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− | Part of [[Welcome to Holy Question Mark]], a | + | Part of [[Welcome to Holy Question Mark]], a game of the Amber Diceless RPG run by [[User:Metal Fatigue|Metal Fatigue]]. |
− | The history of this strife-torn Earth is not entirely identical to our own real-world history—not even before the coming of the monsters in | + | The history of this strife-torn Earth is not entirely identical to our own real-world history—not even before the coming of the monsters in 2006 (although the earlier departures are slight). |
− | ==Pre- | + | ==Pre-2006 Changes== |
===Ismailistan=== | ===Ismailistan=== | ||
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In the real world, Kashmiri independence ended in 1947 when the Maharaja requested Indian aid in repelling a Pakistani invasion and insurgency. In the game world, this occasioned a rebellion by the Ismaili Dards and the Ismaili and Buddhist Ladakhs, ending in the expulsion of both Pakistani and Indian troops and the reinstitution by plebiscite of an Ismaili raj over the former territories of the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu. | In the real world, Kashmiri independence ended in 1947 when the Maharaja requested Indian aid in repelling a Pakistani invasion and insurgency. In the game world, this occasioned a rebellion by the Ismaili Dards and the Ismaili and Buddhist Ladakhs, ending in the expulsion of both Pakistani and Indian troops and the reinstitution by plebiscite of an Ismaili raj over the former territories of the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu. | ||
− | Prince Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, died during the Siege of Srinagar in | + | Prince Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, died during the Siege of Srinagar in 2007, and was succeeded by his eldest son Prince Rahim. |
==The Invasion== | ==The Invasion== | ||
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===Entertainment=== | ===Entertainment=== | ||
− | Vampires and werewolves? Not sexy. Ghosts | + | Vampires and werewolves? Not sexy. Ghosts are sexy. Lots of sexy ghost books and movies, because they're supernatural but as far as anyone knows there are no ghost monsters. |
The zombie craze? Never happened. You want survival horror, no need to watch TV or read a book—just walk outside on a full moon night. Instead, it's cyborgs, ninja, and cyborg ninja. | The zombie craze? Never happened. You want survival horror, no need to watch TV or read a book—just walk outside on a full moon night. Instead, it's cyborgs, ninja, and cyborg ninja. | ||
− | The edgiest of all ultra-edgy electronic music genres is Hive House, which sounds a lot like real-world Witch House but tends to have more buzzing, droning noises and samples from movies like ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' and ''Dracula.'' "A 72 Hour Moment" by | + | The edgiest of all ultra-edgy electronic music genres is Hive House, which sounds a lot like real-world Witch House but tends to have more buzzing, droning noises and samples from movies like ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' and ''Dracula.'' "A 72 Hour Moment" by Kıllır◊Qvıın is considered one of the defining works of the genre. Hive House fans do things like throwing raves where everyone dresses as bugs or monsters, flash mobs on full moon nights, and other borderline suicidal stunts. |
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