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[edit] Tech

Technological (tech) level is an abstraction of the technological advancement required to gain access to a particular concept or type of equipment.

[edit] Tech levels

Tech levels are based loosely on the progress of Ancient Near Eastern and European history, as shown in Table: Tech level. All dates are necessarily approximate and disputable.

[edit] Campaign tech level

Each campaign has an established tech level. This dictates (among other things) what equipment is readily available for characters to acquire. The GM should, of course, feel free to change the era of a particular item's introduction in your world.

Table: Tech level

Tech	Years	Era	Material	Armor construction (standard)	Armor forms (advanced)	Representative weapons	Items
0	-35,000 to -12,000	Ice Age	Cloth, softwood, hides, flint	Fabric	Vest, shirt, sleeves, jacket, leggings, trousers, gloves	Dagger, hand axe, javelin, knife, shepherd's sling, spear	Leather Pouch
1	-12,000 to -4300	Stone Age	Quilting, leather, bone, hardwood	—	Boots, greaves, vambraces, helmet	Flatbow, footman's mace, light axe, quarterstaff	Fishhook, rope
2	-4300 to -3200	Copper Age	Copper	Plate	Breastplate	Battle axe	Wheel, oil lamp
3	-3200 to -1200	Bronze Age	Bronze, quilted leather, cuirboilli	Scale	Cuirass, coif	Falchion, gladius, glaive, scimitar, throwing axe	Candle, papyrus, soap, chariot
4	-1200 to -332	Iron Age	Iron	Plate (thick)	—	Composite bow, doru, lance, pike, sabre	Flint & steel, cloth saddle
5	-332 to 372	Roman Era	Ancient steel	Chainmail, lamellar	Haubergeon, hauberk, skirt	Falx, knightly sword, light crossbow	Block & tackle, parchment,
6	372 to 700	Dark Ages	—	Splint	—	Hand crossbow, repeating crossbow, push dagger, tonfa	Paper, stirrup
7	700 to 1066	Viking Age	—	—	—	Great axe, great sword, maul	Pen & ink, kerosene lamp, toilet paper
8	1066 to 1300	Age of Chivalry	Damascus steel	Plate & mail, padded jack	—	Horseman's axe, horseman's flail, longbow, arbalest, stiletto	signet ring
9	1300 to 1500	Age of Unrest	—	Full plate, brigandine	Visor, full armor	Bastard sword, footman's morningstar, halberd, war hammer	Compass
10	1500 to 1650	Renaissance	—	—	—	Estoc, rapier, sai, arquebus	—
11	1650 to 1800	Age of Reason	Crucible steel	—	—	Small sword, flintlock	Grappling hook
12	1800 to 1871	Industrial Revolution	Bessemer steel	—	—	Baker rifle, bayonet	Friction match, portable camera
13	1871 to 1914	Second Industrial Revolution	Silk	—	—	Muzzle-loading rifle	Incandescent lightbulb, kerosene lantern, combination lock
14	1914 to 1939	Great War	—	—	—	Breech-loading rifle, automatic rifle	Radio
15	1939 to 1945	World War II	—	—	—	Machine gun, submachine gun, carbine, grenade	Radar, high explosives
16	1945 to 1965	Nuclear Age	Acrylic, uranium	Flak jacket	—	Assault rifle, bazooka, napalm	Digital watch, laser, synthetic rope, CCTV
17	1965 to 1992	Space Age	Modern steel, depleted uranium	—	—	Defense spray, flashbang	Personal computer, night vision goggles
18	1992 to 2002	Knowledge Economy	Kevlar	Ceramic plate	Ballistic helmet	—	Wireless modem, cell phone, sat phone, digital camera, handheld thermal camera, GPS
19	2002 to 2015	Intangible Economy	Titanium	Kinetic reactive	—	Remote combat drones	LED flashlight, PDA, Vidphone
20	2015 to 2025	Biotech Age	Eglin steel, synthetic silk	—	—	—	Bionic prosthetics
21	2025 to ?	Nanotech Age	Nanocomposite	Photodermal camouflage	—	—	—
22	? to ?	Quantum Age	Nanorod, reactive	Gravametric camouflage	—	Gravatomic disruptor	—
23	? to ?	Plasma Age	Plasma	Force field	—	Blaster rifle, hand blaster, light saber	—