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* [[April]] of the [[Revolutionaries|Calendar Council]] uses the Red Science in her explosive designs.
* [[April]] of the [[Revolutionaries|Calendar Council]] uses the Red Science in her explosive designs.
*[[June]] of the [[Revolutionaries|Calendar Council]] used the Red Science to create the [[The Dawn Machine|Dawn Machine.]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:28, 29 November 2022

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"The Eldest Daughter struggles with some of the mathematics. [...] The intent of the work deeply appeals to her, though. "It is the Science of Escape," she tells you."[1]

The term "Red Science" is itself ambiguous. In the broader sense, it denotes the investigation of the metaphysical order of the universe,[2][3] and how to manipulate it.[4] In its narrower, more maligned sense, it is applied to its more questionable uses in breaking the Great Chain of Being and other laws of the Judgements. Regardless, it involves the application of the principles of the Correspondence to reality.[5]

The Science of Escape

The principal application of the Red Science is in warping reality, in some way - though any responsible Crimson Engineer would use this to undo anomalies, rather than create them. It is capable of manipulating spacetime,[6][7][8] rewriting the rules of mathematics,[9] and defying gravity on a local scale.[10] It may also be used to study more benign principles, such as the relation between light and law.[11]

The Red Science can also be used to modify flesh and violate the Great Chain of Being. However, such breaks in the natural order always leave a scar,[12] and, like all transgressions of their laws, the Judgements see this as a crime.[13]

Notable Red Scientists

References

  1. ↑ The Eldest Daughter, Fallen London
  2. ↑ Pursue truths through the Red Science, Fallen London
  3. ↑ Formulate a theory, Fallen London
  4. ↑ Finish your Paradoxical Inversion of Inside and Out, Fallen London
  5. ↑ The Theory and Application of the Supernal Arts, Fallen London "Some call this applied art 'Red Science', though others insist that term should be reserved for those advanced forms of hubris and treachery that its more extreme adherents employ."
  6. ↑ Conclude your study of the mysterious brickwork, Fallen London
  7. ↑ Bend space to your will, Fallen London
  8. ↑ Ask her to teach you what she knows about the Red Science, Fallen London
  9. ↑ Use what you know of the Red Science, Fallen London
  10. ↑ Engineer a flying contraption, Fallen London
  11. ↑ Finish your Inquiry into the Filtration of Light, Fallen London
  12. ↑ Surrender to the traces of horror , Sunless Sea
  13. ↑ An empty casket, Fallen London
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