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Bloody Sunday, also known as the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre of Irish anti-internment protesters by the British government that took place on this day in 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland.

Bloody Sunday resulted in the highest number of people killed in a shooting incident during the Troubles and remains the worst mass shooting in Northern Irish history. This violence was in response to a protest organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) in opposition to a state policy of internment without trial, introduced in August of 1971.

On January 18th, 1972, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Brian Faulkner banned all parades and marches in response to widespread civil unrest. The protest march was organized despite this order.

On the day of the protest, approximately 10,000-15,000 joined the march, however their path was blocked by British Army barriers. The protest descended into chaos, with British soldiers chasing down protesters and attacking them indiscriminately. 26 people were shot, 14 were killed. Many of the victims were shot while fleeing from the soldiers or attending to the wounded, while others were injured by shrapnel, rubber bullets, batons, or being ran down by army vehicles.

The soldiers were from the 1st Battalion Parachute Army, which had perpetrated the Ballymurphy Massacre just months prior. The events of Bloody Sunday greatly increased hostilities between Northern Ireland and the British government. Support for and recruitment by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) rose following the massacre.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

What would Jesus be classified as in a DnD Monster Manual?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Some of the editions have rules for deity statblocks. In modern D&D, he'd be an Outsider (Native).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

He's also god himself, not just a descendant tho

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

5e doesn't have deities as a specific creature type, so they'd be stated up as very powerful outsiders.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Gotcha. I don't know DnD lore, I just used the math and made my own shit up.

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