Britannica-6

==Stylistic Variations==
* Realistic: All the advanced tech runs very shallow making this, at heart, a TL5 setting with some flashy (and some TL6) stuff for people who can afford it. There is also some realistic TL(5+2) medicine for the really well off.
* Vernean: the physics are different enough that vehicles (such as airships) can be built larger then any seen in Homeline and the motors are on par with efficiency seen in late TL7
* Cinematic: a slightly toned down version of the Girl Genius reality. Wild-eyed aristocrats with no sense of responsibility are willing to finance any idea that strikes their fancy and there are plenty of would be inventors willing to attempt the task.
==Morals==
Britannica-6 doesn't have Victorian priggishness and Britain is quite willing to treat non-Europeans as almost their equals. However the high-minded morality that was a byproduct of the Victorian priggishness is also absent resulting in a "devil take the hindmost" mentality. It is unclear how many rulers think exploiting natives and the lower classes is actually wrong and they are more concerned about it being inefficient and attracting/creating scary radicals. 
It is only a matter of time before the Concert of Europe fails in keeping the unstable, competitive international politics from blowing up resulting in a 1914-style war... with far more advanced equipment. 
== Steampunk Goodness ==
Any high-steam adventure has a plethora of steam-powered gadgets, and Britannica-6 has plenty. 
=== The Phaeton ===
While the motor-chaise is the sedan of Brit-6, the phaeton is a small, fast, two-seat racer with a tight acceleration, and a top speed of 52 y/s. Likely to become a villain's escape vehicle.
== Goings-On ==
The Channel Bridge is under construction, but some folks have been going missing around the area, and there are nighttime sightings of monsters who whisk off strangers into the sky. The bridge itself has a certain beauty to it that resonates with supernatural power, and its benefactor may be trying to open something much more than a bridge to France...
==Note==
"No individuals from Homeline history who were conceived after mid-1817 appear to have direct counterparts in Britannica-6 history"
==Reference==
*GURPS Infinite Worlds: Britannica-6
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Category:Quantum 6
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