A Safe Passage Through Britannia
A Safe Passage Through Britannia is the manual for Ultima Underworld II, written by Austin Grossman. It is 28 pages long and penned from the perspective of Lord British’s court magician, Nystul.
Description[edit]
Nystul strives for objectivity in all topics, possibly a reaction to the heavy propaganda by the Fellowship in previous years. Among its many topics, the book includes a recapitulation of events in Ultima VII, as well as the aftermath of the Fellowship’s disbandment in the year that followed. These topics were never touched upon in the following games – and some not even in the game itself – presenting unique material about that part of Britannian history. Nystul also delves further into the explanation of runic magic, which started in the previous Underworld-game.
Like with Memoirs of Sir Cabirus, the border on the cover lists the Eight Virtues in runic. The errors from the first book are avoided this time, however.
Book Content[edit]
The book contains the following topics:
- Foreword
- A Brief History of Britannia
- Britannia Today
- Reconstruction
- Leaders of Britannia
- Other Planes of Reality
- Virtues
- Character Classes
- Magic
- Bestiary
- Conclusion
Other Editions[edit]
The European editions look different, they have a smaller format and are printed on glossy paper, causing a slightly worse print than originally. They were also only printed in monochrome, while the original had various shades of blue added. The books were translated into German, French and Polish.
The book for the various Japanese ports looks mostly the same as the original – though the cover is flatter, some illustrations got removed and the inside is in monochrome – and is fully translated. The Korean edition was also fully translated, but sports a vastly different cover.
The foreign language titles are as follows:
- "Eine sichere Reise durch Britannia" (German)
- "Traverser Britannia en confiance" (French)
Alternate Covers[edit]
German cover
UK cover
Korean cover
Japanese cover
Trivia[edit]
- In the original edition, the picture of the fighter was accidentally left out and instead a duplicate druid was shown in its place. This error was fixed in the European editions of the book (but not the Japanese ones).
External Links[edit]
- A Safe Passage Through Britannia (PDF)
- A Safe Passage Through Britannia (PDF & text)
- A Safe Passage Through Britannia (PDF) – higher quality
- A Safe Passage Through Britannia (PDF) – UK edition
- A Safe Passage Through Britannia (PDF) – Japanese edition
| Ultima Game Manuals | |
|---|---|
| Age of Darkness | Akalabeth (manual) ☥ Ultima I (Playbook, manual) ☥ Ultima II (manual) ☥ Ultima III (play guide, cleric guide, wizard guide) |
| Age of Enlightenment | Ultima IV (History of Britannia, Mystic Wisdom) ☥ Ultima V (Book of Lore, journal) ☥ Ultima VI (Compendium) |
| Age of Armageddon | Ultima VII (Fellowship, Isle of Fire) ☥ Ultima VII Part Two (Serpent Pillars, Silver Seed) ☥ Ultima VIII (Chronicle) ☥ Ultima IX (Spellbook, journal) |
| Underworld | Underworld (Memoirs) ☥ Underworld II (Safe Passage) |
| Worlds of Ultima | Savage Empire (Ultimate Adventures) ☥ Martian Dreams (Red Planet, Time Travel) |
| Compilations | Ultima Trilogy I (Trilogy manual) ☥ Ultima Trilogy II (The Age of Virtue) ☥ Ultima Collection (Ultima Atlas) |
| Other | Shroud of the Avatar (Adventurer's Manual) |