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The | The Fourth World is multi-use term in the Shadowdawn setting that describes an alternative timeline of Earth set during the "previous age of magic", compared to the newer Sixth World of Shadowrun, as well as the actual physical setting. | ||
== The Fourth World as an Alternate Timeline == | |||
Though few details are exactly given, as a timeline, the Fourth World covers a wide breadth of time in the source material, with at least two used calendar reckonings, the Throalic and Theran Calendars, measured as TH and TE respectively. The timeline of the Fourth World is generally reckoned against these two calenders, with 0 TH marking the foundation of Throal, and 0 TE being the foundation of Thera. In the sourcebooks, many things are discussed from "current date" of the edition, such as the founding of the first Elven Court "several thousand years before the founding of Throal.<ref><u>Elven Nations</u>, Josh Harrison ''et al'', 2019, FASA Games, © FASA Corporation, p. 15</ref>" | |||
How it came to an end, and when is unknown, as well as when it started, but there's a lot of theories differ. | |||
=== The Fourth World per Ehran the Scribe === | |||
Per [[Ehran, the Scribe]], the Fourth Age ended with the sinking of Atlantis in 3113 BCE<ref>PVV RPG Archive — "Shadowrun Fiction: Ehran’s Speech", https://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~leirbakk/rpg/shadowrun/fiction/shadowrun_fiction_ehranspeech.html, Accessed April 2025. [Fansite]</ref>. He also maintains that the span between Threshold Levels, the point where magic comes to life or falls dormant is roughly 5,200 years. This sets the start and end of the Fourth World at 8313 BCE. This places Fourth Age as overlapping the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic anthropological epochs in Europe. | |||
== The Fourth World as a Physical Setting == | |||
As a physical world setting, the Fourth World described an alternative world similar to our own, but different. Where modern anthropology saw hunter-gatherer societies across Europ | |||
== The Mayan Calendar and Shadowdawn == | |||
== Fan Theorycrafting & Lore == | |||
== See Also: == | |||
* Humans & the Cycle of Magic | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 15:39, 29 April 2025
The Fourth World is multi-use term in the Shadowdawn setting that describes an alternative timeline of Earth set during the "previous age of magic", compared to the newer Sixth World of Shadowrun, as well as the actual physical setting.
The Fourth World as an Alternate Timeline
Though few details are exactly given, as a timeline, the Fourth World covers a wide breadth of time in the source material, with at least two used calendar reckonings, the Throalic and Theran Calendars, measured as TH and TE respectively. The timeline of the Fourth World is generally reckoned against these two calenders, with 0 TH marking the foundation of Throal, and 0 TE being the foundation of Thera. In the sourcebooks, many things are discussed from "current date" of the edition, such as the founding of the first Elven Court "several thousand years before the founding of Throal.[1]"
How it came to an end, and when is unknown, as well as when it started, but there's a lot of theories differ.
The Fourth World per Ehran the Scribe
Per Ehran, the Scribe, the Fourth Age ended with the sinking of Atlantis in 3113 BCE[2]. He also maintains that the span between Threshold Levels, the point where magic comes to life or falls dormant is roughly 5,200 years. This sets the start and end of the Fourth World at 8313 BCE. This places Fourth Age as overlapping the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic anthropological epochs in Europe.
The Fourth World as a Physical Setting
As a physical world setting, the Fourth World described an alternative world similar to our own, but different. Where modern anthropology saw hunter-gatherer societies across Europ
The Mayan Calendar and Shadowdawn
Fan Theorycrafting & Lore
See Also:
- Humans & the Cycle of Magic
References
- ↑ Elven Nations, Josh Harrison et al, 2019, FASA Games, © FASA Corporation, p. 15
- ↑ PVV RPG Archive — "Shadowrun Fiction: Ehran’s Speech", https://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~leirbakk/rpg/shadowrun/fiction/shadowrun_fiction_ehranspeech.html, Accessed April 2025. [Fansite]
