exodus Project

Conflict in the Solar System

Welcome to the Solar System of 2063!

In 1997, the asteroid XF11 was discovered and found to be on a collision course for Earth, impacting in 2028. The major nations of Earth joined together in the Exodus Project. Its mission: to establish orbital habitats around Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and a major asteroid to save a remnant of human culture and technology. After a 20-year crash program, the habitats were launched and sent to their new homes. The people of Earth huddled together to await the end.

In 2028, asteroid XF11 missed the Earth by 200,000 km.

In spite of the near-disaster, Earth slowly began to lose interest in space and the men and women it had sent there. The habitats were left to their own resources. The Solar Nations were born.

The year is 2063. A resource-starved Earth has returned to space in search of new raw materials for its teeming billions. But Earth has found that the Solar System is not the place it left decades ago. The technology and culture of the Solar Nations have not only survived, but they have thrived, with achievements far beyond those of the home planet. Old enemies, new allies, new discoveries, and old suspicions dominate the relations of the people of the new Solar System.

Where will you stand?

The Encyclopedia Solaria

Exodus Project is an outgrowth of a fully-developed background for a series of hard science fiction stories I am in the process of writing. As I was writing the background, it occurred to me that it would also be a perfect setting for a space combat game such as Full Thrust. I am in the process of developing a strategic-level boardgame set in this background and possibly an RPG as well. I hope that you'll find these pages both interesting and informative and useful to your own games. At the very least, I hope that this will serve a useful reference for anyone interested in realistic physics and its application to gaming systems. Enjoy!

Exodus Project Background

The Solar Nations: A capsule description of each of the nations of the Solar System
Background and History: Taken from the science fiction series, this brief history outlines some of the major events which led to the rivalries and motivations of the Solar System in 2063.
Scenarios: Scenarios set in the Exodus Project background, including collectable-card format SSD's in Adobe Illustrator, JPG format, and in Adobe Reader format card 1, card 2, card 3.

Realistic Tactical Space Combat

Realistic Engines for Tactical Space Combat: All the equations you need to determine the effects of your favorite engines (real or imaginary) in space flight.
Fuel Consumption for Realistic Engines: A simple, yet accurate system of keeping track of fuel consumption during tactical space combat, with specific applications to Full Thrust.

Full Thrust Tactical Combat System

Full Thrust as a Tactical System for Exodus Project: An overview of the technology of the Solar System in 2063, my rational for using realism in science fiction and science fiction gaming, and how to use Full Thrust to accomplish this.
Toolkit for creating collectable-card format Full Thrust SSD's (fuel cards, blank cards, card backs, and symbols) in Adobe Illustrator and JPG format.
Sample collectable-card format Full Thrust SSD's (for the Federal Republic of Mars) in Adobe Illustrator and JPG format.
After-action report for the "Severed Dreams" Babylon 5 scenario run at GZG-ECC II.

About the background: The image is a plot of the actual positions of the planets on 1 Jan 2063. All of the stars shown are actual stars, plotted in their correct positions, as seen from slightly above the plane of the solar ecliptic.

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