History TabletopGame / TrinityUniverseWhiteWolf

A Kickstarter for the ''Trinity Continuum'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' corebooks was successfully completed in February 2018, followed by a successful Kickstarter for ''Aberrant'' in July 2019 and a successful Kickstarter for ''Adventure!'' in April 2021. The first solo Kickstarter for a new game, ''Anima'', finished successfully in November 2021, with a successful Kickstarter for ''Aether'' following in August 2022. An game set in the Ancient Greek period called ''Aegis'' is now on Backerkit.

A Kickstarter for the ''Trinity Continuum'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' corebooks was successfully completed in February 2018, followed by a successful Kickstarter for ''Aberrant'' in July 2019 and a successful Kickstarter for ''Adventure!'' in April 2021. The first solo Kickstarter for a new game, ''Anima'', finished successfully in November 2021, with a successful Kickstarter for ''Aether'' following in August 2022. An eventual game set in the Ancient Greek period called ''Aegis'' is also planned.

* ''Anima'': Set between ''Aberrant'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' in the 2080s, some of the era's Talents investigate the mysteries surrounding the shining city of Cascade, the popular fantasy MMO ''Terra Surge'', and the hidden connections between the two.

* ''Aether'': Set in the late Victorian era with elements of GaslampFantasy and {{Steampunk}}, where UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla has discovered a new energy source known as [[TitleDrop Aether]], capable of both [[RealityWarper warping existing realities]] and spinning new realities into existence. You play as one of the various types of Aethernauts, experimenting with the potential of what Aether can do, exploring the strange locations it opens up, and driving off the invading Martians who seek its secrets for their own. Incorporates fictional characters appropriate to the era like Mina Harker, Henry Jekyll, James Moriarty and Captain Nemo alongside historical personages.

* ''Aether'': Set in the late Victorian era, where UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla has discovered a new energy source known as [[TitleDrop Aether]], capable of both [[RealityWarper warping existing realities]] and spinning new realities into existence. You play as one of the various types of Aethernauts, experimenting with the potential of what Aether can do, exploring the strange locations it opens up, and driving off the invading Martians who seek its secrets for their own.

* BadassNormal: Talents are ''not'' this; though they might look like it to an outside observer, their Inspiration involves a WindsOfDestinyChange caused by manipulating temporal flux. However, without extensive testing, it's very difficult to tell the difference between a Talent and an extraordinarily-skilled normal human, who does with skill, practice and determination what a Talent does with Inspiration.

A set of three linked tabletop [=RPG=]s from Creator/WhiteWolf, the people who brought you ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness'' games. They're set in a science-based world where heroes with extraordinary powers arise during various eras, each time manifesting in a way that fits their era. Like most White Wolf games a edge of HeWhoFightsMonsters and WorldHalfEmpty form the periphery of the world view [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism to varying degrees]]. (It's almost entirely absent in ''Adventure!'', and most powerfully expressed in ''Aberrant''.)

A Kickstarter for the ''Trinity Continuum'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' corebooks was successfully completed in February 2018, followed by a successful Kickstarter for ''Aberrant'' in July 2019 and a successful Kickstarter for ''Adventure!'' in April 2021. The first solo Kickstarter for a new game, ''Anima'', finished successfully in November 2021, with a successful Kickstarter for ''Aether'' following in August 2022.

* OrganicTechnology: Any Psion can attune to powerful biotechnological devices. Also, the Eufiber used by Novas is actually living bacterial colonies which are [[{{Squick}} extruded from the body]] of a powerful nova fashion designer.

* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: [[RuleOfThree Three times, no less.]] First the [=Æ=]on Society starts up to guide mankind to a beautiful future. They are betrayed from within (twice) and [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII history takes a]] [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar depressingly familiar route.]] (WordOfGod is things would have been ''worse'' if not for them, however.) Then the Novas arise and start turning Earth into a utopia. Sadly WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity and that and Project Proteus cause the Aberrant War. Millions die, several areas are rendered uninhabitable, telecommunications are set back 100 years and the Novas only leave because China threatens to nuke everything if they don't. Humanity recovers and begins to shoot for the stars, setting up colonies on other worlds and even making friends with an alien race. Then the Aberrants return, start blowing up space stations and [[ColonyDrop drop one such station on France, destroying most of it]] and two other less friendly alien races show up, intent on destruction and in one case rape. [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed One wonders why humans bother anymore, really.]]

** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Not all fans agree on this.]] Some think he's a SelfFulfillingProphecy.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Aeon}}'' or ''Trinity'': In the 22nd century, humanity is rebuilding from the Aberrant War under the guidance of the [=Æ=]on Trinity.

* ''Aether'': Set in the Victorian age, the Talents wield [[TitleDrop Aether]], a substance identified and harnessed by UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, to battle both a Martian invasion and wicked Talents.

A Kickstarter for the ''Trinity Continuum'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' corebooks was successfully completed in February 2018, followed by a successful Kickstarter for ''Aberrant'' in July 2019 and a successful Kickstarter for ''Adventure!'' in April 2021. The first solo Kickstarter for a new game, ''Anima'', finished successfully in November 2021.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Aeon}}'' or ''Trinity'': In the 22nd century, humanity is rebuilding from the Aberrant War under the "guidance" of the [=Æ=]on Trinity.

All three games have been acquired outright by Onyx Path Publishing, a company set up to handle WW's tabletop publishing side, who plan to bring out new versions under the collective title of the Trinity Continuum, as well as exploring other time periods outside the main three. A Kickstarter for the ''Trinity Continuum'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' corebooks was successfully completed in February 2018, followed by a successful Kickstarter for ''Aberrant'' in July 2019.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Being a nova is awesome, until you acquire so much [[TheCorruption Taint]] that you either go crazy, turn into a [[OneWingedAngel hulking abomination]], or [[PowerIncontinence have your powers go wildly out of control]]. (Sometimes all three.) Of course, acquiring Taint is necessary for a nova to attain true power...or, at least that's what the Doyen and [=Æ=]on Trinity say. [[spoiler: Actually, it depends on the time period, the rulebook used, and the nova in question. Not all novas go insane, but most do, especially because accepting Taint is a far quicker road to power than trying to control it. Also, when The Colony returned to attack humanity, he only brought along novas who were as corrupt as he was.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Being a nova is awesome, until you acquire so much [[TheCorruption Taint]] that you either go crazy, turn into a [[OneWingedAngel hulking abomination]], or [[PowerIncontinence have your powers go wildly out of control]]. (Sometimes all three.) Of course, acquiring Taint is necessary for a nova to attain true power...or, at least that's what the Doyen and [=Æ=]on Trinity say. [[spoiler: Actually, it depends on the time period, the rulebook used, and the nova in question. Not all novas go insane, but most do, especially because accepting Taint is a far quicker road to power than trying to control it.]]

A set of three linked tabletop [=RPG=]s from Creator/WhiteWolf, the people who brought you ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness'' games. They're set in a science-based world where heroes with extraordinary powers arise during various eras, each time manifesting in a way that fits their era. Like most [=WhiteWolf=] games a edge of HeWhoFightsMonsters and WorldHalfEmpty form the periphery of the world view [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism to varying degrees]]. (It's almost entirely absent in ''Adventure!'', and most powerfully expressed in ''Aberrant''.)

* ''TabletopGame/{{Aberrant}}'': Some seventy-five years after the events of ''Adventure!'', the explosion of the space station Galatea imbues people all over the world with superpowers, turning them into "novas".

All three games have been acquired outright by Onyx Path Publishing, a company set up to handle WW's tabletop publishing side, who plan to bring out new versions under the collective title of the Trinity Continuum, as well as exploring other time periods outside the main three. A Kickstarter for the ''Trinity Continuum'' and ''[=Æ=]on'' corebooks was successfully completed in February 2018.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: ''Trinity'' takes a middle ground; it's about hope, sacrifice and unity in a CrapsackWorld, and the players really can make a difference. ''Aberrant'', by contrast, is exceedingly cynical; the novas are destined to destroy the utopia that they were building through a combination of Taint, {{revenge}} and [[{{Pride}} plain old ego]]. ''Adventure!'' tries to be idealistic (as befits the pulp atmosphere), but Max Mercer's noble effort still won't end well.

* BadassNormal: Daredevils, under one interpretation. The other interpretation makes them superhumans with control over probability and time.

* AncientConspiracy: The [=Æ=]on Society probably counts as this.
** Well, by ''Trinity''. In ''Aberrant'' it's only 80+ years old and in ''Adventure!'' it's about 2 years old.

** PostCyberpunk: ''Aberrant'', by contrast, provides a setting that's rapidly building towards a utopia, as novas use their abilities to rapidly advance science and technology, terraform the Sahara, and decide the fates of nations by shootfighting on global TV. Of course, all of this is set up so that it can be torn down in the Aberrant War. (It's ''not'', however, a given in the reboot.)

** However, while the reboot games have a 'default timeline' that leads to ''[=Æ=]on'', most of the individual game lines don't have an advancing timeline, remaining set at a particular point. (The exception is the present-day setting, which advances with the calendar.)

** SchizoContinuity: The reboot games take it to the next level, [[http://theonyxpath.com/diving-into-the-continuum-trinity-continuum/ explicitly running]] on AlternateTimeline Continuity - e.g. ''Æon'' has the Aberrant War as established history, but in ''Aberrant'' how things turn out, and whether the War even happens, depends on the individual game. Likewise, ''Aberrant'' is only a potential future of the present-day setting, and so on.

** However, while the reboot games have a 'default timeline' that leads to ''Æon'', most of the individual game lines don't have an advancing timeline, remaining set at a particular point. (The exception is the present-day setting, which advances with the calendar.)

* ''TabletopGame/{{Aeon}}'' or ''Trinity'': In the 22nd century, humanity is rebuilding from the Aberrant War under the "guidance" of the Æon Trinity.

All three games have been acquired outright by Onyx Path Publishing, a company set up to handle WW's tabletop publishing side, who plan to bring out new versions under the collective title of the Trinity Continuum, as well as exploring other time periods outside the main three. The ''Continuum'' system is currently seeking funds on Kickstarter.

* AncientConspiracy: The Æon Society probably counts as this.

* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: [[RuleOfThree Three times, no less.]] First the Æon Society starts up to guide mankind to a beautiful future. They are betrayed from within (twice) and [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII history takes a]] [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar depressingly familiar route.]] (WordOfGod is things would have been ''worse'' if not for them, however.) Then the Novas arise and start turning Earth into a utopia. Sadly WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity and that and Project Proteus cause the Aberrant War. Millions die, several areas are rendered uninhabitable, telecommunications are set back 100 years and the Novas only leave because China threatens to nuke everything if they don't. Humanity recovers and begins to shoot for the stars, setting up colonies on other worlds and even making friends with an alien race. Then the Aberrants return, start blowing up space stations and [[ColonyDrop drop one such station on France, destroying most of it]] and two other less friendly alien races show up, intent on destruction and in one case rape. [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed One wonders why humans bother anymore, really.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Being a nova is awesome, until you acquire so much [[TheCorruption Taint]] that you either go crazy, turn into a [[OneWingedAngel hulking abomination]], or [[PowerIncontinence have your powers go wildly out of control]]. (Sometimes all three.) Of course, acquiring Taint is necessary for a nova to attain true power...or, at least that's what the Doyen and Æon Trinity say. [[spoiler: Actually, it depends on the time period, the rulebook used, and the nova in question. Not all novas go insane, but most do, especially because accepting Taint is a far quicker road to power than trying to control it.]]

All three games have been acquired outright by Onyx Path Publishing, a company set up to handle WW's tabletop publishing side, who plan to bring out new versions under the collective title of the Trinity Continuum, as well as exploring other time periods outside the main three.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Aeon}}'' or ''Trinity'': In the 22nd century, humanity is rebuilding from the Aberrant War under the "guidance" of the Æon Trinity.

* AncientConspiracy: The Æon Society probably counts as this.

** SchizoContinuity: The reboot games take it to the next level, [[http://theonyxpath.com/diving-into-the-continuum-trinity-continuum/ explicitly running]] on AlternateTimeline Continuity - e.g. ''Æon'' has the Aberrant War as established history, but in ''Aberrant'' how things turn out, and whether the War even happens, depends on the individual game. Likewise, ''Aberrant'' is only a potential future of the present-day setting, and so on.

** However, while the reboot games have a 'default timeline' that leads to ''Æon'', most of the individual game lines don't have an advancing timeline, remaining set at a particular point. (The exception is the present-day setting, which advances with the calendar.)

* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: [[RuleOfThree Three times, no less.]] First the Æon Society starts up to guide mankind to a beautiful future. They are betrayed from within (twice) and [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII history takes a]] [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar depressingly familiar route.]] (WordOfGod is things would have been ''worse'' if not for them, however.) Then the Novas arise and start turning Earth into a utopia. Sadly WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity and that and Project Proteus cause the Aberrant War. Millions die, several areas are rendered uninhabitable, telecommunications are set back 100 years and the Novas only leave because China threatens to nuke everything if they don't. Humanity recovers and begins to shoot for the stars, setting up colonies on other worlds and even making friends with an alien race. Then the Aberrants return, start blowing up space stations and [[ColonyDrop drop one such station on France, destroying most of it]] and two other less friendly alien races show up, intent on destruction and in one case rape. [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed One wonders why humans bother anymore, really.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Being a nova is awesome, until you acquire so much [[TheCorruption Taint]] that you either go crazy, turn into a [[OneWingedAngel hulking abomination]], or [[PowerIncontinence have your powers go wildly out of control]]. (Sometimes all three.) Of course, acquiring Taint is necessary for a nova to attain true power...or, at least that's what the Doyen and Æon Trinity say. [[spoiler: Actually, it depends on the time period, the rulebook used, and the nova in question. Not all novas go insane, but most do, especially because accepting Taint is a far quicker road to power than trying to control it.]]

* ''TabletopGame/{{Aeon}}'' or ''Trinity'': In the 22nd century, humanity is rebuilding from the Aberrant War under the "guidance" of the Æon Trinity.

A set of three linked tabletop [=RPG=]s from WhiteWolf, the people who brought you ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness'' games. They're set in a science-based world where heroes with extraordinary powers arise during various eras, each time manifesting in a way that fits their era. Like most WhiteWolf games a edge of HeWhoFightsMonsters and WorldHalfEmpty form the periphery of the world view [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism to varying degrees]]. (It's almost entirely absent in ''Adventure!'', and most powerfully expressed in ''Aberrant''.)

** PostCyberpunk: ''Aberrant'', by contrast, provides a setting that's rapidly building towards a utopia, as novas use their abilities to rapidly advance science and technology, terraform the Sahara, and decide the fates of nations by shootfighting on global TV. Of course, all of this is set up so that it can be torn down in the Aberrant War.

* {{Cyberpunk}}: ''Trinity'' hews very closely to ''classic'' {{Cyberpunk}} mixed with SpaceOpera and attempts to [[JustifiedTrope justify]] many of the more dystopian elements of the genre. In particular, the game generally rejects the idea that technology will always make life better and that information will become freer over time.