Oh so brief history of London via 1st Edition Shadowrun from the early 1990′s. They was out of town when that drekĢ034: Ireland undergoes a rebranding as “Tir Nan Og”, which later Shadowrun editions will write more properly as Tír na nÓg (”Land of the Youth”).Ģ051: Probably don’t need to worry about this Universal Brotherhood. Upon reaching 15 th level, he becomes the Grandĭruid and can take out a mind flayer solo.Ģ031-2033: Euro Wars. The Office of the Lord Protector – led by a Druid. Green Party, becomes powerful enough to pass the UK Constitution Act and create Some other brit becomes King.Ģ025: The New Druidic Movement, having grown out of the Welsh Perform some good ol’ fashioned regicide. Of Ireland into the United Free Republic of Ireland – though it won’t keep thatĢ021: King George VII goblinizes into a troll, and senior officials Who can hopefully clear the bar set by King George III, who fragging lost America.Ģ014: The Treaty of Galway unites Northern Ireland and the Republic
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Ground, and a series of magical ley lines crisscross the isles.Ģ012: Charles III abdicates the throne and his son, George, Those who have read The Baroque Cycle know what I’m talking about.Ģ010-2011: Virally Induced Toxic Allergy Syndrome (VITAS) Let’s hope he can live up to the legacy of Charles II (reigned 1660-1685). Than the European Union (1993), the Chunnel (1994), and the divorce of PrinceĢ009: Charles ascends the throne as Charles III. To put the following in context, Shadowrun (1989) and the London Sourcebook (1991) are older It’s always amusing comparing the image of the future posited in Shadowrun with, you know, what actually happened. This will become important later when we talk about magic – traditions Norsemen and French mixed together), then Austin Powers came out. What about (what is now) England? Well, first the RomansĬame, then the Germans came (Anglo-Saxons), then the Normans came (kind of like The inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and few more bits of England andįrance that I always forget because it’s lucky I remember that Wales is a The Celtic peoples persevered more or less to this day as They are the Celts (pronounced with a hard K, unlike the basketball team). To the extent that you can think of indigenous peoples ofīritain (as in crossed over land bridges hundreds of thousands of years ago) –
In which I sum up thousands of years of British history in a few sentences
I could explain, but instead I’m going to steal an image: The UK, Great Britain, England – aren’t they all the same? History of the UK in the Sixth World, 1991-2051, from the London Sourcebook for Shadowrun (1st Edition)
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