Category Page: Tech/Futurism
Technologies and other futuristic elements in the story.
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A device that provides speech-to-text via a chyron on a person's hud. It is worn around the thigh, a...hud
Acronym for heads-up display. Many space ship crews wear little circlets that project an ultrafine m...bolts
Bolts are small projectiles shot from firearms. The majority of weapons are pistols, but there are r...blast armor
With the development of bolts, militaries and police needed protection. Blast armor was developed to...team chat
A piece of software in a space ship's main computer that connects all of its crew together via a cha...obtundation
In addition to bolts, some weapons were developed that utilized a stunning effect. This technology w...adrenaphrine
While a combination of the words, "adrenaline," and "epinephrine," the drug is n...kickstart maneuver
Mary's signature piloting move, which she discovered by accident when she was first learning how to...Miniforce
A mechanism usually employed in doorways with a seamless track system that eliminates friction. Mini...
Orue
Orue is a metal discovered on Velopa with the power and density of bismuth-209, but lacking that ele...Kineglass
A glass-like metal alloy. Kineglass was born out of attempts to "block" the uncountable nu...Gravitics
As a result of the increasing speeds granted by Orue, humans needed to compensate for some unwanted...private message
Similar to a team chat message, but encrypted so that it only occurs between two people.
OREF (Orue refraction travel)
As Orue-based travel expanded the limits of speed, humans inevitably ran up against a barrier: They...engine pack
The term used to describe the configuration of engines in a space ship. Each ship has some number of...IDGen computer
A piece of hardware with several components that can emulate all kinds of cryptographically secure d...unique identifier
When a space ship's engines are assembled, the controlling computer for them utilizes the identifica...magnetic net
A magnetic net can be fired by any number of space ships. Usually, they are installed on military an...BLN plan
A Basic Living Necessity plan is a universal amount of covered expenses across the Three Empires. Wh...pneumatic doorbuster
A piece of equipment used by military and law enforcement to pull doors off of vehicles. The doorbus...
dielsis
A technology of unknown origin or use, but of some import to the Guild.neuronics
An older interface for interacting with computer components of a space ship, activated by reading el...blocking device
A device of unknown origin or use, but of some import to the Guild.