Two major points of focus should be addressed: technology and economics.<br /><br />The first key for a pre-history type of game is that it must be lower tech. Not all those nifty gadgets we enjoy in the modern AD/KH settings are going to be available in the earlier days of Frontier exploration. Laser weaponry won't be as advanced (meaning shorter range). Tracking and guidance software won't be as advanced (e.g. lower chance to hit with a torpedo). Computers won't be as advanced, possessing fewer function points per level (re: multiple computers for more advanced settings like a city or massive starship rather than a single LVL:6 computer) and higher level programs taking up more space (re: more fp). And I daresay even the ion drives won't be as efficient, mandating double to quadruple fuel expenditure during a trip wouldn't be out of line (re: 2 to 4 units of fuel consumed for each ADF point expended instead of 1). The referee would ultimately have to decide which items would exist and how effective they would be for something set that far back in time.<br /><br />The other item to touch on is the economy. Stuff isn't going to be priced the same. It wouldn't be out of line to charge half the book value for equipment, but then you would have to adjust the characters' income in a similar fashion (re: 5Cr/level instead of 10). Not to mention "stuff" isn't going to be as universal as there are no Frontier-wide mega-corp businesses in existance in order to effect a universal guideline...specs for an auto pistol from a human world may not be the same as specs for an auto pistol from a vrusk or dralasite world, the human gun might have a higher capacity magazine while the vruskan gun has a longer range. Bursts might be set to 5 rounds instead of ten for the dralasite gun. And a loan for that starship to make the journey to an unknown system or for a fabled first meet & greet? Suffice it to say it's going to be financed at a much higher than the "booming Frontier-wide economy" interest rate of 4% as listed in KH Campaign Book. 15% and a generous down payment wouldn't be out of line...moreso considering the nature of the expedition (a very good chance that the bank will never see the ship again).
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