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About the GameCastle Falkenstein, published by R. Talsorian Games, Inc., is an heroic game. This means that in general, good will overcome evil. If not now, then later. It is designed to be melodramatic, and characters tend to be larger-than-life. The game Castle Falkenstein is based upon the historical fact of 19th century Europe. It has had the additions of fantastic elements, such as real dragons, and high faerie folk walking among the populace. History and literature have been played with, and in a Falkenstein game you may as easily meet Charles Dickens and Pip lunching together -- or Captain Nemo and Jules Verne. Game sessions are called Entertainments, and Hosted rather than GM'ed. I think the most interesting conceit of this RPG is the use of playing cards instead of dice. Some of the statistics get rather screwy, especially where sorcery is concerned, but the entire idea is very Victorian. About our EntertainmentOur Entertainment (now defunct, alas) was Hosted by W. Taylor, who stuck quite close to social history. Of course with the advent of steamtech and the different outcomes in the small wars, the backdrop can be quite different. Dramatis Personae:This entire rag-tag group is in service (sort of and for various reasons) to the Crown of Bavaria. Of course they have their own agendas... Blake, Daniel:A detective of the Order of Eleusinian Mysteries, Daniel Blake is your proper English gentleman. He has a dry wit and usually a quick comeback. Constantine, ThomasA strange sort, Mr. Constantine appears to be an eccentric Englishman, extremely tall, long blond hair, he often quotes oriental tomes and is tatooed up and down both arms. He claims to have trained in the orient, and has a habit of knocking down things (spare barns, houses) while doing kata. deHavilland, Count LucienAlso a sorceror, Lucien deHavlland is technically an NPC, but he's become quite a fixture, whether you are a DC who trusts him, or thinks him responsible for some of the group's difficulties. deHavilland, Countess FleuretteFleurette deHavilland has been accused of many things recently, but being a boring housewife is not one of them. Recently considered by the villains to be the leader of this little band (little do they know), she has been followed, and finally poisoned with a drug designed to affect sorcerors, though Mr. Constantine was able to revive her, as she's not (a sorceror, that is). She has gone from distrusting her husband, (worried he was involved in the plots they are tracking - his valet was) to trusting him implicitly again once lines of communication were reestablished. Espy, ThurstonThurston Espy is your typical upper-class gentleman. At least on the surface. Scratch that surface and you find a bit of a bounder who claims to work for the Queen's Service. Evans, MargaretMargaret Evans, otherwise known as Mr. Bertram Waterhouse, writer of fantastic fiction. Is always on the lookout for new and exciting plotlines for her stories. At the moment, the Bavarian government hired her to keep her quiet about this "slight difficulty" in the sorcerous orders. Currently she dresses in men's clothing and carries a sword cane, along with her ubiquitous notepad and pencil. It isn't working (keeping quiet, that is), as anyone who reads Mr. Waterhouse's current serialized work can see. JugglerJuggler, or Mr. Juggler to the polite folk in this group, is a dwarf in search of a name. His tendencies include tinkering with anything and everything he can get his hands on, most recently an magical ethership designed by Mr. Kelvin and Mr. Maxwell of England. If it is steam driven, he is even more likely to jump in. Plot- Nothing here yet, sorry! :( More Information:
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