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For those who do not know, Castle Falkenstein set the standard for fantasy steampunk at the very beginning of the movement. Imagine a 1870s where dragons, sorcerers, governments, anarchists, and mad science both work together and compete against each other for power and prestige. A world where Alice accompanied Mr. Dodgson down the rabbit hole into a land of wonder, where Nemo's amazing Nautilus rules the seas, where Emperor Norton the First leads the most free and equal nation on the planet, and where the dragon emperors of China are real dragon.
Imagine walking into a lecture being given by Darwin of the evolutionary nature of dwarves only to overhear an argument between Doctor Watson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the scientific study of the fae-folk. Imagine Jules Verne as science minister of France and a United States prevented from expanding westward by the Twenty Nation Confederation.
Now, imagine that every single bit of every book is written "in character", all beautifully guided by Mike Pondsmith, one of the masters of our hobby.
Castle Falkenstein, the 1994 Origins winner for best RPG rules is currently available via humble bundle. For less that $20 you can get every book put out for the game by R. Talsorian. I cannot recommend it enough, gentle folk. This is something that should be in every gamer's library.
Here is the link. I implore you to depress it and complete the purchase forthwith.
Interesting news. Sadly I already have them all, or I'd jump in quick.
Fantastic deal, go get.