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Chronicles of Darkness: 1498

World of Darkness: 1498


Events

  • Vasco de Gama braves the Cape of Good Hope in search of spices.[1]
  • Christopher Columbus undertakes his third voyage to the New World, landing at the mouth of the Orinoco River. [2]
  • The Inquisition burns Savonarola, a dominican monk that had seized power in Florence four years ago and a member of the Seven Thunders, at the stake for heresy and false prophecies.[2]

Notes

  • Ad copy for Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade advertised its release as "Summer 1498," an allusion to the book's specified setting, and to the actual release date in the summer of 1998.

References

  1. MTAs: Dragons of the East, p. 9
  2. 2.0 2.1 VTM: Clanbook: Nosferatu Revised, p. 37 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "dbN37" defined multiple times with different content


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