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  Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castle Falkenstein was an innovative steampunk-themed fantasy role-playing game designed by Mike Pondsmith and originally published by R.
A GURPS version (GURPS Castle Falkenstein) and several supplements were later published by Steve Jackson Games.
Being a game narrated by a fictional character who claims authorship of the game, Castle Falkenstein (which won the Origins Award in 1994 and the Findley Memorial Award in 1995) is therefore likely to be the first recursive and postmodern roleplaying game ever published.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castle_Falkenstein_(RPG)   (398 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein
Castle Falkenstein was supposed to be located in Bavaria, Germany.
King Ludwig II of Bavaria planned this as his fourth castle.
The castle was designed originally by Christian Jank in 1883 and a road built to it but shortage of money was the main cause for it never getting further than that.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/castle_falkenstein.html   (126 words)

  
 RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
And Castle Falkenstein came as a beacon of light and hope among the shadows and darkness.
Castle Falkenstein (CF) is settled in an alternative universe, more precisely in the european continent at the time of the Industrial Revolution, more precisely in 1870.
It can teach lessons of organization for any RPG publisher: the first half of the book is in couche paper and printed in four colours - backround section, as the second half is with other kind of paper and all in B&W - the rules section.
www.rpg.net /news+reviews/reviews/rev_1610.html   (1248 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castle Falkenstein was supposed to be located in Bavaria, Germany, not far from Neuschwanstein
The castle was designed originally by Christian Jank in 1883 and a road built to its proposed site, but shortage of money was the main cause for it never getting further than that.
After Ludwig's mysterious death, all of his further plans for more grandiose castles were permanently abandoned.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castle_Falkenstein   (131 words)

  
 RPG Encyclopedia Entries: C
An Italian-language RPG for children, whose mission is to prevent traditional fairy tales from being changed by some evil entity.
An electronically-published fantasy RPG, using a variant of the Live System -- intended to be a more free-flowing variant of the d20 System of third edition DandD and D20 Modern.
A dark fantasy RPG where characters are thieves in the medieval city of Skaev.
www.darkshire.net /~jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/alphabetical/C.html   (3985 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein
The award-winning original Victorian fantasy rpg has been scheduled for republication in a pocket edition, but the swashbuckling alternate 19th century background, innovative playing-card based systems and new, simplified LARP rules just won't fit in one pocket.
It's Castle Falkenstein, an amazing journey into another universe just a few steps away from our own: a place where Dragons and Steampower rule the skies, Faerie Lords duel atop the battlements, and where the forces of Wizardry and Magick meet the gaslight streets of the Victorian Age.
But with Castle Falkenstein the story never ends, as you too take up sabre and spell to adventure in a distant world on the other side of the mysterious Faerie Veil: a world of swashbuckling fantasy, high romance, and magickal technology.
www.talsorian.com /cfindex.shtml   (356 words)

  
 RPG United - Castle Falkenstein: The Ottoman Empire
GURPS Castle Falkenstein: The Ottoman Empire takes you to a land of ancient magicks, mad Sultans, deadly Djinn, and mazes of mysteries and plots.
Stats are included for both the original Castle Falkenstein game and the GURPS version.
What's more, being based on the historical reality of the declining Ottoman Empire, this is a great reference for any game set in the 19th century, from cliffhanging adventures, through horrific confrontations with ancient and uncanny powers, to steampunk exploration of the Arabian deserts or railway-building in the Levant.
www.rpgunited.com /product/gurps/6722.html   (106 words)

  
 RPGnet and Valkyrie present a Review
(Castle Falkenstein is the steam-punk RPG of fantasy and high adventure in the late 1800s.
As is often the case with Castle Falkenstein supplements, a narrative structure is used to present much of the game information.
Falkenstein America is a richly detailed setting, and is considerably different from the "great game" of Falkenstein Europe, leading to a very different milieu.
www.rpg.net /news+reviews/valk/SIXSORC.html   (404 words)

  
 New Page 1
You will need a copy of the Castle Falkenstein rulebook (either the original R. Talsorian games version, or the GURPS translation) and the Wushu RPG, which is available at: http://www.bayn.org/games/wushu.html
This document is in no way intended to be a challenge to the copyrights held by either of the properties referenced herein, and should be considered “fan work.” Both Castle Falkenstein and Wushu are great.
If you are familiar with Castle Falkenstein through either edition of the RPG, nothing essential to the setting of the Great Game changes with this document.
home.houston.rr.com /justjones/Wushu_notes.htm   (1138 words)

  
 Directory - Games: Roleplaying: Genres: Fantasy: Castle Falkenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Castle Falkenstein Resources  · A primer for new players (mostly a summary of the rulebook), and a lot of "Under Construction" links.
Michel Ardan's Castle Falkenstein Adventures  · cached · Material for use with Castle Falkenstein.
Sophie's Castle Falkenstein Page  · cached · Contains background material, including a special section on Victorian airships, and information on a PBeM game.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=41141   (153 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein Rpg
Castle Falkenstein (RPG) - explanation-Guide.info - for information,
Published Material for Castle Falkenstein This is a complete list of all the 'official' source material for Castle Falkenstein published by R Talsorian Games.
GURPS RPG originally an acronym for "Generic Universal Role- Playing System": this multiple d6 based system is one of the best and most flexible rpg systems ever published To Enquire...
www.tanqshop.com /castle-falkenstein-rpg.html   (152 words)

  
 RPG United - Castle Falkenstein
A world where Kabbalistic magic meets steam-powered technology against the backdrop of imperial intrigue, and where the writings of Doyle, Shelley, Verne, and their contemporaries are *fact.* A world of high fantasy and romance.
This critically-acclaimed RPG setting was originally published by R. Talsorian Games.
GURPS Castle Falkenstein will be true to the original in style and substance, and will include full conversion notes so GMs of either system can use all the sourcebooks published for the other.
www.rpgunited.com /product/gurps/6099.html   (137 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein | Fantasy | Genres | Roleplaying | Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Michel Ardan's Castle Falkenstein Adventures - Material for use with Castle Falkenstein.
Castle Falkenstein Resources - A primer for new players (mostly a summary of the rulebook), and a lot of "Under Construction" links.
Sophie's Castle Falkenstein Page - Contains background material, including a special section on Victorian airships, and information on a PBeM game.
www.zodp.com /Games/Roleplaying/Genres/Fantasy/Castle_Falkenstein   (179 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein: The Ottoman Empire by Steve Jackson Games for GURPS
There are many empires in the fantasy-Victorian world of Castle Falkenstein, but few quite like the Ottoman Empire.
Once it was the terrifying behemoth of the Middle East, but nowadays it's written off as the "Sick Man of New Europa." But it's still a land with plenty of dangers - and not a few treasures.
GURPS Castle Falkenstein: The Ottoman Empire shows you ancient magicks, mad Sultans, deadly Djinn, and mazes of mysteries and plots.
www.spiritgames.co.uk /rpgsin.php?UniqueNo=431   (246 words)

  
 English Index
These are the pages that I have done as new resources in Castle Falkenstein and Cyberpunk.
Is an RPG settled in a 19th century world that is similar to our world, but is not the same, here you can find Dragons, Færs, Dwarfs, Wizards and amazing engines like those that H.G. Wells create.
Castle Falkenstein - Vehicle Invention: A really good page, you put the information you want about a Castle Falkenstein Vehicle and the program will make It for you, very easy.
www.angelfire.com /ab/albertindex   (476 words)

  
 Romilly's Castle Falkenstein Page
Castle Falkenstein, published by R. Talsorian Games, Inc., is an heroic game.
The game Castle Falkenstein is based upon the historical fact of 19th century Europe.
I think the most interesting conceit of this RPG is the use of playing cards instead of dice.
deromilly.home.mindspring.com /falk.html   (587 words)

  
 RPG News - Role-Playing Game News, Press, Interviews, Fan sites, Headlines, and all the scoop.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Head of R. Talsorian Games, Pondsmith is the creator of “Mekton”, the first anime-based RPG and “Teenagers from Outer Space”.
R Talsorian Games makes the RPGs: “Dragonball Z”, “Cyberpunk”, “Castle Falkenstein”, “ Bubblegum Crisis”, “Armored Trooper Votoms” and others.
A-Kon has and does hosts a wide variety of gaming, from table-top RPGs, Live-Action, card games, miniatures games, as well as PC and Console gaming.
www.rpgnews.com /comments.php?op=Reply&pid=0&sid=3792&mode=&order=&thold=   (579 words)

  
 Pop Thought - New Campaign: CASTLE FALKENSTEIN
Our GM doesn't like the official Falkenstein rules system, so we're using the GURPS version, which I always find dull no matter what genre the game is set in.
I ususally use the original rules when I run FALKENSTEIN, because I think the quirky system is part of the game's charm; but in this case I decided to use the GURPS adaptation because my wife is more familiar with GURPS and because she prefers rolling dice.
The current Marvel Super-Heroes RPG is a great system for super-hero games.
www.popthought.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=836   (1365 words)

  
 Mark Baker - Roleplaying - Castle Falkenstein
On the downside, almost all the inventions described here are from works of fiction, or pure fabrication for the Castle Falkenstein world.
This is the comprehesive sourcebook for North America in the world of Castle Falkenstein.
Most Castle Falkenstein games seem to be set in New Europa, or the outposts of the British Empire (though the game seems surprisingly popular in South America as well).
www.lange.demon.co.uk /Castle_Falkenstein/Published_Material.html   (1607 words)

  
 Omniseek: Search results for 'Castle Falkenstein'
Castle Falkenstein Author: Michael Pondsmith Category: game have picked this game up.
Holiday in Allgäu / Bavarian-Swabia The Castle Falkenstein near Pfronten It is situated in 1268 m above the sea level and is therefore the highest castle ruin of Germany.
Book of Sigils (for Castle Falkenstein) The Book of Sigils continues the Castle Falkenstein motif of all the sourcebooks being semi-autobiographical books and magazines shoved through the Faerie Veil...
www.omniseek.com /search/search.html?t=Castle+Falkenstein   (297 words)

  
 Warehouse 23: GURPS Castle Falkenstein
This critically acclaimed RPG setting was originally published by R.
GURPS Castle Falkenstein includes full rules to convert Castle Falkenstein characters into GURPS and vice versa.
It also includes a complete overview of the state of the world, rules for "steampunk" technology, and GURPS descriptions of Auberon of Faerie, Tom Olam, and many other favorite Castle Falkenstein characters.
www.warehouse23.com /item.cgi?SJG6099   (173 words)

  
 RTalsorian Games
Meanwhile there are many excellent supplements for Castle Falkenstein, including Six Guns and Sorcery, the Americas supplement, which was the winner of the Origins aware for Best Game Supplement, which are still available in paper form through Tundra Sales Organization.
For those of you looking for a Live Falkenstein fix, there will be a Falk LARP at Gamicon Mu (www.mindbridge.org/gamicon/) in Cedar Rapids, IA February 14-16th, so if you're in the area come out.
Speaking of Castle Falkenstein, it now appears that the Ottoman Empire book will be released through Steve Jackson Games in May, around the time of our release of The Gentlemen's and Ladies' Pocket Edition of the Castle Falkenstein core rules.
www.talsorian.com /news.shtml   (6963 words)

  
 IMT GURPS RPG
RPGs written for, or converted for, the GURPS system; all should be presumed to require the use of GURPS Basic (and some recommend the use of various of the other Core Books and rules expansions) unless otherwise stated
Though designed to be a sourcebook for GURPS Castle Falkenstein, this includes stats for the original Castle Falkenstein RPG.
There being no Prime Directive rpg run locally, i'm not currently stocking these, but can obtain it to customer's order, usually in a matter of days.
www.i-m-t.demon.co.uk /rpg/gurps.htm   (2828 words)

  
 GURPS Castle Falkenstein
A world where Kabbalistic magic meets steam-powered technology against the backdrop of imperial intrigue, and where the writings of Doyle, Shelley, Verne, and their contemporaries are fact.
Now, Steve Jackson Games has adapted Castle Falkenstein to GURPS.
GURPS Castle Falkenstein is be true to the original in style and substance, and includes full conversion notes so GMs of either system can use all the sourcebooks published for the other.
www.ccgarmory.com /gucafa.html   (137 words)

  
 Mark Baker - Roleplaying - Castle Falkenstein
GURPS Steampunk combines the mood of cyberpunk with the setting of an alternate Industrial Age, where computers run on steam power, walking colossi stalk the battlefields, flying ironclads rule the skies, and science is the new frontier.
This RPG takes every staple of Victorian science fantasy and combines them into one crazy little game.
Everything from invading Martians to evil geniuses is covered, and the game's system is fast-paced enough to keep things moving along at a decent speed.
www.lange.demon.co.uk /Castle_Falkenstein/Other_Systems.html   (1657 words)

  
 Recommended Nonfiction for Castle Falkenstein
A shareware RPG, which includes all of the George Challenger stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, worldbook, adventures, rules, and pictures.
The story is touching and engaging, as well, detailing two children's search for a mythic floating castle.
Suffice to say that it is not only interesting viewing for Castle Falkenstein players, but an excellent piece of cinema, as well.
homepage.mac.com /bowman/cf/Nonfiction.html   (1925 words)

  
 ☞ Internet guide - Games - Roleplaying - Genres - Fantasy - Castle Falkenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Games > Roleplaying > Genres > Fantasy > Castle Falkenstein
Castle Falkenstein resources: 4 NPCs and 2 gizmos.
Fiction, atlases, histories and films recommended in the Castle Falkenstein mailing list.
www.guide.vang.net /Guide/Games/Roleplaying/Genres/Fantasy/Castle_Falkenstein   (128 words)

  
 Fantasy castle - Fantasy Castle, large (Crystal World) - Crystal Fox Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Segovia, Spain - Fantasy castle by J. Brian Stockmar (Image) in Images > Cityscape : The ancient castle at Segovia, Spain is said by the local residents to
Build your own miniature castles and stone buildings for wargaming terrain, model railroads and displays.
19th-century fantasy castle with spectacular contents and grounds This enormous neo-Norman castle sits between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait.
infosvc.com /ifsv/fantasy-castle.htm   (248 words)

  
 Castle Falkenstein
Additional Information: Castle Falkenstein is an alternate history RPG set in the Victorian era.
This page was last updated on July 19th, 2005
Promised resources for the Mediterranean Area are under development.
www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Games/Roleplaying/Genres/Fantasy/Castle_Falkenstein   (138 words)

  
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