Somebody told me that there used to be a lot of stuff on the Shadowrun Usenet groups. Are archives of that still around someplace?
I didn't find much else, so I wrote down a few notes.
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Texas A&M University
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Some folks refer to the school as Texas A&M&M or TAMMU. Unlike MIT&T, neither of these designations are official. However, the nicknames are part of Texas popular culture in regards to the school and do appear in unofficial stickers, logos, and merchandise.
College of Magic, Established 2026
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Dean: Clint A. McTaggert, DMSc (Doctor of Magical Science)
Main Building: Newton Tower
#33 Hermetic Way, College Station, Texas, CAS
(While going northeast on University, turn left just after Loop 2818.)
Lab Buildings
- John Dee Hall
- Maria Sonora Hall
Residence Halls
- Sir Francis Bacon Hall
- St. Germain Hall
Associated Facilities
- Trismegistus Field (practice field and target range)
Corps of Cadets
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Almighty M-1
- 2nd Brigade, CAS Army Cadets pursuing degrees in magic and/or an eventual magic oriented MOS
Monster M-2
- 2nd Regiment, CAS Navy/Marine Cadets pursuing degrees in magic and/or an eventual magic oriented MOS
Magnum 44
- 2nd Wing, CAS Air Force Cadets pursuing degrees in magic and/or an eventual magic oriented MOS
Notes
- Awakened spellcaster Cadets, like all Cadets, are also found in other distinctive Corps units such as Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, Parson's Mounted Cavalry, etc.
- By 2070, all Corps units are gender integrated
History
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The College of Magic is the 2nd oldest university level magical studies program, and the oldest dedicated hermetic magic school in North America. The college was established at Texas A&M University in 2026, 9 months after the establishment of the magical studies program at UCLA in 2025 (which was the first). By 2028, the University of Chicago, MIT, Oxford, and Edinburgh also established programs. After MIT&T renamed itself in 2026, many students at A&M and elsewhere began unofficially referring to the school as Texas A&M&M or TAMMU.
In 2030, the College of Magic, working with the CAS Army, concluded a four-year study and published the results. What followed were the first CAS Army Field manuals on magical topics; Magic Fortified Squad and Platoon Operations and Tactical Combat Magery. Many of the hard lessons learned about fighting with and against Wizards and Shamans from the early years of the Sixth Age prior to the 2018 Treaty of Denver were covered in these landmark books.
In 2041, the first orichalcum alloy class rings are made available which generally do not hinder spellcasting, and have even been known to positively augment some spells. At first these rings were extremely expensive and were only available to wealthy graduates of the College of Magic or the top 12 students of the class (who would be subsidized by the College of Magic so they could afford their rings). Costs dropped somewhat after the orichalcum rush of 2061 and many graduates have gone back to buy "replacement" rings of the orichalcum alloy. Like all Texas A&M Class Rings, the orichalcum rings are regulated by the Association of Former Students.
Researchers at TAMU and other schools were instrumental in publishing the theorems of 2053, which included the now fundamental concepts of anchoring. The papers and essays of this nearly 30 year study form the basis for the core standard texts found today in libraries and schools all over the world.
General Structure
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Student classes fall under the administration of one the several departments.
Classics
- Alchemy (Magical properties of materials)
- Astrology (Diviniation)
- Theurgy (Spirit and astral studies)
Arcane Kinesiology (magical augmentation of the human body and spellcasting control)
Awakened Culture (History, moral philosophy, social topics, and studies into other schools of magical thought)
- The only undergrad Bachelor of Arts programs are found in this Department. All others are Bachelor of Science programs.
Elementalism (air, earth, fire, water & elementals)
Paranatural Biology (Magical creature studies)
There is also The Trismegistus Graduate Program of Magical Science for students seeking an even higher level of magical education.
Thoughts/comments welcome.
(proud son of a grad, class of '62, Corps of Cadets - 1st Lt. US Army Signal Corps, Retired)