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 Sep 14 2009, 07:52 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 19-June 06 From: CAS baby Member No.: 8,736  |
I can't help but feel that a lot of our newer players are missing out on a great deal of amazing background. This makes me sad.
Last night I began to think about how neat it would be to have a book that just contained background, a compendium of sixth world history detailing all of the things that any other history book would. I don't know about the rest of you but I'd crap in my hat and wear it for a book like that. Tell me you wouldn't love to look at maps detailing how the North American and European borders have shifted about over the last 70 years, that alone would be worth the price of admission! Chapters detailing important wars, political events, breakthroughs in science and medicine! I want to feel like I'm holding a real history book, and I promise that when I have children I will teach them from it while telling them that the books at school are filled with corporate lies. Also, it should have plenty of annotation from people who know what "really" happened. |
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Sep 14 2009, 09:50 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-August 09 From: Vancouver, Canada Member No.: 17,538 |
Same here. I'd like more so I don't have to go hunting through all the books just find some arcane reference to something I need RIGHT NOW but can''t remember which book it was in. Plus maps always = nice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) . I think it would also be good to include which bits added to history through the various novels are actually canon. Good idea.
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Sep 14 2009, 10:22 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Isn't there a book in the Making? The Sports Almanach or however that one was called?
Over here, in Germany, we got something akin to this allready. "Die 6. Welt" |
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Sep 14 2009, 10:28 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 4-September 07 Member No.: 13,115 |
QUOTE I can't help but feel that a lot of our newer players are missing out on a great deal of amazing background. So, let's make one. |
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Sep 14 2009, 11:02 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,182 Joined: 5-December 07 From: Lower UCAS, along the border Member No.: 14,507 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Sep 14 2009, 06:22 AM)  Isn't there a book in the Making? The Sports Almanach or however that one was called? Over here, in Germany, we got something akin to this allready. "Die 6. Welt" Die 6. Welt is one of my biggest wants right now. Well, that and some of the foreign material for SR... And yeah, we're getting the Sixth World Almanac sometime soon (you know how release dates are around here) which will not only have info on every country in the Sixth World, but also whole pages devoted to single years of Shadowrun history. You want a citation? Look in the new developer sticky. |
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Sep 14 2009, 11:32 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Nah, i am good, i have my copy of Die 6. Welt ^^
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Sep 14 2009, 12:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
QUOTE (ravensmuse @ Sep 14 2009, 06:02 AM) Die 6. Welt is one of my biggest wants right now. Well, that and some of the foreign material for SR... And yeah, we're getting the Sixth World Almanac sometime soon (you know how release dates are around here) which will not only have info on every country in the Sixth World, but also whole pages devoted to single years of Shadowrun history. You want a citation? Look in the new developer sticky. That is indeed an accurate description of the Sixth World Almanac. And did I mention the art? The full-color art I've been seeing? Mmmmmmmm . . . Jason H. |
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Sep 14 2009, 01:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 24-July 08 From: Resonance Realms, behind the 2nd Star Member No.: 16,162 |
Hmmm wait... Die Sechste Welt... that book that lies besides my bed, waiting to be read?
I thought it was more akin to my Battletech Bible which is... wait. Exactly that. Needs 4th Edition update, ASAP! |
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Sep 14 2009, 01:07 PM
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QUOTE (underaneonhalo @ Sep 14 2009, 08:52 AM) I can't help but feel that a lot of our newer players are missing out on a great deal of amazing background. This makes me sad. Last night I began to think about how neat it would be to have a book that just contained background, a compendium of sixth world history detailing all of the things that any other history book would. I don't know about the rest of you but I'd crap in my hat and wear it for a book like that. Tell me you wouldn't love to look at maps detailing how the North American and European borders have shifted about over the last 70 years, that alone would be worth the price of admission! Chapters detailing important wars, political events, breakthroughs in science and medicine! I want to feel like I'm holding a real history book, and I promise that when I have children I will teach them from it while telling them that the books at school are filled with corporate lies. Also, it should have plenty of annotation from people who know what "really" happened. well i have all the books from first.. and i'd love to see how the world has turned |
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Sep 14 2009, 02:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 17-August 09 From: Northern California Member No.: 17,510 |
This sounds like a wonderful idea. And now I'm waiting for the 5th World Almanac in haste again. Drat.
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