| From: | John Fox <johnf@*****.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Tir na nOg REVIEW |
| Date: | Mon, 25 Oct 1993 16:30:43 -0500 |
> Hmmm, as long as this is the only thing that tries to paint the IRA in a good
> light FASA might just get away with it. They'd better be careful though if
> they try to promote them in any other way in the book or else FASA has a big
> loser with Tir Na Og in the UK.
>
> Phill.
> P.S. Sorry for the politics but somethigs really annoy me, especially with
> recent happenings in Ireland.
I agree that FASA had bad timing because they released the book the same
week ten people got blown up by the IRA. I really don't see FASA
supporting the IRA much after reading Tir Na Nog. The core of the IRA
(especially elven spike babies) forms a gestapo-like secret police that
terrorizes the citizenry of Ireland. Other IRA factions form organized
crime syndicates or groups of harmless patriots.
The interesting thing is that the largely Protestant north has turned into
the IRA part II, using the same techniques as the IRA does today. The
crackdown seems to be even worse than exists know in Northern Ireland.
It's an exercise in "the shoe's on the other foot."
Now to unrelated points:
1. Did anyone else see the references to the Church of Ireland as the
official, elf-endorsed church in the Tir now that the Catholic church is
out of favor? This could present some problems, because if I'm not
mistaken the Church of Ireland in real life is for Anglicans/Episcopalians
living in Ireland. This could cause some problems with British and Irish
Protestant gamers. Also, Catholics might not appreciate the fact that
they'll be changing religions in the near future :-)
2. Has anyone else noticed that the descriptions of Tir Nan Og in the
London Sourcebook as well as the second novel in Bob Charrette's trilogy
are almost totally contradictory to what is in the Tir book? The first two
sources dwell almost entirely on Lady Brane Deigh, who is presented as the
undisputed monarch of Tir Nan Og, and her Seelie Court. Meanwhile, there
is some Unseelie Court filled with monster opposing her. This is totally
different from the Tir Nan Og, where Ireland has at least the trappings of
a real government. Deigh and her court are relagated to half a page. If I
remember correctly, the unseelie court is a political group composed
of enlightened elves, of which the fictional author purports to be a member
of.
Oh well,
John Fox
johnf@*****.edu
