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diff --git a/source/introduction.rst b/source/introduction.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bb4d9cd --- /dev/null +++ b/source/introduction.rst @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +************ +Introduction +************ + +In the late 18th century scientists around Europe were busy discovering +the Laws of Nature; what if they had been able to *warp* them? + +In this setting, they are! Imagine a place where devices like the +remotely controlled electro-flogo-pneumatic gun [#eft_gun]_ aren't just +experimental prototypes, but they get a practical use in a +tongue-in-cheek context rich in excitement and adventure! + +.. [#eft_gun] An actual device invented — and named — by the real world + Volta + +This manual is centered on the area around Como, in the Duchy of Milan / +Cisalpine Republic / Kingdom of Italy / Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia +(and a couple more entities in between) where Alessandro Volta lived, +discovered the secret of eternal life[#eternal]_ and founded an +important centre of research that attracted scientists and aspiring +scientists from all around Europe and the world. + + +.. [#eternal] or at least the means to prolong his own life and health + indefinitely |