Seeking players and anyone that might be interested in GM'ing for Castle Falkenstein by the Cyberpunk RPG creator, Mike Pondsmith, of R. Talsorian Games. The game is the granddaddy of all steampunk RPGs and uses cards to resolve tests. It is very rules-lite and easy to grasp, playing very fast in resolution. I am in the U.S. Eastern time zone. Please include your availability and time zone in your reply! Special bonus for anyone willing to GM or Co-GM! Here is a good online description of what the game is about: Castle Falkenstein is a role playing game set in the Victorian past of an alternate world, known as New Europa. As its basic premise, the game imagines that the best fantasy and speculative fiction of the Victorian Age - the works of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, the brothers Grimm, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, for example - are true. Sherlock Holmes is just setting up his rooms at 221b Baker Street and Alan Quartermain seeks the fabled mines of King Solomon in the uncharted heart of Africka, while Jules Verne has sent man to the moon using his giant cannon, HG Wells visits the past and future in his time machine and Captain Nemo pilots his Nautilus beneath the oceans of the world. These 'infernal devices' are one-of-a-kind, not a true reflection of the technology of the age. The streets are lit by gas, while Alexander Graham Bell has not yet realised his ideas for the telephone. Most machinery is still powered by water or gas, but efficient, low-cost steam and clockwork are set to transform the Victorian era into a renaissance of science and invention. Steam trains journey between the major cities of New Europa, travelling at speeds up to 75mph, Babbage's computational device can be programmed to calculate mathematical formulae and store information, ironclads and dreadnaughts patrol the seas, and the wealthy venture out onto the streets of London in steam automotives; images of Victorian life are preserved for posterity on daguerrotype photographs. And when technology is combined with magick, the most wonderful things can happen.... Sorcery is a reality in Castle Falkenstein; but this is not the hermetic sorcery of most fantasy literature. Magick works, and magicians are debonair members of secret societies and lodges with arcane plans. Though there are solitary mystics, true power is gained by working with others of a like mind toward a common goal. Those with a gift for magick are trained by their lodge both in the use of their talent and the responsibilities that go with such power. Of course, not all lodges are altruistic in their objectives.... In a world where sorcery is real, so too are the creatures from myth and legend. The Wild Hunt of Faerie rides after darkness has fallen, and Faerie lords and ladies waltz gracefully at society balls. Dragons occasionally walk the streets as urbane gentlemen and discerning collectors of art. Dwarfs are skilled engineers and inventors who bring to life the fantastic machines of the age - always on the lookout for a wealthy and influential patron to help them bring their ideas to fruition! But all is not brightness and gaiety. Bismark, the Chancellor of Prussia, seeks to bring all the independent German states under his iron fist. The powerful industrialists of Great Britain, The Steam Lords, push forward advances in manufacturing without caring about the affect it has on the environment, or on their workers. In the dark corners of New Europa's capital cities, crazed criminal masterminds build fearsome, infernal devices with which to take over the world, or perhaps exact their revenge on those who laughed at their insane genius. And in smoke-filled back rooms, wild-eyed Anarchists plot to overthrow the established order. Nonetheless, social graces, a quick wit, a dazzling coiffure or a smart uniform can frequently accomplish more in Society than a spell or a gadget. In this game, your appointment book can be as powerful as your spell book, and your rapier wit can do more damage than your blade! Additional information about Castle Falkenstein can be read here: <a href="https://writeups.letsyouandhimfight.com/wapole-languray/castle-falkenstein/" rel="nofollow">https://writeups.letsyouandhimfight.com/wapole-languray/castle-falkenstein/</a> A few video reviews of the game: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELBnovnabRk&t=792s&ab_channel=TabletopGamingGuild" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELBnovnabRk&t=792s&ab_channel=TabletopGamingGuild</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjkC3FqIHF8&ab_channel=Mr.Welch" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjkC3FqIHF8&ab_channel=Mr.Welch</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg1kW_6yF9c&ab_channel=RonnieBradley" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg1kW_6yF9c&ab_channel=RonnieBradley</a>
