Trinity is a science fiction roleplaying game published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1998 (and later by the ArtHouse imprint), first in a series of three games (the two others being Aberrant and Adventure) sharing a common background and developing an alternate history of humanity through two centuries, and allowing players to play almost all genres of science fiction - from comic-book superhero action to cutting edge technothriller, to space opera, to old fashioned pulp standards. The whole game line was discontinued due to low sales in 2002 despite a strong fan support.
Game Setting
Set in the twenty-second century, Trinity portrays a future Earth slowly recovering from a disastrous war (the origins of which are covered in Aberrant) and expanding in space. Former depressed areas such as Africa, South America and Eastern Asia, which suffered moderate traumas during the Aberrant War are now the leading political forces in the international arena, while Europe is a landscape of ruins and hard struggling survivors, and North America is balkanized in a number of small states. Bio-engeneering is the leading technology and psionics are known and studied if not exactly widespread. Alien contact has been made, with mixed results.
Characters take the roles of psionic individuals, working for one of the many organizations in the gaming world, and tackling troubles when they arise.
The game setting, which is splendidly rendered through a number of high quality supplements, allows for a variety of styles, from cyberpunk-like corporate espionage to Mad Max-style post-holocaust frontier adventure, to space exploration.
Game System
The game runs on a slightly modified version of the White Wolf "Storyteller System", whose lightweight mechanics allow players to concentrate on roleplaying. A reprint was announced in late 2003 of the three Aeon-verse game using the Open Gaming Licence 3.5 rules.
The Name Issue
Trinity was originally to be known as Aeon (thus leading to all three games in the line having titles starting with an A), and was originally issued under that title in its hardback and deluxe versions. Legal issues arose with the holders of the rights for the animated series "Aeon Flux", which claimed the game challenged their copyrights. The matter was settled by White Wolf choosing to change the name of its game, and leaving "Aeon" as the unofficial name for the whole line.
