The Concept:

I have been a Shadowrun player for many years. I have played the first through third edition. Something I have found lacking over the years is a simple description of the world, a book of maps. Sure, some sourcebooks have been created, centered on the UCAS and surrounding states, and even one covering UK and one covering Germany. Rumours about other places is not enough, so I felt a need to expand the world a little.

This is my first attempt to bring some lights on a forgotten region of the world, Scandinavia. I have made it a pure nightmare, building on many other, canon sources like the Germany sourcebook. It is not a nice place to live in, and there are lots of strain from within the federation. I let the military have the nominal control of the federation, also in an attempt to bring out the worst possible scenario. Me being an Officer in the Royal Swedish Navy, I know of few other scenarios that frighten me this much.

To spice it up a bit, I also included the Scandinavian minority, the Lapp. Their culture reminds me very much of similar people in North America. The inclusion of the Snapphane rebels reflected a movement from days past, when this part of the country rebelled against their rightful King.

The Space section is purely a wish from my side to get a glimpse of the world from another angle, from space. Many snippets of information surrounding the space issue has been let out of the closet. One of the more substantial was the description of the Corporate Council space station. Again, it is a bit to little. I wanted to bring a reason for the space race, as it costs money, and corporations and governments alike don't like to spend money just for fun. Therefore I invented this new technology that could only be produced in space. With the coming of the Halley's Comet sourcebook, this may all be obsolete, and have to be reworked. I do not mind that, as I want this to be as good as sourcebooks can be.

Other information is presented as good as possible, following the official timeline, and possible future scenarios. I tried to make them as probable as possible, having researched information from other sources. I will here present those sources:

Sources:

For the entry on the Norse Mythology, I would like to thank Tor Åge Bringsværd.

For the entry on the Vikings, I would like to thank Arne Emil Christensen.

For the Entry on the Norwegian Saami, I would like to thank Wenke Brenna.

These above authors all made their material available by and Produced for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Nytt fra Norge.

For the entry on the Sabeltand-2 SAM system, I would like to thank Eric Johnson for his conversion into Shadowrun format.

For the entry on the Bkv134 Self propelled artillery, I would like to thank Eric Johnson for his conversion into Shadowrun format.

For the entry on the SAAB J336 DEW aircraft, I would like to thank Eric Johnson for his conversion into Shadowrun format.

For the entries on geography, communications, economy, government and politics, I would like to thank Central Intelligence Agency, CIA for their excellent world factbook.

For the wonderful Cyberspace/Matrix program for Windows, I would like to thank Stefan Markgraf for the excellent and easy to use program!

For the fantastic Vehicle design program, the Shop, I would like to thank James Ojaste for a very useful utility.

For all the work they put into the game over the years, I would like to thank Fasa Corporation now that they leave the reins of the Shadowrun Universe after 10 years.

For the hope of continued development of the Shadowrun Universe, I would like to wish

a good welcome to the hard but rewarding job of holding the flame alive.

For the future production of the Shadowrun line, I would like to thank

for the support of the line.

For the information on Malmö, I would like to thank Frederik Tellerup at Malmö information

For the information on Cost of Doing Business, an unpublished excerpt from Shadows of North America, I would like to thank Adam Jury at shadowrunrpg.com

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