From 02dc391d42e24eaa84c13ce46946972bc34a2dbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:11:34 +0200 Subject: Continuing introduction --- source/introduction.rst | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'source/introduction.rst') diff --git a/source/introduction.rst b/source/introduction.rst index bb4d9cd..95b3187 100644 --- a/source/introduction.rst +++ b/source/introduction.rst @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Introduction ************ +.. image:: img/dellavitadelcont00bian-portrait.png + In the late 18th century scientists around Europe were busy discovering the Laws of Nature; what if they had been able to *warp* them? @@ -16,10 +18,23 @@ tongue-in-cheek context rich in excitement and adventure! 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 +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 + indefinitely. + +The time range covered by this manual starts in the 1780s, with the +establishment of a centre of research in Como (rather than accepting the +post at the university in Pavia, as in the real world timeline) and +reaches the mid 19th century, when a Volta recognised as immortal +oversees the birth of the steampunk computer (with Electricity and small +explosions in the UI). + +Of course, Volta wasn't alone and all european countries (and armies) +had access to their own scientists, so nobody gained an undue advantage +and the political history of this timeline follows more or less that of +the real world timeline… except where it doesn't. This means that the +players have a chance to get involved in such events as the Napoleonic +wars or the Italian indipendence wars. -- cgit v1.2.3