Dawn of Victory | A Science Fiction Worldbuilding Project

The Templin Institute is building its own original science fiction setting. In this manifesto, we discuss what it's central elements will be, and what we can learn from other settings and expanded universes.

🔸Dawn of Victory Accounts & Announcements
🔹 Discord Server | discord.gg/sMGxXmFhw6
🔹 Champlain Group Wiki | wiki.champlain.group/index.php/Main_Page
🔹 Champlain Group Starmap | map.champlain.group/
🔹 Dawn of Victory Merch | shop.templin.institute/collections/dawn-of-victory

🔹Contents
00:00 | Recap
03:06 | Introduction
04:17 | Table of Contents
05:54 | The Standard Sci-Fi Setting
11:12 | Geopolitics
18:00 | Ideology
28:54 | A Ridiculous Premise Treated Seriously
31:58 | Excitement Has Consequences
37:20 | The Rule of Cool Can Win, And It Can Win Big
37:53 | The Truth Is Not Out There
38:54 | ...But Other Stuff Is
40:07 | The World's Greatest Space Map
46:44 | Acknowledgements
50:03 | Announcements

🔹 Tim Barton - Space Artist Extraordinaire
cosmicspark.artstation.com/

🔹Joan Pique Llorens - Templin Institute "Artist In Residence"
joanpiquellorens.com/

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