Contents

THE SmE OF ALosr AGE• . ••.. • .. 3 Trmling (by Rail) ..

'"-'I What is Comme II FJlIt!. . . . . ..... 4 • Trun Routes., TUllCLlbIes
o Trun inmiocs
The Utterir Comme lady ................ 0
Written by The Unsccbe ..... .. ...... 63
Thl' Utterly Commc Gent ................ 6
Vk10rian Values. . . . . ... . ..... . . 64
Captain Thomas E. Obm
Proper BchJ\;or (Manners) ............... 7
Writing Journals .. , ...... .. , ... . ....... 65
,nd
Dn:ssing Cp (CostooMgl ............. 8·14
Xenophobia ................. .. ....... 66
Captain j\1ichac1 A. Pond<;mitb ATypical Dav in the Ste~m Age. . ... 15
Somrming With You ................... 67
with the Aid of
Home Sweet Home. . ............ 16
Zeitgt'ist. .. . .. .. .. .. .... .. .... 68
Miss Barrie Rosen MODES & MANNERS
FROllAroZ ................. 17 RULES OF ENGAGEMLVf ......... 69
Dame H ilary Ayers
Assignations. . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... 19 Common Ruks Q& As ............. .71·72
Prot: Gilbert Milner with
Balls, l'artics & Danl'cs ............... 21·23 :-':ew Skills & AbilIties ............... , . . . 73
Dr. Ross "Spykc" Winn
Country HolJ.'iC Weekends... ..24·28 Xc\\' Roles & Professions. .. ... . . .. 7·P 5
o ATlrial Counm' Howe: Tum ofa Friendly Card ....... 76·77
Layout & D esign h}'
Schalllk:
o AWunll'y HOOII: Fearful Harm & Greal Danger
o Plrillf Gunes I.An Alternale Combal srm:m I . •. , .... 78·81
Master T heodore Talsorian
With the hel p of Duelling ..... , .. .. .. 29 Hard Numbers Falkcnstcin .. , ........... 82
Captain Pondsmith EdUl'Jtioo .... . . , ...... . .. .... 30·31 High Sm'~' ['pMlded & R""kd .... 83·87
An d A Fine Cm'cr Rendered by • So.:hoOO & l'nilmiticsofNc\\ f.urqla o GcncricFRPSpdlTablc, _85
Haupt-Colonel Mark Schumann FacricEtiqucnc , ..... " .. ,.,., ....... 32 SoITcrous Q&As ...... ............. 88·90
Good Works .......................... 33 ~'" Spelb: Canmrs & WM'" ........... 91
ditorial Duties Performed
E Most Admir.1bly by:
]1" Help (Semu1O)......
• Hiring & lirping Scr"l!ltl
.. 34·36 Pr.lctical Sorcerors (New Orders) .......... 92
Common Sense: Free·Fonn
L,1.dy Janice Scllers In Fashion (jlkw~ & Go~ip) ............ 37
Falkenstein .................. , .... 9l lO i
• Currtnt FICIlIS, 1869-1880 . 38-39
Master Tristan Heydt Tables Turned: Falkenstrin u\e . lOl 112
Jeining a Club ..................... 40·41
Haupt-Colonel Mark Schlunann The Falkenstein Campaign Setting .... 113
• Oub Interior
• Mlfll' GullS o! l\t'I\ Eun:~ THEMES
Illustration by Keeping Up Appearances. . ..... 42 J\liIirarv . .. .. ................. II 4·5
WI'C & Romance. ...... . .43-44 Mrstery ........... , ....... , . .... 116
The Incomparable
Charles Dana Gibson Monel' ... ........ .45 Science Fktion .. .. . .. .............. I17
o CurmlCl' S:.une<. & Conlmioo. roUtS Romantic ..... , . .. .. .... 118
Stock Nwnbcc: CF60 II Nords ............... . .46 SemrAgcm.. ..... ...... .. ..... 119
ISBN #: 0-937279-55 -2 Oilicers & Gentlemen. .•. .. 47·48 Horror ............................. 120
• T.lbIes of!Unk Faerie Tale .......................... 122
HWllbly, Our Solicitor's Particulars:
O"'kFltlim!mn"',CO........ /I~... Ulmd.u"h,ar"" Pd)lngaCaU .".,." .... ,."., .... , .49 AFalkenstein Who's Who Ttme Une ... ,. 123
I I~r>; &: (1':>1"-"1< ,,,ol";ncd h<rcin an: tr><lcfll.ltb 01 The Queen (& Other Royalty) . 50
IlT,I",",n (;'lI"es, In" . (;""Ir F.U,r",um & D_ & "-
N CCS ·ru;!nrtas ... ,." .. , .. ,.,.,.,.,,;)
'1 MArs (CIRCA 1870's)
c...."" II Put Me c· Mile Pont!;,ruth. 1995. AU e- Vienna .... . . ...... 124
Right> Roc:".. o1 All uI<.'f<Icnt" 'II"""""" & 1"''''''''' • Sarah Bernhardt's Can! Rxing. Game
pot'U'.-"..j''l!/unMeli<:llO<laJ.:rndrco<mN"""cs.. Th 1'-·,-'1 "-"" ....
r~. ~_.n .. .... ~2,.,
,-~
Munich ....... ,.. .. .... 125
..ilnoJlu "ti';" intent •• n: ".",idc:nul Pans . ......... .. .... 126

J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~T":'~eI~ing:l~hl~Sca~&Air
tu th "en: • Sea Rout(\, TlllletIbb Berlin ..... . ........... . ............ 127
" • Air'JUp/Ship Interim ....... 55·58 London ............................ 12

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 The 8tyle of a Lost Age
Dear Mike-
W
hen I fir<>t came here, I soon found that
20tll Cel1O.II1' IllJnnerisrns .md habits
Ill\'
were amazingly out of place in this more
lomuJ and ma!Ulercd time. AlmOSOI I\;thoul think-
ing, I kq}t making all kinds of social gafti:.~~.~~~~::::~~m~iS mountain of inromlation to a useable
and bllUlders, from not pulling out a
lady's chair at a tomlal dilUler, to
insulting a Facrie Lord by calling
him an "elf." Some ofthCSl·lit·
tlc momcnt'., like tht: incident
on the lrJin Irhen I upended
a lady in a crinoline dre~,
nlmcd aU[ to be hilariomh'
funny (in retros)JCct). But
still others, SUdl .lS the time
lI'hen I inadvcrdamly insult·
ed a Hungarian counl by
omitting th~ proper foml of
1m. tide and was challenged to
a dud, turned om to be dO\\1l-
right dc.tt..Uv.
I dt-cidcd after the 1.Ccond dud that
[ nt'Cdt-d some kind of guidebook [Q work
from, a handy W;IY of gctting rhe grollnd mles of this
mort: smlcrured society. Luckily tOr I11C, thc citizens of
New Europ;t arc also obsessed ",idt manners and th~
Prolx:r Way of Doing Things, a concept they oiled
COl11l11e il fam (.lIld which I'll explain more in detail
later in th& journal). Tht..oy cOllsrantly print up all kinds Game all the Olher Side of the Faerie Veil, I\'c come
of manners books and SQCi.u guides, mostly becallSC
the rules fOr living in the Victorian Age arc connlsing
L...·en for Victorians.
On MariaJUle's rccommendJ.tion, I went on dOlI1l
to the neighborll(xxi booksellers Jnd located a cop}' of
Miss )\]'lrley's Modem Guide To Manners and Mores.
I had to search quite a bit [Q find aJl English language
edition ofwhar [ wanted; although I read German, the
last thing I wanted to h,\\"c to do in a delicate sinlation
was [0 hJ"e to stop aJld mentally translate.
Al, I browsed the dusty ~heh'cs, it OCCllm::d to me
that Ihere was a lot man: aoollt New Europa than just
lllaJmers tllat I needed cooching on. I reali/Jed that I
still hJd only a hazy eonct'pt of how rrallS[>OrtJ.tion
worked-rcall~· worked in m~' adopted world. ] STili
didn't kno\\' how people hl'ed, ate, got educated,
sociali7.cd or dealt with each other. And I (!Specially
didn't know :Uljthing about the berie.
I
So ] picked up a lew other lxx)ks tlllt looked Ulter-
esting: Bacdcktr'l Tral'd Guida, GOdryl, '/111' Gotha
Ahnllllac... By the timc 1 sT"ggcred out of the hook-
seUer's, I had a huge pile of dog-cart:d books, and my
pocketbook was lighter by at le3St fifty florins.
Amloo with my purchases, 1 set out to reduce
size. It would bal'e been nice to have
had a photocopy shop around, but
instead I Iud to resort to more
primitivc mC:lSures-J simply
used a sharp dagger to cut
out tbe pages I wanted and
interle.lfcd them with my
0\\11 notes on various sub-
jt.'Ct5 (leaving enough blank
note pages to expand on
those notes as needed), then
wcnt dOWJl to thc local
booksellers and had them
bound again in a nice red
leather binding. 111e l\.'Sult was a
pretty thick little handbook, bm tor
the ne.~t I'ear, 1 referred to it consr.muy
whenever I hit a social or cultural snag that
really connlSCd me. It became my lifeline.
Of COUfsc, I don'l really refer to Ill}' little hand-
book much now; in scven years, ]'ve pretty much
Ie.mled the major ropes. BlIt ;In:er looking o\"er your
notcs from the Players who arc enjoying the Great
[() realize that all of \'OU ovcr there hal'e tile SJme
problem [ originally had-hell, .1I1yone has when tlley I.~..".
.lre dropped into an entirely nell world IlitilOut a clue
as to whar's going on. Sure, you have the Rules, and
the history, and the basic structure of the New
Europan llnil·er:;c. But what you're aU missing is the
s"'Ic-the s[)le of .\ long Jilit age; things thJt lllake
this place really unique.
So I am shipping Illy personal b'l.udebook bac:k via
"raerie Express." Hopcfillly, you can put the whole
thing imo a more readable lemn for .111 of your Pbyers
on that side of the Veil, so that th!..)' can add the dash,
flavor and panache of a time th;lt ha.~ long since passed
,tway trom your world. So that they too can recreate
the style of this Lost Age.
But I'm v,Mling you, Pondsmith--don't get too
attlched to that OIiginal battered red volume! There's
still a lot of blank pages left to fill, and [ II am it back!
What Is "Comme II faut"?
ommc il taut. K:Jm II rot, or Cum t'tl FO(fh to ~kip the pnocncrics.
Not only docs it sound weird (except to J. frenchman ), but il'~
almost imp05sible [0 define, \\Then I tir;t heard the teml, it was
being uscd by Marianne [0 describe .m aquainrance-a ((ruin
lad)" the \\izard l\'lorruiall h,ld n:ccmly met and wamed to leam
morc abOUL "And she is, of COUJ'SC, nis (omm( il !aut," confided
MJ.riannc as she leaned o\'cr her [Col towJrd!> MOlToLm. The mage
smilt'd k.nowingly and a.~ llSUal, I W.l.~ left completely nl}"'Stilicd by
the subtleties of :-':C\\ Europa.
1 waited until Mormlan had leli: to send flower<> to thc J.\dv's
Mlinchcn flat, then asked M.lri.mne to explain what ~hc'd meant.
L_-"=---="-_-' And immediatciy r.m into ..omcthing no anlOlUU of translation can
convey, J lel1n that is clusiwiv unexplainable. ~It is just something everyone knows,'" said
the Be-,l.l1tiful One in ex.tSperation, gi\'ing up at tlst' with 311 eloquent Gallic ·,hmg. And I
\\;lS still no bem:r air than I had bcc:n an hour ago.
In th~ lasr t~w ycars, rhough, I have cncounrered rhe term again 3nd again in
Sociery, and evenrually I havc worked our my 0\\11 undcrst.l.nding. ' nlC best way to
Jc:scribe comlllc il fuut i~ that it's how to he cool, Victorian style. It can also m~J.Jl that
you possess the qllJlir:ie~ of style, knowledge and impeccable manner.; that makc ~'ou
cool; people and things CJ.Il be retcrrcd to as comme il fJ.ut, or actions an be described
the s,lme way Yet m,ll doesn't cover ir; while cool i~ at heart the ability 10 he knowl·
edgcble and remore, the qualities of comme il but arc h.m:ler to definc.
For ~taners, it can he thought of as being "proper"-kllo\ling the right way to do
things; a manncr 111M nCler mffies rhe feathers of Societv or cau!>Cs emb,uTassmellt. So
in that sense, being .:omllle il taut is to be soda]ly adepr and to he able to lir seamlessl\"
in. (On thaI score, of wursc, J probably will nel'er be comme il fimt.)
Another definition of the tern, encompas...a. the ability to show rescrve alld cool-
ne~ under fire Slit it i.'>n't quirc thc "stiff upper lip" of the Briti\h aristocr.lt. In this
context, comme il faut can hale clements of the .'illa\'c demeanor of .I Parisian bOllle·
\'J.rdier, strolling cleg.:uuly Irom calc to calc, nodding to the beautiful dammels at
tablesidc. It CJIl also be '>C1;1l in the cool, dc\'il~mar'c,lrc style of a sw~hbu.:klillg hus·
sar, as he duels with rapier ,n dawn J.g;limt .I <;core of loc\.
Contme il raut .lIsa implies .I son of knowledge- ·im(X"ccable manners, perfect car·
riagl; anJ refined dress. Those who dress comme il fum alwars wear pcrtecd~' star..:hed
linen, the mo~t tastenll gowns, ,lIlU have elegant cJlIing cards (\\ith the manners 10 pre·
!)cllt thcm the right I\ay), COlllllle iJ taut i~ all>(} knowing \I'har is cUITenu" "hip" or
"cool" to do or see, and the right \\'ar to do both--tfom attending the \efl' latest
opera in Viellll;\ (sitting in the Emperor's bO\ b~' inl"itJtion!), to traveling lip the Nile
to see the rc.:cnr EgyptiJll exc.w.ltiom.
Lastly, comme il f,lUt is a quality; some people ha\'c it, some don't. Phileas rogg of
fhe Rdoml Club has it in blll.:kell.; Emperor Napoleon III of France doesn't (although
he doe~ ha\'e J celtain "riveroo,\t gambler" chanll aU his o\\n). S:trJh Bernhardt \imply
oozes it; Queen Victoria doesn't cvcn kno\\ it exisrs. And of course, my l'fiend
"Bertie"- His Royal Highness the Duke of Wales-is the epitome ofdle tenn; e\'cn in
the middle of a sc.lmlJ.l, he's always setting rhe sryle and the pJ.ce Ih.1t other. folio\\'.
C()mme if [aut. Hard to pin dO\\11, many faccted, difficult to describe. So why ha\'c
I Uketl .Ill this time to explain something that can't be nuly cxplJ.ined: Simple. BecaliSC
hopefully, by the time you're done re.lding all this, ~"oLl too \\ill knoll' wha[ t:\'eryone
here just knows. And that's the key to being comme il tJ.ut.
 The Utterly Comme Lady
From a Godey's artiek by TIle HOIl. MiJJ Maric Coy, Oct. issue, J8~2
hJt m,\kcs M.lme Ladie~ kaders of F.lihion and Society while others sit qui·

W etly by and follow? What sets some women on the p.uh ofgre:l.tness, while
others stJY home ~o"\lping? Com1llt ilJlIllt.
A i.:omme Lady is the epitome of style, a tm1r dashing and degJ.nt cfeature, equall~'
at home on J dance HOOT or cro~illg a glacier and al\\'a)'~ bcautifilliv dressed. She
should ha\-e J.11 cXi.:ellellt mind, de\'asratingl\' good dress sense and a )lockpile of
winy rcpJrtee. She ~h(luld be ,Id\enl'urom, both in 11('[ life and with her wardrobe.
She \hould ser trends, not follow them, and al\~J.ys fi:>rge her own path in MlCiety.
OfCOllrsc, before ~·ou can break the rules you have to know them intimJte'
Iy. YOll must know when you CJn push rhe boundaries of Society wi thout
Society pu.'thmg back, knowing how far YOU can go before you arc courting
social di"J.Ster in eMncs\. Once you 'VI.' grJSpcd the bas;ics, thou gil, you must I'll'
ready to do the shocking with panache Jnd a smile.
WhJt fe\\' kn()\~ and less act upon is rhat the rules call be broken if the
I"lreaker h:tS the cour,lge and the gumption to d o !.o. For instance, Lady
McEwin, the tamow; b:plorrr, hJS traveled fi\"C con'onems and di!><:overed
three uibur.uies of the AmJLon, all \\iUlOlIt a lad\·'s maid. Yet no onc 'kI~~
anything about it, bccJu'>C ~he hJ.) proven her coura@;c Jnd has impcc..:ablc
manners. By example, tht: late Irrne Adler, of \Oprano time, otten hroke
comention \lith a minimum of fuss; she was American, thou gil , and they
arc expecled to be gauche. Being foreign allo\\"~ for much leewJY in bcha\'-
iOllr, IllJJl\' thil1gl> unforgi\-ablc in Society arc ignored in otlt:<iiders.
There are \;U;OllS way:; of CirCUlll\"Cnting society's censure. First. if you
arc not married, take a lady companion with you on your C\ploits.
Kno\\;ng that vou \\ere properly chaperoned durin.!!. your trip to ~e the
heathen ma<;scs \\;11 put people more at case \\ith your beha\;our. Scwnd ,
if you arc married, be sure to drag yom husband alOl;tg on all your ad\en-
mres; it lends o.:ouiltenance and it's helpful when you arc kidnapped by
Barbarv pirates and nced a bit of rescuing. Aho, men always carry the most
amazingl\" u-.cnlJ things in their pockets. Thirdly, if rou do happen to slip
and do something a bit beyond the paJc, br,w:n it ou t. Society can smell Icar
and respects couragc, so you must ne\er hide yourself aw.lY; it's ule same as
s:l)ing you werr to blame and you \\ill never be tOIW\·cn. InsteJd, throw a
grand party \\;th the best of everything and be pertt:cti\' \\'ell beha\"cd at it.
Founhly, ifyoll c\er slip so badl\" that you are no longer recei\'cd, go out and
do something so canh-shaking that people will be lining up to imite you to
their home~ ag.l.in. Society is J tickle thing and must ne\cr be taken at lace valuc.
The di!tcrence between a l..Jdy and a Woman is in how she hcha\c.~. "llle dif.
ferencc between a Lady and J Leader of Sode~' is in IIOW she mishchJvcs.

Tom',s Note,\;
O r, as Marianne put it \\hen I asked llid: the rub, to being a C01ll11l& lad y:
• A l...a.dy ncyer makes a scene in public.
• A l...a.dy ncycr smo kes o r gam bles for mo ncy.
• A l...a.dy is ne\"er alone \\ith a gcm lcman for mo re than five minutes.
• A Lady is polite and gracious undc.r fire, reolming rudenes,s wi th wi r.
• A L1dy always keeps he r knees toge ther, bw: ne,er crossed.

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The Utterly Comme Gent
Fro", Lady Ag;uhJ.'s Book of Ftiqucnc .md rJcric Matters
he dillCrcn.:c between .1 gcntkmJ,1l and a (ad i~ in ho\\ he trc.ltS o(hcni :md

T how he expect:; to be trc.ltcd in rerum. A gemlem.:m l.. .llWJy~ fair J.nJ hon-
ourable \\ithol\t .1.11\' tr.KC of dl~honc~t\' J.nl! ne\er shrinks tTom hi.<, du~ _ A
Gemlclll.lH m:nT chc.:tr. at can.b, alwa\,,> PJ\'~ hi~ dehlS, i~ gcnemus to his mistress, sell-
siril": to hi~ \Iite, J cnltcd to hi~ tJllli\v Jnd kind 10 1m hol"'>C!.. Honour is as n;mll-al to
him as breathing and he nJlCI..'1l> the \.'l11e tw:hal;oll( in others.
For example, when Prince Ed\\.lrd Alhl,:n of England found thaI a 'dlOlI
guest a\ J. hOllse pJ.ny \I.U. chcJting J! (ml\, he, in perfect srdc, had lurn Sij;ll a
papcr promising he would lll.'n:r plJY at can.h tix money agJin in C\change t()r
the silence of everyone imoln:J. Never did he ~toop to anger or violencc; he
handled thc Ill.mer as a gentlclll.lll would. Nor did he ner c\pect the fellow 10
rellegc 011 hi~ \\ord; that wouldn't be gentlcm;mJy
\\Thcn - - - ad\'i.'>Cd his fncnds and tamily 10 invest their money in mil-
ro.ld ~hMCs that thcll fumed out to he lr;lIKlulcnt, he didn't hesitJte to rep.I\'
not only his own debt~. hut tho~: oj the people he had \\Tongly Jd\'i_'>Cd,
dc~pite £hI! f:tct he W.lS not .It bl.llnc Ii.lr the 'lOck tiilure. He ncmy bank
millcd him..elf doing it, but Ill'\cr regretted his aaions and was respected by
alililr his gcnen);'it\' and honc~rr.
\\Thcn Lord Haningtun grt"\\ tired of his misO'CSlo, c..nhenne "Skittles"
Waltcr... he SI..'nt her 011' III ~rylc. He \Ct her up \\ith her (l\\ll house J.nd ol
stipcnd often thom"llld pounth.1 \eM \'e,,' gerk.TOlL~" \en' gcntlen1.lnh-.
~() tmc gentlemoln would up\Ct hi, \\;ft by lIolunting his indiscre-
tion~; he would be the ,>(lUl oftal.:t .1Ilt! eolre, ~pending as much time 3.'> 1"'10'>-
sible \\ith his falllil~' and Ill,\'cr neglecting them III fa\-or of outside interrst.~.
A Gentlellla.ll i\ a1Wol\'S \\ ell drc,-,<d Jnd dre~d aprropri;ucl\- lor any
oco.;JSion, He wouldn "t dream oj wcaring riding tog.'> to a fomla1 dmner any
more thaH hc would insult ol LJdv in public Nohility is unconscious in him;
he could .1I:t no dilkrently e\en ifhc \\i!>hed tn.
He- is charming Jnd winy, cJpahle of clever COn\-eNtion in the mimr
ora duel and al\\ay\ willing tn dctl.'lld a l...ldv'<, honor_ Ready at a mOl1lcm's
notice to k'lp into .ld\CnIUre, he i, ncvcr crude or eras.s, but ill5tC.ld brings
rhe level Jround him up to hi\ M.llldolrd, rather than dropping to Jnyone
elo;c's, Whcn all on:rly dn.mk gcnrlcm.lJllllade a clIIting renlJrk to the Prince
OfW.1b Jbout hi~ girth, the Prinec (OJdJ~' called lix rhe tdJow's eani.1gt", but
did not dClgn to reUlm like lor like. It W.1S more impomllt tor him to relllJin
cvcr the gcntleman tholn to indulge in l)Crt\' \\'ord~.
With an in1o()uci.Ult ~mile .lIld a (asual air ..I gentlemJn \\ill JS5CSS JIl~ SiIlIJ-
tion Jnd .let \lith dc\cme ...~ and eUllrlge.

Tom's Noles
T his p;1S.'>Jge ITum Agath.l"S M:crns to sum it J.l1 up niceh- T o be a mle gentlc-
man, vou h':l\e 10 be honest, br.l\e" c harming Jnd well manne red . You
defend the weak, olrc g.rolliou~ to thOS(: III Ics.~ I()mlllate OrcumstJnecs, Jild you
Il<,,,,-cr, l...·cr C.lllSl~ .1 sccne \\i thout d ue cause. You're honorable in ;ill \"Our actions.
whc.the r businCS\, pri,atc or rom .lInie In ~hon , Ix.; ng a COl/HIlt if Jam genticll1Jn
means you have to 1ohol\' ol lot orlhat old ·f;bhiolll-d thing people lu.cd to CJ..l1 cln.ss.
 Prop~r Behavior
E-:urpttd from Lady Agatha \ Book of Etiquette and
Faerie Matters
erring J.long in Polite Sodet)' is
Tather like sai ling an ocem. If
you lose yOUT head in a stonn,
you will cCl1ainly be sUlnk. While
Ule so-called lower orders nuy
indulge in \iolcnt outbursts of
emotion, Society must PCrfi)TCC
SJ.il on in apparent :>crcniry,
kccpmg its stom\s 3S hushed as
may be. This outward calm is
vitally ullportant 10 maintain.
tiquenc is the most impor-
E tant part of proper bcha\-
lOr. Knowing the rules of what to do and when is vcry
helpful when you find yourselfin Jil unllsu.u situation.
-nlUS, (1:11;\in IlIlcs hJ\'c c\ol\'cd tor the maintenance
of Proper Society, among which arc:
• A gcnrlcman always escOrtS a lJdy by \\ialking on her
leli side, so dlat he may draw his WCJIXl!l unhindered.
• A gentleman opens all doors for a lady, including
e.uriages, .lnd puUs out ch.Urs, etc.
• A gentleman ne\er ~lllokes before a lad~; \\;mout
first rccei\ing pemlission.
• A gentleman docs nm spc.u.. of his misrrcss or oflo\\
sports (such as cock-fighting) in the presence of a lady,
especially a.ll umuanied one.
• A gentleman never rtmo\"(:s his coat or his cron·at
when in company.
• A gentleman, when escorting a lady somewhere,
reeei\"es her pclissc and bomlct and then hands them
to a .'iCJ"\":uu.
• Nen;r address your 'iOCial better.; first, unless ),011 arc
on intimate remlS \\;rh them.
• When at dinner, always address the pcopk on your
immedi,uc left and right; neWT shout ao.:ross dIe r.tb1c.
• Always acknowledge ewryone of your acquMnt:l.Ilce
when vall see them. It is inexcusibl~· rude not to and
call lead to duels.
• A person IS alwJ)'S retTcrcd to \\ith his title or last
name (L1dy AgJtha, Prof Banok), neWT by fir.t name
JIOIlc. Onl)" p.m:nts, siblings and m,ues h.we that right
(the exception being that men who went to public
school together tend to liSt: their school nickJlam~).
• Ne,,;r remark. on a similarity. If a child doesn '[ look
much like his part~nts, but looks like someone you
know, keep quiet.
• A gentleman 11(.·.... er l."Urses in rhe presence of a lady.
The Unfoq~iv8ble 8in
T he only unforgivable act in Polite Society is to
panicip.uc ill J. sc.llldJ.l thJ.t airs one's dirty IJun-
dl)· in public or creates a "'scene. "A '"scene" is any son
of emhJITassing row carried on in Hunt of \\;tncsscs,
tor eXJll1ple, J. lo\"er's spat. Loud \'oices and uncon·
trolled cmotions :m; nor genteel; \1 hat would kJd to
a screaming match in the Lower East End should
instead be conducted with frigid [ones and haughty
glances in the dra\\~ng rOO111. A cutting remark has
much lhe same eHect as a blm\ and \\on'r get you
thrown out of your dub, t1101lgh it may get you sum-
moned out UIXln the field of honour.
•
Tom's NoLes:
efore I canlC hcre, 1, like a grea[ deal of other
B deni zens of the 20th eenUlI)', thought I knew
all about the "h~1X1Crisy" ofVk-rorian Socicty. But
having livcd here a while, I'vc comc to realize tllJt
what I used to think of as hypocrisy is actually pan
of a complex SQl..iallubricant that allows people to
get along \\itll each other. New Europans would
nc\'er tllink of airing f3mily business in front of
others, or of embarassillg someone in public. TIley
would also newr th ink of discussing topics like M."X,
\iolence or religion in public, at least not unless it
II'.IS agreed upon by all to be a pemlissablc topic.
UTC , they spend a lot of time on honorifics and
S merl), omate manners. Yc...", there arc some ugly
pretensions covering equally ugly bad hJ.bits. And
sure, they make a big show of being sexless (thJt's
mostly England) and pmdish while doing all kinds
of things in UIC privaq' of Ulcir own abodes. But in
general, e\'cl)'one tries to make a good show o f it,
being gracious to each oUler, giling to charities,
and constan tl y trying to improve themsch·es.
Maybe their biggest sin, in rcsrrospen, is that they
try so hard to be "good" that they le3ve very little
room for people to fall and be "bad."
O n Ule other hand, it beau the heck outJ. pt:o-
pic sho\\;ng up on sleaL}' r.tlk shows flaunting
their addictions, ab u ses and other failings 3S
though thL·Y are \"iJ1ues.
 Dressin8 Up (If You Don't Live in 1875)
tta1ncs ~ M ..:onduciyc: rolt-pla)mg "ow lo "Fake" Men's Coslume
F
e\1 to Ii\\!
as. Ourlc Fnlkmst(in. hom elegant soirees and
pOhlicaJ lilll~tions to clanJorinc meetings in L ucki'\, for man\' of U~. rncn\ clothing of the
oack all~"'\J\"\ and taverns, the SU:.:Ull Age pr,KricJ.!h- \1(Wri.l.1l period lends to be lamyeasy to simu-
cric~ Out lor (o'imming Jod all the props t·O""~"'''_'';;:,~I,a[c. Tuxcdo\ (the .'>tandard formal dress for
can handle. Ahcr all, what'.!, Victorian ~ ball\ lull Other Big Events) haven',
melodrama \\;thnur heroin<:-\ in nowing ch.mgcd .til that much in me last hun-
gowm, hcroc~ in dashing unili:mm drt-d yeaI"'> and pams are pn:tn' much
Jild black·clad \'iIlJin~ with long panh. Within these parameters,
thin IllmtJchc~~ One can cI'en only four clements arc really
lL'>C me card dueling wstCIll he required to crt':ate a workable
and 3\'oid ~tJinillg. the ca'T'Cb male Steam Age Wardrobe -
with re.,1 blood. on the ehe.lp, of cou~!
The big pmblem, I1m\ The first a nd most
ever, with J live \'ictonan important element to
role·playing g.ame I~ eos- becoming a \\'ell-dressed
nUlling:. Mer all, ICw uf Steam Age male (or
us ha\'e:1 crinoline skirt or AdvenUlrous Female) is a
a dre~ militJ~, unifornl \\ell pr~scd shirt-for·
hJnSIl1S in the dose~t, mal, white, long-slee\·ed.,
.md. tOr dl<)!;(: \\ ho Opt to button-dO'\U, preferably
rem or pun.:tus.c dle n:aJ with a ub collar. This is
thins, the pric~ can be a die un.iveM shirt wom
bitdl.luuing. hy all classes in 1'\e\\
So, \\ith the popular· Europa (wh ile Arner-
it.... of (·nstk Fnlkmst(j'l ieans have been known
LARr game'> e"!landing to wear colored shim,
Wi~', we han: d!.-cidcd. to wlut can you npect of
add this 'lCCtiOIl to Torn'~ an American? ), known in
notebook, derailing how the sartorial Jrgot of the
to create your 0\\11 Steam lillie as a gentlema n 's
Ag.eoutfits. linen, Any good men's
But e\'en if vou don't dress ~ hirl will do tor [his
\\·all[ to live role play, cos purposc, although unruftled
tuming can add an clement TLIxedo shim (easily available
of reality to even imerKtive- from lo~.:aJ nl.,( rental shops tor
k\d game~,:I., \\dl ~ help rOll moderate prie~s) are best.
get illSide your role:. A character llowe\"cr, \\;1I\:h the collars: too
who eoruuntl~' waves a I.leY h.md tight and you'll strangle on your
kerchief about or a villain who is cra\',lt, rOT J ball or mhu formal
,llwa\"~ checking hi~ gold pocket watch el·ent, tuxedo shirts can also be worn
l:an gi\'e \'iwa] dll~ 10 the nature ofa pla\'cr \Iith ~tuds to add a roUdl of class to the
Of" Nrc. It's also easier to pla\'::a character if\"Ou en'>Cmblc.
koO'I· how he dresses and what h~ carries <lbout his If \'OU an't locate a tuxedo \hin. thc next best
person You don't even ha\e to wear a full cos· choice is anr good \\Iute men\ drns shin. To make
tUllle-thc loud paisley lest that Sir \\rtlJiJm a1WJ\'li it quite Victorian, sUrt b\ using 3 ~harp hobby knife
wear; is a great \\;1\' to get into character quickl~· and to CUt ,twa\' (carenllly!) the scam~ holding the the
ea.s.ily and gCl Ollt of it rhe <,,].l1le \\a~' front pocket onto the shin. If \'ou can 'I find a tab-

m'le collar, tunt the existing (ollJ.r up\\ard~, surch
Jnd iron it in place, then \\TJp ,1 tic around it. In~tant
1860's! You'll nced a couple of chJ.ngcs of linen if
~·ou nped to wcar your costume ,1 101 (for inst.mce,
,11 a come-minn I. The\" gel dim· b.ir"h quickly
As .Ill optlon, \"Ou 1llJ.}" J.bo Wall! to add J tiC' or
cravat [() your '>Inrt ensemble. \\1,ile CrJ\,Ats can be
pun.:hased prcmade, a long ~ilk. 'iCarf~ long enough to
wrap I"\lice around \"our neck. I"jlh somc kngth to
tuck into vour le~I, usuallv works wcll. ( Dwarli~h
Engineers ,md lower classes C.I.Il knot a handkerchief
around their nc(k., bUi everyone c\.<;c gCt~ to <;m.ngJe.)
Americans abo /t.wc the option of wcaring Western-
s~ie bow or \tring ti~, which .ll"C lerl t~i()nabk and
(;111 be ti.mnd in any Wa;tem \upply More_ A whitc
bow tic is a mu\t for b.-uls and such (who has to knOll
it's a dip 0 11 from the local mx shop!).
Rrmemher, the flashicr and uglier \"our casual
crJ\·at i!., the bener; paisleys and plaid!. .lrC all the rage
in the mid-1800'$. ·111e comr.15t between IUur <;obC"r
pants md j,1o:ket and \"Our llaMty \e't md Cl"J.\at can
be as eXU"Cmc as you h.k.e. But aillal·\ choose \lith
vour cllJractcr in mind. Arc you rla~ing. a tl.~h\" [Of!:"
or a con5C:rn.ti\·c banker~ Ch()o~ your clothing with
that in nund_
The next mUM important dement to Ste.l.l11 Age
drcs..<. is .1 ,'est, or waistcoat pronounccd ,peskin;&s it
~ properly kn(}\\TI. The gentlemen of the 18th cennl-
ry lmed \"es'!!, con!oidering them to be J reill sign of
style. Authentic Victorian \"c~t} .Ire cut tJ.irly high
with tour hutlum, pockcts at the waist al1ld Wille
rimes the chest, and arc \.:ut srrJ.iglu ac~ the bot
tom for cl.mal wcar J.nd \\ith ~mall poillLS tor fonnal.
Almost an\, type of fabric \Iill do; the wildel' the OCt'
ter, in fao:i_ (In pidting a \(:\t, it', alW.l.y~ useful to
remember that the VktoriJ.Jl~ 11jpmttd JXlisky.J Later
on toward!. the end or the century, \-eslS and cral·alS
becomc morc \Ober till by thc tUnt of Ill(" eenlury
they'rc po..iri\c!\" boring. How(:n~r, Steam Agc le!>L'
arc still gJoriolL~r tack,·. FOnt1a1 11.llsICOJ.lS arc a bit
more subdued; white silk or ~me other rio:h tabric
arc best Suitable wa~tcOJ.1S can eJ.Sil\" be found Jt the
local thritt or S.-u,ation Anny store.
The IJst of the basic clements i~ J good pair 01
boors, prckrably J !.Cniceable blJ(k. Victorian style
boots should be at least calf high or higher. The bc!;t
Iypes ,1re what an: knOl111 as Wc!linb'10n boots (aHer
the fJ.med Napoleonic general I. linle dunged from
their 1800\ mob. If playing a hu~r, \'Ou may \1.UlI
to invest in a p;ur of higher boo~ \\ith cuffi;, flairs or
~)Urs, all common to the period. ·Ine one thing to
Jloid is wwbm· boots; during the hl~torical period of
thc 1870's-80's, they arc pretty mudl unknown.
•
Add a pair of ~irnple pan£s (called trousers by
Victorians) of anI" dark color (or striped p;Ult~ Ie)!" tltat ,
eXira touch) to the aboye clemellls, and you'vc rrctty
well approximatcd the basics lor eycn·day m,lle dress
•
in the Steam Age. If pla\ing a military olficer, the
IIlfomul dress is pretty ~imiIM; simply omit the W.llst-
O:OJt ,lnd eral at, J.nd SC\I· J. gold, rcd or blue strijX"
(bil." rape or ribbon work. well for this) on the ollter
leg SCJm of a pair of dark trousers.
Qlher flcco.rories
hile the above is more than enough to get ~"oll
W I<x>k.ing properh- Sleam Age, you mJY be one
of those who reali,' wJont to expand on the basics,
Jacket, A tc)rmal tailcoat; black, gr-a) or wine-
coloured i~ Ihe beSt; it should bUllon in fTom For
Ic'>1; foonal o".'l:asiOIlS, or middle to lowcr class charac-
ter.., a sc\entie,-loungc,.lct sr.·le co.lt in hlao:k, brown
or tan with wide larel~. If \"ou'rc ~Irapped for
options, you can mua!l\- work \Iith am· [\Iced,· ~pom
j,1ckc[ as long as thc leather MIlt pa[ch~ an: rcnlO\ed;
this is simibr to hunting style outlit$ of thc- late
1800's. Jackct~ O:Jn be almost .my t:10ri(, wool,
tweed, corduroy, anything cxcept polresler; however,
the colors ~hOllld he uniformly dark and sober.
Hats - For limnal occasions, silk tOP ha~ (al-ail-
ablc at mm\' C~nlille or niX shops) art: d( tigml', For
IC'\.~ ti:>fTnai wear, wool or beaver lOp hats (bul an old
one if you GIn find it, please don't go ,1round killing
bealers!) will do_ For thc middle to lower clas'>C.s, a
bowler or dcrb~· i\ finc; rcmember that flattened
nC\nboy hats/Briti~h r.lcing cap~ arc onl\" worn by
the lowcst da<.-,c\ and, of coune, tn· new~boy .. and
British car raccr.. :\void m·aw boater..- the\" won't
appear until the tunt of the centun- Milit.llY hAlS arc
\peo:ific to the uniti.ml1 and can be almost n~arly
illlpossibic 10 tind; you'll nced to look. up the indil;d-
llal one that fit~ \"our br.mch ofscrvice.
Gloves - ·I11e middle dass and up all \I car gimes,
white for tormal, grav for cI~ryd.l\". Look. to!- the kind
with a button or ~nap at the wrist, made of cotton.
Canes - AlmO'>t t.'\ery{)n~ in thi!. period has a ean~
or stick of ~mc kind. The lower dJSSCs ha\"e them
eithcr in imitJtion of their bettcrs or Ii.>r usc in sc:lf-
deknsc (read cudgel). The middle 10 uppcr classes
had walking stick.!. and canes (usctlll ill J time when
not all StrcclS lIere paved and thOM: Ihat were paved
wcre usuall\" IiIthv), A cane can be almost anything,
though a s·il\"~r-headcd walking stick is trts cbic. A
note, however Avoid the sword cane~ and other
weapon-in-a -cane replicas sold by ma.il order compa-
nies; besides oHering too many chancc\ for.llt unfor
lUnate injun·, dley arc quite illegal in many placus.
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8pecial Case: Mililar,v Uniforms
ilitary uniforms pose .1 greater problem thall
M the usual suilcoat, lmtl';crs and \'cst. Pants can
U~U<lJly be fJ.kcd by either b\l~~ng J. pair of US r-. larine
drt.·s.s pant.\ or by sc\\;ng or gluing a ribbon down the
~ictc ora pair of drc~ slacks.
The jacket can Ix more tricky, ho\\cn~r. A mili
, {.lry jacket is USlhtlJy a shorr, "ingle or doublt:-brcast-
cd jacket that clllh at the wai~t or mid-thigln and i~
I
(mered U1 braid and/or soutachc trim. Smothered in
medals, pin'>, Jnd ribbons, it is a walking displJy of
n;uional origin and service record. Unilomh of this
period aTC garish, loud and flashy, designed f.or looks
tlr.H , comfort second and concealment Ilen:r.
Guerrilla \\,lrfarc hasll '[ been invented ,lnd the
m.:nches of Nonn.lfldv Jrc lorry years J\\"ay.
One thing that can pass lor a unifonn ja<cket h a
hellboy costume, ,l\ailablc from manv hmei supply
stores. Fairly inexpensive .lnd quite smrdy, Ill.m)" .m:
in fact replicas of old military jackets. If YOli h,l\e a
hi.-.toric hmd in your ''';l)' \\~th a reallr nice llilitontl,
find Out where they bought it from and pm"Slle it. Or
ask them if they have an}' old unitonm th(.~, might be
\Iilling to sell or gin: you.
The other option is to UY to find a Ilon-pattemcd
commercial jacket of about the right shape and braid
and ribbon it to your heart's contcnt. Mo:st fabric
-'>lorcs CJrry gold braid bv the yard. You c,m buy gold
ribhon and stitch patterns on the sleeves or decorate
covered cardboard shoulder board~. Go to lhe
library, find ,1 book on nineteenth century llllifonns
,and srudy the picnu-cs \el)' cardi.1Uy. Bcsido, getting
a headache you should gain inspiration on exactly
what you want to do.
Another idea is to bu\" gold-colored pufl)' fubric
paint and pJ.int rhe pattent of your choice on \"Our
C0.1t. Buy !>Ome tailor's chalk and make a pattern on
the fabric fiN, then appl~' the paint Oil the parrem.
This won't look as good as the brJ.id will, but it is a
far simpler appTOJch, ,lIld requires no ~\\"ing.
Military he.1dgear is fM more difficult to ~;il1lulate.
If you're doing ,m American (or French ) uni!orm
there are plenty of store~ that sell Ci\'il War (\Var
Ret\H.."Cn the St:lte~, for you Southentcr-s) style kepis.
But if rou 'rc simulating EUI"Oj-""ICan lmifonns, you m.!\'
run inro a few problems reproducing thc glinering,
polished steel helmets or tall shako~ of the
CA>ntinental Annics. Short (If visiting a CO~lmnc shop
or bu~;ng the real thing, your Ix'st bet is to modilY a
children's "'roman·sryle" plastic toy helmer \lith
chrome p.lint (assuming rou have a small cnough
head), or remove the crown from a kcpi and replace it
\\ith a doth-co\'cred cardbo.url cylinder (usi.ng lots of
braid to disguise the transition). A note on the for ..
Illcr: Most of the time, soldier-, canied ulcir helmets
in one ann while indoors; st.ly inside a lot and maybe
no one will ask you to put on your kid broUler's dab-
orately redecorated /{ed /{III1BtrSplICt" Nilljll helmet.
How Lo "rake" Proper Ladies'
fIlUre
e'\'e sayed the hardest costuming task:, of
W course, for last. But betore we explain hO\1 to
simulate the costuming of the era, we'll need 10
ex,lInine the fashiorlJblc mode!> of an age thar c(lvers
e\'erything from crinoline~ to Gill!.On Girls.
Victorian women (especially in the world of
Castle Flllkmstc/lI) wear a wide range of clothes from
the lowliest streetwalker in a battered skirt and blouse
to the highcst lady in her i3bulous Worth ball gown.
Originally, comfort was not an isslle, though that 'r
beCdmc more important, ~pccially aillong working
women, by the mm of the cennu), (one re,lSOIl \Ie
suspect that Steam Age females lll\'enred the ~implc
walking skirt and blouse much earlier than mcr
hcre).
Traditionall>" howe\"(!T, the accent is on creating. a
silhouette that acccn~ .\ liny waist with full hips and
lX)S()lll. '11,;S line is achie\'ed by cardi.d design of thc
clothing and the propcr undcrgafl11cnts. The stiff,
flared skins are achie\'cd by the usc of layers of !Tothy
mile and cotton called crinolines, \Ihilc bustles ha\'e
tlexiblc stecl cages suppolting them.
SclO\1 this, shaping the foundation, so to spcak,
is the redoubtable Vktorian corset. In the Middle
classes and abme, a corser is not onl~' stylish but
required. A lady simply wouldn't go outsidc hcr
boudoir wit.hout one (not and still expeCT to be con-
sidered a lady). The corSt:t is sandwiched between
two layers of cotton undergarments knO\\11 rQ.pcc-
ti\"cly as a chemise J.nd a CON:t cO\er. This a) keeps
the lad~' !Tom being pinched by her corset and b)
keeps thc corset clean, as thL~' arc rather difficult to
wash. Stearn Age womcn also wear an undcrganl1cnt
called a Pfl1lt1lIrlt( that rakes the placc of the
bloomers that were commonly worn in our world.
Much shorter and lighter, it rcllect.'> the societal dit:
ferences berween the Steam Age and historical l--':"lrth.
Abo\e the foundation garments arc the Qurer
outfits we are most f.uniliJ.r with. The pul"pO:'C of
each outfit described below is lairly rigidly outlmed,
though in the lower classes the line blurs into nonex-
istence. [n general, this is what you'll find in the clth-
et of a \\'ell drc.sscd Steam Age bdy. It is only a hint
The Well Dressed Lady I

arth.: mJ.ny costuming options a\'ailable to the enter-
prising rccrcarionist:
• Morning dress· A Ao\\}', robe-like gown worn
for 3. leisurely hrcakf.tsr and to receive guests.
• Walking Outfit (or dress) . A blouse, with
optional jacket, and walking skin with para.soi :lIld
walking ixlors, for promenading abom the city.
• Country Dress - A slightly shorter skin., blouse
and jacket combo with ~tlIrdy boots tor trekking
lbout in the countryside. Usuall,· made of heavy
wools Jnd twccd~.
• '"isiting or Carnage Dress Light flu~1 outfit,
either me skin, blousc, jacket thing or a full dress,
longer tlO\\ing skim; and p..rrasols. For riding about
the place in J. carriage and dropping in on your
mends .lOd acqu.:tintanccs.
• Evening Dress Low em decolletage, short or no
sleeves, long full skin, possibly with train, long
gloves, lig.hrcr fabrics, to wear [Q partics.
• Dinner Dress Similar to aoove, but lCSl, fonnal
looking
• Ball Dress The height of fa~hion, elegant sweep-
ing skins, tight Ixxiiccs, low necklincs, long glO\e~
(usually kid), g1inering jewels and miles of Irou·frou
Whew! Obviously, this is a lot more possibilities
than the basic un, linen, trousers, \'·J.isteoJ.t and
boots of the Victorian gentleman. In addition, fmd-
ing proper outfits bl" searching through your local
numnage stt)re is harder Ii.lr a W0111an to do than for
J lllJfl, since women's fJ5hions have changed drasti-
calh- since the VictoriJ.n era. Howe\·cr, modifications
can be made to e:ilsting clothes \\ith J little \\ork J.nd
a lot ofim3gination.
ere, then, afe the basic clements for creJ.ting a
H simple (J.nd incxpensi\'c) Stc3m Ag'; lady'S
wJ.rdrobe, in this case, ;\ simple shim\-,ust-style walk
ing outfit typical of the btl' 1800's ;md a \·cry sun·
dard costume in the lAstk Falkmstrilluni\efse.
Stan \\ith a bl ousc-all~· color Of pJ.uenJ trou·
frou blouse, as long as it is long-~kc\"ed and high-
ncckcd, will work. Stripes, plaids, checks, whatever,
thL'y're all pcrfecrl}' fine, though certain fubrics and
pattems look more modcm than orllers J.nd should
be avoided (more on that bIer). Ir cm fit tightly
against you or be loose, doesn't maner. Pll~" slec\"es
arc fun, but nor J. requirement. This \\ill probabl\" be
the easiest P,lIT of the oudlt to lind; you p.robablv
ha\·c it in your closet somewhere, along with the
other embarrassing clmhing your mother bought
you to wear in high school. A large, simple pin·on
brooch (cheap costume jewelry is pcrti::ct) added to
the neck ofthe blousc will add a very c1J.s,~i( touch to
the simplicir.· of thc high mllM.
•
Next, ,ldd a skin. It should be full lellbTth, uper to
the waist and be rather swirly around Ule hem. Color •
can \J.I)' ac..:ording to seJSOn, from lighter co[oI's in
the spring to U1C ubiquitous gray in the wi.nter. Trim
can be brJ.id, soutJ.(he ribbon, lace or bc;lding of a
wide \"ariety of types. Sec the bibliogr-aphy at the end
of u1is ankle for reference materiJ.I; there is a certain
"look" to Victori3n women's fashion that is only
Jchieved br looking at actuJ.1 pictures and copying the
effect_ (Unfortunately, pm of U1Jt look is dependent
on cOr.>Cts, bm we'll go into that later.) If you can't
find a skirt of the right length at vour loc.ll thrift store,
get one rllat's close to what you want then go to a
fubric store and by some pre-ruffled trim and stitch it
to the bonom of vour skin to add length.
If you just love the 1880's look and simply '1II1St
h:l\·e a bustle, you can f."lke one b}' stuffing a small
crcscelll shJpcd pillow under a \·ery full skin in the
back and looping up the sides of the skin lnd we.1r-
ing UMt ovcr a second skirt. AnOlher W,ly to simulJte ••
a bustle is to buy .loom fivc yards of cheap nlik and
tuck it into a mound and then stitch it to your
underskirt. Real busrles can be oought, but thcr arc
expensh·c.
Shoes are the ne:..t to l.lSt clement of this silnple
wardrohc. True Victorian shoes J.n: either calf-high
half boots \\;th lots of buttons up the lront or sides,
or smJ.ll, flat slippers. Luckilr, both styles han: been
in fasluon recently and can probably be located ne\\
or used.
The other option JV.uIJble to females in the world
of Ne\,. Europa, is, of course, to go in drJ.g. l\lale
dress worked for Sarah Bernhardt and Lola Momez,
why not tor your Ad\"entl1res~ or dashing fem31c
Hussar? A hot tip: Some [adi~ of our acquaintance
preter to replace the regular men's trollSCrs with ski
p:lim tor a more elegant look that more properly dis-
plar~ their 3ttributes.
OLher Accesrories
A lrllOugh the prnious options will m.tke for a scr-
\"iceable outfit for e\·eryday wear, it will often
not be sufficient for the 1ll3ny balls and other fonnal
c\'ent!J you ma\" be. attending. But you can enhance
your "look" by adding a tew more complex touches:
Parasols - A chelp and easy-to-tlnd option, avail-
able in man}' cmrnme shops tor very little money . Or
bU\' a small lIInbreila and decor:lte the edges with
lace and assorted frou-Ifou LO mJtch.
Hats- You c,m go \\ild with these! Whether the
huge "picmfe" h.\u of the [ate 1800's, or oonnets
from the eulier periods, h3ts can easi ly be put
together. For the l.ue 1800's, any \\ide-brimmed,

,\ (k,i«.."'!!ft'C' Cui,,:k
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boob and ;",:c~, PO, Box 400 (j1':l.17.1'A
17(130-0400 171-:', 365-338 \
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R.:oimem:s BillIle'i, conel kils. ~. IUnClTlS
,,"0.1 much more lOr lower priceL l' 0 , Hox
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fu 1818 "919HklNli: ·Hr.6~~.ttu'I
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el. ['0 Bo\ t.~0, Ikpl 53, l'llIoll CII\,
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!:lX; 1317) 769,S.~55
or PO, B,,~ 530 Fre:edom, c.. 9 501 9 (408 )
7281888 fu: (4081 728-1 853
"-tlry Ellen :and Company 19400 JUnkn
Road, D el" (CG, :-<onh L it>tm. Ind u n~
465:.4 119)6563000
Mess Dress nit wuo:c fur Bmoo nuhlMU In
the l'S, Illdudn ,orne l'S lIelm, "-"potn,,,e.
bul ;1)1 ungllul piered.W I Kuml'" RJ,'cr R,: ..... ],
Cm'~"T\-illc • .\lA 02632
Pattcn! Comp.-mies
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( :.lI.\ l,prillg>, Mmnc\<lu 56320
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Lcxlll~lOn, Kentucky 405 17
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810 ~J L.lImrma ]~'enno,,:, C.llifi. ...ma 94550
Clothing & Accessories
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f. Jewel <;1 Republic ••\Iruouri 65738 (41 7)
732,8495
lun WIITCIl • lames County Mcrallrilc
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78 1 9473
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fUnllt urc. hou""hokl goods, ct., No, 2 N, MJJII
Sl,,~ r~rmourh, MA02664
Victo .u's Secret. \ "!clonal! ~ngcric, ilIOn:
Ia/;. 1·800 SK8 8200
joumal.'l & Magazines
Sul....:nhong fI1 n:cn..nncm m~I.t"-~",e$ (;an be
helplir1 aJ m:lll)' .-ompOinio ~ertJM' 111 Ih(m
.tod tlkre: = oticn rt'\lC\\'5 of thnr sern..-a III
VicwriOi. !\hg;az inr I nMI~blc Oil Ihr II(WS'
.und..) tw, p!"Cm' good rooun:a glrKk In II.
"nich I> {()nSl~mh' updaled
Here: = "'" Ci\'il W.lf Joom.ll.:
Camp C hHC G:a ze lle !' 0 Box 70 7
,\ bncm, 0 1",,45750
Rcct'aclor's Juun,a! l',o.Rm 1!:I64, V~nt;\,
H~nm 61375 13091463-11 23 fax; (309) 46.1
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Then:: are man y more companies that
5upply h~'lorical dolhing :and dIe like:,
buc then: simply isn't room for them aU.
l()\\ -cnmllcd IlJl on bc dccoratcd with plumes, l.ll:e and !Toll'lTou to makl! a pcrli.:ct
t;ibson Girl 5t\-lc. ,\I.Ul\' women \ hJli of tuJJ,' ,till mimi..: the \.'il"torian mode; '10 \'isit
your millincr's (or thrill } ~hop ohcn '
Jackets llli~ will be the IlJrd pm. 'l1u~ b.lSic jJcKet of [hc VicroriJ.n womcn i~
.\.hOrt-waI!>lCd or h~ a ~h()rt hit of 'kininS J.round the wai\t a,n d is right-litting. Puit(:d
or leg 0' mutton :Jec\es an~ \'cry common, \Iith the slee\e being tight at the wrist.
Combined \Iith a \kin, this en<,cmble CJn be comencd into a walking ~ b\' mat.:h
ing the ~kirt to the jacket. If you \\ Jnt to try your hJnd ,J( adding a jJckl~t, stJ.rt by C;U1'
\'a~ing the \torcs and tr..- to lind something .dong the line\ of ,Ill l~nglish riding j.lCkel,
Thi., can work out t:lirly well with J skirt of similar fabriclf "OU don't sew or know
someonc who docs, ~kip thc jJCkL1 .lnd go for the shin'wai~t Jnd skirt look,
Dresses & Gowns Dres.\C!> .lee eithcr one, or t\\o-piece attain-. with long skim,
long slccve's alld high ncck.'> for d.lY wcar, or wilh low ne..:k1ine\ Jnd short or no ~k'i:\es
lix C\'cning we.lr, Drc'><,6 arc tightly fitted again\t thc hod\' and flare mit O\'er the hips
to loon cithcr a bustle or kick plcolt in hat.:k. in general, the \lc<;t option lOr d~ i~ to
hal'c one m3klc by an accomplishcd scamstrc\S (or, if I'OU arc one, m;U,;c it youcsclf).
Patterns and '>{mn.:c.~ I(Ir raltems Colli be 1(lUnd in thc Rrs{Jurco Guide on this Ildgc,
'nlc ne.\t option i~ to lind a \kin / jat.:kct combinJtion of '>imil.lr cnough pattCOl to m;lS'
quer;lde J!> ,1 drc~, Finall~" as the bst rcsort, you C,1Il try to purchJSC an .Iuthentic g()\lll
or dre~~ ofrhl! period, or lo..:,lre .1 reproduction in J lot.:al co~tume shop.
(;o\l11S Jrc e\en h.mler to locJte in period. U~d dothtng ~tores often ~icld up trCJ
.. ures in the fonn (If ahJndoned prom drcssc~ and )() on; these (an be adolptcd tw
Jdd.ing long(r ~kimng to the ba.\ic dre ..~, Rut till' best wlution i~, .Igain, to ha\'e J dn.:"-~
made !Tom ~ratch t1~ing your own patt(nlS or ones frum thc Rrsoun:c:s list,
Undergarments Lil gcneral, not too manl womcn of tWJ\, "ill be intcITSlcd in
bolting themselves inru an old fashioncd cor.sc:t (although n&R creJtions in MOllntJin
Vie\l, Califomi.l doc.\. a pretty good modem \'cr.;ion I. HowCI cr, a gcxxi olppro\imation
ofStcam Age lingcrie c.ln be had hy checking out caulo&\ for sudl placo J,!, V;ctoriJ\
Secret or Fredcrick\ or Holl\'\nxxl. Remember that tr-JlISparcnt \T(xkings, pJnty ho<.c,
thong bikini!> (or other types of modem panties) \\,OI1't exist; h()\I'e\er, mlly t;IP pallt:.
and g.lrtcrcd opaque Mockin&~ will he J PJMJblc substitute, You may not be into get,
ting Victoriall from thc \kin up. BUI ifvour paramour is, J SO(xj merry \\;do\\ Call put
.1 bit of stcalll inro the old StcJm Agc rom.lIKC!
finding lhe Real '111ing
The last option i~ to I~ to find thc eeJ.! thing. 'Illi~ i.\ the realm of thc tmc rccnaL't
ment tan, and is ccrtainly IlCl·cr done on the cheap. But if you can find a real 1880\
miliurv jacket complete \\ith hl'Jid, rou'U ccrt.linl~ be the hit ofthe h\'e action Clem!
L'.r;cd clothing ~t()re~ .lre the all-rime bc~t place~ to find rcad\'~ m.lde eosttlllling Jnd
.lCcessorics. Old tweed )Jekel!> and I'd"et collared coat.' arc wondcr/iil fiJld~, and OIi:Cll
used pJrty dres.sc.~, coat:-., J.lckets Jnd tll.\edO'> will ,ldJpr mar\'clOllsh' to your nceds.
or
Try to J\'oid "imJgc dothing ~tores, .lS thcy tCnd to he pricey and real clothing hum
that era is ofTcn too trolf!,IJc I{)r active IlSC, c\'cn if yOll c.ln lind something in \'our )i/e
(peoplc \Iae much smaller back bcl<m: our age of enriched Wonder BreJd, \it.lIllill~
alld .lmibiotics).
btJte ~o are another goc:xi '>Olm:e, or YOll cJ.n .tho ched: Jcm.ll costume shop:>!
h'~ USUolll~' cllcaper, though, to <;cc if you can lind it used. II all clse f.l.ih, tour \'our
grandb.thcr's dO'iCI and 'oC.."C if hc'lI let I'OU horrow '>Ome ufhis clothes,
Anothcr good idca i~ to c.III around to loc.ll thcJter gnlUp~ ,llld find out if thc..'\' will
he \\illing to !.ell off old l-mnmle \tOcK, C1othc..'S gottcn this IIJy tcnd to Ix \\cll WOOl,
but theatcr cO'>nmlcs are built TO be sturdy and abo to be dOnncd quickly olnd eJsily,
}lCtfCCt lor game \\'\."JI' .
LlSl, but not ICJ!>t, tmedo rentJ.1 stores somctimc~ ')ell ofr thcir oid stock. Thi~ i\ a
great plolce 10 lind phcnollletl.ll \hin~, \est~, pams and cI'cn lacket~ without p.l~'lllg phc·
nomcnal pricc~, rIm you can pick lip giOl'L"', crJ\'ah, ,hilt \tud!>, b()\\ tie~ .loll top hJt:.,
too! Happ\' cosrullling!
 ATypical Day in the oteam A8e
OU a\\aken around six. It's dark, being early g.lIlces arc the expensive silk cra-

Y \Iinter, and you fumble out orbed to find the

gaslight. The newfangled aile in
your roorns (a moderate t\IO-
ememlxr: room dt\' flat you rent for J few
vat you tic around the high cel-
luloid collar, your shiny black
boot~, and the gold stllW; hold-
R emember:
there arc no
zippell..-d clothes,
mnning shoc.'S,
R Thcre is
no cleruiLity in
erowm a month, eompktc with
ing yom culls and shirtfront.
\VCTC rou a woman of means, polyester pants or
K-i\hrts to buy
fire, iohar...d bath and limit,cd maid you would take l'.lr longer in
the Stc:J.m Age. .service) ha~ an igniter built in; a~ your prcparallons, \\ ith them in. Instead,
you tum the key to rcleJ.SC the gas, chemise, pantalcttcs, corset, you usual~' buy
the flint scrJ.pes the steel and the light pops into crinolines or petticoats, a proper clothes in separate
being. morning dress, high-bunoncd tailor's, dn:ssmak·
YOli snlmbl ... back to the wash- boors, hat, parasol, reticule cr's.,miliner's,and
basin on your nightstJnd and A nd no (purse) ... no wonder most habidashcr's
spla~h your f.lcc with the chilly .firunning ladies have .1 personal maid to shops.
help them drrss! f,._____-t
",ncr; it would be n.ice to have a water in most
real bamroom, but most houscs, homes! L.,stly, rou snag your gold-hc.lded walking stick
e\"en those of the well-to-do, our ohhc umbrella st.md, check the ca[chc~ .tnd but-
don't have nlnning water in every room . At le.l.>;t this [OIlS to make sun: all the variollS SJdgcts o;cqucMercd
walk·up Jp;lrtmcnt h~ an indoor w:ltercioM:t, even if \\'ithin .Ire limctional, and put your high ~ilk lap Jur
it's shared \\~th the two other tenants of your build- firmly on your hCJ.d. "Incn it's off down the stairs
ing. [f you were wealmier, you might have a \\hole \\~th a nod to your landlady, who is adjusting the
townhouse to yourself, or live in an estate in the clockwork timers on me hillwJ.Y gJ.S jets. Out me big
country, which is berter by fur man a squilid slum leJ.ded glass and oak doors and you're on the busy
room or a peasant's cOttage. Wrapping your night street.
shin tightl~, arollnd your legs to keep out the chill, It's Friday, but you won't be heading into an
you head down thc long, dimly gaslit hall (with the oUice. As a gentleman, you don't actuallv work; you
chamberpot) to answcr the summons of Nature. just \isit \Iim your solicitor and
\Vhell rOll rerum from your momins Jbslutions, ~lere arc I'er)' bankers to check up on your
you find th,lt Molly the housemaid has already been 1. f(.'\\· cm Iwrc, in\estlllCllts. You're a lot better
in; one of her tasks is to light me lnd these arc all 0(1' than the bourgeois com
M ost people living room fireplace that pro- steam powered. llluters or factory worken;; who
orany \"ides the only heat in your Most people take have to take the train in tram
filUncial means nX)JllS. She also docs your laun- trains, hor.;e·dra\\11 the suburbs. Normally, you
ha\"(~ at least one dering as well, \\'hich is better cabs, or hor.;e - might take a horse cabriolet (in
SCJ"\'aIlt. tha n doing it yourscl f at the dra\\11 "omnibus· l.ondon, a hack, or in \vicn, a
I local wJsh home, or ha\'ing a es" to work. liacre) to me financial districL
washerwom,lIl wash, blue, starch and press it at an But today instead, you decide
c.'l:Qrbir,mt fee per ~hin. The fire is roaring awa\' meT- to breakfu.st at your club. You stroll briskly down the
rily, there's a ClIp of coRee 011 the sidc\X>ardl, and in crowded cohbkstone streets (sidewalks are a relatil'e
the sooming w,lImth of drink and Ii relight, you go 10 rarity cxcept in me brgcst cities), dodging pcddbrs,
your wardrobe and sdect wlut you'll be wearing this street urchins, DWMlcn businessmen and r.lerie
moming. If you were \\eatthier, you might ha\'e a ladie~ engaged in a bit of window shopping. You
valet, but you ha\'cn't had that luxury since you mus· reach rhe comer just as a steam automotive clarters
tered out of the Ann~' a few years ago. Besides, as a by, hissing vapor pouring from its tall Stack, fiighten-
bachelor, you're used to making do. ing a wagoner's ho~. Another IItll'fnllJllcd illl'Ol(ioll,
Since it's morning, your dress is simple:: white yo u mink, likc those telegraphs, automatic recorden;;
linen shirr, dark wool trOusers, waistcoat and frock and calculation engines.
coat. (\Vert"" mis an afternoon or c\'cning, you would Striding up me shorr !light of steps, rou enter me
wear a mueh finer coat and linen.) Your big extr:l.\"J.· quiet S.l.ncrity of your Club. A footman appears at
yout side
hands
take your top
[Q h~'U~'~'~'I'~"'~k~,~n~d~gI;"'~"':,~th~,~.,~,"''''~::::::~~'~n~t~'~'~''~'
a cop~· of rhe morning paper. He mur-
\"aU
mur. 10 re-pomc to your ~cring th.lt Baron Schill
IS in the Club as \\1:11, and would like to speak ,lith
you at your comenien..:c. Knowing the Baron shMeS
a number of invcsnncm~ with YOlL , you send a m~
sage back that you will meet him IJte r that .lnernoon
in the libran".
En~<':()I1\.:cd in your accus-
T KIl: is 00
l Yor
tomed ()\\::r-.rutlcd chair before
the fire . you rcad the paper for
radio. All news is rhe new.. 01' the day _ ;\'1orc; \aher-
rattling between france and
Pnmia; a border ski rmish ,,-jth
lhe Afghans; 3J1d what's thi,'- -Captain Nemo up to
hi~ old tricks in the Hering Sea? Incredible, rhe check
of the mall'
Luncheon at the Clllb i.\ lip to the usual st:lndard-
f'OJcht.-d turbot, roast i()\\i, 1)I,.'cf !O.l.~t \\im potatoo,
WIth fine wine .md port. Attcrward ... vou mCe! the
Baron, .lIld mgcthcr you take a "cab" dO\ITIto\\TI to
lboir \-our solicitor to handle a ICw bu.\incss .trr.lIlge-
men~. On the way ruck to the Club, you agree to
have supper together, then go out to make d night nfit_
Yuur entertainment options arc many this fine
night. You m ight ~tan with the Theater, ci\"ililed
Home oweet oteam Age Home
20th century people think of Sherlock
Holmes' !lat at 22 1 il ilaker, with its anti-
-""",=", mJu:,l\';ar'd lounges and deph.uu's
tUot p!antc~, ~ the product of J.
cocaine -deranged excenme. Bur
except fur the bullet hole s
~pel1ing "Y R." in the wall ,
I i olme~' place is probably no
more bllarre than Jny other
plJCe I've l1~ited on this side orthc
",,,-=,,,,r \'eil TIll' truth is, all Victorian
homes art".1Il interior de((lf'Jl()r\ nig.lmn.m:.
Start with the cluner. The Stc.nn Age is the fi~t
great age of Mass production; conspicious consump
tion is dlC ntle, not the c\(eption Nt."w FUI\)paJ1S arc
no exception; th(."y colk"t kn ick-knJcks, trinkets, weird
artifact'>. When E.m IndiJ.n \\a.'> in, tltey capped their
houses \\;th domes and minarety ;-':0\1 that Eb'yptiJ.n
is fushionable, they collect nmmm\" case repheJ..s. So
A
nd enter .
~n~n~'~'~n~'~,~1'~'~'~h~3PS to sec
Ellen TelTY ~rJ.rring in the 11c\\
.l"'twnmcm IS In-ing play or the b lot Gilben
live.u the theater& SuUiuJl opcrcITJ. Or perhaps
•
or music hall! you'll be a bit 100lbrow-visir .l
Mmic H all to hC,IT Lone Collins
,ing he r trademark ~Ta Ra RJ Boom Dc Av!"
After the Theater, it's otf to rnore So.:andJlous pur-
suit,> that un only be taunt! in the ~nash" side of
tolln--Picadillr in London , the to------'f
Theater Di,rrict in Munchcn, or V cs. \~1CtOrims
the Montenllnc; in I).uis. Here ~ Iud SClJI·
\"(lu'll find gambling dub.. to take d.Uous IubiTh., too!
~'our wJ.g.er.., and ladies of dubi
Oll~ character (the only kind YOlL'lI find in dlCSC places)
10 ~ll.Ire your table. You'll aI.~ find 'trong drink----gin
or brandy in England, ab~inthe in ham:e, vodka in
Ru~iJ, Ilinc or beer in the Geml.lnics ,lIld Vienna, and
long, fi.llll ·smelling cig;J.~ 10 doud t.he air '1l1e ladies
an: Ililling, Jnd as ruciKdnr b'Cntkmen, you hal'e no
qualm .. alx>l.J[ a link dalliance (In the W;le.
hcnmalh·, the clock smkes threc. Appalkd .It the
late hour, you staggcr to the curb to a waiting cab,
and let it ~. I·OU home to your quiet lIat. It'! hem
(llrrlmd da.v j1Jdud, ~'Ou think, as rOU tumblc into
hed, Jskep before your head hit.'> the pillow.
e\pea dunered rooms II ilh no
unitied design sense (or tJ..~tc ) at o'1i"1;t.;>t
all_
'nlell there's the filminlre.
v.;p..n
(hcntutlcd with horsehaIr,· .
covered in ornate and garish ~ W.....
lJ.bncs (Irmg..ed on the bottom ), ~
with clawed. ket, these arc antiques
with a \~ngeam:e. Clashing rJttem~ and ~ies don "t
mJner; enthusiam is everything. UraM I.'> popul;rr, as
.Ire hc.lI"Y dan wood!; and cast iron ublcs.
And (jadgets~ I rnoug.ln gadgct:; were populM on
the ~tn:et, but in the home the~·'rc king... T().J5t racks,
beer enginc\, gas-heated b.lths, IOtxI wMmers, patent
medicine dispcmc~ ... the li~t g(lC\ on all on.
In shon, " hen \islI.llillng.1 real Victorim home,
(unlike a mOlic le~ion ), think of a cm\\ lied .lIlri que
\(ore dc~orated by a world £rJldler on drugs_
Hmm Kind.llike Holmes aner all
,
Introduction
he Steam Age is a time with a lot of rules.
Rules that no one aroW1d here ever seems
to teU you ahead of time. How to dress.
How to go to dinner. How to leave a call·
ing card. How to maintain a Reputation.
What foot goes where during a waltz. How
to ask a Lady for a dance. What to say (or
'-":2$1 not say) to a Lady. How to teU who is a
'-"'-_....!----"'-' Lady.
The worst part 300m all this is that rhe rules afC mostly unspokcn-
bred ill [h~ lxme, so ro speak. So you don't know when you've Q\'Cf-
stepped the boundaries until you suddenly find some gentleman's sword
cane in your fucc.
Not. the best way to learn, as I have towld Ollt the hard way on occa-
sion. Here's just a few examples of my grcatscr fum pas:
I have been Snick on a train platform in Lower East Prussia because I
didn 't know the lines didn't go aU the way to Leningrad. And, as I
recall, I didn'r know that the train stops C\'Cf), fifty miles or so becausc
there lIre no bathrooms aboard, and that you ought to bring food
because only American trains ha\'e dining cars.
I hlwe been eternally snubbed b)' a Hungarian Princess because
accidentally arranged what she thought was an Assignation and I
thought was a birdwatching expedition. (Ocx>h, that hurt! )
1 h ~lve lost money betting at Ascot without knowing how to handi -
cap. And spent part of one slimmer missing al1 the Events of the Social
Season because 1 didn't know when they happened. And I once almost
sank B.ertie's yacht at the Cowes Regatta because I didn't know the
rules fc:)r the right of W;1y.
I have gotten into xenophobic hot water insisting that Indians had
the same rights as other people during a parry in Knickerbocker :New
York (Cm also proud to say J stuck by my b'Ul1s). I have been introduced
to Queen Victoria by her son Bertie (whom I know must havc enjoyed
the whole thing immensely). and been so tongue-ticd I called her
"1\l3'al11'" instead of "Your Majesty.'"
But as time has gone on, I ha\'e slowly bur surely bq,'1l11 to master
these many unspoken ruks. The result is this collection of clippings and
notes l'\'e compiled to cover the majority of situations. Sure, 1 may have
lookedl silly whipping Olit this little red book and checking it twice
before :lCting. But it sure saved my skin a few rimes!
May it serve you as well as it did me. Good luck.
 I

From The Assignation, a novel by that 1 wore my name and intention, as it wac, br,md-
wily Pmr/JJpt BnsiIJl1tiJorpe ed upon my guilty tllrehead Yet it WJ5 exactly as dear
t only remained to Helena had informed me, The Italian custom has

• • • I find the means to

accomplish this
been raken up in the Geml:Ul st:\les, from Baycrn to
Vienna. A lady who is masked is not recognized!
delidomly anricipaled e\en\. 1,,':;;;;;;__-;;;"''''''' -nle simple donning 01 a domino cloak, \\ith
regretted that the \\hole tender attach- its rom:Ultic flo\,ing lines and masking
menr had not occurred in France, hood, is a convention which renders
\\ here ,\ lady's dressing timc before one jIJconnllc, unknown! Gossip
the rigouIS of the C\erung is held may spcll.date th;lt such and ~uch
all officer received the \'isit of a
A French gendeman who fair im:ognita, but the polite
reccin:5 an imitation for the world allows ilSelf no clue as
late afternoon will visit her
between the afternoon
to he r identity_ Christoph
Jwain:d me in a mb,' silk
,
dress and the e,ening dressing gown. He had
corset, when bonds are dnwn the curr.lins to ren-
loosed and a lady allows der a cermin timdcs.~ness
her /lJ.ir to be let down to the scene. Then.: was
and brushed, If as a chilled Kristal cham-
trusted maid is bmshing pagne and a pinecone
the lad,,'s ringlets, fire. His attention to
:Ulmhcr hand, .\ muscu- detail \\·as particularly
lar masculine hand, takes helpful when it came to
the bnlsh from the maid the knots in my corset.
and \\'a\·cs her Out thc You must underst,lnd, a
door into the .\ntcroom, l,ldy's Ill,tid \\ill remember
who's to know? Thc maid her own special knots. If
takes up her sewing and she undresses you tor din-
makes certain her mistress is ner and S<!e5 you have a dou-
assured of pri\aq·. Within, the ble bu". \\herc she tied a sin-
hair is bmshed, ~!o\\~v and tall g1e, wcll, my dear! You may
talizingh' (and often dam ned only hope that she hasn't an
inexpertly) until the lady feds the inconvenient conscience and that
time is right to turn with a pretty her appetites for blackm,li! arc mod-
start of surprise_ We.tring on ly a cst! Christoph explaim:d this all to me as
chemisene and her 100'C!icst petti coots, how ~~""""",,""~~~ he memorized my knotting. And then he set
is a lady to dctcnd herself, particularly when .my me fn:e of it, slipping the satin ribbons from 111\'
pretenS<! at a flO<X! of protest is d.1mmed widl a pas- shoulders ... .
sionate kiss? But here in Engl:Uld, how to contrh'c? I thought
Or to be in Baycm where sueh matters arc truly of a rendezvous in a public garden, thinking of our
understood! Ofcoursc, a lad~' nUl~t be :J.\aibb1e in the dear Tivoli, with its secluded nooks and ~uggesti\-e
e\'enings to do her social duty as a \\-ife. Yet the s'weet, stanlO. The capl.lin JSSllred me that e\en Ranelcigh
dreamy summer aftemoons, the long :J.unln1n twi- Gardl~ ns has lost its reputation. No lady of repute
light.<;, cry out to be shared. J TCmcmlx:r my first assig- would Ix: seen there! To my objer.:tion that I should
nation. i\ly heart hammered in my throat as I stole be going there with the objet1: of not being seen, he
unattended throUgil a side door, bribing a doomlan responded only ,,;th a wintry grin. Even the best of
ill the nc\t street to hail me a horseGlb. I was certain the British ,lTC the tiniest bit ~tLIHY! He took am his
po,:kct notebook JJ1d !>ulxrly \\ nne douHc-column
eTll ri es of pros and (om. L'nder "boJ.t 011 the
'n,amcs", his pro entr1C!> were "di!>Creet and illcxpcll'
\i\c", while his cons concluded '"bad smd ~ and ma/
dl" mer'. I sugge~led tlut hc ,ldd "romantic sctting"
to the "pro" section, "hich he dutifilily inscribed! [
concluded th,u I'd IJI:~t not ,uternpt 10 toke: \\ith him
Jg.lln. He \\"J.S indignJnt Jt thc Il(ltion of.l hou<,e of
,I)signation, with its rnom\ rcntcd by the hour,
,umovcd at the suggt."irion that \\c ridc into the COUll
try Jn~1 '"fain: Ie pic'luquc" helow a ffi."C. I Wa!> about
to despair of me mJll when he .. uddenly took m\
mJid b\" the ~houldcn. and turncd her out of the
room with a M)\ercign in her Ii,,\. "You're a good
gcl!" he told her. '"Contri\e that ,"our mistress is
Jllowed to nurse hcr \ick headlche in peace!! Now,
hlad.Im,"'hc continued .IS he turned to me smiling.
'"Allow me to sho\\ ~"ou ho\\ thc c,walr,' conducv. ,)
charge! Wl' m.I\, begin ,}t ,1 \\ alk, but once we Il1()\C
from me CJI1tcr to the gallop, \ou'li find that we g,ct
()\er the ground in tip top .,tvle!"
held exercisc~ being pronounced a Sllcee", \\C
agreed to eoninue Illr militar\" educ,uion ;;.s ,) damp,
dreary, oilicn\i!>C entirel, IJtib'lllng wimer I1Jnled mlo
thc seductive glory of an EngJi\h ,;pong_
/)illryofMnric-FJiJt KronbtT,l1,
Qllc-time [)/ldJCS1C d'Abrnllfcs
Tom's NoLes
eople luck hOlllelleem to han: this wack\" ide,}
P thaI Victonans dIdn't haH: lIeX. My ,}ns\\er I~
thai if thcI didn't, the 20lh century would be a
prertv unpopuiJled pbce.
Okay, thaI's ml ~man-mollthed allSWt'r. "llll:
rcal ;Uh,I'cr is thaI thel' had >;ex J lot, but they pre
tended that rhq' didn't. Thh whole thing c,lIne
ahout nor rou nl.\!l\ \'Cars ,Ilia Queen ViCtoti,l
came to the throne; bdilfe that e\"em, the entire
English court hJd a rep Ii)r being the ro\\die~t
bunch of mcrsned critter.. Ne\1 Europa had l'\er
~en. Kings had mi~tre'>SC.'~_ Lords had mistn:sl.cs.
Elen'bodv slept Mound. The '"pox" (syphilis, the
1800'~ equi\-alent of Al DS) \\as at an all·time hIgh,
as were rhe 1cgiom of "blo\\bv<;" (b~r.u-d children I
on the doorstep of ncr.,. well bom house.
Underst,lIld,lbh', the middle class (w hich
\I,lsn't wcalthy cnough to enjoy all this) got fed
lip with tht Rabbalabi,lll cxcesses going on at the
top. So whcn Vicroria took the throne mer the
heJds of her disrcpllt.lblc uncles (who had lear
SOJlle reputations for debauchery), the English
cxpected that U)trc \1 tluld be a change. With
Vick" things soon settled down into a reac-
tional)' phase whell all mention of!.C.\ was sup-
pre'&d (e!>p(:ciJlly by rciorlller. of the period).
But tooling around among lhe well-w-do
rem,lins J fine old art, both 111 lolly Old England
Jnd Abroad. In FrJnce and Italv, the\" don't
e\en bother to apologize lor it , Jlthough in
\iennJ, Munich and Berlin, there's been J drop
III tlagrant promiscuitv. (ACIUJlh, the mo~t
uptight people during this period arc the
:\merican ~!) Pcople ~till ha\c lo\"er\, but vou
don'r talk aboul it--c~ccpI in ptil-,llc, and in the
hundreds of '"pink" nmds Jnd ~tooC5 rh,ll eil\:u-
I,m· \um:ptitiously all o\"er, like lhe one above
So there ,lfe Assign,ltions. And, ,I~ the afhir
\\ith the HungariJ.JI Princ~ taug.ht me, proper
\\a~" ofcJlT'.>ing mem out.
The gencrJI rules for ,lIl assignJtion
! \\ hether mJ.JTied or not ) Jre:
• Never propose a meeting aloud. Discreet
nOtes which C.lIl be ignorcd or destroyed arc
beM. And n(;\cr scnd m~lg.e~ to ,I gemJcm,m's
homc (his dub is best ).
• 111e Heir and the SP.1rc: NeIer haw an
Jti;tir \Iith J mJ.JTied \IOm,\Jl until ~he has pro-
duced at least one male hcir lor her huslnnd.
1llis mle, ofcoursc, doesn 't Jr'pl~ to husbJllds.
• Don't Embarrass Your Spouse! Ne\er
tbum ,'Our infidelities in public. Tra\d '>CparJlc-
ly \;a hired cJ.JTJ.ige, and WCM a domino mask_
• Ifwalking,lriding wid} a 10vO", piJ~e her
on ~'(Jur left hand so IhJt J":l[u,}imance~ will
know she's not your wile (Jnd \\ill not nuke
comments to that eticct).
• Never fool around under your own
roof. f..lcet in J mend's lIat, outdoor., or m J
"l-..:luded house of assignJtion (fimded by <;t.'\cral
t~~ringcoupb).
• Learn the Knots on Her Co~t: Since
it \ impossible to lace ~'Our own C()rjCt, jealous
husbantb like to lISC sptt.ial kll()b to nuke sure
their \li\cs arcll 't srra~;ng.
• Don't M:tkc a Fuss! Don't go 0111 in pub-
lic together, Jlld ne\'cr discu5.\ \uur atfuir in pub-
lie.
• Divorce is Beyond the I'alc! And leg,ll
.separation is almost J.S b,ld. Ikner to 1ll00'C Out
priVJtely and avoid Jlly legal/pu blic t;I.:-andal'!
 Balls, Parties (6 Dances I

An exuTptfrolll Lady Agatha's "Ih: simplest son of party i~ a card party. It all
Book ofEtiquem: .md Faerie l\brrcrs: (OIiShl o f anything from two to t\\'o dozen couples
hen planning a party one and necessitates only a pl.lcC to play aJld simple tOods

W must tirst decide the type

one shall be throwing.
T IIl.:r.: afC sCI'eral different sIrles one
may choose lrom, c\'cl)1:hing from a simple: ~"". ._",,,,;;;;;,,,~ftor. Gambling for money is IlCI'Cr allowed in
card party all Ihe WJ~' to a grand Hall.
Each has its o\\n set of rules and
requires;} specific sct nf arrangc-
mcnts.
"111c fir.r stcp is to make up a
guest list. This can he from
an}'\\ here between two cou-
pies O\'cr tor cards to hun·
dreds of people tor J. gmnd
hall. Compose ;lJl invita·
tion and with the hdp of
your <;(,'Cret.lry and housc-
hold copy out the Im;ta-
tions, place diem In
em'dopes and Sl:a1 them
with wax and the crest,
or .It least lIlitials, of the
sender. Then the in"ita-
tions arc h.lI1ded to the
footmen to be dropped
ofT at the homes of t he
imired. They arc ne\er
entrusted to the vagarie!> of
the post, unless the recipient
livcs outside to\m. -~ :\
RSVP's arc senr \'ia foot,
men at the lime the invitation is
.<;ell[ or any time up untill two days
before the aemal e\'ent, A written
accept,mce or denial iS:l nl'Ccssity; not
to send one is a grone insult. Usual1~' ~'Our
secretary infomls you of any imitations, olSks if
you wish to attend and then sends your reply.
The second st.:p is to alen the cook as to what
type of parry is planned and to begin pla nning a
menu. While the cook puzzles Out what he will
need. tloriSts and chandlers must be called, The ball-
room chandelier must be t.lken out of H olb.nd CO\'
ers, the floor must be polished to m irror-lik~' perfec-
tion, ;lnd nery room Hl the downstairs must be
-;crubbed and decorated,
to sustain the players. Sand\\ichcs, cakes, savories and
tbe like are the usual t:m:, unless the party wil! overlap
a Illc;ll time, in \\hich case a dinne r should be planned
mixed company. A Lady should never
participate in a game II here it is
al1o\H.:d, but in~l<:ad should b'T':lC<:-
fully excuse herselr. The 1110St
popular card ga111e is Whi<;li it
can Ix l>i:tyed \\;thout betting
and is sarisi)'ingly challenging.
A picnic party is for the
s.l[m: !'.mgc of people, bur
requires more elaborate
prepa!'ations and "iandes.
An appropriatc site and
menu must be provided
and outdoor e!Hertain- \
llIent CJTdully con sid
...- ered, C l rriage rides to
It the picnic site must be
carefully chaperom~d if
'~'I the re arc any unmanied
/. ~I young people among the
I party. Punting o r booting
on a rher is an excellent
diversion for a picnic pJ.rty
"-
and picn icking beside the
\\ater is higilly recommended.
\
\\ Music panics arc th rO\\'t1
\ ~ \\hen the host or hostess has
nunaged to engage a particularly
famous or ra.knred performer and
arra n ges a small to med iul1l-sl£ed
gathering to enjoy it. It is usuall~' a \'er,'
c:xdusin: assc:mbly, ad m itting only rhe top
levels of the hostess' circle. T his will take place either
in a salon or ballroom with scJting set up for the
gm:.sts and instruments either prm-ided by the b'Ue5t,
or, Ul till' instalKe ofa piano recital, by the host.
D:lnce p.lrries deman d e\'en mure care and
prepara tion . A pbcc to dance and public areas for
si tt ing between dances must be, provided , Food
and drink should be supplied and servants to pass
th em out.
 •
On J gucst\ ,m;I.II the host.mJ hos«'SS sland at There must he cnough room in the ~tn:eb m:ar-
the cntr.uKC of 1111: d.lIKC .lI'CJ a.nd gn:L1: all the guests by tor the guests CarTl.lges to line up outside. A \'ery
pcr,onally. The rc.;mmg line lIohoulJ abo include am cl"O\Hled bJIl Illa\' causc ol tremcndous trat1i..: }am in
..:hilJn:n of their; who an: om of the schoolroom. the neighborhood .l.'> .111 th.: equipages of \'our guests
A h{",{~ nm.. t <,Ct:: that ill her h'UCS15 are enjo... wait paticntl\' III line untill the\' ..:an reach the ITom
ing rhclll$C]\'C'>. SIll! mmr sec dut l"\cr\"Orh: h.lS part- door. As no 1"el"'>OO \\ith pretenS( of nobilit\ would
ncr<> lor the \".lriom dancc~ and that no one is left e\-er even con~ider .1Oi\ing at ol h:u1 in anything INS
~tJndil1g_ .\hl'>i..: nUhl he pro"idcd. Jlong \Iith publi..: than hi~ limo-'St rig, 11 CJ.ll IH.J.kc tor quite a sight and
pla("" 1i:M" the WCJ~ to ~il a.nd rd.u:. qwte a jam.
M,\llv t"lJll~ kad to (ir,lI1d midnight suppers, Aher arri\ing at a Lull, \\Ta~ MC n:cei\'ed m' a
whidl imariJbl.,. J.re c\pcn~i\"c and nqu ,site meals 100tman who tuck~ thcm ,1\\,1\' in a cloak room,
that take much prcp.1f.ltion. All guest!> must be scated Mishaps do OC":lII", ho\\'c\er,~) a1wa\'~ be sure you gel
Jc(ording 10 onk" of Prc..:cdcn..:c .fill they nUbl go \"Our own cloak back. Onc gemlcman got the wrong
into dinner in the .. arne doak and filUnd within its
\\',ly. all p.lI"tllcn:d J..:I.:ord f(lld ... nor the passionate
ms to rank. lo\"e letter that W.J.S there
i)c.;or,uing J hJllroom bc:tore, but .1 copy of the
i.<. ll.~u.lll)' ,lchic\'cd by com- pl.1m for the invasion of
bining \"J<'c~ of jJOWCI"\ and
~WJgs of f.1hri..: draped
O ne of me bc.sr mings about the BJlJroom
scl:ting is that it pla}"s very well as a Live
Action Game (pg_ 103 ). The Ihllroom is all
Au\tria lnstead~most
embolITassing.
;u.:n:M the walls; J \,.mcty of \Vhen onc is a
enclosed space in which C\eryone can drC5S in
brc.lIht.tking cffcns can be g,lIe;,t at .l dance or boll[
costume, J.nd where combat will be non existent
J.:hie\ed, One ariStocratic there is .J. !>pCcitic etiquctte
(or in a \cry ritualiled <;Ctting like ,1 Card Duel ).
I.J.dy achil.-"\cd thc illll~ion of tlut nlU.~1 he rollowed. A
[hc night ~ky by draping
midnight hllle IJhri..: l>p.1Il'
W hether ruruling either in ImtT.lCti\'c (CF,
pg. 168) scene scmng, or li\'e Anion,
rou 'U find your Emert.1inmellls enh.mced by tllC
g.entleman ma~' aslc. a lad\'
to dance only If hc has
gIn! with ncd\.~ of \ihcr been properly introduced
a•.:f("''> her ..:eiling; thJt JIld
addition of rc.u music. Taped waltz and c1.lSSicai
to her. Ifshe is.lll unmJl"-
music is ,1\ aibblc from most libram... or the c1assi
pale: white li1ie-. Jnd mag- ried girt, a gentlcmJn
cal section of rour local record shop (and best of
Ilolia' !;Cented candl~ made mmt l.,k the girl's ch.lpcr
all, there are classical records OIl.s.Ue .111 the nnlC ).
quite a snr one for pennission to rakc
When planning a b.J.1l Ht' re arc a fe\\ good choiccs Irolll Johann her onto the dJ.ncc floor.
,I g,ood ~Ite i~ es'>Cmial. :\ Str.lUSS II, the undisputed master of the WJh7: When a dance is O\er the
hall lIece\~itJte\ a big hJIl, 77)£ BllIt' Danube gcntleman must return
;lJwwhere between twenty hi~ partner to the Sdmc
Tales From the Viemll1 I-Hu)ds
and (llle hundred feet spot in the room from
square, \\ Ith a p1.u:e ~et Emperor Wal~ \\ he nce )he came Jnd
a~ide for the or..:hestra lVime,. Blut (Vimua Wood) must never dJl1ce morc
(either J b.lkoll}' or an areJ Morni,l...." Papers dUll mice \\ith the SJmc
ofthl: d.IIKe 110m), ,1 !}(l\\ And if you 're jll~t too posmlOdcrn tor that, girl ifhe is nOt eng;.ged to
der room li.lr rhe IJdies to there's .t[ways O,i/drm ~ Crt/SIIdt by Sting! be mJrried (() her Should
fix their dre\.~'\, ,I silloking he do so, he is honour·
r(Xml li.lr the gentlemen, bound to otter tOr tile girl
and po..sihl\" a lihran' ti.)r pOst- haste, for he has
pri\Jtc conwl"',.ltiom .lnd l.~\ignJtions. sho\\1l his panicubrm' to the girl and nm to offer for
Fura \(n-Jnh may he needed to care for the her would Impugn roth their honours.
gucsu need\; tlK~ ..:an he hirc-d tor the enning from AI the beginning of a Lull a lady is issued a dJll..:e
placcment S(n1'CS th:1I uter to mis need. Scn'.lIus card hy her hO'>tcM_ Gentlemen who "ish to dance
nccd to re..:ei\e the gUC\l'>, annOUIl(e th..: gu,I.'Sts to me with her then a..'>k 10 be wnnen in tor a ~jX"'Cific da.nce.
J$scmhh and <,ene drink.<._ Onc must be: cautious 'Jbe Ltdy then kil0\\~ \\ith whom she is partnered ,It
aix>m whom \'flU hire; it h~ happened that foreign C\ery dJn..:c Jnd no conli~on can arise from her for
\pic\ md .lnan:hi~ts hJVC ..lipped 111[0 balls dio.guised .l.'> getting she Iud pn.>mi.\Cd ~)-and-s() a quadrille. Some
lICI"\anfs and ..:allxd a greal deal of trouble. hmtcs..\C~ \\ill go "'-> IJ.r a':> h,l\'c a lady's dance card
filled (lut in a~halKe ',n that she pn)\id~ her guestS
\\ith partner. she 101()\\'> will be rleasing to them.
At lhe ~me time there is Etiquette th~,t a l..ady
mu\[ follow J.t a ball. For ill~I.lIlCe, if ~he is
J.ppl'o.lcheJ lw a gentlelllall tlIat she would r.;)ther nor
d.l.ilcc Wilh, she mu~t ~,lv she is tired ,mel C.1llllot
dulce; ,he should not tell him she docs not like him
p-.uncularl\', Ho\\C\CI', h.1\ing done this she is no\\'
honour hound not to dance \\ith .1n\' other gentle-
nun lilr that p;1rti..:ular dance, ti.,r fe.1r of wounding
the emotiom of the gentleman ~hc rcfu<;ceI. At the
neu dalke ~he Illar now ,KCept whomever she pleases.
'nle hi~he~t ranking ma.n at a ball must dance
the lir.t dam:e with hi\ hOSICM, \\hile the host dan(cs
\\ilh the highest ranking L.ldy. Aner that anl'one may
dan(c \\ith ,1ll)"OIlC ci'oC, but the ho~tcs,<; must givc pcr-
rni"-'iion to the unmarried &i rl~ .It her ball if they \\~h
to WJIt, Waltling i~ \[ill considered a rather ~an­
dalom dancc, and many of the older h~tes<;cs "ill not
allow unnl.lnied girl\ to pcrfi>nll it in public.
Sci and countr\" dance~ arc aJwa\"s s.af~' .md the
IOnn~ ~ ll~uall\' lJirly ~imp!c and e~' to tOllo\\', nen
fOl'" tho:.c \\ ho Me unlimiliM \\ith them. In AmeriCJ.,
(oontr\" dlncC$ ha\'c Ix:cn 'f'Cd up in tempo Zlld called
lIquarc daJKlIlg; mail\' of the ~e loons Me used but
the name. are difti.:rent, In Europ.1. WalrLing is nO[
ht)\\ncJ upoo .l.~ it i~ in EngLmd and it is pertOnncd
enen.... \d\' .11 ball" willie other dml.-i.ng Contis3 I1lOf"C
of uJXlJtl.-xl minuc~ and '>Ct d.mcing. Cowmy d.l.llcing
<;CC1ll\ [0 be a uniquely 8riti!Jl phenolllenon.
[)J.Jlcing i~ nOI the only thing 10 take puce at a
BJlJ. An\" ~therin~ of tlle elite is J.Il excellent exl.-1.1SC
Ii.)!' J. varict\ 01 JI.-'·ri\'iri~. Of COUI'SC, dle most ob\ioll~
act1\'ity i~ the 'oC;m:h lor m.nnmony; most balls arc
ge,lred anmnd h,l\;ng eligible ~'Oung InCil and unmar
ried girb in Wllt:Kt \\;Ih cach other under the 'itrict
~upel'\i<;ory c~'e of Snciet\ Many rolllance~ trace their
OrigillS to flirtariom gI.Ulces CJ..!.t JCI'(~ a darlCe !lox,
M,ll1\' duels h,\\'e .11.'.0 Ixt:n inspired in dle ~rne wa\'.
Ne\'enhelc\s, maJl\ other acti\;t1e\ find a ball 'iI..'t
ring equally orponune. Sriel>, thO'iC who h,I\'e .1cce~
to ~)(iet\" anyWJy, find h.1ll~ an excellent time for
trading 'oCcret!r-\\;th !oO m.lll\' people Illo\'ing fred}
from room I() room, a kw clandestine e~changc:,>
won't be noticed.
It is mmouml that (ertain high-dass thie\'cs me
the nJ\er of a hall to ex.a.mine the possible site of a
I\llure opel'. lney may usc louh<.cquent h.tIls [0 c.ury
OlIt the job J.Jli.1 L"\'cn to p.l.'» Ihe lopOils to ullt:rcsted
p.utit·,. Hiring rr1\'Jte in\cstigatllr.. lO monilor )OUI'
bJ..lI i\ .1n ex(clkm \\.1y ro dcter this <'()n of a~ ti\iIY,
:\ ....~ig.nariom J.I'C ,ll.,o c.uTIed Ollt at sueh tim~.
Slipping .1\\ Jy lrom the CI'O\\ d 10.. J.Jl hour or 'iO m.a~
not nc:cc-'iS.1rily he: noted. ljbrJ.1"id. are excellent pl.1ces
ti:lr ~u(h thing'> .1.~ they muJlly hale a tire going, Jrld
man\" Ime door... Ihallead outside f(ll' h~ty c<.capc:s.
Politics aJo,o nlien \{'ill\ out of go\emment build-
ings and into the hallrooln. Apparemly, the paths uf
cililizatil.)n~ are olicn tkrided bct\\I.."Cn a ~ iazurka and
.I QUJ.drillc:.
C.1rttl"l in politK~ (an be made or dbtmycd by
a(ri(ln.~ takcn at a bJiL ror inlotJ.Jl(e, always d.uKe \lith
your l>upc:rior's daughter;: nncr dance \\ith ~'our
opponent's.
\'.1UxhJlI Garden~ or the Prater in Old \ie1UlJ Me
good cx,lmr!c\ of outdoor b.llls. Outdoor bJ.lls are
usuah open ro the publi(, COl,t a smJlI fi!e J.Jld make
ur 1ll0~t of thclr profil~ from the '\ale of ~nack.s and
belcr.lgd..ll1e\ arc e\\:dlent pla(cs f{)1' J.S.signariom
.lJld "<!crct meeting... l1CCJUSC: the... oncn hJH: garden~
1\ here one C.1Jl ~il pri\,.ltd\,. I lown'er, te\\" respcL"table
ladie~ lme the option of ,lipping off imo thc foliagc ,
\I;th .1 gcntlcm,\Il ,md ~till ha\'c anything kft of their
repmation.
• Nner dance \lith the ...lme partner more mJ.ll
mice Jt one bJllllnl~ \"ou plJ.Jl1O !1l.lffi' her
• In Engl.uld, lInm.uTIed girl~ ml1~tl1't waltz \\ith-
OUI pcmu'~lofl.
• An RSVP must be scm at leJ..<.t [\\0 dan. betore
J.ny n'elll,
• IntnxlUClOn~ nlU.~t be J.JTanged before .1 gentle·
111.u1 may ask a bdl' 10 dance.
• A hall ll~uJlh- ~1J.rt... .11 Mound eight or nine and
mar 1.1.\t unrill dll'ce or lour in the morning.
• Unm.tnied girl\ must Jlw.1n. \lcar either whitc
or pastel hall drcs.,<,cs \lith onh tlowcr; or pearls tor
JdonmlCnt, Only nlJnicd ladies Olav wear dark colors
or expcnsi\c jc\\cb.
Tom's Noles:
alls and dallcC$ an: import.ull social occasions
B in a world wit holll 1\1 or radio. It's where
yOll C.ul meel and exch.ulge social greetings, gos-
SIp and cemellt fricndships. BUI bJ.lls also h.1\·c the
same cachet thJr to. lonte Carlo c.lSinos and Rivier.1
yacJn parties ha\'e in J good james Bond l1'Kwie:
places whcre powerful, artrJ.cti\'e people ean
engage in all kinds or skullduggery, intrigue and
romance, I'n: discovered th.u bJ.l1s arc the perfCcr
places to pass inlhrmarion, scope out the enemy,
and flin outrageously \\ith beautiful women . .'\ od
the food is always plentiful and free, "hich is a
bonus. So !canting the ropt."S of hallgoing is well
worth the trouble on SC\'erJl coo113, ~

Country Houre Weekends
Fro", Lady Agatha \ Book. of Etiquene
,1nd berie Maners:
cing invited to a peer's country
B house tor a weekend is quite
honour. It is J welcome into
t.he vcry heart of J n()blc'~ home. 111e
,\11
cowltry C\tJ.!C i\ the cl:ntn" of a nobleman's life. his
lands and his fortune. It is a lime lOr the most relaxed
cmmainillg; it also c.llis fo.- one'\ bc!.t behaviour Jnd
often a strong constinniol1. A gue\! is expected to
enter cl1thusi.l5oticuly into wh,ttc.....·cr ~lmll~rncnt.o,; the
host or hostc.o;..\ hJ.~ devised, wh,never his pri"3tC incli
nations miglll be. To show disinrerest is J H:rrible
insult, no matter how rcdiom you mJ.~' find ~mc
activities to be.
Imitations are sent by the h()~t '1.1 SCT\'aJl~ to
the homes of the imirtts. The im-ilccs then ask the
serYJnt to \Iair while mey write or dictate ;nn answer
which the sen'ant then rcrums to the h~t. I f they Jrc
refusing the invitaTion it is bC!iT to hJ.w J. good
excuse;:, like a pre\;ous imiuoon, Imitations 3rt: usu
alJ~' gilt-edged, cream ,colored sriff paper \\;th omate
lettering and I()mlal wonling. though the RS\ 'P's .arc
usually not rcquirnllO be so c1al~JrJte.
There are \ery strict societal mlc~ .lhour whom
might be in\ited and whell. To illu5tr~l1e.
ProfCssionab, like Doctors and Solicitors, might be
imited over for lunch or bn..illJst, but m.--"(:r dinner,
while the lower classes can nner be im"ited at all,
Only the other members of the ton might Ix' allowed
to remain IOr;all entire wct:kend, lOr they Jf(' dle onl~
ones who can be trusted to beh.we themselves prop·
erly, The wealthy middle clJ5S might be allowed lor
any meal, hut cannOt spend lhe night and on I" if'
they're reJlly well behJved. The \;c.lr e.1Il only come
by on SundJ\' tor luncheon and the 1(K:..l.I magislr.ltes
..l.re only allowed by tor tea. The exception to the
weekend rule i~, nf course, artisLs, writers, pot=n and
rhe like, \\ho call be ilwited anywherc and at any
time to en1i\en snll~' gathering\ with wit, intellect
and hUlllour.
Not all Country House \;sits arc, indeed, £imp""
soda!, Other reasons lor Weekends might include
Lccrures (Scientific or otherwi~) by impOItJnt a.nd
weU known spc.1kers, exhibitiom boo' .lrtiSt5 or musi·
cians cumntI\' III vogue, j\ lectin&\ of Societics and
Orders the Host ma~' be a part of, or simply opport
nitics to meci ,md mingle wilh a Celcbril~' or
,
)ler;QflJge oflhe da\ ([he "anity ELir guest Ii~t, so to
~llCJ.k). All of thcltC Jlternatives [() a pureh- sociJI
g.lthering will, of cuurse, alter dlc compo.,ition of the
&uest list; whik Scientists arc usuaJl\" !>Cen as Sniff)'
and dull, they would be es.scmiJ.1 10 ,Ill\' Lccntre or
Ex.hibition, And the Order or Socict} \'0\1 belong to
might well (unfOrtun.Hclv) include PI\\'<,ici,lIls or
Banisters. In thc\C C.l.'>(.'<" it is importrnm to hear up
under the sima.tion and smooth whuner milled
lC;athers ma\' fh between gUl'<,ts,
The flI[C~ of EtiqucTte for nsitlllg someone's
home are vel'\" ~trin&ent and descend from morc war·
like timcs. 11lere arc "till fumilics who do nm ~llCa.k.
to this da\' becJ.U'>I: of a brcach of hOllsc etiqucrte
commirted a hundred ,'cal"'! ago. 11lere Me d.UlS in
Scotbnd who will "ill kill each othcr mer similar
breaches. b'en if HIU Jrc no longer slain t{)r fJUX p.lS
in civilized lands, there can be serious repcrcu%ions.
A good guc.\t mtN be chccrtitl .lIlt! cnrenainin&,
uncomplaining .md coll1plimcmar..- [0 his hosts. A
good-naum:d gue~t "ho is cheerful in Ihe t:lec of
IUMJschold diSJ.Mcn IS prizcd ahme .l1l things to his
hosts. Many eoullIn' Houscs are arrhai(", rambling
old piles, drJ.lry, in("()[1\'cnielll and uncomlOrtable.
The bath mJr Ix' nothing more than ,I I.lrge brJ5S rub
tilled by mailb (".Im'ing huckets .md the pri,,), ill.IY be
an unheated chillI pored.Lin bowl down a long cold
corridor. A good guest tactfully o\erIooks these
thing.~ .lnd imtead commenb on the hc.luty of [he
cSlJ.te. 1'\0 m;at\er how .l\\1itl the decor is, be sure not
to commcnt; it i~ best to say nothing if ..-ou cannot
honestly complimelll
Th(" carefull..- manicured grounds of a country
e~ra[e J.!\\"ays 1l1.\ke a good COIWefS,ltion ~tartcr. The
ariswcr.,,)" arc ,"cry proud ortheir anccsrrJ.[ homes .md
"ill uke grave otkn!oC .1.[ .1IlY implied in~ult, <;() J.!\\'ays
be Clrcfit.l in your ~pccch, It's bc:<il not to comment Jt
.ill on an}thing you find lacking, no matter how nee'
eSSJry you might think il ma~' be to rour comfon.
This holds especially !nle if you .Ife im'iled to the
homc of somc of thl.' scores of imp()\eri.~hcd nobles
dlar litter the mntinem. Being Clrd\tl not to hun the
fcelings of th()I;C ,·Otl .m: ruiding \\;th ~ but one of
Ihe 'iOlalJ polirenl.....o;c' you \lill hJve to c\cn:ise,
A ~l)ical COUIlU:.' hml'iC cOllsish (If J main house
"i!h .lny combination of [he follm'ing: a dower
house, stab[cs, g;lIllekccpcr's house, kennel, houses Il~"" 11
tor retired rel.liner.. and various \'\'pe~ of gardens.
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 11le main hou<;c may ..:omist of many ro(lm~ or
le\' but will ("en.tinlv h;we a kit..:hen, a dining room, a
library and a parlour on the first t100r, with bed
room~ on the sc..:ond and scryam's qu.uter.i and the
nW'SC!'\' in the attic In \t"~' old homes you JllJ.\' find
some of the bcdruom~ on t.he fir.;[ floor md;a priv,l[e
p.uiour or two on the .second, but this is becoming
r.l~, In the larger house a multitude of rooms le.ld
ing oil' of e.l("h other in a ..:onfusing m.lZe i~ not
uncommon, c~peciJ.l1)' if generations hJ\'e been
.lddiJlg to the h()u~ indi'>("rill1inatd~'.
A dower home i~ usualh' J. miniature of lhe main
house. Upon the !llarriJge oftlle Lord offhe m.UlQr,
his mother, if stillli\ing, i~ moved into the dower
house to .woid contlict with ht"r d.llIghtt"r-in·law Jnd
to gin! her pri\ .ley JWJY tram the young couple,
Some dom:r hou.'iCS hJn: tht"ir own g.Irdens and Jre
quite 1.1rge.
1111." ,t:lbk\ include not onl~' the Jctual sLllls for
the hor.cs, but J.bI) loth where tht" suble bo~~ sleep
cJo~ 10 thdr charg~. There i~ .lIsa ,1 tack room,
\\ hen: !>addl~ J,nd the like ..tre m>red, and a feed room
where 100d tor the Jnimal.\ i!. kept. The Subkma!>ter
can Ii,",: in an adjoining cottage or a sepcr-Ite hou'>!."
nearb\', but it will be somewhere dost". The
Gafnekccpt'r w;1I ll.lw a cot in .1 squrJtc house.
The garJcm (an con\i.~t of the follQ\\ing in any
order: a kitchen garden, where \'egctJ.b!es and hcrM
lor the house arc grown; J. knot work garden, where
tJuwen. J.fC plJntcd in inrri(ale p..utems; J. bo,,,wood
m;1Le, where ~hmhlx-ry i~ plJmed in a cunning man·
ncr 10 contUse ,md bdilddJe the UI1\IJ.n'; a rosc: gar'
den; J sundial, where tlowers Ih;u open at various
timCJ. uf dJy Jre planted in J c:irde when: they II;ll
open in '>Cljuen..:e ~ the hours pJ.'\.~; J.nd :I. topiary gar-
den, I\here \hmb\1cry j, traincd into t3nciful shapes.
The mexit:rn EngJi~h country garden orten mimic;
the Ilatllfal bl1d~.lllC \\ith anificial Jake, and stre,lms
added t()r '>Celli..: ctfect; euensil'e lawns dropping
away to ponds where SWJm swim gracefully among
cJrefully maintained reed~ .lre typical. Sheep arc onen
used to keep the huge 1.i1\'l1) dipped short and to
pro\'ide .1 n,lrurJI tenili/cr .. not 10 mention Jdding .1
pi..:mroque ljuJ.!it\ to the \ie\\ .
HO$[ing others at rour c()un~' ~u.te u.kcs ..:arc·
ful pl,mning Jnd a[ Ic~( J.~ mu..:h dis<::n:tion as being a
bTU!."!>!. for example::. when .t~~igning betichJmbt:1'li for
gue,~, ple::~ keep in mind their Sj'IOll<,e<i md the I'ar-
iou~ affaire) du romr prc<>cntl~ hl:ing t"ng,tgcd upon
h~ one or both of them, It is best to pia("e men's
..:hamber. dose to \\here their miMrcs:.es are. A gen·
tkmJ.n hatc~ TO ha\'e to tiptoe dO\\11 J dram' corridor
tOr much longer thJ.n he hJS to and \\ill arrive III bad
humour if he \ heen 'fKmed b\' <,ome giggling ser-
\,Jnt. N.um: tJgs \hollid be prominently displ.1yed on
the d<Xlr. 01 all guc,t.. to pre\'ent mi\ -ups
Also, be \ure to kcep cumnt on your intorma·
tion, If the couple hJ.\ tallen out it (OlIld be disas-
trolU> if \uu put them ..:k)<.C by o..:h oth.:r.
Tim' detaib shuuld not bc overlooked. For
imtance . alwJ.Ys han: ~ guest's blotting paper
..:hJJ1~t"d C'\cr\' day '>() lhat ifhe h~ been writing lo... c
lettc .... hi.~ ~P(lU!iC will not ha\'e hcr nose rubbed in it .
Small WID It)!" \"Our kmale b'llt"\~, like 'iJ.chets or t:tns
or perfume. i~ a nice touch, Find out \\'hJt ~'our
guem like; if -Wlllcone is p.lnirulMiy fond of grouse,
be ~lIre to indudc it on the menu.
Abo, be \urc there i~ plenty [0 do--dmeing J.nd
m~ic in the e\'ellin~, hurning Jnd riding in the: Jfter-
noon, plenty of tood at all your meals and billiards
Jnd card~ lor those who WJnt them. As a hostess it is
your Jut\' to sec that everyOIlt" hJS a \'cry good time
Jnd th.II no ~eno. Jre cll.l((ed, Be ~ure to gi\C e\cry-
one :,t.'\'cral choi("CJ. a~ to their entert.tinmcnt so the~
,\fC not ~ru..:k doiny. ,>(llllelhing they really hJ.te or arc
~nKk with someone till'\' dun't pJrt:icularh like.
\'1Iere.t\ Fumpam are more hkeh' to ha ...e mod,
emi/ed their estJ.tes, the Engli.\h seem to take a per·
\
\er~e pleJsure in Ihc \ery primiti\'ent"s~ of their
ah<II.Ic\; ponr pillmbin~ and Irc::eLing bed..:h-ambers
an: the hallmJ.rk 01 British .ui~tOCral·Y, In 1871 Prin(c
r.dward Alben contrJ\."(cd tvphoid from bad plumb·
ing at the Scarborough home of hi~ friends [he
L()llde~b()rough~. I..nrd Che"erfidd, abo present,
died immediJtely, J~ did J. footman, and the prince
lJme \'Cl'\' dll')C to death him!>(:lf.
rrcm:h e~t.1te~ [end to be very grand md rJther
baroquc; they usuall\' hJ.\c [he be~[ tOad Jnd I()\'CI~'
planned g.Irdcns f()r strolling in. The French an: n:ry
IJ\i~h in their cnrenJinin!; Jnd their SCI'\"lIlts arc \'(~I)'
plUud indil'iduab who may be di!licuh to deal with.
TIle Frendl ,He .1].,0 vcry M:n~iti\"e 10 insults, Ml always
be \'en' c!fmive in \'our l:ol11plil1lem.~. Frenchmen arc
a \'el"\' amourou,> group, .\00 keep J close t.'ye on your
unmarried J,lughtcrs. The [\'pical French estJte is
muall\' b.w:d on Jlllient t;reek dcs.ign with .1 thick
fa<;ade obtOIll.'\\ork. The interiors arc often gilded to
\\ithin In in..:h of their li\'c~ and tilled to bursting
\\;Ih dJborJtd~' de..:oratcd timliml'C, expensi,-e paint·
in&" Jnd mJ.rhlc hU\b.
,\tml home .. tend to hJH; the same kind of
room arrangelllt"ni JS the English-bedrooms
up~[Jil'\ and parlour" dining room and kitchen
downstairs- -but in fren..:h homt"~ hall\\'J.\·~ arc far
more common and the m()m~ are lighter JIlJ airier
than in Engl~h homes, french doors J.re numerous
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.till! often lead inloIh~ ga.rdcn\. "Il1C wJ.llpapcr, cur· hJIiJ.n \·iU.u Jrc relaxed Jnd 100cI\" plJccs; rht,
taim .lnt! the lik.c Jrc u\u,llly boldcr in colour and I.md.-..:.:aping. is lIsually \er)" natural and <;() Jre the pe0-
pattern thJn their ple. Italians arc \·cry
Englt~h equil·Jlent., emotionJI , pJl>SiOnJTC
Gcrmanic A'1):,*",1 Weekend &hcdllie fC'f BII",,,,, ~\' pcople who arc pronc
e~tates, or schlosJ(s, Friday Monling 10 hugc displJYS of
Jre often large Wake .1tOund 11OOIl-bh (pctfu.··t!I· nOlllul till" ciw fOlk). l..t.-isurc~· breakfa.<;I Jflcctinn. Do not be
wood heamed Jt oome: ...,.hik uX V»er Of Lady'~ M.Iio.I j'>.ll.:k.>. thins, tar tm: weekend.lJ1d
\Urpri5cd if \·ou arc
ux hc .... oc ~~~. it illd<N.l1tothc =gc{{Jf Aut<.rnoti\c).
hou.~\ \\uh J lU,ti( ~()undh- kis..<,cd fl..". 'i3y.
FrKby E\'C!lilig
fecling itllcrior a.nd Am\"(: at tIK: Sution and lx picked up~· the HU\l's (ani.l{¥" (or ing their home i.\ pret·
10" of fireplJ(.e~. AutOfl"lOl:i\·c). &tum to the hosfs CSlJ.te fill" dinlXl" .1t right (\"C!"). " .. itJIiJm are abo big
c..;crman~ lo\"c to carty k)f cil'o· IOIk:·. A dancc: plll)" nu\ be ('I.umcd lOr that cn·mng or fcedcr, .lnd truc
fced thetr gucst, thcrr Ina" be parlour g;line~ · or c.mh. hCI"'t'(lIlC rrtirrs J.t clc>.·cn ronuntin: Single
\"er.,. \\cll and with (n:n, car/v lOr cil'o fOlk) to their rcspccm"C bedroom.~. Around mid ladie\ \·t~iting \·illa5
lot, of hc;\\ ,. Ii:xxh, night, whe n me scr.·.l!lts 1u\'C gone 10 s1t'(:l', aU the tiptoeing with thcir familit's mJ\·
fI() a lor of outdoor
bctv.cen bcdmo:II11.'l Ocgins.
Sarurda)' Monling
lind IlIJT<:1Hll.lkcrs
c"cn:i~c is rccom· armliid cvcry (orncr
Wake at ;lbou t nine or ten (\'en' carll tilfclty tolk). Breakfust is often
mcnded . Those a hullet ~t\"k nxJJ kcpt \\'a1m h\' eha6ns dlsiK:s to lCcommoe:iate b te Jnd pa~tJ bcing
who live in castlcs of rue!"!;. Spend lhe rest oCtile 1110l1ung cltlK:r ehamng. pla~ing card.~, hC.l!xd on their platcs.
old f(lrtre,~ (on· pLiling billianls or pI;UlllUlg OIK:\ tll..'lo tOr tlx HUllt. Ncn:r SJY no to an '(
"m.J~n(ln l\iJll.l$uaJl\" Saturdiy Afternoon ltJ.liJn ((10k's load, as
ha\·c blazing fires in Alier dinner at aboul m·cn.:, change into ndlllg CommlC lOr the you'll nC\·cr hCJr thc
H IU"U Comnx:rll;e the Hoot at ab<lIJ( mUM. 1110sc who .ltc11"1
CH"· room , whi~h end of it ; just smile
UIICl"C'itN in the Hoot flU\ spend thc ati:emooll elmer pl.l.ying p.1l"-
ma\· or ma\' nor and kccp cJting.
lour &lillO, c.mh. or billianb, walkmg III the ganlens., reading, rid·
\cn·c to k.eep the ing about the estat.:, or talking. Tca is SCr"\oo at four. Ru,~ian cstJtes
(hill out. Gcmt.mi( Saturday El'ening arc oftcn out in the
nobb likc to hunt a After the I h Ull cnd5, lIMlally !l0l until JUSt belOn: (iMk, e"cn'Qnc middle of nm\"llcrc,
gre.lI dcal and will bathes. talk.-. about the Hum and then dl.lng.c~ fOr supper and cats at lhough the rJilroad is
nrc" their gUC\t~ eight. Aner SI.Ippt."T, a dancc partY in the t()\\11 h,ill is custonu rv, or making hcad\\·ay on
to join in, ~() be pre· there nuv be a srn all partY.lt me hOllsc. h'Cf\'QfK: once morc retires tlut ~corc . so the
at Ek.·....:n .1l1d the usual mll'iical bcJ.molll!.':1lMK:S short/v mIT.
pared. cntertJinmcnt is likcl~·
Sund1.y Morning
Due to ,n Wake Jt eight; BI"C..lkfut is scr.-ed in chamber. lxforc dressing. Drn~ to bc limitcd in
.\Il(lcnt tax on the and be It the lilb{¥" church t:r.. nilK: tf.)f scr.lI.."C'>. Church scn;";cs ldSl "'op<'- - hunting, Wt·
f,rollnd lloor's \ize, umilt elc>.·cn. Rrtum to house lOr a lunchron, onen \nth \ icar in ing, (.ll\h, that son of
ll1am· ub/IJJ.KJ ha\"c a (()\\ r.JlgJgc in pious diKtl~\I(1I1 unllU he leaves It OI"IC . thing. Ru\si.Ul~ Jrc
IJrger <;('(ond floor Swlday Afternoon \·cry Iriendk in their
than a first !loor, While <;cr.·,1I11S P.1ck up, rile guest' ha\'C J nKC lciSl.lrch chJt or a last o\\n homc~ ,md .lite.:·
e'pcci.lIl\' Those built nlbho:r ot whi~t . 'The C"Jniage (or J.uto!l)ouve) anive at the from lion,\lc by nature;
door and U1C scr..ll1ts load it up. 111e gUCSts J.rc fCnied to th.: sration
.ther the 1500~. being. imitcd to thcir
to nK'Ct Uleir u'ain~ .lJl<1go ho mc.
Mml of the older Sunday E\'C!ling ()um,,· home i~ tanta·
hUlI'c" h;l.\·c liale Tili the ~aniage (or Automotl\~) to thc railway '!:aOOn and boord mount to bcing
more thJn chamber the train whik the Scr.·.1Ill:> sec to U)C tio.:kcts and the Slowing of Jd("'ptcd. AJWJ~~ bring
POh or outhou\c~ beklflgmgs. Spend the: next tCw hours 011 tlx tr.m1 rrading thc gilh whcn vou are \lS-
Jnd a/mmt no \\ av TIma, GMe;tlO£ thc LuCSl dispatcha from tIK: War. Upon ;mT.i ng iling a Rus~ian'~
10 bathc; morc home, servants unprl and dress is I.lid OtJ t fi)f tIK: C\~ng's cntcr homc; nOt to do so is
tainnxnt whKh ma\" I.lSI: until tlutt or 101Lr in the morning.
modern hou<;('~ arc a '>enom breach ofcri-
* 1(( "txt /HI.9t
u~uJlly far bCllcr quctte.
equipped. Onc Spanish homcs
point to rcmemher whcn \tJying at J Germ;}n'~ are de~iglled around .l (ourtyard ill the (cntcr wherc
home: j\ lilitary rank ha.~ it higher lewl of precedcnce thc gardens arc, and \\here ~"()ung girl~ I1UY stroll in
than ancestral rJnb, <,() do nm be ~urpriscd if the ~JtCry under the W.ltchful eye~ of thcir dMnas. A
General of the :\mlie~ g()e~ d()\\1l to supper belarc W.ltcr lountain is a (ammon ~tght in theSC" courty.urls,
the Grand Dukc. a., are cobbled pJths, lots of \hadinl:!- trees and beJuri·
lUI tlowers. NI) $JUllis.h h.lciend..l is complete \\;thout ant. quail JnJ plmidgc an: the pmKil).l] pn...... Beaters
the f.unil\" chapel, a.~ dle Spanish an:: a ,"crY religious dri\e the fO\d Out of the bnbh, where it is. Jispat\:hed I
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people and vcry Catholic. Bc..:au~e of Ihe weather, with shotgun blJ5ts. Bags of over a thousand bird~
haciendas ha,·e many h,1\"e been recorded in
"indow~ and balconies large bIlU(t//l, and avid
10 allow tor the mJ..~i· sportsmen mually bring
mum enjoyment of One o:Jrnmon JXlStimc at house wa:kends or at any time is their own gUlH .:tnd
passmg bree/n. [he ubiquitous Parlour Game. These are silly frh·olous hearers lor the week·
Spanish homes will games to pass the time away. 11l1:n: are n.lIlghty games and end.
probabt\ onl\" lme Olle ~ arc innocent ones. HL"K'S:I selection ofthe btter. In the Germal\ie~,
Charades - One pcr.on mUlle~ an a~tion, the m1c of a
parlour .lml the f.lmily me chief cxeirernelltof
hook, pla\' .... <;()I1g. (K J per;oll and the (/(hers must 11"\ to glless
will probabl} spend wlul he is miming:. the StIJlOIS u'odJ(lIdr is
more 111lle in the cOUIt· Poor Pussy· A Lirde r. I(>rme.! .lJld one person 5tcp'> into the hoar hunt, consid
yard than indoors. the center, choo<;c~ ,UlOlher member of the group and must ered to be " tJ.r more
b·en llleJls Illav he induce the oU"I<:r pe,"",,111 to bugh ll\ lll11nid.mg a poor, p.1wtk dangerous (and thm
taken outdoors in rt"J..lI\" cat. II the ocher p...!"SUn laughs he nnm enter the circle and ma~culine) form 1)1"
ehoosC'i another I;nim to nuke laugh; II he (;U1l1Ol: nuke him
hot weather laugh, he must ka:1' ming UIIIlU he lindo; ~llL"Onc who laughs entertainment The
When \"isiting the then he trades plJ~o with hUll ·11"1<: game end-. when L'"l"Cn"{lIlC IS porcine pre\· often
SpJniloh. be rl::Jdy for in h\~erk5 and QnnOI connnllC. stands three to four
eflilsi\e hospitality ,llld Chinese Messages· A Orde is f0n11ed Jnd ,"meone fCet t.lll at Ihe \houlde r,
\\htspcrs J lllCS,"I.lgc IIlIO the car of the person nC.\I to him, \\110
a surfeit of emotional I~ pursued on foot
\\tmpcrs it in Illm to the I'C~ next to hUll, and J;O on muill II
outbursts tor, like the return~ to the .. cnder and is ~omparcd to the original (\\ith dogs), and is di~
it.iliaIl5, the Spanish JIl: mcssagc.whkh II uSllally bcU'"!. no n:'\Cmh1.111~e to . patched by a four· (OOl,
a p,l~sioll,\le 10(. Thc~· ... and a selection Oflhe naughty ones! h.md-hdd 'pear (whidl
an: \ery protective of Tnllh or ConscquL"Tlees - One person J.\k..\ "Tmth or has .I hca\·y cnlSS· gu.!rd \
(:on-..equences" (If another, \Ihidl means, would he like 10
their wornen and ,I rnkc ncar the point to pre-
amwer a quesuon tnnhlilill 01" would he like 10 '!CL"Cpt J clul
may find hinHclf on Ienge. T~llical qUL~ion.~ lend to be a little per1011.l1, henee the vent the boar from
lhe end of an irate hu~· designalion ,is nJu~lt\·. The challenge:<> an: o/tcn >;ill\': walk b.rl rushtng right up itS
band's sword if he is w-anio; up SI.ur;, Ims the next pel'j()lI I\ho entCl"'l the room, lh.Jt length and goring the
not G\\\f)Oll\. <a1 of thmB. but tll..·y can abo be emh,llT,lS.o,ing .mod sometimes hunter). Chancellor
d.mgcr()lI~.
\'illa~ on Bismarck, nccdlc\s to
Blind Man's Bluff - ·l1u\ 1\ lonsidercd a n.lIlght\" &lllle
Rivicra (If in Monte bel.:Jll<.C II lall lI1\oIl·c p!lI')1l.:al ~()fltll.l. between the '<Xo. One sa~, is an avid bn of the
Carlo arc often owned penon is blindtilkk...! Jud tUnled J.n.II.IIllI scI·cr,1I UIl1C\ unllil he boar hunt, even
as SC("ond or third n."Si. OCCOllles dimcntL-.i. b"CI""\"OI"IC clse .so.-..itter, and the hlmdJOOkd though it cmt him his
dences by torl'ignef\ peT"'iOIl mUM linJ the mha!> by sourlll and I<>u(h alone. If he kiT ann in h~ youth.
m;ul<\~ I<J idelltll\ the per5011 hc h.b lillI/ill, dut person gelS
with the wcalth TO Among tlle Rus.sian
b1in.;!IOkkd ne\t
afford it. Depending (":(mrrs, hunter; pUf"'>lIe
on Ihe O\\llCr, the hos- the wild wolves thJt
pit.t.lity Illay differ, but if Illl...· .m: wealthy enough to luunt the uren ~tcPJ"IC'I. Long-legged woUhounds .m:
own such a house they arc wealthy cnoug.h 10 entl"f- employed to cha.sc the wok ....... dO\\TI, where the\" arc
rain richly. dispJ.tched \\;th either gUll or ~pcar at thc hunter's
A word at thi\ point must be m,uic a~)t1 t the choice. Ho"C\cr, tllis kind of cntenainmenr is prac-
entcltaillment~ that a good host ~hould enJea,·our til ticcd only in the more rum] d(JdXlS (es[J.ta;), and can
prmide lor his b'lICSlS. be considen:d (due (0 the many 1\'(11\('; infl.:!.ting thc
Among Engli~h and Gemlani..: estates, the great regions) to be as rlIth:h ...... cmllll control" .1.\ it i.\ "porr.
entCn.1inment or the weekend otien revoke\ anlund Among the rn.. nch and Italian e't,lte~, the enter·
the Hunt. Tradil1onally. rhe EngJish fox hUll! has tainmcnt i\ I:'r lcs.s bloodthif\ty. re,·olving around
been the usual fom, of hunting among the <.:Ountr\" impromptu theatre, charJdes and card g.lrnhling
1>Ct. In the main, thi\ is both an nhibition of thc (Irowned upon 011 English and Gennanic estates).
hunter\ ridmg skill~ (as they J>O"I and steeplechasc Bllt olle thing all types of eStatcs ha\e in ..:ommon
acn~ Ihe countryside in pur.uit of the hounds) and is that the most absorbing cmcnainmelll appe.lrs to
a '>OC.ial occJ.Sion. rake place .liter hcdtime, \\ hen assigllJlions amnged
Rc..:entl\", tllC I{)x hunt h~ tx.'Cn supcrccd.-d by the
during the d,\\"hght come to /Tuition .It l.lSt'
imUlUl, a shooting e\Cnt in whi..:h taml·rai.o;cd pheas-
 Dueling •
•
"D ucltng," as my friend
Grey Alorrobn likes to
<;.ltisfies honor; the point is th.lt yOli were willing to
show up and get shot at, unlike a Europ.ll1 duel where
say, "'"\S the res u lt of thcohjccti!,tnacma!l~>hurtorkillthe(J[hcrb'lI)'.
something h.l\'ing gone renibl)! wrong In rhe American West, of course, the gUl/fight
In the traml.niall." What Marralan begins with both pJnilip:ult'i !>Cparatcd by J t least 100
means by this is that in order to ilKirc pJ(I.:~. They CJn carry any sidearm the}' (.wor, ,md
someone to ',lam to rhmst [WO .md ,1 hJlftcr[ <~..__....",,~shoot J.S otten as the)' like, \\ithout n;1o;Iding.
of r-lzor sh.up steel through .mother per- ... In the tough CQw[owns o f the Tcxican
son, somcont' must have re.illy said the Republic, tht'y call this:l S/}()U'riotl'u-i
\\TOng dung. For in fuet, most duels t-:tll it J. stfll/d~by sixHJtillg.
start on,'r juS[ th,lt-an ill-chosen The P r u ssi an s h,we twO
word. forms of dud: the tilOnal dud
Hut not all duds arc tought (to the death always), ,1Ild the
alike. ~ch Continelll has its smdcnt or sch/ngerducl. The
0\\11 l1.l!t"s tor the dcadl~' m; dc,uh dud is rllC traditional
'(
a sample of which I include New Europan contest, bllt ,
here: is :llw:lY' foug h t wi t h
Traditio nal duels in sahers; it is only employed
Ne\\ Europan sex..;ety arc when J. ~crious otfeme
fought \\ith ~\\"ords: (such as adultery or
r,lfIiers among the nobili- :l\"ellgillg rllC deJ.th of:l
ty or saocrs :ltnong army comrade) is at suk.e.
or na\'Y officers. A For insults of honor,
cleared area is the field, the SflJlagty dud is pre-
,lIld J. t the drop of a fe rred. This employs ,\
handkerchief (or the ~pecial weapon, J. t hin
coum ofonc, [\\'0, three), saber with onl~' the tip
the duelists spring into sh;upened, The hilt of the
action. TIle object is either saber has a large bell
to score tir;t blood (,1 deep guard (called the "soup
cUI on the body of the bowl of honor"). The
opponent), or to skewer him duelists sund tot" to toe and
like a r<XI~t. Yml can usc opes, deliver slashing blows to the
holdout kni\es, throw SJ.nd- tace, chcst and arms until one 1.<II:·~"lI
wh.uC\er it ukc.<.-as long a.~ you or the other pas.-;es our from pain
don't Ica\'c the field. Pretty brutal. J.nd loss of blood. TImlsn. ,U"I! not
Although dueling is also supposed permitted, and the one \Ibo breaks
to be illegal in the "CoIonics", it still (On' the tOC-to-toc stance first is considered a
[inues long after those fateful da~'s \\ hen Cffi\'ard,
Hamilton met BUIT. In America, the majority of A mooified \"ersion of the schlttITcr dud is quite
duels arc ~ti ll fi)ught \Iith pistols, rather th.m swords. popular J.nlong the martial student dubs of the
The fircarm~ are usually one-shot, I11Jrksman-Mylc Prussiall U ni\"Cr.iiries. In the smdcnr dud, the duelists
~ideam)s. The duelisTS pick J kxarion, stand back to wcar padded clothing to protect all but pan of the
back., and soil'll' o ff in opposite directions until thcy fucc; goggles ;lfC sometimes worn over rllC eyes. -n le
ha\'c counted off ten paces. The\' thcn tum and fi re. toc· to·toc sla.shing st.mce is again t.tk.cn; rhe object is
There ;1Tt: a lot of ways to end American-style to deliver a S(..1rT'ing 1....1.It to the fuce or SC:llp. PnlSSiall
ducls----a participant can choose to tire into the ground ~ tudcnts arc quite proud of their scars, because it II .....
J.lld hope h is opponent mi.~ses, he call ~boot to shows they can uke pain \\irllomllinching.
wound, or he call ~huot to kill. Any of rlll'"SC options Ouch. Personally, I'd !'arl1cr stick. to cMd dueling.

he SteJ.1ll Age i~ unique in dl.lt it
T \V,IS the fiN period in all hUlllan
history in which univcrs.aJ education
became J. ~r,l.tc m.llldJtc . ..u a r6ult. a
surpri<;ingh' hig,h Ilumlxr of people
here CJ.1l rcad, write and do their
.... um..... although br tCwcr J.llJ.In .mything resembling
J college education.
~illCc the rypic,U p.uochl,U c,.;hool cduo-
rion also indmies J .. mancring of the
·\:I~i..:s", Lltin ,lIld lin.:ek, thi.~ mcans
tlUt many New Europam ,Ire \ur-
prisingly well educated to 20th
ccnmry srand.lrds---f.imiliar with
Aristotk, Homer, thc Bip!c ami
other topics wc wouldn't c\cn
con~ldcr knowing toda\"_ In
addition, thcre arc COlutant
~ctllrcs, Svmpmium~ and
Ch31a4uas held aU mcr h)['
thc "bctterment of one',
Mind'"'· -all quire well
aTtCtlded_
I won't say even'one
hcre is a rocket scicnti~r (or
t"\en dose). But I haw got·
ten used to gri7J.kd old min
ers quoting the Bard in
C\erywy COI1\'Cr:>Jtion.
OId&hooITe
The British Public !)Chonl
Sl"stCIl) is probably thc cduca-
tion.ll syHelll most f.ulliliar ro
people from the 20th century. Of
COUl"SC, British Public school... arcn't
rcally public at ,til; students (u~llJlly
upper chss) pa\' to get into l.he ndu!>.i\c
Education
th,1ll boarding in. But in the main, !)I;hoollifC is pn:ny
~illlibr to
dlJt of the pri\'dtcly endowed instillltion~.
As J rule, olle entt:r.. the Bri~h public schoolsy~~
rem Jt J.round age cigln, although this vanl.'" \\idclv
depending on thc school, and u\uJ.llv remain until
gmJuation around Mxlccn. Ik this nme, VOll may han~
gradu.l.tcd to the position 01 IC.leher's J.pprcnticc.
,"". . . ."'. ."',:whiLh \"()u arc eligible lOr If \,01.1 're o\'(:r dillteen,
, em read and wnn.' tlucntl\", Me f.unili,tr with
weights and mcasurc~, and undcr<;tand
basic arithmetic rhi~ posirion is rhe
first step tow,ml~ enter ing: J tCJching
college ,Illd J CMeer in acadcmia at
sinccl1 or ~...emcen.
&hcol Life
A t~ pical day in one of
t/l{";C pri\atd\" endowed "pub-
lic" school goes !>omething
like lhi~; you arise from your
chill\", hanl l"l\:d in [he dor-
mato!) at ~e\'en (six a,m,
net)· fourth da~'), wash in
the f,,:cl.ing b.lthroom, dress
III ,"our starch~ uniform
(knickcn, white shm and
cap). and trundle downstairs
to anent! mOnling chapel in
the big ..:athedral-Iike !.:hurch
"herc all important school
e\"Cn~ take pl:i..:e. 111C scnnon,
as u... ual, is long and filled \\ith
admoni~hlllenr~ against enjoying
a!wrhing fun in Iilc, bl![ you're
hard I\" listening. You're watching
out for the older boy~ in the next
'"fOrm'"' (grade), who cnjo\- mercil5sl\-
harra~ ... ing you under..:la~smcn, After

r.mk\ of Eton, Winchutcr, St PJul's,

Shrewsbury, Charterhou~e. !--farro\\ and
","",,,,,,,,,,<!!!'"
R.ugby. The harsh aUlhoriurian \CadlCf'l, SO-!>O tea..:h-
ing and miserable c()ndirion~ (!logging, bad food, hal
Ulg) of these schools are well known. Ye[ their gradu
ate... still fondly re..:all their '>Choo! ..:hll!ll.'> and ""the old
~hool tic" they all wore. Go figure.
Since tills reM'S (18701 Puplic Schoob Al1:, there
arc real public <;ehoob in England, ymjlar \0 the pri-
\'ate ones, but with WJlk from home classes rather
chapel, \"ou carn' your hook.<. (,lIld \'our
tea..:hl'T's lxx>ks) to das.... which i~ ,It nine. You
drill in Latin, MathenlJ.tics or pcnmamhip until the
hreaktJ.'tt bell rin~, Then: JJ'C no gradc~; you either Pm
or Elil.
You cat your morning porridgc together with
other 150 or so lx~-~ in the hugc ~llOol dining room_
Silence is generally enforced b~' ~tcm teachers who
palmi the .ill.lcs, ready to smJck olli:nders \\ith the
c\er-prescnt birch rod .•-\t tell. \'ou go back to the
 •
dOlloSroom 101" morc lessons; History, L:lJlguJgcs, and
of COUf'!>C. more Latin. At noon, there is a break for
5y Contrust, TIle C;ymnli~ium---
organized team ~P()rtS, such .ll rugb\' -the battles of Which is not necessarily il hig place where rou play
the Empire were, after all, lIon on the p!.lying, fields of basketball (although the term "gymna'iium" docs
Eton-followcd hy dinner at four and, J.lter a long ses- derile from this aspect of the Gcnnanic school sys-
sion in which die Headmaster coma; down t<O 1c(:tufC tem). r..lrly schooling is done in a village or neighbor-
rou on the proper \\""y ro beh,il'C, bedtime at six. -l1lis hood parochial school, staning with killderlfarun
routine goes on rvrry dtl,v oJ tlx whole ,Yenr, c:~ccpt tOr (where do you tIunk we got the tcnn?) and moving
twO week long hoUdays during Easter and ChrisOlu:.. through a general education in reading, \\Titiing, hislO'
Believe me, you're just
(OImtllllT the da~'s lUlti) you
rr====='=============. n and mathematics. At this
point, Germanic students
get out of here and go to famous 8chools. Colleges &5 1ll0'·C on TO the four-year
college. equivalent of high school, the
Universilies of New europa* gy",nasiulII, where lhey take
PRIVATELV ENDOWED BRITI SH ScHOOLS advanced courses preparing
College life is pretty EtOll, Winchester, WtJtmjllster, Harron', them for Univcrsit~·. The
Omrtet1uJllJe, St. Palll'l, MerciJalll Taylorr>, Pmssians, Austriam, Scanda·
loose comparcd to public
Shrewsbury, Rugby, Mnrlboll7lfb, Wellil/groll navians and Baycrnesc all
M:hool: chapel at eight a.m.,
followed by rneetinh'S with ~ubsl:ribc to this S}"il"cm.
CoU.EGES AT OXFORD, ENGLAND
ruwrs in the morning and 111e Gcnnanic l'niversity
All Sollls, /Jallial, OmstChlfrcb, Jcsus, MagdnlCII,
lccrures ill lI1C afrernooll. Almon, Trinity is less social and more smK·
Dinner is at five and bed tured than i,n England, \\ith
lime (strictly enforced by CoU.EGIlS AT Ct.A.rnRlDGF., ENGLAND fannal classes given by "Herr
dormitory "bulldogs") at Corp//J Christi, Emmn"/Ie~ Jest/I, Ki'll''s, Professors" \\110 arc e\pem in
nine. Social classism and Q!'ltN/Js, St. s,
]0/m Trinity their fields. All grades are Pass
snobbel)' among students is or Fail. Degrees arc given tOr
COlLEGES IN BERUN specific subjects, like
awful. And you wear your
Friedrich IVllhelm U"ivenitat, PrllssrncIJSflJnt Mathematics or Science.
cap and gO\\1l all the time,
U"irtnitnt Except for Prussian students
nor just at graduation!
11le pinnacles of British with wir milir.ari~1ic "dueling
COLLEGES IN MDNCHEN
Education arc Oxfixd and BaytrridJe Tee/midJc U1Jil'tnimt, Llldll'ig- and drinking" clubs, sociallili:
Cambridge, two great Mn=i",iUinM UniJ,rrsitnt, BaJcrische Almdtmie is far less rowdy tha n in
Uni\'ersities located within Britain; earnest study and
finy or so miles o l lDndon CoLLEGES IN THE AUSIlUAN EMPrRE contemplation are morc the
111e fWO arc divided up into U"ilvrsitnt all[Wim, Wim TecJlIIiehe Unirmitaat, rule.
Colleges, each run by its \Vim EeolUnlliuix U"ilvrsiraat, \Vim KmlSf (art) By the bv, [he Pmssians
0\\11 Ht-ad or Master, and a
Atndnlli, Royal Amdemy O[StitllCf1 JrC particularly kL"'Cn on edll'
faculty of "fello\\"!>", insuuc- C.ltiOIl, \\;th one of the Illost
FAMOUS Co'L.LEGES IN THE UNITED STATES extensive public schooling
tors recruited otten from
Hnn'nrti, Tale, ConJ(/~ VasstJr, Te.ms Corpl/J systems in New Europa-
old graduates. Famed col Christi, Urlil'rrsity ofOrlifonljn at &rkrley
leges at Oxford ilre All schoob in almost e\·cl')' vil-
SOl/is, &lIiol, Christchurch, lage and six Universities!
jems, Mnl1dal(ll, Aiertou, The French generally full
alld Tri1lity; thcir countcr· lh=================..J somewhcre betwcen Blitish
pans at Cambridge arc Corpus Christi, Emmnnud, pri\'ate schools ,lJ1d thc structured Gemlanic models;
jems, KiIJl1's, Q]lrrn~, St. jolm'l fl.1Id Tn'nity (again). there arc fur fewer public schools and morc private
The curriculum t.Ikes three ycm, dtuing whid\ you an: oncs. Unlike English schools, these arc not the pre·
encouraged [0 smdy thing-; \\·hich will make a proper SCIWS of the wealthy, but arc fur more bourgeois, COIl-
gcntlcman of you; Sciences, Milthematics, Religious centrating on practical fhings such as Busil1ess,
Smdies, Politics and Oration. In b'Cneral, the only pt""{-.. Mathematics, History and the proper use of the
pic l\tlO SI..'Cm to get mudl out of this rather loose cur· French lanquage. As a mlc, Fr.mce i5 nO{ well maIm 11_"11
riculum arc young men seeking fixcign scrvice posts, lor ib coUeges. What fell exist are mostly religious
and, of course, British public school l("';lchcf"S. schools centered around l\uis and Lyon.

'I'
 Thede Etiquette
All exurpt from Lady A~,'-atha's Book of
Etiqucttt;: and Facne Maners:
ifficulties inuriJblv ,lI;SC from
D interactions between the Fey
and ~Iorul worlds. The tirst
cause of this is dIe basically incolllpari
ble I13.Ulrc of Man-.ll \'S. Faerie world views. Ha\;ng
e..xistcd for scveral millennia one quite naturally has a
somcwiut dil'terem poim of vicw than that of some-
one who is a mere se....en or eight dccad~ old. And it
is that c.sscmial difference in outlook that CJ.uscs most
ditliculties in rhe relJtions between the two groups.
"''hen coming into conract with the Fey, always
behave in a polite manner. Notw;th~tJnding the fuel
rhc~' can turn you into a frog, you will :~p.in their
respect through good behal'jour t:lf morc quickly
than through ancmpted brJ.\'J.do. When faced \\;th
impoliteness give back kind words and gentle
demeanour. Often, nlCieness is .l test by which your
wonhincs.s is Jsst:sscd Jnd tailing thJt [cst (an be quite
dis.astrous (m you, not the Faerie).
When a Fey comes inro contact with a Mortal, he
should be advised to be circumspect and not make
roo great a show of power and age. Mortals arc
already quitc naturally wary of u'c F3.erie 3.nd are likely
ro become hostile if the differences between Ule raccs
are pushed home tOO sharply. Mu.:h of what \vould
seem to be a natural .m:inldc, from the Facrie )XIint of
\iew, is in aL·tuality p..:n:ei\·cd <b arrogance and condc·
scension b\' Mortals.
Then there is the maner of societal stmcture,
Mortals h.we ebboratc and complicated soci..ll arr.tnge-
mcnts whose purpose and pr.lcti~ otten mystifY Faerie,
while berie ha\·e their 0\\11 mlcs and social order.. dlar
l11~r Monals lind baffling. A common example is that
of Ihe BrO\\11ie. Many humans would seek to reward
the industrious aid of rhe hardworking ilrnwnie, nor
JrnO\\ing that to do so would enrage the Bll:l\\11ie and
cause him to leave. \Vhy! Because Bro\\Tue:s work to
pay lOr room and board; they arc very proud and will
never steal or beg. If you gi\e them fi.lrther recom-
pense than wllJr thq' t3.ke \\"i1Iingl~', they beliew you
are trying to add to their debt and tlms tore·e them to
work. harder. \tVhat a human would sec as generosity,
the Bro\\1lie seCS:lS greed.
A tcw bJ.sic mles on dealing with F.lerie then
seem to be in order. Fif'it, when you arc exp..:.:ting
beTic gucsts in your horne, be sure to ·,trip their
ch3.mbers of :my Cold Iron that may be in it. Ft.·y find
Cold Iron uncomfortable at be.~t, paintill or fat3.l at
WOrsl.
Do not make any inquiries into the Faerie's p:lSt
or ask roo mallY questions abom Faerie lite in gcneral.
The Fey are wn· private and \\ill I"Olllntt."t:r infonlla-
non if they ted like doing so, but do not appreciate
what Ihey considc:r prying.
Do not stint your gucsn. or sl1o\\ any kind of
meanness, a~ the Faerie abhor greed. l11ey will not
expect you to pauper yourself on their bchalt~ bllt
they will expect generosity and OJ.xn·handedness.
If there is to be entertainment, be sure it is of a
high quality; the Fey ha\·e discriminating Taste in
mLL~ic and the Arts.
All Faerie should be givcn the courtesy title of
Lord or Lady ami ranked ,~ith mon.al barons, tUl1eSS a
higher rank is held by them. King Aubcron is, of
course, referred ro as His Majesty, while the members
of his council arc refc-rred to as Your Grdce and
ranked ,\ith mOrtal Dukes. Kno\\ing UlI.: identities of
thesc people is onen con.Ji.lsing, bur the rule is always
rakc a Faerie at his word; if he is shamming, Ie.we him
to be dealt \\;th by his 0\\11. In short:
• Be WI)" polite Tn the Fey.
• Ta..~te and c1a.ss are \alued highly by Faeries.
• Expect cultural dil1crenn.~ between the rnces and
try nO[ [0 gC[ too nfl-endcd.
• Do not oAh or accept gifts from any raerie.
• Never e.1t food or drink an~1.hil1g in r.lcric 13.nds.
• Nt....·er promise all\1hing you can't dc1iwr to.l Fl."·.
For Faerie ka;ning to deal wilh Humani~',
remember that Politeness is 3.lso important to Mortals.
Then: .m: Jificrt"nces among the \';lrious cultures thJt
are TOO numerous [0 list here, but if you follow your
hO'>I's !c3.d at dilUler, you can'[ go '·Cl)· \\TOng. One
thing thaI most human culmrcs &0\\11 on is the sc.-<iuc·
rion ofrheir daughters \dthout the benefit oflega! tics.
lk cautious in rhis arc3., as it can 1cJ.d to milch unplc:lS·
anmcss.
Insinct:re compliments are also common J.Illongst
humJ.Ility. Do not be offended by thesc; dley J.re a
toml of cou~1·, as arc gifts. Htunans arc not bound
in debn. dlC W:ly Faerie .lre; a gin to d1em means noth
illg more d1an gratitude or friendship. You need not
3.e.:ept, bur be sure to explain rour reason..~ SO.lS not to
offend. IIum.UlS h3.\·c so lllany diR(:n:r1t niltures thaI
usuall), the), will e:lSily understJ.nd your mistake.
 (~od Works
ood \Vorks arc OIlC' of the ment in a rime when there an: no government agen-

G foundat ions of Steam Age

Socie t y. Like
Courage, Chastity, and Honcsn',
Honor,
cics to care fur the poor, aged, infiml or very young.
In lact, since the usual response at the political
len:l (especially in Britain, where the Steam Lords ,~

Charity is a bright srar in the constclla- hold sway) has ocen to establish workhouses where -r-
cion of"inucs highly pri7cd by my rhe impoverished sweat out their lives doing
Victorian neighbors. 1['5 not just because it / ;.."'__....."', menial [asks, or to order the police to
makes them ted good. It's beca.use in "rout the bliglucrs trolll their birs"-
the mindser of rhis ti me, it's their hard k cnlightcnt~d \'icwpoims in a
Duty (and to misquote Gilben rime when ,\ lot of p!..'Oplc arc gen-
and SllllivJ.n, "'They arc the uincly suffering-these nlJn}"
Slaves of Duty." ). Societies and Crusades often
The result is that in thc St:"I"\C to protect the wcak. and
Steam Age, Societies For powcrless when no one else
the Improvemcnt of will.
SonH:thlllg Wrong Silly names and causes
abound u nendingly. aside, these Socicti~ and
There are Mother's and Crusades do get things
Babics Welfare Socicties dOriC. They establish

to promote proper soup kitchens lnd fu1ld

infant carl.'. There arc hospitals. TIle\" tirelessly
Women's Chris t ian lobby Parliament,
Temperance Societies O:mgress Jnd the local
attempting to abolish city councils for
the evils of Demon improvcments in work-
Rum ( I'd n:lJ them ing conditions, child
110\\ badly that works labor ];I\\·S, fair housing
out, but [ made a deal and wagt'S. Tht·\" are the
with myselfl 10llg time ones who fund the ......
ago nOl to meddle tOO Studies and IllJIl the
much in the lo.:al histo- Royal Commis.,iol\s to
ry-otherwise C\"eryonc lJl\estigat<: a particular
\l"Ould be tl)ing to get me societal ill. And they don't It.,:~
to play Cassandra!). There gi\l~ Ill' until their Cause is
are Poor Crusades tounded to Won.
help the impo\·crishe.d learn The dark sidc is to all this
new skills .lIld work their way Ollt zeal is, of coune, when the
of debt. There afe Societies 10 set Cmsade is misgtlided or unjust I\'e
up Model Villages For Factory seen those examples, too-umades
Workers (good idea). "l1,ere arc S<x:ieties against immigrants, attempts to "'civilize"
to PromOTe the Christian Education of the other cultures, e,·en \\;tch hunts for Anarchists
Heathen Red Sa\'agcs (bad idel). gone as berserk. as the worst dJ~'S of McCarth~1sm.
In short, there's ,1 Socicty or Crusade for just 111ankfilll~', these arc the e,(eeption, not the mle.
about e\'el)' g<xxi C.llIS(" eonceiublc to the Victorian But there is something to he ~id fo r a society
mind, a rdketion of the overall idea in Su:a.m Age that take~ responsibility to those less fortWlate thall
Society that we are indeed our Brother's Ka.per, and lhcmseh"es seriously. Ma\·be a lot of things back
that the way 10 Heaven can only be paved by Good home would work out lor the better if we could take
Acts rather than mere intentions. It's a worthy senti- the time 10 do the same.
 The Help
ne rhing it look me J. great
O deal of lime to gCI used to
over on This Side of the Veil
was the Seryant Problem.
Let me explain. Sec, in the rather
cg.tiitarian 20th Ccnmry of back home,
the vcry idea of having SCf'\'ams was corui<krcd [0 be
a mere hJ.lf-~tcp alx)\c :.1l.H:ry; to work a~a maid or
butler was considered :1Jl archaic trapping of a cor-
rupt aristocracy, 3. demeaning kind of can:cr to say
the least.
Back: home, YOll don '[ probably hav(: servants
..
unless YOLI lin: in a \'cry upper class ellvironment.
hen then, rou'll probJbl~' ill!,;! h3YC an ,Ill pair (3
, ., keeper
live-in babysitter) to mind your children or J. house-
who comes irl once a \\cck to "'~.traightcn
up." But dlC chancC5 that you'll hJ\'c footmen ami a
butler arc next to niL
The Answer
So why :lIn I wasting your time \\;th this? Simple.
Scrv.lIlt5 arc ubiquitolL~ in upper class Steam Age life.
They'rc e\·el)"\\hcre; they tum down your bcd, ~an"y
your ba&~, serve your food, and tend rour children.
-flu)' also dlJuRcur your automotive and sometimes
fix ir roo. Servants arc often rhe backbone of the
economy- we're talking up to 16 percent of the work
lorce in places like England, where the selvants of the
wcalthyan: considert.-d to be a ta.xablc item, like land!
Hmm. Maybe it isn't all rhat fur from slavery.
A good-sized house I1My cmploy upwaJ:ds of tcn
or twenty servants (or "domestics"). That'!, a typical
well-to-do manor; a palace o r schloss may have as
lllany as a hundred people scurrying around doing
the work of keeping things mnning.
Ca.sde Falkcnstein is actually a bizalTe exception
to this mle. Much of the daily household chores arc
perfomled by an anny of mendl}' Brownies and other
domestic Faeric who inhabit the variOllS cracks and
crannies of irs \'ast structure. One tipsy night,
t\lorrolan and I anempted ro ealeulate just ho\\
manr peopte it would normally tab: to run
Falkenstein if the Little Folk suddenly embl"Jced Karl
Mar.< and went our on strike.
We gave up at about si\ hundred and t\\ enty.
So ...
Ifyou'n: going to m lly be comme il faut, you're
going to ha\"e to get past your 20th century percep-
•
tions and fit servants into your Entertainments.
Domestics m: extremely uscfiLl \\hen YOlL need infor-
mation about the goin~-on in a home, per.;onll gos-
sip, or an inside ""n13n" in .1 ~trange household.
You're going to need to kno\\" who they all are and
",hal dll:Y do, if only to create the proper Ambiance
for well bred Society. You'll also need ~rvams to
take the roles of spies, retainers, J.llies, thic\"c.~, and
other importam Players behind the scenes of a good
Entertainment.
R.cmemlxr, sometimes the butler really d~ do
it. It's up to YOlL, as a good HQl;t, to know JUSl what
it is he'~ doing!
Upslairs, Downslairs: A 60cial
lIeirarchy t\II Il.s' Own
Of course, with this many people running
around, there's ohviously a chai.n of command. The
mles of a well run hOllSl:.hold arc based on a SO(;al
SUllcture evcry bit .IS stringent as rhe f:l.1itied realms
\
of Socie ty itself. In this world of Upstairs and
Downstairs, a mere kitchen maid \I·ould no more
presume to address the Butler cheekily any more
than you or I \\Quld mouth oR· to Queen Victoria.
To be properly comme il tJut requires rh,\t YOll not
only deal with serYJnts, bur also kno\\" the proper
ranks, protoco!~, and positions of each type.
Upper <Servants
At the top of this microcosmic society arc the
Upper Scrnnts. These servants are the aristocrat)· of
the Downstairs sct. The}' run the show, and make
slIre the lesser servants know it. A butler \\;th a long
lineage ofser\'ice (many ofthcsc higher positions arc
acmally hereditary) CJn be C\·CI)' bit as haughty and
arrogant as his highborn employer-and YO\l'1I find
thaI OlLt fust if you don'r have the ColmectioJ1s to
simpl~' dismiss him.
Butler: 111is is the m.111 who eontrol.~ aeee~ ro
the masters of the hOllse, using a finely honed sense
of social distinctions and class snobbery. You need
him on your side just to get in the !TOtU door. 111e
head of the house servants, he disdains all physical
task.<; harder th~ll1 opening the winc. His main job is
to O\'crsce the operation of the house and the male
staft: from his stronghold in ule pantry. He also over-
sees guarding the silver JIld other valuables. Butling
is often heredir:l.1)": John may ha\e scned your futher
 • •
and his father, and his son will serve roms. With an
iron list, if need be. Quite often, Butlers have morc
comrol over [he household than their masters.
Chef: Almost always French, violently n:mpcra-
rncnt:tl and o\ c'lxlid, he handlC5 the meals, but not
the purse strings oflhe kitche n . Often drunk.
Housekt:eper: 111e head of the kitchen ami gcn~
eral housekeeping maids. She buys the lood,
keeps im'enrOl), and accounts, has a small ~,;';';;;;",__.....>--soJllconc has to scw, iron, scrub, dean, Jnd
office ncar tbe kitchens, and keeps ra.bs
on all the g~ip of the entire house.
Her official ring of keys allows her
access to JJ1ywhere in the place.
If you need to get in some-
where or to know the
financcs oftlle house, this is
the lady to bribe.
M.lrianne was the equi\3.'
lent of" the Housekeeper
of Old Schloss
Falkenstein.
Perwnal &rvanla
Thanh to the lJ.eL
tha t their positions
bring them into con-
stant contact \\ith their
cmplo~·crs on;l person-
al Inc! (it's hard to
ignore someone \\·ho
dresses rou cach mom-
ins), these sen'ants
occup' a str.lnge middle
ground, somcwhere
bet\\cen the lower
Scrv.lllts .llld the uppers.
Governess: Not quite a
scr.am and not quite a 1J..mily
member, thc Go\'ernes~ is in
eh.lrgc of tending to the childn:n
in lieu of a nursemaid. A thankless
task, usually perfomled bv a desper-
ately unmarriageable young woman
who is seomed b}' the rest of the scr.-ants as
being uppity and yet is relegated to dealing (lnly
with the ma-.ter and mistn_ ss' little angels (brats).
Manservant or Valet: Tends the master's doth-
mg, weapons, personal efTect~, :lIld (in bachelor
establishments) any other household needs untended
to by a H ousekeeper (bachdors don't properly ha\e
maids!). Often actS as a bodyguard.
Lady'S Maid: Tends to the lady of [he house's
wardrobe, hair .lrrangemenr, dressing, ;tnd toilette.
Also gct the mistress' cast ofts. If YOll \\ ant gossip
about the l..ady orthe house, she's the source (as wei!
as being a plcas.lnt romantic possibility).
lpwer &rvanL.~
1l1CSC ,m: the people who do all the hard physical
\\-urk of nmning J household. In a world without
kitchen appliances. vacuulll cleaners or forklifts,
C.lIT") the big boxes upstain;.
Maid: There Me literally dozen of
types of maids ro be found in a
household of any size.
Nurscmaid~, parlonnaids, cham-
hcrmaids, housemaids, ladies'
maids, scullery maid~, maids-
orall work ... a oc\\ildering
number of job dC5Criptions
all fullllnder the basic cat-
egory of maid.
-Nurse maid: Also
known as the nanny, she
tends ro the children,
and keeps the nur';ery
together. U~ulily a
stopgap until the chil-
dren arc OUl of inEmcy.
\\hereupon she is
replaced with a gO\·-
em t:Ss.
-Parlornlaid: Light
dusting, polishing the sil
\"e r\\'arc, setting the
table-rhc~ arc the tasb
of the parlomlaids. Usually,
parlomlaids arc only found
in reall)' hug.,- houses.
-Chambcnnaid: like par-
IOnll.lids, bm specializing in the
bedrooms and ooths.
-Scullery maid: Kitchen help,
washing pots, pans and doing the
preparation lor the Cook.
-H o u sem a id: Docs all the deanwg,
sl'wing, bedm.lking and dusting. Underpaid,
young and vcry harr.lSSCd, they're usually the prey of
houschold rakes \\ith lechery on their minds.
-Ma id-of-all -work: A general pllrpme maid
combining all of the alx)\'(: maids, usually lound in
--
lower middle class homt:S that can't afford a fidl stall:
Footman: The man of all work in the hOllsc, he
lifts and carries the luggage, delivcrs and receivcs call-
ing c.uds, SCI"\'CS tea, w.tits table, dclin!rs the moming
 •
papers, urries milad(s packages, :md d,X's all the \lith white 1Kc wp ,lIld apron for- the afternoon. Luh"s
heavy stull". Occ.l.Sionally (especially in Prussia) he Maids otten wear lhe mistresS' ca,y:-oIf dn.'S.SCS, while- ,
sene) .1) J guard. SO"cn~ can wear .lll)'thing d~' em alford (as long
Footmen normalh- wc;u J hou~ uniform (or .IS it's $Utfi . :icmh- simpk ami '>CI'ett).Foounen ha\'c the
li\'c,)') and arc onen picked for height, B;ood looks worst of it; m.my still .m: lOn:cd to wear the "Ir.cry" of
Jnd matching tCaturcs I, a Steam Age statUS symbol 'lCt'J.ntl> of the 17th century: knc..-c brceches, sto.:kings,.
i~ to hJ"e 1.\11 footmen who match like book- tJ.iJ..."O,lI, and ',ortk:tin"lOi ,,-...,ell a powdered \lig'
ends!).
Coachman/Driver: A glorified foot·
A tcw I'&k Rub ',vheu Deali'\jj with
nl.ln, specialized hccau\C he now tends Ole lIelp
to dIe Ma~lcr's AutomotiHs and Since m()~t people of any eOllSe
~uch. Often a Dwan', because they're qucncc in the Steam Age have ser-
good ;u ~team Eng.ineering and \,Hlt~, you mal" cncounter them
they like the idea of someone ebe regul.lrly. Here arc ol fe'>\ basic rulo
paying for their '"w)"s." of serVolnt etiquette YOli may I\;sh
Page: A sort of junior foot to observc in thcM': cases:
man, mu,ltly delegated to shine I ) Servants arc alwaYl>
shoc~, CJrry Ira~h, sweep the walk Jddre~sed by their first Ilamcs,
,lIld hold the horses, Often not with the exccption of the-
much older than ten or twelve. Iiolisekceper, \\lto is alwa~'s 'r,
addressed as ... Mrs,", cl'en if she ilo
The Dome&ic Lili; unmarried, and the Chef, who mol)
A few notes .about bc addresscd by either
the hard life of a house· first or last lunle.
hold dOllu."s{ic: 2) Tipping serYMlts is
Where Servants live: nm only pem-Lined, but
UsualJ\" III cramped, bare &l You Wanl To Hire a Maid? c\pccted. The rule is to
rooms in thc upper or .\ Cuide to l1i£108 (K Pu,vins eM Iklp tip the housemaids and
lower hOll~e. Butlers, l';licu anywhere fTom Ie
Scr...;uus arc uSU.lll" hin:d ,ia classified ;w\crtiscmcnl3
perS<lIuI sen ants and to 2c per one week's
or through rcpuuhlc SCT\o}cCS lh:1I offi:r a sdcI.:tion of
Housekeepers hale their 1>0)". Tips of 15-2Op per
help. Servants should plU\idc verifiable rd'crcnn:s tt>r
own rooms, but maid~ their last lhn:c jobs., and have a history ofhoncsty, bag onicd .m: typical for
Jnd footmen arc often loyalty and industriousncss. Suggested monthJ~ footmen, and from 1-2e
communally bunked in salaries ,md tips for a \\cck/\\c.:ckcnJ soy arc: i~ suAicicllt for lipping
"scry,lnt' qIlJne~.M the driver I..-ho picks vou
Position Monthly ~ lU2
What They Earn: Butkr / Housekeeper 4-Sc "AIltl,~r) RtJJh"·
up at the train soOon.
The a\'er.lge ~erV.lnt 3) During mclli, ser-
Cook / Chef 3-4c Ie
earn!; \oll\cwhcre \'allts shou ld be stricti)
L.ad~"s "laid 2-3c J-le week
between 10c to 20c a Valet 2-3c \ -lcwcck ignored, or communicat-
~'ear, ,lith buder .. and ed to through nods or
Footman 1·2c IS -2Opbag
penonal sta ff earning J -2e headshakes only.
Dri'"er J·2e
perhaps t\llce that. Page 4- ) It is considered
50p Ip
\';u.:atio/lS are two weeks Go'{(~mCS/i
bad form to openly
He 'lll"lJ,.,locdi\~
J \"ear plus hJlfday~ on ·{lII"IJ, • .lIlD.m~
nuke a "play" for a
Nursemaid 12c
Sundays and a day off homcmaid's (Of foot·
Housemaid SOp-ie I 2c \\cck
each month. M.tid of All Work J-le man's) attentions,
1-4<: weck
What Servants wear: Ilowc\,er, in pri .. ate,
Butle .... , ValclS and mo~t cspc<:i.illy during countl1
other m.alc staA' \\car I{)rmal black tic, coat and house visits, such things arc pennineJ if discrectl)
hori/ontally striped \\aistcoat. Coachmen weaf managcd. Howcvcr, remem~r that if\'ou get a
cOlef.llls unless driving, whereupon they wcar for- housemaid rregnant, you'rt' fCsponsible for support-
ma! tic and tail~ "ilh I'crtically striped vcsts. Maid!> ing her ami her otfSpring, as thc n....ulring scandal \liIl
wear pnnt dre'oSe\ in thc momlllS .:and black drcs:scs certainl\" cnd in hCf tcnnination!
 In fashion (Gossip (6 News)
From 1111 arock In GodC\'·s. lnll. 1872 Bernhardt has c~nlcd to plly the Coun:s of New
hanks to B.wcm·s dimen~ion· Europa JJld C\"cn to cross the Arl.mtic; pcrh.lps 511(' has

T traveling American, it has

bcWIllC I~hionablc of late ror
the Ari$tOCrJ.L"" J.nd Middle Cl3S'OC'S lO
plav at being e,\ch other and everyone
cbc. 11tis 3(ulity hJ5 ConSUl1ll-d the .mentions ora
great maIly pt.:ople ,mu has led to some imcr- ~,,;.;;;;;_ _ _.,... London . We all wait breathlessly for her
csting soci,d dC\l:lopmcnt~. However,
Ctpt OIJJll's MGrca\ Game" is not the
only new bd 10 descend upon us of
late.
The Pm~siJm hJ\'e recently
introduced their own game,
"Ca~tles & i.andform.'\\es",
that displJY" a scn~ of humor
pre\'iously unsmpeued.
PIa\"ed mlher like 'he\S, the
game inn)hcs the move,
ments of armies Jnd the
detCnsc of castles aero~\ .1
board impnntcd \\ith a map
of Europa. After the disas·
troUS hattic at Mnlg'ICig.. one
would think the Prmsians
senSili\e on the ~ub,c:ct of
l..andli:~, but the conli.:aJ
pbring plece~ that represent
PnIMia's militarv mighr sh{)\\' J.
Lgllter~ide()fthe Iron Chanedlor.
The hench, not to be out-
done, hJ\e updated the quaint old
"hobby hOriC" \\ith a new twist, a ~Ieam
engine. A slimmer. more compact version "'~"",""""""~~
of the: "eam motorcycle, It has J \'el)' limited
range Jnd I\:'quircs pedaling to prrnide added momen-
tum. Howl,.,\er, it IldS become vel)' IX'Pular \\ith Stu- able make his ,hronide of the doings of the upper
den~ as a Illean..~ to propel them5Cl\"cs between classes. Cnl.~f quite mlique. Brn\"o, sir, we an.: ITIO'St impfe.~.
The Opera i~ alwar~ popular, and Jenny Lind's
rccem triumph at the s-!"oy has led to renewed interest
in opcrnti..: matter;. It is nunured that Miss unci may
be: \~'aging to America, where famed huckster P. T.
Barnum !.Ceb to pc.lpulJeize her \\ith the Arnerican
pubLc. We o;uspec." ~he \\ill tm bener in me
\\doom·
ing Bear Hag Emptre than in the dose-minded Cnire:d
States.
Speaki.ng of the stage, it appc.ln rn.u the Divine
Sara \\ill be IcJ\ing her belO\ed Paris for a while. Mis.\
h<.-aru the nmlOl"l about MisI> I.ind.md wisho to beat
her out) Mi\S Iknlhardt. arguably the grcate<.t actress
of our age, hJ5 J nmwrcd (onncnion II ith Prince
Edward Alben (our 0\\11 dear Bertie), so pcrhaJl" it's
no surprise she intends to begin her tour in
anival, '>Cn.siblc of the honor she docs us.
In music, all interesting dC'l"d
opmcnt has occurred: Two of
Ilrit.l.in', finest ha\'e decided [Q
teJm up rogether. Thi~ would
ordinarily be but routine,
e,eept that the team shall COil·
. .. ..' '.... sisl 01 one of our foremost
das-sieal compose..... \\oith onc
uf uur best comic lyricists!
111e newly fOrmcd team of
Gilbert and Sulhan swe:ars
it wi.ll change the fuce: of the:
~ comic musicale forner.
.... ~ ~ One: 001\' hopes their .unbi-
""j lions 1>hJII prove fruitful.
though a 1cM likel~' duo has
rarcl~' bec:n seen in British
musical hiMory
In the Arts, a new rising
~tJ.r ha~ piqued the interest of
Ne:w ElIr<lpa's salons. James
1i~, a painter of no small talent,
hJS tJken it upon himsclf [Q dt:pict
the gJittcrnri in all of their g.lol)·. With
his ddt hJnd Jnd delicate colorings. TlSSOt
has taken w. J.l1 bv stoml. His realistic posing5
and his deep understanding of bshion and the tashiOll-
111e small matter of his Jpparcnt obsc~on with dIe:
Pnl5Sian flag is ~ghdy dimlrbing, but an artist must be:
allowed his c:ccemriQti~.
r---:--------------~~,.
Tom's Nole£.:
The alxn'e is a wonderfill example of t he sort of
gossipy tri\ia thaI passes for news in Polite Society.
Following .IS my 0\\11 list o f the hO{ topics 0 f p.uty
COIl\ "C rsation from 1869 to 1880.
 Tro:.III P.tputO; upul ~ ~
!'on Worth, T(11)
Ro..tddltr IilUllob SutWnl 011 (0,
endt l'lmn Rtr;m III TClICIIl Rqlublio:
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Bn~ihll BnJgt q-<nI
(.\IU'"in!kt Thtmt-•.!iI_I'ttrnburr:'
Leu Odibn /1 b r:. DIt ,Opcr.a
.aMe\a r~ SUl~ Roox OO:~ \loo1pKnm II'mb (Suhb0c:d In ( 00II0.I1IC, r=1
I People may be:
loom in !'our StKill Circle,
luk
""",
Co.llltt).'k Sd\'tf 1m: rrOOurn
ChIo.Jg<)_
lIosIoo Fill: ~l Urg.: PM' of !;ill'
MtOO 8rucknrr
MllIIr(\'ImII.I)
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(~iIIn
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SCIENCE
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Tn)uHtu,nml bj Hanncb ~hlic:rnmn l'RtfeJ SWc:\
\\ro;.III1'miJc:n1 Ilrniro JIl1Tt'Z d.:1 lUll ~
1lTERAruRE
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nr..t IhtI Is ...rR,
anh J p.ant llCaIII-pD'Imd WlOOUtOO
•.,i1TtuD" tI'I('O.lallm imlilc: Sus.o.n
SCJE~CE
r~,ur tklnm III ~ on fmnmuoon
(.ooousac.liIwu
Gdm: ~dIIlI. [M-d mmbU .. (UI'CI
tntmplol.meDI Rro ... SCYo \'cd
Ctu!.l\ll.j\U i ICf1IliIoII ! IOOItmrnt l>cptti
lid~ ul*l uwbtc:d In l'nllcJ \ti.a,
1),lIlte: RIscm Hbllitlj'u{t'f'I('J\1
Rll>Ngc :\luItj'IC~ Enguac ,It art. JI IS fIO\\ FIN FUQtb.ll] &mit hdd {in IIosInOl, ~
ART I'.m.mt of fUgtJ:.'
wllk~ Jlill.Jbk_
J.1fl"In Ttool r,.~.~ /,ai, I~' /!HI, c.f/ brm ... ortmllrikc: In Brium
Frrkn4} (iItlfINS Blru",l'MrJlt LITERAruRE
\\'(11.' 1ixmJnI In Clc:.,.dmd
'"GoomllO Red lic:III}t' FJiox .llulilt••rdJ
MUSIC &: THEATItE
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Wnud Butlct E'.trftM
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UTERATI'RE
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( .'r-rtt
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mum (~ID.:o"'r'l boJI HEADLINE EVENTS lic:l~c:\ Skuf PQmt Ormxrr(rmll
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HEADU NE EVENTS Mnt TII.,n (;,lif~ ¥
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SINn B,.~ mtlla.llilr II\~ to Wu.anI MiIIICt It .. IWt
\lee: ... Srv. Yun [.IIIItI T~ T.r.rlr
lliil
HEADUNE EVENTS
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j'IITlf'nl'oClrtima
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Ctunnd
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~ hold in ... ulJ,itJOOflI:tn\1(IlC\ tb:
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LITERATI!1lE
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HmnI: 1M Pm~rl(}J()1 CImlrwu. Ciliwmt ~ WaslDogt~ C& emit 0.'11
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MVS.lC&:THEATEJ.
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Chlllr)t_ RI,r.'.dTklm:1
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Mripl:'.mpcruf SCII:..\'CE (lkatrr Coouqur:, N~ Yorkl
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HEADUNE E\'£.\'TS
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SCIE..~CE
MUSIC &: THEATEIt
Had IMI1k PliJ.1f Ij'-1«I.tt!
Mok'plaJ 'lkM. We,
fint IInnsIl phont ltirtmon' ,255 rnlm I
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Hron /.unn 11K A.~" ~ UTERATURE
ART HEADUNE EVENTS
EJOOMIl Monet .~'~". MMk TII'mi A Trn.pAhrMti
IV. bmlttrl Chili: and l\oInu; ChikJIIS Emile Zob. NUl
Augtlllt Rmm"",I/Ilm:t(KUlpn!rtl
/1IlX3 TLWJI 7br G.lltryl/ HJl.i
!~ U.S mW.i.Ition. 11m 11 11" r.m I)OOO\'I:\~ Bndm 1U,.1IIII:4P
'CIkllll.' r~lhJ, 0:*. 1M,,, Bmk dRoili's l)rift 140S<iIim IdJ
cJf 4,000 Zulus, Zulu ~ ikkJlro bo.-
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FMTitlportr.l!l1 Bnmh; 800 kd!c.i AmImI
FJ:lbm Loo&! TrU\qlt
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MUSIC &: THEATRE Frm..-h Impau! Pnn.:c w.u... WIal bo.. ,I.'1l1fII I, baptrff "c.hfonll~
Pm 111m TduIh....-Ih- _~. WtIRd:lhoi
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_-\wiro-Gcmun .-\lIUncc Rgncd
ART
Augu\l:c ROOm 1k 7JrtUn
,~gu\l:C RcIlOll" 11K /'1Mt asm
CooJquc. Unioo I Lr TfI,Il!iw,Oncm Eq"It!4lbtrJos 3 I'D CcuJu 0Jila. tit JlnIa
I\Jpubr Sm~ '111 tilt GIooaing" ~u'rkh Kn}(' &om {~tu IIoox
Bmht .\Ioma: 1'mI/J:r1i1t "'~
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\S:'S mm·jll.asfu. Mt:SIC &: THEATER
HEADUNE EVE.'ITS St, Pmd.'sU!bednl ill !l.i' 0j'CI'II, JOO,mc!; IIraIum Tryif Ormatt I '"laW
[ull', ~«. \'ictU' Emlnmud IJ dri WOOl BntlIh hulnt II cmrun
A»""y.ynon ~ 011 \\JIimJ [cJ
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Ownm Saml!IU nubIasbed 11\ iIoIt<'C!
SCIE.\'CE
f.6:q JllmI In ~dcm. ¥r bill
BntiIb ltd ConIuorux:rIt rtngOtllll1.l I'llb publr!hes his 5Iu.hc1 00 WIN!
.!lull time high. IxMu.
 Joining AClub
hen I first W.1\ i!Hued to
W join the Marlbourough
Cluh (lhanh to my nOlan-
elY ofh.liling from JllodlCT Dirncilsion).
I had little idea of the honor dlJ[ had
been given lU][O me. 50::, in Inc Steam
Age, a dub i~ nor Just J hunch of people you meet
011l:C J month; it's more like a microc~m of . .",,_...~J.rs, and the compJ.Jl~' of "fallen" wOlllen (or at
SoI:icry Within ih confine-\, onc\ b m i - "
ncs~ acquaint;H1CCl> congregate,
Weight), Matter. :Ire di~u~scd, :lnd
soci:ll ~t:lnding is ,ecured Club"
arc where the ]>o\\!.:rbroking of
the 1800's re.tlly hJppens.
i\!Jny clubs ,IfI.' simpl\'
groups without !i.)nnJI loca-
tion~; vou :I~~emblc Jt
fa\'orite drinking 'if'OU> or at
indi\idu.tl member's hous-
cs. But other cJlIb~ hne
meeting areas, e\cn large
and impoMllg (lub build _
ings that combine all the
best dement" oj' a fine
hotcl ~ room~, librari",,>,
dining a.rcas, JIlJ ';Cf\'ants.
Membership
You arc alwar\ ~ked to
join J Club; you l1l'\'(r tr\' [0
cr.b.h the gatc~. A member in
good $tanding proposes your
name to the membe~hir, and a
lengthy inn~srigJrion of rcfcrenCl.-s
follows. There arc u.sually minimum
soci,t1 or achi(:\"cl1lcnr st,\ndlrtis, and a
him of scandal \\ ill cenainly get you
rc;ccrcd,
Cillr.s diRer as to the final decis.ion 00 mem-
hership Some, like Lc Legion in Paris or the
Acad6nc in Munchen. simph bring in nC\\ mcmlxrs
b\· a majorin' \'Ole, Others, like the ("xc!usi\"e
M.arlbourough. hale J "btJ(;k b.all~ ntle-each mcm'
bcr \'Otcs h.,. .-.ccn:d\' placing either a whire or a blad;
marble In a \JSe whieh is ,lJSSCd around at \Oting time.
.-\ <oing.k hlack m,vbk n1(:an.o;. the appliCJIu is l-ejcctcd-
blackballed as it were, Rank rardy allCa.s this; ~en
Bertie was blJ(;kballcd from the RefOl11l!
\\'omen an: tn,.·dr admitted to mOM clubs (a rcu·
ti\-clv nC\\ dcrclopn'k!nt th:ll forced certain dubs to
m.tkc= \C'"crc change\ ill rooming arrangcmcms .rnd
Steam Nth tJciliticsj. In fact, the only clubs women
molY not enter He the Men' du~mallioss, as most
of Ih~ an: plJcc~ lor Society hu\hands to party J.nd
roister, J.nd few women cn~' a night of drinking, cig
Icastlhe mel! hope!).
You 1ll,lY belong to more than one
club, ,wuming, of COUI'SC, that there
lI :lrc IlO inrerdub antlpathics
I ilH'ohed (for example, HRH
belongs to the Excemrics, the
Savages and the Marlbou-
rough). Membe .... hip grants
aecN to all Club C\-ents, pillS
roomlllg and dining
pri\ligL'<;, Ducs (50-11Xk: ),
are pdid vcarly.
CI b T
U ypeS
While there arc clubs
lOr- t:\'CI)" tJSte, in general,
most dubs f.tIl \\ithin 6ve
basic types. Men 's Clubs
arc almost always groups
who gamer to party, gam-
ble, and chase: women; tilCY
Jun' no formal establish-
ments and never admit
females. Their distaff equi\'a-
lents arc Wome n's clubs, in
which powerful ladies gather to
di~lI~ wcighty m:mcrs, promote
m\·~tmcnts, and do a bit of gossip·
ing. Ol.... iou.o;.ly, no men Jrc allowed
Political duhs arc nude up ofpm\erful
member. who arc generally allied by political
symparhie.:s; these, like the liberJI Rdoml. lISually have
large building) where members meet to socialize and
dis;.:uss the ISSue; of the day. Profcsstonal dubs center
around lectures and meetings by members who haw:
the sal1le pmtMonal intel"l'Sb; thc<.c usually h:l\'e lec·
ture hal1~ rather than clubrooms. Li t erary a n d
IntcUccrual Oubs cellter on artistic, scholarly, or liter·
an- r~l1it' of the day Meenngs:lre IISwlly held in
colfecho1l50, theJte~ or in mel1lbe~' homes.
 Typical
Library
~
C Stairs up to
~ Foyer Private Rooms
oJ
II IT
Anteroom
IJ Dining Room
-- --- -
80me Major Clubs of New europa
:tn'!i~
• Marlborough (London): St.utcd by HRH, mem-
bers of this club arc rimer mends of Hettie's or ,"cry
high nobility. Very rakish and high class. Distinquisht-d
by the silver cigarenc cases giWll to members. •
• Exccntl"ics (London): A theJter-going dub that is
big on parties, f.tst \\ulllen and gambling. i6
• Jockey (Paris): The club for young nobles and dis-
solutes, this group prides itxlf on disruptive pranks and
arul:ocratic hijinks . • •
PditiliI a\lb~
• Moml (London ): ubcl'3.l dub favored by bu.'iiness·
men, bankers, publishers. Philca.~ Fogg's f.l.I'oritc . .,.
• Carlton (London): Conscrvathc club across the
srrcct, fu\'Ored by Steam Lords Jnd Industri.llists. Vcry
fonnal, smtry, and has a lot of political clout. ..,..
• Le Legion (Paris): The dub of choice .l.mong me
bourgeois. especially those \\ith a military background.
Napoleon m is a member, br acclamation. T
Worrell·"" Oub",
• Salon de Paris (Paris): Founded by the Empress
~'"\'eralyears ago, this is a society dedicated to fostering
literary and artistic eirclcs. Gossipy, n3.'>ty. ..,. • •
• C hatelaine (London ); A club for dIe wh es of the
gentry, centering around (....'ents ofthc London Season.
But investment J.nd political power arc the main inter-
ests of rhiJ ladics' circle. "" ibJ
C Iu b
Main Room
1
Kitchen
~ .
• Athena (Moochen); An inteUectual's dub forwomcn
of dIe mind; great \\TIters, aJ1:i..ts, philosophers. hi
Profeffl::ru! Iii Expon:;r', ill"
• Geographic Society (London); A society of t;.wel-
ers, explorers, and coloni~rs. Definitdy in the "white
man's burden", "great hunter" mold . ..,. ~ .:.
• Explorer's Club (Mi.inchcn): For African advennu-
ers and the like. TIlis club prides iLsdf on its members'
abilitiL'"S to blend imisibly into other cuimres and truly
observe dIem. Sir Francis Bunon is a member. ..,.111 .:.
• Steam Engineer's Society (London); A club tor
steam engineers .Ind other invenrors, founded by
Js:lilloord Kingdom Brunei. The highlight is the club's
steam· powered automaton 5er.mg sraft~ T .t.. .)
• Societe de Calculation (Paris): The original com-
puter "nerds" society; rounded to ad'"Jnce cakuLJ.rion
Science. Big on r1K'Ory lectures. ~
Ulem!;t Iiilnlcib.iJlru Clubs
• Whitefriars (London): Literary club for the
London sct. A "cry ckvcr and witty sOI,:iety . ..,. h
• Garrick (London): Actor's Club dc'·ored [0 theatri~
cal plln;wrs, plays, .1Ild opera. You must be a dlcspiJ.n
(actOr) or playwright to join ..6 .:-
• Academe (Miinchen ): A meeting place tor local
,..,riters, artiHs, philosphers, .Ind rhesp ians. Like
Whileinars, btl[ with better beer. ;/.:;) ",
A.....o",,,, """,..• ~noI. 0CIh.· .:- R~k\),ill • VOle /
Club Ru,idinp; '"

Keepin8 Up Appearances
Fro", Miss Marlcy·SlcwJ.rt's Guide to
Finer u\ing. AtlJmoll 17l'SJ, 18a
" K cc:ping up 3.ppe.tr:mces" is of
COlIr.iC mon: than simp~' mM-
"tIT do. It i.<. [oc gende an of showing an
d ...·saJU taa: to the world, required ofall
who desire to be um:rly (O"'lIIe 1/jim!
The Rishl MUre
Keeping up sanOli.l1 Jppcar.lIlcC's wil! gct one by
when nOlhins else will GI·:-mI·.\IE~ should 0\\11 at
[c~t tWO good black bro.1ddorh suits \\;lh frockcoat
and the rot ~tarcl ll"(llincn, and one evening suit \\;th
white and bla..:k tic., G:XXll"xlOts arc a must, ~ is J top
hat [total l,,(l:.'Jt w.:;(k]. 1.J\[)1~_~ should illH~t in J lUI'iCI,
at Jc~t two Inoming dn:.ss.c:s, ['11'0 J.ti:emoon dn:s.'iC'S, an
evening gO\I11, one long clo.tk dIld Slul:I.bk boots fur
cJ.ch dress. [lOul cOSt @IOOcj. A reticule [2.:] and
umhn:llJ. [ Ie I .tn! usdill, Jnd do bu~ as man} hats [1-
3c] .1..\ yOlll'all ,tJlOrd.
Prq;-er ManuC'L" and Pt;lioo
.\1'''1) rOl'R MJr.l\~FRS; Above .lU, don't ~moke,
Cxpecror.l[c, Sl,.T.ltdl or s\\C'.lr in publi..:_ Ifin doubt about
.l5Oci.ll simJtion, L1\\cst III a pocket "-..tiqucne (Ie).
HO\\ MIT TO ~r~_\"-: Abo...: all, ol\oid slang. There
i.~ gcndemanh' slolng, and then.: is \l.1lgar slang-ifyou
don't knO\\ rhe dit1crcm:e, u~ neidlc r. Don't usc
prolanity. And don't drop ~'our ~h's- or clip your final
con.sonants, a.\ in "goin '" or ~comin "'. Proper diction
!coons usuollly .X)!,I lOp a wcek, hut arc fur less cxpen-
si\'e th.\n an bon education [@2,OOOca year!].
A PR01'HI. CARD: You mu~r hJ\"c o ne. It should fe.1'
nUT your n.unc at the top, and J fuhionable addn:ss
below that. It should never list \'0\1( OC"1.lpJtiOO or pro-
k.~onal odes; th.1I \ 10.. IrJde~l)Cn l l -2e per 1,000].
111<: rll'IXT Add[CM
To let or to purdu!.C? To\\nhomc, t\:lt or subur·
ron nun~ion? All of these questions fall to the way·
side of the m.lin qucHion: \\'llJt is the neighbor
hood? Cerr.lin locJrions (an make or break the per-
wn of FJshion_ Here then ~ J list of the most fl!Jl-
ionJhk Jddrt"">SCS If)r you to sc..:urc lodgings at:
In I...<)s[x)s. look for add~ in &[qrm"Q, St.
jllma., R(qnl~J i>fu-k or \\lJ1tdIllU. In \ ·u·:sx", seek my
spot along the RIII...qstrrtN, the: l1xrinlJlmSSe or the ele-
gant Hi~t=iltq DUtrier. In P.-\R.l<j" you will wish to secure
a tOI\lmouse along the RII~ R(TWJ/t, Boukmrd Saillt-
•
I
MldJt·~ (lrthe &11Ik:mni Hnllsmml11, In M(':\G-lE.", the
Kiilll...qnlJtmS!t, .U(J.umil/;(IIJJlrtlSJt and d"lC Murimplnt:.
.trc most aa.--crtJNc:.
·n,ere arc no good JdJrc~ 111 B~.RU'S
Such rcsidcnce~ \\;11 1101 come cheaph, and you
,hould be prcp;m:d 10 spend at kast 40c a month to let
a m~1 nal, 80...: fur J IO\\11hollSC, Jnd 120c for a sub-
urban home, ..-or pun:hJM:, a flat i.>, rt"aSOnable at 500c,
a to\mhousc at I ,()()(k, and;l ~lllaJl home at 2-3,000c.
.
J\V All Mean"", Ilire t. Ma!lKJ"vtlol or Mtiid
To m.llnr.lin \'our sr.mding, yOll should also employ
.I .~V.:-<!>I:Il\'AS'J (or, if .I bdy, .1 L\I})"S MAm) to anend LO
your clothcs ,uKl dining arrangenl<::nts and to make vour
appoimlllcllls Ihr ~'OIJ. House d,cm in the servant's
room of your t<nl11housc or fur, and secure them at a
good ~TJnd.trd wage I'>'-'C pg. 36 Jas not to spoil them.
Ca!Jias~. G.wh ,"I' 6utC'!Ik.:tivc?
You should, of (tm1"5C, 0\11\ your own C\JUU.~;F,
prefcrahl~' a sl11a]l I"\lu'l\hcdcd cabriokr [SOC[ if yot! are
\
of the mun SCt, or a more '>eclate 4-\\ heeled PierOTin
[I 00c). Or conMder a ~te.lm automotive, such as the
execlknt Mercaks SI l-KlOr.: J or 81\ tWi-3 [500c-] .
Diniog. Qjl
While dining in YOllr duo I meals included 1Il rom
duc.:<;] lllolY suffice for daily fire, \'00 should cndC3\or
to dine OUI al lca~1 twice .1 week. Two st.ll"S in the
&ud(ktT~ Gllid~ arc a mllst; dinncTh range from 1-2c.
In PARL\, ll1J\' wt: re..:ommel1d Mn.\1m l; in M(').:CHE.'<,
the Fllllzilknllcr, 111 L ONDOS, the Restal/rfUlt des
Ambasmdtllr!;.lJld 111 VIEl\"SA, Cajl Hrilln'clJ'iIJoj
Trnvc1ill8 by Qui!, Air or &il in IJJe Proper &!.~'Je
Whether TRA\'I-llr-;<..; by train, ship, or acroship.
alwa:l'! insi~t upon a pn\·.ILc eJbin. Ir need nor be the
~t aboord; a mO<.bt one can be had lor an addi-
tionJI 10% of ~'nur trJ\c! bre. \Vhen aboard, insist on
IIlcolls heing scl"\cd to you at table, r.nhcr thJ!) ~tand­
ing up, and \\itb a proper I\inc list,
When TrJ\"din,s. "lwIlY.1; ili'O!C the Risht IIctei
Remember, when traveling. .I hotel is your proper
.kI~~; cho()M! it wisely' A gmd hold in PARiS l Grtmd
Hutd, Hotd dt' PurlS j, LO:-<I)os [Charillg Cross,
MttropolcJ, Mesons I Bayrls(/Jtr HoI, V;(r
jnlJ1l'1Zelun] or VI~l\X" [[wpmn!, Hotrl Mitropok] \\i11
onl\, .."OS! you bet\wcn 4 to oc pcr per.;on per night. It
~ well worth it U)f'the impressioll it Ic.m.::s!
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Love ((6 Qomance)

An t.: "rrptfrom Lady Ag,lIha's Book of parents and ask t heir permission [0 coun their
rtiquette and Faerie ~ tatters daughter. Fourth, take her out driving with her chap-
inding the perfect mate has crone a few times Jnd Sl.:lld her gifts and t1m\crs.

F never been casy, especially lor

the upper d~, whOM: choices,
by necessity, Jrc rather limited. In
Fifth, ask the girl to malTY you.
To cxp.llld upon these principles, l gin: you the
t'xamplc OfLhc fictitious couple of Lord A and Lady
oeha ranks the choice may be broader, sim-./.~"""""....",,~ H. At a party one evening Lord A spots JJl
ply bc\..";)usc there arc gn::l.Tcr numbers of exquisite crcanlfe ncar the punch bowl.
people on one's own len:.!, but c\cn Enlranccd, he asks his old school
so, courting and winning J mate chum \\-ho she might be. He
Me no C'L'ry' ta\ks_ replics in hushed toncs that she is
For the ari~tocracy, the the d~ughter of rhe Dukc of
matter is a.'> much funily con- Blank, LJd\' B, just come out
nections and mane\" a~ it is this ~ason .md already the
beauty and chann . A gentle- toast of the town. Deter-
man marries to fillther his mined to marry the be.mty,
family line Jnd assets, as Lord A has his fnend
well as to find afTection lI1trodm:e him [Q LJdy B.
and \\.mmh. As in much Lord A .iSks her to dance
else, rhe middle classes .llld, blushing, she
ape their betters; the agrees. The\, dance only
lo\\cr classes nurry one dance that evening
whom they \\ill without and the next day he calls
much regard tor an}thing on her Jt he r parents'
but munlal comfort. home. Stil1 enchanted by
Thc rules of Scx:iet.... her, hl! a~ks hl!r parents
as regJrds Lo\e Jnd for permission to call
Marriage Jre designed [0 upon Lady R; luving
finther the dynasties of the looked him up in DeRrett's
aristocratic :md insure the and determined his suit -
continuallce of bloodlines ability, they agree. The next
widlom dilmion. The most ~ day Lord A sends Lady B a
important thing, then, is to .."'~ sil\-cr brooch in the form of
limit the contact of unmarried .ttJ, ~ forget-me-non and a dozen
,.irls to onl\" dIose gentlemell their lilIf ) . . . l roses. She dances twice with him
families(k~m eligible. "nlllS exist the -~
' f at the ball t h at evening and her
elaborate rules, rr-gulations, and system other suitors stare at Lord A with jeal·
of conduct demanded of potential suitors. ~""'''''''''''''''''''''''''': ousy. After J.bol[[ J month of balls and
Unmarried girls arc \'cl)' carellilly protect· presents, Lord A goes to Lady B'~ parents and
cd before their pre.'>Cntarion to Society at ase six· t()mlJlly asks lor the girl'~ hand in marriage; settle-
teen- their "Coming out"-because they an! vulncr- ments arc discussed between the gentlemen. Lord A
able to rogues and cads at that age and because a rep' then M>ks Lady B to marry him and she agrees with
utation may be destroyed by some small, perfectlr becoming modesty. A month later th.:y arc wed and
hamllcss misstep. finally gel to know each other.
The proper torms lor courtship arc as tollows; Ir is nor perhaps what romantics would write on
First, obtain an introduction to the LJdy you have an the subject, bur accurate nonetheless. It is amazingly" _,,,," ,,
interest in. Second, Dan ce with her a few times and hard to be romantic \\;th a lady YOll an: never aUuwed
\;sit her home for tea at least once. Third, go to her to be alone WiUl. MJlI~' brcakings of thc.se rules no

doubt occur, but you will nor hear of it in polite
Society. Only the French and It,llians arc public \\;th
their emotions Jnd in their courting, and even the}
have rult's. In luly it is perl"ectly acccptable to kiss an
unmarricd girl as long as it is on the cheeck Jnd done
in public, bUI the Italians arc a \·CI)· cmotional people.
And even tlh--Y employ chJperones (in gexxl families)!
Unfonunatdy, tile romantic smff o f ~:ns.ltional·
ist om·e!s happens \·cl)' rarely, though it dOt:s happen.
However, it more often ensue~ that the poor girl is
ruined rather than \1'(:0. Caution is alwa}'s Jdvisable in
romance as in (!\·cry other endeavor.
Courting is a \'<:1)' s..:rious rimal in the Peerage
and the rules ha\'e evolved over a long period of time.
Any attempt to circumvent them is regardt-d with a
seriom eye and can lead to social disaster. For some,
howt"Vcr, rules are there for other people 10 follow;
tl1t~y are too busy Ii\;ng their livcs to pay much hec:d
to them . Admittcdly, this is a dangerous \vay to li\e.
But it is far more interesting!
Tom's NoLes
ady AgaTha is, of count, only partia/~y com-ct;
L what she's described so aptly is how love and
marriage go in the traditional, fom1al upper class.
Since I tend to run in these circles, I saved this clip-
ping to remind myself that in the Steam Age you
j115t don't ask someone am for coffee and pick her
up at 7:00 p.m. in your racy red steam auromoti\"C.
Courting among the so-called "lowcT classes" is
almost that inlomlal, though. If you' re a scullery
maid ocing COlU"tt:d by a dockworkcr, chances are
hc will drop by at seven to take ~'OLI out walking to
me Music Hall or to me Park. Bur me furtht:r up
the social scale you go, the more li:kc Agatha's
c..xample mings occomt" -fonnal \isirs to tilt: lady's
parcnts' parlor, chaperoned meetings during the
afternoon, and fonnal banns posted in tile church
at least six months befon: the wedding.
Of course, not all Victorian lovc. is the stm:hy,
lom1al atf.tir that Aggie describes. Then: an: lots of
occasions where illicit, mad passion mlcs instead.
l1lere's a quality hell.""---f>Crhaps influcnced by the
Faerie, who love a good romance- -that makes
every liaison seem tllrillingly forbidden and colors it
with all l he aspec ts of a good "bodice ripper"
romance, the marc torrid, the better. Contr.u), to
Ag.nha, the re arc doomed Im·crs aplenty in this
time, meeting in secret trySts, unable to ma rry
because tlleir families arc mortal enemies or one of
•
tile pair is considered to somehow be beneath
the ot her (differences in social class, mad wives
locked in the basement, a criminal background,
or some other family disgrace that stands
betwcen them ). But you don't IUII,t to ask
Daddy for her hand; you can elope and nm off to
Italy instead, like Elizabeth and Robert
Browning. It may be shocking, but it happens.
Getting jOUlt-d in holy wedlock doesn't elim -
inate the passions lying just underneath the
stm:hy shinfrollts ofthe model Victorian, either.
i\iarri<..-d couples get invol\'Cd in illicit dalliances
all the rime; win:s take lovers and husbands mis-
rresses (espc:cially on the Continent). There's
many a dud that's been fought o\'Cr such things
and there'll be many lTlore--not that they're
ever mentioned in Society!
And thcre an: always racy one night stands
wim the local ladies of thc e\Tning and other
"soiled doves." Steam Agers seem to have an
in~ri a ble interest in tile old "man \\;th :1 maid'"
style of sexual adventure, and not all of it's
restraincd m steamy "bluc novels.'"
Cross-species romance is, of course, quite
shocking and totally defies convention. But it
d(x:sn't stop Faerie males fTom seducing yOlmg
human girls or Faeric females handsome hussars;
there arc quite a few crossbreeds around!
Howevcr, marriab'C between mortals and Faeric
is rare- the Fair Folk aren't fond of settling
down e\'en \\~th their own kind, and marrying
someone who will only livc a fraction of your
immortallifcspan can only end in tragedy.
By contrast, there's neYer been , to my
knO\dedge , any instance of cross-species rela-
tions between humans and Dwarfs. Dwarfs havc
almost no intefCSt in human fCmales, preferring
the company of Faerie women, who consider
thei r stable, stolid Sllitors to makl' excellent hus-
band material. ( In fac t, as a rule, if a Faerie
woman wants to get married at a.ll, she gcnerally
picks a Dwatf. )
Dragons arc a notable exccption to the
above, inasmuch as their intentions towards
human fema.les are alwars honorable-they're
looking for a mate or thl'Y'rc not looking at all.
This makes a Dragon a I'el)' dcsirable catch in
the Society marriage marker; besides being pow-
erfill, sorcerous, and of very, I'ery high status,
Dragons arc almost alll'a.'{S terribly rich!
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Banking in the Steam Age is not aU that different
fiom the ALOmic Age,just a bit more fOlmal and \\ilh·
Ollt all the computers. Records arc kept behind the
 Novels /

nglish " bjol'S ofdle future, brace of HCltll1 EaN/cst probably inspired Monty Python

E YOllfSCl\"CS. The current best

selling author in the Age of
Steam is not Charles Dickens or Thom.lS
somewhere a long the way. Henry JJrnes ( The
Amfricans) and Edith Wharton ( Age of ll11lOcmu),
although she's a bit latc in the timeline, both do :ill
Hardy. Nor cyen dose. No, dle aU- excellent job of showing the clash of upper class
time top sdkr, the D.miclle- A",,""'=="'~ AmcnClIl and European societies. And while
Steel of her d.l}\ is an outrageous, Balll- I don't recommend Charles Dickens for
boyant lady named Maria Louis.] light rc~lding, you may wanr to skim
Ibme- known by her pen nJllle through DJ.\id Cop(X'rficid at least.
of Ouida. Who IulOW5? You might find you
Ewryonc here I'CJds Quida. enjoy it.
He r most famOlls Ilo\'cl Biograph\' is also big in this
(among many) is Under Two time: check out Lytton
Flagi, a [Orrid potboiler Strachey's bio on Qllun
novel about a handsome VictOl'ja or h is Emlt/wt
rake who joins rhe Foreign Victorimli.
Legion and falls in lovc Don' t neglcCl rhe
with rhc mascot of rhe more scandalous side of
camp, a gam ine wench the Steam Age, either. If
wi th rhe improbable rOil can find it, A Man
name of Cigarette . And and a Maid is the
you can't imagine how Victorian equi\-alent oft11e
many books she's sold! Playboy Advisor and t,\;CC
That's my fKlint; most :t'> racy. (Although J don't

Victorian lireramre is not rcccornrnend it tor anyone

all the highbrow stull' we
were fOrced to smdy in high
school. Most of it is a combi-
nation of bodice -ripping
romance novels, sen timental
tear-Jcrkers, tJ.nt.1stic science tic·
tion, and lurid mystcl)' nm'cls. And
since literature is one of the best wa}'S to
peer into a culmre, I soon di"'::O\'ered that
reading the fKlpltlar books of tile time WJS a great
shonnlt to figuring out how Steam Age IXoplc think.
Want to get a ft'Cling for the incredible thirst for
Big Science and Ilwention? Read Jules Verne (the
A'iimo\' of the day) or H . G. Wells novels (altilOUgh
hc's a bit bte for the period ). Want to get Ithe fed of
" In-ja, donch'a know" and the "Soldiers ofrhe R.1.j?" I
mt'Ct ch;u-actcr.<; out of Kipling's novels all tile' rime. and, of course, Nichola<. Meyer's SCI'f11 P(rU/lt Solution
Sure, c\'el)'one back. home knows about A. Conan
Doyk's Sherlock Holmes, but in the 19th cenmry,
Wilkit- Collins is the master of the mm.1nCIC-Ill)'Stcry
thriller- his MoorJJtoue makes him the local Cli\·c
CuS!.ler. Chelr Wilde is, of course, unlx:aublc for hi.~
portrayal of Enghsh m.1nnered silliness; tile I mportalJce
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under 16! )
L;1.loti y, don't neglect the
resourccs you h ave and I
don'l. If only I'd been allowed
to paek belare being ~hangh.1icd,
I would have taken a sekerioll of
the lollowing from the 20th century:
the Hashmall books by George Mac
Donald Fraser, i\{ichacl Crichton's 11x Grmt
Train Robbery, Pcter Lo\'esey's Bertie (P"i,,,,,
\Valt-s) series, William Gibson and Bmce I
Diffm:lIcc Elll1iIJ(, l\ lark Frost's 11K List oj 7, A\T.lIll
Da\id.<;oll's Ellifuiries oj Dr. EstrriJfl=y (pertCct Austriall
Empire fare!), William Palmer's 71x Dercco'c c> Mr.
Diritms, Philip J. Fanner's Other Log oj Phileas FIW,
Carole Nelson Dougl:!.s' lI'tIIt Adlrr nl}'Stcry series,
and !Vest EI/d Hon-or (Sherlock H olmes homages).
And Ouida? Sad to say, she didn't weather rht'
slings and .1rrows of 20th century English prates-
sors very well. But If you want to borrow my
copies, I'll gladly trade thelll for ~ set of H arold
Robbins p.lperb.lcks .

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 Officers (9 Gentlemen •
I

vollUltl!)' enlisnnt'llt was fur life! ). lh:se barely trained,

N
OI'elS aside, using KilPling to
get an idea of what life in the ilkquipped "Sl1.ml of the earth"" (as WcUington C'alJed
mililal)' is like is ;) linlc like tJ'lCm) arc the b.lckbonc of mOSt Steam Age AIlni~
using M* A ·S*H to gl-1: an idea of life in hmlly the prolCssiona.l soldiers historiallS would like you
the U.S. Army. Sure, you'll get the 10 think Ihl,)' were. Ba}'cm, Prusliia, and England arc
ftt~ but vou'rc probably going /.~;;;;;_.....,,- lUUqUC in that thq' alone actually spend a lot of
[0miss OUt on the \Iay dlings really \\''Ork. rime drilling and tcJl.:hing their rank and file
So how do things \Iork in dIe nor only 1'lO\\ w march,but how to plan
Armies and Navies of the Steam and take initiative in combat.
Age? For starters, in England, 'I"'::: Navy WB.Y
Fr:uKC, and most other old·st'\.'k
The Na\;~ of New Europa
Continental armies, officers arc
work ;\ bit differently tllan the:
routinely required ro purchase Annies. You don't, evell in the
their commi~ions; the: more
Hritish Na\~., have to buy a
you spend, the higher the
commission; instead, Vall
rank. A [)pical inllntry lieu·
apply for a Ixrth on a shir as
tenancy may C05t as high .l..~
a midshipman in rour ~arly
500..:; a post in the cal\"al)'
tcens, taking the tests for
is two or e\"cn three times
ensig.n and later licutetl.lnt.
this. For this ob\'loUS rca·
After this, your perfor·
son , most officers come
mance-and the waiting
from the wealthy upper list-determines how fas t
class, and hm·e a dbtressing _I.
you m"",e Clptain an d get a
tendency to be br,linlcss ship. In the old da~'s of
tOps \\;th sketchy training. Homblower, Captains could
-n,e mon: modem armics
wait "on the be,lCh" for years
of Ib.ycm, Pmssia, and Russi"
until the y gOt a command;
diffi:r in rhat dleir commissions
nO\\ the wait in most na\ies is
are not for sale. Still, as a mle, down to a f(·w months.
officers come from upper middle The Na\T takcs enlistees, or, in
class/noble or milit,uy furnilies; they some COUtll::ries Iike En glTan,
d uSes a
go to cadet schoob as ),oungStl'rs, press gang (3 band of armed N,wy
then 011 to fomlal i\1i~tary schools (sim· thugs) to round up merchant seaml!n It;IO'.-
ilar to the Gymnasium) th,lt s{XciJ.lize in "'~",,"''''''''~v .1Ild drag them onto the ship. In general, sca.
the [)VCS of work (sapper'S, hussars, etc.) the)' men om:: more poorly trained and morc miserable
willl.l.ter spt."<:ialize in. Cadets gradU.ltC as Officer (;In·
than their Anny bredlem.
didate~, who arc similar to Naval En$igns but not arc r L
Most 0 this SlnlCUIfC comes rrulll the old dJys of
not yet real offi.::ers. (Old Russian soldier.; have a say· sailing warships, which wen: little different than com-
ing: "A chicken is not a bird and a Prnporn:hil't [officer mercial q:ssds. Howe\cr, rhe new age of Steam and
C.lndidateJ is not an olnccr.") Officer Candida.[cs then Iron requires tar. greater training both 0 r 0 ffi cers Jlld
join a Regiment as Lieutenallts, \\hcre dley ,:an bter men. A~ J. result, Barem h3!t (thank:; to a bit of med.
(within three ~·ears) buck tOr the sfX!cial Officcr schools dling on my part) an actual Na\·aI Academy on the
dlat lead to the Command rank:;. In general, tltis leads Shores of Frankfilrt Am-InnefSCa, when: officer candi
to well trained officer.;, but dIe lite is somewhal harsh. I
(atcs arc traincu• in ho\\ to hmd Ie steanl engines, t-med
cO

t:nl~cd (<1" DroHro &:t.::!ie~ C;lllllon, and all the other high tech dc\ices of the N\.'\\"
In most Continental Amlies, rq.'l.l1ar soldier.; an: Na\")'. This has been so successful (especially in the
drafted, usually by age 21, and SCI,", for four years (up Acrona\'y) tlKlt the Pmssians and French have started
until a few rears ago in the Briri5h Annr, the leml for their own Academi('S.
In the I'XlITI!Cks M.1I\:l1ing. Maneuvers. DresSJ.gc ( horse riding).
FOI1TlJtlon, b.wonct, 1.1I)CC and saber drilh, rille and pis-
Bur "rut's it like to be in the ntibury? In the Army. tol pr.'II-"ricc Jnd w on. H\OIC .lfC the wy ro-d.J.y duties
most of \Our time is <ipCnt in RJJr.lCks, a big brick build )'OU hJ\c .b .m officer, ~lC\':U.ll\' J hUSSoll". Yoo :Uso fill
ing wh~ you Ime J COl, unifunns., and J shclffOl'" per- our.l kx of p.tpcl"\ork and rcpc>rt!> and administer disci-
!IOIul supplies. You spcrxl your dJ.,,,
drilling in m.m:h- plinc to the men you <''OIlUn.md. Onct'.a vcar \'OIl Colmp
in&. ritlc pr~:bCc ••Ind horsc:nunship (if \'ou'n: CJ.\'aJrv). out on mJmK.... \.'f"', when: you engage in mock. cornoot
kY J.l1 uu.... you gt."f two <Julbn£> J month (2-4p) and between regiments. On maIllIC\"crs. HUSS.lrli scout,
the 'Jop d"k."Y \C.'I'\"C in the Ino.'.&'> Ir"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''9~ (harge. dcli\'cr messages., c[c.
mar p.l.~ ~ food. LeJ\c is Officers arc also responsible
infrequent II best, and lIsu.llly ~liljt{lr,v Dank... (t"( (Cencrnl) t:Qyivulco..:jcll for finding billets for their
only a Ii...\ days. ARMY [AJ NAVAL [N) men among the popuiJec.
In the NJ.\}, ~'Our options General Commodore At night, olrduty, you go
arc e\'en more limited You Colonel CaptJ.in [0the clubs thJ.[ J.Te approved
spend endle\s d .ly~ J.[ sea ",,'or Commander Iw the COIllIllJ.n d , lc.lvlIlg
.
C'praln Lt. Commander
~(rubbing dCI;KS, polishing OIlC mall behind as [hc
Lieutenant l.ieutel1anl
b~, and drillin~ Jt gunnel)'. Officer Candidate Ensign Officer On Duty. YOIl go out
O(c.l..~iollallr, \'ou reach port Cadet ~lrd5hi plllan in unit(lrl1l, cut a swaggcr,
and arc granted .1 da}"s le;1\'e. Scrgeant Chief Petty Otlicer ,md nc.... 'cr k't the side (or the
which you spend III dnmken Corporal Petty O/licer ladies) dO\\11.
ofgie, that get vou through Private Seaman OiK:inline
the next tew months at <sea. /\ YeQ' 1,Q;).I':C Mililal)' Chain of Command A<, f rulc, the main ruk of
In the Regiment!> of the 1/"";.-.-._ ' ..... - - - · - .. -(AVr.-'-(NI .
._ff' .....................
'UIIillIlltT "4....... ~· ~
".. .....- I
11111tJI) ... , 'Do YHwt-
UJlIUUct IS
~'
Am1~'. Omccr~ Im'c it a bit Smior Coklod [AJ/Ex«uti\"t Offictt IN]: The guy a'u :r. superior officer tells
better; dlCy get all On.kri\'-a who runs things dn' to da\' for [he Skipper or }'OU to or dse. NOI doing!>O
non, ranking o;oldier to tcnd ComnuOOcr. IS mlltm,.or mJllbonillll1t/on,
their hor.c~·-and J oJtmJn Company Cmdr. [AV 0..111. He.ad IN]: 1k gr.n \'01.1 and lx>th (as weU as murder
I hlT pcl"iOlUl durio :. You p.I\ .ICC IOOIt oIi:cn;}'OOl" irruncdlltc tx:a. .lIld rape) \\iU get }'UlI hanged
bOl:h .lI1 e"tra ...'lIJ.n from \"our Lteutmant: lboth] the kM'tSI officer, the btl 00 0fIC (shot on the spot during a
0\\11. A\ an oftkcr, YOI.lIi\"c in ukessmou'il\', war ), In ci\"ili an matters,
an JnllY apa n" •e.,•• ",.,
.. 'h'
e · $(""taJ1t
o (AI/Chid Pl"Hv
~"I Officer (N(, 1>< "", in otfl..,'If.kr.. Q/1 only be J.ITCSted
B.~ l(lT rent a fLIt or hOld dircctdurgcofthr grunt!.. b\,· the militaf\,' police and
· Adjutant [Al/Yroman [N]: lk gtn' who luOOlcs thr
room neJr br ) an d go Into rcnLn'K.'d to militar\.' ,'lISticc.
ru ........ m.mdCUts IDem1crs.
\\'00:. gcncrallv Oil a 700 : ·6:00 .,.._.. Le~~cr 01l"el1\e5 indude
s..:hedule. 'iou dine J.t the
St>ppIy S<tgeuo.(AVSt>ppIy 0IIXtt (NI' 1>< '''' ,Ito
.... ___ .J L · .,.,h, d",. lJ.0,nO' p~~', ~
gets rOll \\1I.. t you IIU"U, Sl.IPf"I'\\1Se, o--.~ ''7'-' 'J
Officcr:.' Mc."S.." \\'hi..:h is a pri Jmt having .1 bad J.ttitude.
vate dub of your regiment lin Here, otlieers IlJI'c more lee.
many Continent.11 ,Imlics, you h.\\'e a "Host" ek...-ted by w.IYi din.'Ct discipline fi:M" Ics..<oer crin'lt':; on iliip or ashon:
the group. who pro\'idC!> lhe food anll mink from .\ ofie11 l"OllleS J.t the end of;\ ~upcnor's fist, You can al'iO
fund c..... \.'yone pays into.). You a1!>O have a 30·day \",\<:"1 be "arrl.'Stc.'1f' and put in the b'lLlrtthousc to chop rocks
tinn 011((,' a Waf. On rour 200..: a rear .,aJary, vou could Of' in the brig [0 peel pOl"atoc.<. rix ,I while. ScriOtIS rnmo;;
live lairi)" \\'til, but ~I~<: hOll<.illg.. b.mnen, uni~"ms, and gc.'t you court l1\,mialc.-d, a t(lITIul ui.JJ before your supc-
.J. fhshl' Iife~t)·1c arc e"pcn~i\"e, you'll need a pri\'J.tc
incomc (;]J'Kxhc..-r 1'C.l..<,(1Il \\t1y most Offil"Cr.> ~ noblest
Thcre\ mualll' a Regimental muscum, a \\ard-
riors whi . . h . . an ~ct you expelled Irom the scn'ice,
nagged, or hanged (dlOugh occJSionall~' officers pick
aeati\'c pUlli,hmcnt\ ro lit the .... rime). :h a rule,
-
room, a drawing room,lbar, and a dining room i.n dlC Ru....-.iJil" arc kx~ JI'Kf IJtllI..~' in dll..v .:ornmand ~t\1o;.
MCM. Oflkers' \\i\'c.'S J.ft' not pcmtined in the MCM. Pnl~~iam arc hJ~h and I'engetill. BJ.\·,uiJilS Ji1d the
JI'Ki only Mqucsoonahlc" ladin Me sllu..:k IIltl) the mCM rrcnch an:: a nm.turc nfbom, depending on the circum-
fix .l....sigl\Jo(lI\.~. You may p.my \\ith these, but even so, srJiK~. TIle Brit:i!Jl an:: d"IC nlOlt tonnal, \\idl \-ct) stl'l..:r
you gct \\arned otl b\' your ;.;ronies Irom ce"ain mb tlut spcd~' I"K)\\ nt.\J1\" I.rJlO. J.nd tOr what oftCnsc.
all"lOUf"i. \\'or.-.c, olliecl"i I11ll~t ha,'c dlC pcm1ission of In S.:ncr:ti, ~ means 3n,thing that docsn't merit tung-
thl..'ir \uperior.; to \\c.'d \\ hom thc\' d'K)()6C-.ll1d agrtt· ing gel., at 1eJ.$t 100 1J!JlC!
mcnt b\ their Ii.:llo\\ officcr..~ Jl"C"Z. UlI.:K\' tOr me, nil in dlC Secret Ser\"ic<:.
 Qaying It Call
Dc t cc~i\'(: If \~\iting. J Club, the card i.~ &in:n to the doorman,

W
lcn J, or Police
Invc-~tlgJtor III the Atomic who ddi\'crs it Oll J sah'Cr to the party n.:qucstcd. Ladies
Age WJ.llb to gct mfilnnation I1l'\l'f [C.l\l~ c.mis at a gentleman \ Club; thl''Y ~nd a Jis-
frorn the m:.lkitr.1lI1 IlclfCSS or <;CO"Con; cn:ct lener instead. Gentlemen nu\" on the: other hand,
AristUUJt, he ~tonm up to the front Ica\c (an.!!. l'ither at J bdy'5 duh or at her home.
door and bull, 1m wa\' in, right! \Vell, in YOli wait patiently. The c.mf is then (mu hope)
the Ag.: ofStcam, that kind Ort~"ri..: L\ likelv ttl get \'t.Ml read ;md n.:~pondcd to. If me pcr,on ~ prcs.cnr and
\OUlKtI\, thrashed by th.: Ii.xltmen, and pcrh.lps thro\\ll \\'Jnh to ~C'<.' ~'OU, you arc
in }lil J:. \\'.:1.1. Although,) member of Ihe Gender Se~ c-..:oncd nc:utral plao.:c
\0 J
mig,ht nOl: n:OC\'e so stilf a n.:Jcti(Hl, ~hc still ~uch .1f> the drawing room
would be ill-ad\iscd to sho\\ (or, if in J Club, the
tip on a doon.tep demand Libr,u"y). If the person i~
IIlg emr'\'. Therc\ a proper home Jnd doesn't \\ JnT
w,)~' to vi~it ~omeonc, JIllI to <ocC H1U, he [ells the
H.H.. \1 bc.t get it right dtl.: tiN tell you he i.-.
SCf'\'.lJ11 I()
ame (II" roo won 't ~ J.llorhcr not in- which traIlS'
..:hal"l(e. laIC'> a~ "I'm not social-
ly ill" (at k-.lSt to you I.
Don', p~b the issue,
Pd\i.Jlg.l c::ill is more t11.111 jml
unle~~ you want to
a way of g.lining adminalKc, h\
be hooted off the
alHl a duty and ,m obligation, prcmi!,o. Try again [hc next day-
c~pccJ.lJ\' among tho'>C detennin.:d
.lIld dIe next ... until you get recei\'ed . He em'l
ro remain tml~' comme illJu\, 1~lllics ~top \'ou tnlm lca\ing a c.ud, jll,t Ii-om coming in!
need to make ..:.tlb on other ladies III Iktil\ing to admo\\'ledge a ">Cri~ of c,ml, il> ..:onsidercd
order to gain Jdmiltalh:e to the right Sodet}' [0 be e\rrcnlCl~' bad m.llUler., and c\'cnntJlI)' the social
lientknll:n call to nuke al.juaimallo:es and <;:\tahh"h
pn'\S\Jl'C .. hould WCM your target dO\\1l.
b~ ..:ontlCtS I(II" to J..\k Ii. .... inlVnrution or favors 1.
A cal.lmg \isit i!. rarch- longer than tiltcen minutes.
tlcr! It If; CDr Ifit\ <,ociai, \'Qll'n eXdlJIlgc neutral pleJSJ.ntrics abeM-It
rir..t, ...ou get c.:m:l~ pnmed lip. Ladies' (:arris arc \\.:ather and so on, then uke Y(lIJI lean:. If it's a busi-
;\Iwa\'~ larger and ~omewhat more lann, with gilt nc~~ maner, wait until thc pcT\On you're .:Jlling on
....:rnllwork common to rl,e more lIJ.rJw \cn.ions carried hring." up U1C matter hy ;l.~king, then get to the point
b.,. entertainers and cdebrerie~. Gcntlemen's e.JlUs In: J.!> ddit.ncl.,- bllt dircctiy;r, possIble.

,mallcr lnd more seycre; the more important you arc,
the more tel'"'\e Jnd tClrrllal the (lrd (and the more
expen~\e the canbtock).
.\1Jking the call with a card is the next step.
Gentlemen need not dn.~~ in .lIl\ <,pecial manncr, and
nuy ani\e I:r\' any lllC.lllS thc.:y wish_ l.Idics art· expct.'1-
cd to dn:s,<, in their niet"St .mcrrnX,n ~~ and .min: ",.
..:.UT.ligc- or automotive (t...-en if \'(It! must hire (>Ile).
You si\C the card to the li)olman Jt the door, who
deli\'crs it to the butler. who in rum ddi\'c1', it on a
5.1l..-cr to the l.ld~' or ma~lcr o f the 1-I00l'iC. A marricd
l..ldy on a soci.1.I cJlI 1ea,cs her (,m! .lItd twO of her
hu~band's (lex the llLl..'>ter of the hOll!>C). \Vhcn \isiting
J gu~t, don ' I ti.wget to 1ca\'C Gmb f()r both the guc.'$t
.Jl1l.1 the hom!
\.anl Q:xi;s
In Nt,,\1 Europa, certain codc.\ c\i~t to let the 1'CcH.."\.
er (11' the calling card know what dIe visit i$ about, e...en
if dl': tWO pani(:s Jon'r meet ta..:e to btl::
• Tor right comer tOidat: Calling [ll p.1\' respectS.
R.~1l pIc:a<.e J[ your ron, cnlcr.~--C,
• Tor lett ..:orner foldc..l: BUSlness call .
• Bottom right comer fi:>l4:d: l'rgem I <;peak to \'Oll.
• Bottom kti comer fokkxl: 'lust WJIllcU ~1)U 10 know
I W.l.' here. No RSVP requin.xi.
I(you'n: pl,uming to tra\cl in polile So..it'!Y, ~uu'll OI.'Cd
to Ilu.\!cr I'M'" to make a Social c.1ll, no maner who you
.tn;", It\ the eommc il fuut WJ\' to ~et the doon (lP'-'f1ed
when you need to talk to ~()meone in the world of
(~Ie I;Jlkenstrin.
 The Q±.een ((6 Other Qoya1t~ •
I

FrOIll l\\iss Goodwonh's Precise to an cnd. If n.trcshments arc SCI'\'loJ, you shoulJ n:main
Guide tu Etiquette and Royal Protocol, to pJrtake lightly; orncl'\lisc, Jean' dil\.'\.lly wtlcss otlll'
1869 Edition. \lise IIlSlnk."!:loJ. If rik;c is dancing, be l"l"Jttin [0 dance
" S ometime(a week or more) Ilid, eidK:r I'OUI" husband (if prc.!iCllI I, or Ilith unly thoo:
••• bd(1f"C your Prcscm.l.lion Jt III \Ihum IOU han.' been prolx:rh introduced. And
COllrt or Royal AlKlicncc, )11'" will reOC\"C ,yJOUkt dle unthinkable happc'n Jnd Rr,,';LIT\' ask .'((11/ to
a Sununons 00 the Qu«n's st.ltionCT\·, 'ligna!. of course, dancc, aceqn- "i.th gra.;:c and II idlOlll hcsir.J.tion!"
not b.,. £he Royal Prnonagc, hut ~' her Lord och of the alxJ'.-e fic. am (x• .-asion
Chamberbin, who al"h as her agent in
th(..~ m.1ID:Th. You will be insrmctc..'d .b
M in which you will meet ruhng
Royalty Jt Coul"t----('\en my boss, King
to the date and Time of \'our Ludwig WinchbJch, by Gmu of
appointment. Dress approprialc- God, ntjier of Rn.vrnt. For most
Ir--scntlemcn in full dress uni othcr royalt\" of lc~ser rank
rOnll, or in !.-"cning dress \\ith ( P riJlce~, Dukc_\, MarqucSM'~,
white tic, ladies in VOUf best Ear\~, Vi<.c()unl\ and Barons),
gO\\TI (shon sJl!C\~ and J 10\\ Il.'n· pulite mJnners and a fOl"·

dcro/Jet(l~f¥.lR: dr'tqtUr). &: ....:r mal ellns) or bow .ltl' enough

t.l.i.n to t.1kc a proper coach (no
who., pka.<;c!).mJ atJo..\ " ,,,.,,,,,,
rime tix trJ.tlic, 0lS the
not be kept w:liting!
"The actual Presentation will be
quite bricE Alter 3. shon \\,.llt in in
the anterooms adjJCCIH to the
Audience Chamber (the Queen
enter> the nxlOl when aU the qll~
are .w.embicd, and ~ atw,),.., the fir.t
10 le.ln: ) a ..:ard bc.lring your hIll
n.llTle will be prcsn[(.'(\ 10 Ull: Lord In
W.!iting, who ~l.lbsI.."qucnt~' passes it
to the Loni Chamocrb.in, who \\;11
rorrnally aIlnOWKC your namc. Walk
forward at this timc and curtsy or
IlOl\ deeply [0 Her Majcsty, with
,"our head nearly n::xhing [he I\oor.
"If she should deig.n 10 ~peak
WlUI you, reply simpl\' and l'C!i'lC\.mll-
l~', pcmaJY.> I\ilh Ycs (or no) Your
Majesty" Do not wastt tin~ on idle
banter, dle Queen cmnlll~h.'lS more
imfX>lUlu thin~ with wtllch to..:en
ccm herself than I\;d,wmy prt!iCnee l
AI the cnd of the audi..:nce, thc
Q\Lt:cn Ilill nml her &VA: tium ~uu
in dismis:;al; bock awav from her \11th
~'our head IOWcrOO-:llld Il("\-cr, tlrr
tum your back upon thc Imperial
~x:e~ 1l1c aucitellCC /);\5 rome
[Ii.)!' proper addrc:w:s and tides,
'i("<: Cf: pg._ 75-Mikel. E~pcct
to mC(.'1 a lot of aristocrat!; in New
Europa; thcrc\.1 lot of iuybitty
dukcd()l11~ .md kingdoms out there
and l."\'cry OIIC of dlcm l1J.S J bun("h
Ir"'''''' of b'1JI'\ in ..:harge. To CUI duough
Qoyal Nou~ of New t:urorn* the dlalT, sec my notes on rhe
" F Ruling HouSl..~ bckJ\\; tixJ< arc the
BWISII EMl'IRI! gu~'5 yOll ha\e to tJ.kc ~riously.
House of Windsor Of coun;c, I gal MOUnd mu..:h of
this by being drinking buddies \Iith
House of Hohelll.011cm the Crown Prinec- Bemc colk--cts
R us,<;IA."i EMI'IRE interesting peopic thc way other
Hoose of ROOW1(lI -HobIrinGottorp pt"Oplc l-ollea M"J.mps, .md as a Mall
KINGOOM OF HAYARlA From ikl'ond thc Veil, I rated spc- It'A1~
HOllse ofWit(\csbach 0.11 mention. 11lc QUl."'C1l had hcanl
BELGIUMfBU LGARIA quire a bit .llxJlU lIle from I-llU 1 and
House of Saxe-Col burg-Gotha spent h()u~ asking mc abom my
FRliNel1 E~Il'IRE homl."\lurid; !>hc call be quirc joll..- at
HOll'iC oll\onapanc times, and Clcn 100000\c my calling
AUSTRIAN £.\1I'1RE her ~ma'anl~ once or twice by 31..--0.
House of Hapsburg-Lorr.t.ine dent. IUd I(>nll, [h.ll, eh what:
KISGOOM Qf THE NI:'IUElu..vmS \\1ICn you wOrk.1 g.rt:J.t deal Ilith
House of Orange-Nassau a King, as I do, the atmosphere will,
K.! NGI>OM Of SWEPEN of Cotlr.;c', be a bit 1l'Slo fonn.u. Just
!--louse ollkmadotl'c remcmber: ·nlis guy in the Cl'OI-ITI is
KINGDOM OF NORWAY the Boss, nor jll'>t of rou, but ofst"l,
_.srnm'g_~~
cral million (x-oplc.
I!;_____________!.I
 Qaces (0 Qegattas
F
or most of New Europa, the sptwti"B
life means one thing-radng, or
rather, racing and the he:!.\,· g<lmbting
ing gcm. Cowes Week marks the ;UlllUal Illt'Ct or the
Ro\'al Yadlt Squadron on the ble of Wight. During a
wcek of races, dozt'llS of 01.'\\'$ COnlpt:tC fOr the Rrgana
ThaI goes on ar'Olmd it. Whether it's ItorS- Cup and lile 50,000£ pri7.c.
cs, yachts, su'am aUlolllothcs, or zep- NL'Wport in Rhode Island is another f.won:d yacht-
pcJin~, a dcdic.Ited race lin can always find ing .<;pot:. a1lilOUgh right now it'~ JUSt ~tarting to mke off,
a place to pbee a wager in the Stc.1.1ll Age. \\;th tilt: scions of thc exclushe Four H lUldrcd buying

tlorre Qa:;ins the q::m of Kif\"!"

propl,·rty and building m.msiOllS. 'nle Newport Rq;;.ma
is small, but is gaining gllite a bit off.war among the fur
St1:. No priU"S hJ\c lX"en offi."n:d yet, but with its mil-
I-Ior;e mcing, of cour.;e, is the biggt...""'- <;port around.
People like m cal! it ~thc sport of king;" because kings bonaire 5]Xlnsol'S, YOli can bet it's gonna be .1 doozy
when thc... get afOlUld to il.
like TO bet on thc h~ plul1gcrl> like my mend Bertie
can literally run up thousands ofpotmds of debt in a sin-
gil: alt..:moon at the track. Ihcy aL<;() call it the SfKHT of
1l1e Creal Parn; tD Vienna
kings OCOllSt: onl\' J king could :tItard to support the AutDrrotjve Qallv,
huge outlay it takes [0 maintain a mons srnbJc- and its \Vilil rhe popul.:uit), of the SH::un auronlOtive grow-
high priced horesflcsh. ing by ka~ and bounds, it \',lSn't long befoR' some
England is, of COUI'SC, the
\'cry c..lpiral of equine cn:ms, rr""""""""~''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''';'1 enterprising soul sponsored a
race involving these "wheeled
with Sl.:"eraJ great T:lCCS that arc Divine 6arah's Card Qacing Qules rcakenlcs." 111e premiere race
the pinnacle of the sport. is the f!,Tcal Paris to Vienna
Starring with Derby Day in
June (\\ith the inimit.lblc Fn:d A n interesting c.ard variation taught LO
me by the Di\ine Sarah Bemhardt, t.his
is a great w3Iy to simulate any race sinution.
R.uly, whidl mes place evcl)'
summer for two weeks from
"Tillman" Archer t:lking prize
And lOS(: a 1m of money too. July to August. Sponsored by
after pri;re ) through faces at the London 'li mes and the
Dublin (a steeplechase), the Each CColHestant chooses a card suit to
fepresent his horse, and places a card of that [A,men Stc.llnlltters Union,
July Smkes at NI.."\\1l1arket, t.lK- the race draws contCl>t.lIlts
Cambridgeshire, and the suit fuce up on thc table, so that all tour suits
arc side by ~<;ide. The deck is re·shufiled, and worldwide to compete for the
Oaks, the m(bT prestigious of 20,000£ prize.
these races L~ the Royal Ascot ca rds arc tllrned up and placed on their
respecti\'e sllit piles. As the third card i~
in August, a tony aff.tir attend-
turned liP, bets arc now pl.lced on each
'1l1e Creal Airship
ed by the creme of Europa,
including the Quccn hersell~ horsc, taki ng into account odds Oll the Inlemalioml
In America, land of the fuvorcd "'from nmner." Play is Lhen resumed
lIntil onc "horse" ha~ managed to get ten The n~ recent phcnom·
quartefho~e and the famed
cards placed o n its pile- lite winner! enon in rac in g circles, the
Tennessee walking horse, rac-
ing is also fast and fUfiou~. I!.__________________ .!I International
when cameto about
PnlSSia began dL...·d·
SaratogJ boast~ the o ldest
op Iighter·rhan·J.ir \'chkles ill fCSIX'llSC to our aeronavy.
existing rr.lek in the Americas, p;nl'Oltized by ~ulCh Wall
Soon-as France, England and Ausnia also dC\'CkopLxt
Street luminaries .IS LconJrd Jerome Jild August
their 0\\'11 ai1"'ihips. and United States airships ousscd the
Belmont. In tK1:, Jerome and his brother Lawrence also
Atlallte:m-a gn:at airshow dC\'Clopcd, C\·cntliJlly host-
sporu.on.'f.! the fir.;t trJllSali,llltt"Ml yadlt mcc with a \idO·
ed br King Ludwig .It the Ro~'al Aerodrome at
ry celebration held at Cowes.
FriLxtrich.'ih.wcn. Needless to Sol}", our Engine magick -
POWCf'L-'ci, enSOfCelL-d hydrogen .lCrozeps don't competc
in the m;lin racing e\'CIlt----\\ith a\..::rnb'C spl.:eds of up to
Hut IlOt all racing takes place on the tr.1Ck.. In addi· I SOmph, it would hardly be f.!.ir. But with a 100,000
tion, \"Jduing is also an importallt velluc lor the sport- florin priZt', the Jrulll,tl Junc e\"t:J1[ has quite J rumour!
 The 8eason
All excerpt from a God<::y's artick where the only entrance is through blood or mar-
lnll. 1872, by Miss Marie Coy
"As the gay Social Whirl once
again wends Lts way rou nd the
riage. Their Season consists of command perfor·
m::mces by fu\'orire perfOnllCrs, the usual parties a.nd
balls, .md lots of quiet visiting. Moscow is a mal"(:
Calendar, it is lime for th~.c who ,\fC somber environment when: the Czar rules his empire
truly wHIm, if [alit to prC(>.lre thei r \,";thin an empire absoll1tely.
busy sched ules for the man\' .social obJj~;a - /~...",,_......,,- "January is also the ~tart of the h tUlting
[ions and e"ems [0 come Anothe r season in England, resumed after the
Season is u(X>n us, dear companions, second session of Parliament. Riding
and if you intend lor \'our star to to H unt ,\Cross the frozen land
rise in the glittering fimlament of scapc, the Engfuih aristocracy find
Sodety, you must be J.SSllfed new ways to break their neck....
that every engagement and ar range "hun ting acci -
dents" for their ti\Jls. And in
Old " Knickcrlxx:ker" New
Yo rk , the winter season
t:nds \\ith the exclusive
"With the adve n t of
fete/ball at Mrs. Astor's
New Year's, the most
nunsion in Centra.! rark.
exciting PJ.rt of the
Vienna Season beg ins. february
Called Fnsr;hillg, or
Carnival, it is a glittering "Fcbrual) is the tail
wbirl of grand balls for all end of the Russ ian
occasions- the Industri- Season and thc l.mded
alist's Ball, t he Skating gentry begins drifting
Club Ball, the Fore~ter's back to its country
Ball-all culminating in estatcs, Iravelling aeross
the GschllJ.S Balls, Ia.m:iful the screaming wastel.md
events ,,;th names like the of Russia to the pockets of
4th Dimension Ball ( much civili.lation scanen:d across
bclm"ed of the F,lerie ) and the untamed landscape.
the InSJ.Jle Asylum Ball. "'The Scason in Paris i~
"lvlea.nwhi1c, the Russia n also cnding and the nobility is I~..t~
Seaso n (which st,uted 111 migrating back to its estates as
NO\'ember) is already in filiI s\\;ng, welL
with balls and dances <..,,\'e l)" night. The
social capital of Russia is St. Petersburg,
when: the nobles hold their own court scpa · "Spring is the time 10 be in Par is and
r.llC from Czar Nicholas I. The social scason in St.
Cannes, where thc flowcrs ,m: blooming and the p.1f
Pctcl"';burg is vel) strenuous; not only arc d.1CTe parries ties n<.....·cr·ending. But Ule real place to be in France is,
and balls to attcnd to, every lady danced with must be of COUf!;C , the Imperial Palace, where morality is
visited \\~thin a week to be fomlJlly th,lllked for the more than iJ.x, if'S pr:J.ctically nonexistent.
honor of the d,lllce. Also, when you are in\;ted to a
pam' you Lllust re"';procJ.te with an invitation of your
own. With all that, by the end o f the SC:J..<;()n everyonc
is exhausted and ready for Spring. ~This month, the English Hunt Se..son ends

'"The Imperial tami\\- ha.\ no intct1.'..St in .lliOciJting and the ma.lc aristocracy relucr:J.ntly exchange their
with its nobles and M oscow is ,Ill insular society guns for top hats and begin the trek to London for
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the opening of the London social season. As the
Royal Academy show opens the e"cnts, the l.ru.tocrol-
!.:y's ecstJtic \\ives rush O\er the Channel to Paris to "The month begins with Graduation at Eton
replenish their gown supply at and other notcd c\clusi\c schools.
Monsieur Worth's cstablishmelll I~~ocial
Calendar Also, mis .IS mc time for the almull
I
all the Rue de la Pal..o: 'Ihamcs Cup F'ma1s-J
(and deflate their hus- 1."lU~'1 perft'ct excuse for
band's wallets ,It the , .. ,
I'"hru,''''
..
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leisurely punring aoom
same time ). They'll , '" " on ule water, The high-
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need their new finery, ,e . ,
~,
I, ,,, light of the English
tor the most forrunatc I"" ""'J " " " ,.. " Season comes with mc
moly well be presented '\ IJ. 5< • " en, " :.'
" races at Royal Ascot,
at Court, a socbl tri o
, " ,,' " " '" '" four davs of fe~ti\'e for-
umph in any circlc at mali£)' where e\'eryone
!\'In<h April
Society, , , .. who is ,myone must be
"While in Paris, the , ! L." , then:.

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ladies may also wish ro b. • "In America , the
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be on hand to \;ew the 'j\
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opening of the Grand
Salon of the Ecole des
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l~ clite arc meeting for
their 0\\11 round of races
and gambling at
Bell ux A rts, as wcU as
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'" Saratoga Springs,
ils somewhat dis,
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foby IUne patronized by that lion
,
mput;lble cousin, the
Sa/on des Refuses, , ,..1:>. k"
,
"I"'" I~ r-.. ""'", , of me New York fust set,
the dashing Leonard
,
eHablishcd
Emperor Na.pok'On III
for the \;C\\ingofwhat
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Jerome .
"For those of Faerie
ancestory, or of close
is pcjor:ui,'c1y known ", r !~ !'I ,,' '0 - ,,, .on ,
Faerie aquainrance, lune
in critical circles dS also marks the begin-
lui) Au~u""
"l'nrt modmu." , . , I;'" . ning of the ancient
- - , 'R f'" v. ;, ~ " Midsummer Night's
I< f;." .1....
, , Festiv:al, a traditional
"May is the t rue ,.
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.. week-long e..-ent thJt
culminates in me great
start of the English
50cia l season. The .. ,. .'n
" I" '" .">
,,, Dance of the Faerie
English come down
" " Courts. On this all~pi­
~rlrmhc:,·
from their countr) , {kl"h<::r
claus evening ( the
estJte~ ,md set up resi-
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,:....,. I' 24 th ), a gateway is
dence in London to I' ''' ~.[
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' ' I.i I"" ,. • .. opened betwixt
a.nd the Mortal world,
me Veil
attend the first session ".. lHo
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of Parliment and the e
, ;.,
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.. , allowing for the most
unearthly revclry to takc
.Derby D:ay raccs.The
Great houses In
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J\hyfair a.nd Bclgra\ia , :-I("·c,"I",,, Lh...,cmba ous for those not of the
.. , , .. Fair Folk, to be J mortal
-p.~ ""
dosed for most of the
yeJr, Jre opened UI , I'e ~
.. r [B; " who's actually attended
..- I" is a mark of incompMa-
and cleaned out, and
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!lower boxes and

sDiped a\\1lings appear \ '. ,
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.. blc social distinction!

A flulTY of im'irationS ". '" 1"

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fir back and forth aS "In mid-July the 11,.,.-11
c;'er\'one Dies to cram as much soaalizmg as pus.cable English season ends with the annual races at
into'a 1\."1\ ~hort summer months, Goodwood. The Fn:nch Riviera season nov.' begins

in camCSL Many of the English fur set tr.l\ d to B.1.th
at this time to take the \\atcl"l> and recO\('r from lhe
TOwn season; others go to France, mostly the south,
where the casinos of Calmes and Monaco aw,lit. In
Vienna, the Emperor (and his Coun) tfJLvd to dle
sp,lS J,t Bad loch! tor his annual sabbatic.1J.
~111C English aris[ocraq' abandon London com-
pletely in August; it would be sociJll~' minom to be
seen in the cit~, in stich an unlJ.shionablc month.
J\l.m~' arc oil' sailing during Regatta Week at Cowcs
(on the Lsle of \Vig.hr), grouse hunting in Scotland,
or Just [ending to their manor houses and lands. TIle
Royal Yachting Squadron Jt Cowes, headed b~' thc
indcf.,tigablc Prince Bertie, has it~ annU.11 Regatta
(Ul>uJlly won by the Prince JJld his YJCh, lIrt'tmmin);
afterwards, HRH rctil"l"S to PJ.ris preparatory to rt.'Cll-
pcnong at the Spas of\Vicshaden .md Badenlhden.
J'.-teanwhilc, Emperor Franz Joscf re[Urn~i from his
own sabbatical at Bad Ischl to cell-brate rhe Ro\"al
Binhday (the 18th ) with his 10~":l1 subjects.
&plember
"Now the Gcnnan spa season begins., there is a
mass exodus ITom Paris and England to the cities of
Wicsbadcn, Bad Homburg, Bad Gastcn,
Mari(.'nbad and Baden· Back.'n, where L...,·cryone takes
sir-I bath.s and drink.. sc\r-.lcr to !"CeO' er from thc excess-
l$ of the I"C-st of the rear. Ho\\ewr, it is haniJv a time
of strict abstinence. ll,efC ;lfC operas and c(J.n.:ens and
entertainments galore, and plenty of gambling. J\l,Ul\"
demimondes cast their \\"eb~ in these ciries during
September and October, as th..' more relaxed air a.llo\\s
lor greater tolerance of their acti\;til'S.
''In the great Bear Hag Empire of Califomia in
western Amelica, summer socia.l fesivitics come to an
end \\~th recently crowned Emperor Norton's Forty
Niner Ball, a celebration imuh;ng all of San h:ll1siscQ
and lasting four days. Although boisterous (and per-
haps a bit ill-bred), the gcnuine good icelings :-.nen·
dJ.lu at this event prom& a good time to ,Ill \isitors.
Oclober
"In Prussia (and Bayem) Oktobcrfcst, a combi-
nation dmnken orgy and harn.'Sl /Csti\"ml, comlll-
menccs, and the spirit of it spills O\·er into other
Gcnnanic lands as well. ThefC is a flurry of late hum-
ing in the Vienna Woods, as the aristocr.1l)' tries ro
enjoy rhe last \\aning days of fall. The Prince of
Wa1cs also retires tu his estates at &mdringham, ro
pursue a bit of shooting before the snows lall .
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November
"Thl' Russian Season comc.s in with the \Iinter,
J.'>the nobles of St. Petersburg huddle together in
their trozen city and make their own wanmh. lh::
Season is a glittering least of balls, parties, and operas
spiced I\;th the I;scious intighting the Russian aristoc-
racy is f.unolls for. The rigid etiquette, passion for
protocol, and craving tor prccedf.:llcf.: cm lead ro somf.:
extraordinary scencs in this eastern empire. The com-
mon pastimes, other than balls and the like, Me ice
sk.lting, sledding, drinking, visiting mU~llms, and a.l1
the other things done in other nations as well. such as
CMd parties and going to the theatre.
"The Wynl15 of Nell" Europa arc certainly not to
he outdone in the social circuit, tor it is nOI\ that they
cdebrate their great Dragon's Convocation in
Rome. Dragons lrom amlUld the world travel to d,is
weck long el·ent, in which dley exchange gifts, discw;,s
colk-ctions, and renel\ millennia·old ancestraJ tics.
•
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"In the United States the New York Social
Season begins \\ith a II-hirl of Coming Out Balls, as
the newly eligihle daughters of Old Nl....\· York Society
art: introduced to thcir IUUlre husbands. "Ille Nl.·w York
social scene is filiI of the old Knick.erbock.er fumilics
mlcd b~ the stem SOLial hand of J\ln. Astor herself:
"In Barem the hunt season ends and prepara-
tions begin tor the B.lyemesc Social Seasoll.
December
"The English nobilil)" ukes a break from hunting
season to return to London for the opening of
ParJjament. Since most of the nobility Ius a seat in the
House ofl..ord.. and most bring their \\;\"cs \I;th tbml,
it creates a sm:lll, select Season in the \Vinter months.
The usual English Season :lctivitics occur, but on a
~lighdy smaller scale. Many foreign diploOlats come to
the city at this time to do political bllsines~ with
Parliament. ' nley enter the ~ial scene as well, as thL)'
Know that mo~t English go\"eming is done soci.tllr.
"With the aml-al of the Faerie court for the arum-
a1 Yule Ball at Casde Falkenstein, the little scason in
Bal'em hegins. Smaller and more intimate, with !ewer
noblc£ and many Faerie, dle little Season can he:l \ery
SllITl-aJ time in Baycm."
Tom's Nol es:
Once again, the Season is to be missed at your
peril! It's the best way to meet dle mo\·crs and
shakers in the Falkcnsteinian world. So get out
rourdatebook-there's Iwt)ing to be done!
 Traveling I (5y &a (6 Air)
A lthough the majority of tran::l in
Nt~\\, Europa invol\'cs eimer puffing
steam !rains or horse-dr:l\\ll CMriagcs. the
MERCIiANrERS: Large, usually convened s.1iling
ships, their big ,Jd\nnragc is dlJt \'aU C.11l al~1: always
find one going where YOlI want to go, no matter how
only way to get between continents is obst"tlrc the place. Don'r expect comfort, and be prc-
still by ship (airplanes still being mallY pared ti:)r an opportunistic skipper [Q try and rob YOli
decIdes aW3r, iJ1\cnrionwisc). or sell your female companions to white s!a\'crs. Tr.l\'eI
For now, the Steam Age is teett:ring Otl"'-;;;..............."',lt yom own risk.
the \"CI'}' brink of the gTCat age of nautical
rr.wcl, when the rmghty floJting
palJ.ces of Cunard, White StolT Jnd
RCb'tllar ser.ice .Iround the seas
the P & 0 will make a trip over
of New EuroPJ is prodded by
the Atlanlcan an unlorgettJ.ble
several n:pmab1e com panics,
spectacle, the hallmark of many including:
a traveler's lite. It's .I gr.Ind
timc to t.tkc a ship to }.:C\\
THEP&O: ,
&
( P EN1NSUL.... R ORlE"-'TAL
York, India, or c\'en the
STEAM N.>'\-IGATION CO.) is
mysterious Orient, a time
a fur and cffil..-1em, no-fiiIL~
whcn gctting therc IS
linc, catering to business
lHore than h.Ilr the fun.
passengcrs tr.l.\"cling to the
The 6hips Elf East. Since rnq' Clrry
the mails to ,lod from
A I\ide I',uiety of ships India, they arc lery reli-
await the nautical tr.Iwler able. r-. lost of their ~hips
in the 1870's. Here aTC aTe n.Imed after famou~
justai!..·wt)pio.:altvpcs: places in the Orient:
MArL PACKn'S: Thc.sc Himaln.M, R'HlgOOII,
are usuall". swift, no·fiilb 0- OJillll, erc. Ai, a non:, the
steamcr<; of~mall ~ile and -- Carl/aaic is fJ.lllcd for
with only twu or three p."Th- being the ship that Phileas
<,enger compartments. T he , Fogg almost mi5.S>Cd on his
Dover Packet is the only reli .. way [ 0 lap.lll.
able Ilay to get from Do\'cr THE FRENCH LINE: As it
(E.ngLuKi) to Calai~ (Frnncc) and sounds, this line servcs the
back. Second FJnpirc as ill; lifeline to its
VANE CLIPPERS: Thesc arc the fur·flung IX)sessions. Good fiJO(I (of
Intermediate ships bcf\\cen the old ~ cour.;c), a link cramped, and typically
\\imijJ.llln1crs and the modem iron· hulled late into port.. Ships an: typically named
passenger lincr. SlIift, yet not tied to cooling '<~",,"""""''''''~' Jfte r locations in France. (Paris, Reims,
stations, \ane clippers arc the ne\1 flagships of the Mllrscilln, cre.) or girl's mmes (Mllrie, Picrrottinc).
11lII1J.ll line, supplanting the gn::n China tc.l Qippers WHITE STAR LINE: A mcdium-sizcd passenger
like the Flying Clulld. linc, with reliable comfort and speed. Specializing in
S"rnMUlRS: llle majority of rran.socc.l.nic ships oper· Atlanrcan/MediteIT:mcan routes, White Sur Ilamcs its
.Ired by thc major shipping lil1l..'S, thc;c ships arc iron· ships after oecans and seas: Adriatic, Atlalltcall,
hulled and screw·drivcn, with well appointed cabins Pacifica, etc.
and comfOrts littk drcamlxi of in the early day!> of trans, 'THE CUNARD UNE: Concentrating on scr"ling the
Atlantean tr.l\"d. Meals and cI'cn entertainment are pro- lucrati\'e tr.Ins Arla.meall pJ.sscngcr and mail trJdcs.
\;ded on the largcr liners as pan of the ticket price. T heir ships arc large, very well appointed, and havc
Reliablc, fast comlort, at a good rate. every amenity imaginable, including full·time chefs,
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 DOVER TO CALAIS CROSS-CHANNEL MArL PACKETS
[VICfORlA, Do\1oR, E.\ll'RE~, J urlTER., WIDGEO!'<, ScOttr, GARlAND, PRINe F.5S H ELENA, EllGF_"IE, A LEXA:-'DIIA
& NAI'OLEON II I J leave Hlfoor cH:rr six hours at the high lide marie. The Channel Crossing takes @2 hOllrs in
good weather (. , t ], 4 hours in foul [.1 and cannot be made in staml [+] at all (Draw one card for weather).
Trains from Victoria Sution leave C\'cry fouf hours, starting at 6:00 a.m., and take @2 hours [0 reach DO\-cr.
Ferry, waiting and train time combined, a typicJ.l London to Paris transit takes W hours. FAR}' is 1£ per person.
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TRANsOCEANIC SHIPPING
SEA MILES BETWEEN TY PI CAL PORTS FINDING A SHIP: Ship schedules in New Europa
Lc Havre to Constantinople ................ 3400 arc somewhat sketchy, with delays due to wcathcr, 'l-,Ii
London to POrt Said ........... 3650 c;ugo, piratcs, etc. Draw IWO cards from the Fortune II
Port Said to Bombay .....................4025 Deck, the first to deternline if a ship is available. me
Bombay to Hong Kong ................... 6009 second to delCnlline type. Fares arc @SOp-le/lOOmi.
London (or Lc Havre) 10 New York ......... 3233
Hamburg to New York .. . ............ 3633 CARD(s) DIlAWN AVAllABUi SHU' fuE
New York to San Francisco (by sea alone) .... 13094 • TIlis E\'cning Vanc Clippcr
New York to San Francisco (across Panama) ... 52 19 • TommorTOw A.M. Steamer
San Francisco to Honolulu ................. 2097 .. Next Week Sail r.·lerchanter
San Francisco 10 Yokohama ................4536 This Morning Mail Packet
San Francisco to Hong Kong ............... 6086
Hong Kong [0 Yokohama ...... 1830 TRAVEL SPEEDS:- Mail Packet [Steamj- 130 miles/dar
Hong Kong to Me!oounle ................. 6000 Stcamcr-100 miles/day - Mcn:h.mtcr_50 miles/day
Hong Kong to Shanghai ........... . .855 Vane Qippcr..90 milcs/dal _ Nautilus-l6(J miles/day
Bombay to Shanghai ..................... 6864
ballrooms .l.nd &ll()n~ Solid but pricey, Cumrd uner.;
arc usuall\" naml'Ci alter pbces around the world (SnVIn,
C",lcdo"", )
THE lliMAN LrNF arc the den:lopcr.; of the new
Vane Clippers, dippcr;hip-; which use giant windmills
to ti-cc them.<;(l\"(~s !Tum the \ag;ulcs of \\iJlds ,lIld cOJ..l
sr..uiom. The Inman ship<> arc dC.J.n, f.lSt and time~'.
Most JI't' 1l3.l1ll.-U mer world capit.lli: City of Rome, Cit:'
of Paris, C:"y of New Tork, l'l:e,
TH~. GkF.AT WESTERN Srp.M15HIP Co. is the
brainchild of [he indcf.ttigabk Isb.mf Kingdom Brunei,
.lnd l>oobts the lirst and largC5t modem iron hulled
stcam!>hip~. Tvpic.lUy, their shiP'> are named "Great
SQlllCthU11(: Grtm rAJtr:"', Grr(l1 Hbrcrn, etc. While
hUb'C, th<,")'lack SOI1K"\\hat in comfOrt.
The Trip
Your trip will most likely beSlll.~ in onto: of the many
liClpOn.s that linc the NC'\ Europan COdSt. In gcncf3l,
rour OCst bet for an outgoing ship is at the portl> of
London, l.i\erpool, Dover, Lc H ane, Marseilles.
U-lli. An\S(enbm, or Hamburg. No occ.mgoing ships
dt.-p;ut from the innel1>CJ., ~ it i~ consiJer(:d [00 ..J-JaUO\\
and rrc;x:hcrow> fOr deepwater n,mgation.
Tickeh J.n:: purr.:ha'>Cd in the offices of the local
MCllll.'ihip cOIllp.'Ulics (sec below 1. or . in the case of mail
pad.et!> and lllen:h01nters, paSSJ.ge i~ bought directly
from the indi\"klu.lI Ship's l\mer.
During the voyage. your imer.lction with the CfC\\
may be quite limircrl. If the ..hip is .l lulCr or '".mc dip--
per, you mOM likely \\ill be tended to by one or more
\tC'\"ard.s. (a !IOn 01 n,lUtk..--.u mallo;cr\,:lIlf who Uuffi p~­
Im\"!;, lllJ.ko tx.xb, brinp room scr.icc, .lnd generalh-
tell(b ro your C\'Cry \\ him 1. under the direction of the
Purser (who is in cJurg~~ of passenger comfOlt). A large
!>hip nuy J.!so llJ\c a Doctor .lbo.m:I. Ch:lllCCS arc ruu
won't <.CC the (~ptain UlllCSS \,ou'rc ill\'ited to dine at
hi~ table, .I perk usually r("scr.'L'(1 for the vel)' Wt:Jlthy or
f.u1l011~, Ifyou'n:: n~l\'clillg ulird class, YOll won't e\'en
<;ce that much; mu'l] be restrictcd to stJ~ing below
decks during U1I: day,
Oh, rcah_ ExIX'\."t to he ~ck_
Qoval
r
Luftschwansa of I)avem I
Rut if rou're Ule <,Oft that INlUs being seasick., then::
is.! new option 10 gctting J.rolliKi the l"OOtinents.
AlT travel, ,ia R.J.\'emcsc :lCrozcppdin. -Ibe only war
to /l\" lliter..tJJy),
~ot e\cry Ibyernesc acroship ha\ found itiClf
pressed imo \\';lrhkc sen.ice; the f.m.igllled King Lud\\ig
abo comm.tnded U1Jt Il)Ur grcJ.t "lm:ury ships of UlC
~kie~" be (Qlllmis~ioned lohortly .liter the B.lttJe of
M)nig.'>Clg. ·n1e'>C immen!.l.' flOJong cities, named the
Primm Sopb/t. the K/IIl1 Maxim;Il""I, the Pamf"/ Jnd
rhe SitgfrirR, arc the proud symbols of Bayern's
expanding (;onunerrial might Cum:ntJy, all lOur scr.-e
mut~ from cenrrai Ne\\ Europa to New York City
I rAlU'x 100c; fir;l d.l.<;'\ only, fOr a 26 hour trip 1, \\;th
occasion.tf SJ"I('ci.l1 trip.s. to Sca.nd.ma\iJ, India and the
Orient I prices J.lTJllg.cd at the time of'iChcduJingj.
11K:n:: i~ only Olle ".lirport" !Or this tiny Baycmesc
Jir-pasM'ng.(;r ncet. 10C.llCd in the picrurcsquc ciry of
Fricdrichsha\'el1, .l \I1l.J.l1 hJ.fbor on the shores of L1kc
Const,wee (knowll by Germans a... the Bodmserj .
Bordering SwitzcrLl.I1d 011 Olle ,.jde, Baycm on the sec·
ond, and Ausrri,l on the third, rricdrichma\'cn is the
pencct cemr..tJiz.cd ~t,uting point lor trJ\"der.; from all
o\'cr Nc\\ EumpJ., WI\I\c.;ted hy trains running Irom
tl\ost tl\a)O!' dtie!> to thc I.lk~hore district. Passengers
mal' book their !lights up to .I \Ieek ill adnnee in
offil..'<.-s II,X'";]tcd in the $WtSl> to\\1\ of Ihsel, the BJ\J.riJ.1l
to\\11 ofK()n~tJll7., or Bn.:gent. in Ausoia.
Hon:rins ncar the center of the Boc.kn!.l.'e, their
huge ~tabilil.er; trailing III the deep \\.lter, these giant
acl"06hlps an: tml\" m,lja.t:ic. 111<."\' an:: also IX'rtectl\' sate;
with their great mJgnetic Engines )mt hlming over,
they are ,l.I1dl<lR:u with tllC tOrce of gr.l\it)' itself to the
ro.;k\- JJ.kc:lx-d bdcy,\, .....11<: from storm:., \\inds, and the
ull\\-ckulllC Jnenti()n.~ of InMan SJ"'ie; and SJ.bmcurs.
-111e acn:~incr, kal'e <."\-.... t)' two dJ.\"\, routing into
Iurbor like dockwork; ,l.' two an:: I"Cturning. the other
two ;\re preparing to emhark, On night day~, ~malJ
steam launche~ :tnd miniantn:: Dirigible "'omnibU5CS"
CJny len pa.\!JCns.... r; e.k:h trip om to the disLlllt moor
ing poin!.!>, when: tlll"Y an:: di~rilK1.h .1\\1..-<1 at tho: <;ight of
thull!>.lIld~ uf tom of metal supersmlculre ~mpended
ctlOrt1l.·..sl, O\crhead,
A cable d\."\-ator drop., dOl\'1 and the .lltachl..'Ci CM
\\;nchQ. group" of ten up into ule vast bowds of U1C
~hip. And what ,1 ~hip! 111C /'1"'1(('51 Sopbie, lOr eX..1mple,
is .l11llc.Y>t 200 Ii..-.:r long., with twche decks of lavishly
appointed \IJtemmm (20 toral), bJ.nquc:t hall~, .1nd ,1
SIll;ul b.lllroom,
'111e trip ioclfr. vcry much like being on J passenger
liller, except l{lI' tJ, .... "mOothnl"Sl> of tllC rid ..... Your <."bin
i~ '>lllall, but well fumi\hcd with lig.htweight wooden
filminlrc (bolted to the !loors), and electrical lights.
Thc dining nX)1T1 provides a \\ide ,arien' of dishes
')upcrbly pn.:parcd by world-dass chefs. Your C'cry need
is t.tken CJ.n.: ofb<.· a Q-;ili. of unobstn1.'ii\e srewanb .1ml a
'er.' c.lpJhle PUN.'r And the ~pced of your might)
aeroship .tfky,,,.l tral\'\ Atbntc:m \'~'.1ge to be complet
cd in only twcnty-'-Ix hC)lU'\, So L1ntil Count Zeppelin
d&:o\en.l W.1V to nuke hi\ gianr HmdC1liJllrg a reality,
dll" J('fOLCP "ill be the mUSt elite WJ.\ 10 IrJ.\'C1 in M}k.
 Traveling II (5y Qail)
any JX"Oplc back home hale prob- EnglJnd, Baycrn ~md Prussia), mJil sorting rooms,
M ably nc\"cr ridden a tr:Un--at least
not the Amcricms I know. b.:lmpcans
waiting room~ for pa~cngers, lusgage checkrooms
(there arc no rcnr:tllockcrs), lost property offices, stpa-
"'.:;;~ I are another mattcr; even in t!he 20th T.lle rest rooms for sraff Mld public, cab stands tor hacks
'~.:;"...--'~_~.J century, rrJins Jrc stIll an important Jnd hansom~, .md occJSionally anached hotel accom-
, means of transport around the modation.<. in the largest stations. Stations usually ~
Continent. Blit the rrains of the StC'Jm Agc opell until midnight, and ,,:open at sevcn a.m.
art a t:1r (IV tium the srrr.unlincd, dec- when tht: stationmaster arrivcs.
tric dicsds of my own time, which
often resemble jctlincr~ in their
posh J.ccomodarion~, These Jrc You bLl~' your ticket from a
ubcr trains, the primal Jncestors tiny \\indow in the anteroom of
of the Euror:lil s~"Slem, belch- the station. TI1C ticket is madc
ing tire, sllloke .lnd bad of hard cardboard, and is
smells as they lumber color coded to denote
through tum-ofthe-centu- whether it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd
ry New Europa. class and whether it's onc
way or round trip; the
The cl)La lion destination is stampl.:d on
Your trir begins ill
the Station. And U'JJflt a
station! Vicroriam Ion:
the ticket at the time of
purcha!>C. As J. mk, most
tare range from a half p
\
omamelliation, and their to Ip per mile for a 3rd
railW3}' stations reflect cbss ticket, 2p/mik: for
this. The Steam Age is second dlS.'>, 4p/mik: for
the great era of r,\ilway a first c!Jss billet, and
cxtrJ\ aganzas, from the 6p/rnile tor sleeping. com.
rococo palace facades of Once aboard, the con-
51. PJ.ncru stat ion in ductor will come through
London, to dlC: only slightly your GlI to ch'x:k your tick-
more restrained marble et. He dips it with a 5111J.B
colonnades in Mlillchen. metal punch; this is so ilia if a
1h: averagt: sution is huge, new conducror comes aboJ.rd
with a high arched roof con (common practice 011 long mps),
sm\C[ed of girder.> alld glass. Tr,uns he know5 rou ha\'e been checked
enter through the bJ.ck of the station, pn....iously in the jaum,;',

pulling up next to long concn.:te plat- "~~~~,,;"'''''''''''~~

ianTIS tlIat extend along dlC tracks. Along.
these "platfomls" s..:urry porter.> hauling b<lg-
gage (for a fcc); gu.1.rds checking tit:keTh and providing
ink>nnation to passcngl:l'S (you won't find l !ichcdu1e
"indi":Jtor" board until tlle mid-1870s, ,llld L~,'en then
only in large llleUUjxlliran stations); fruit, IlL~"'SpJ.per,
and food seller.>: and dIe occasional beggar, prostitute,
or pickpocket pl~ing their tr.J.dcs_
1111.: front of the ~tat:ion is taken up with the ticket
olliccs, tlle Stationmaster's Office {muJ.!ly open 7:00
a,m. to 7:00 p.m., but don't count on t.hat mltside of
What's cr;\vding on a Stealll Age Il'.lln like?
The tr.tin it.!.elf is operated by a driver (or engineer in
the Americas), J.nd a fireman (who shO\'els up to three
tons of co;d rer trip to keep the boiler ar the right pm-
MlfL.------tOO low and the train slows, tOO high and it'll
e\plode!). It's tough work; NLW Europan enginc (Jbs
are barely covered and tra\el in all weather,
Often a maintenance man travels \\;dl dIe tr,un,
nuking repairs, while J. conductor walks rhe cars
checking tickt:rs and h:mdling p:lSSCnger requests. In

the Amcricali, there arc also sleeping car atttendants to
tum dO\m beds .md provide other amcniri~"S_
What do you get tor your ticket? In fmit class, you
get room~', paneled cars with wide plush JXLddcd scatS,
wide windows with vclvet curtai ns, oil or electric
lamps, and tasteful decorations. In second class, seJts
arc thinly padded and narrow, the .... indows arc sn1311
and unshadcd, and the car is lighted by a fe>\" guttering
oil lamps. Third class scats arc benches with riny win
dows on all silks. In New Europan tr.uns, there is no
heat, akhough American trains arc heated in first and
second elm. The rcnu.indcr of the train is made up of
baggage C3.fS, maikars (most !luil is carried by train),
coal cars, guarded payroll em, and private can;. The
caboose (3 heated car prmiding sheltl'r fix the CfC\\
when the train is.n fest) is found only in America.
In America, p.lSSCngcr accOlllmodatiom. scat C\'CT)'
one in one large compartment (this is the typic.tl car
you sec depicted in Wcstern movies). [n New Europa,
first and second class accommodations arc laid Out all
a ditlcrent plan; cars are divided into indi'idual com·
partments, each with two bcnch scats facing cach
other (much like in a Sherlock Holmes movie or the
jilm version of From Russia with Love). i\ curtained
door St'pamtcs the compartment from me Outer hJ1l·
ways that link cars. These compartments ,:an be sur·
prisingly private and arc otten used for ~lceping and
other maners; a legendary faux pas imoh'!:d a couplc
of lovers C,lUght t1! flngrnllu deli,to when their traill
pulled imo thc station 'With the outer window cunain
pulled back to re\'eJI the twosome involved in the heat
of passion!
t:aLins &5 cl\leepins by Qail
Then: are no dinin g cars in New Europa vet,
akhough that umo\'arion has become more cOlllmon
in America. lnstead, passengers pack their own f(X,)([,
buy f(X,)([ from carr \'endors along the train platfom1S,
or msh off the tr.lin at certain "long Stops" (twenty
minutes <'-"\'cry four hours is average), to ear .lt st.ltion
" refreshment rooms." Evcn these arc stratified b\"
ticket ci.lss; first class passengers enjoy gouffilet meals,
nne wines and excellent service, while third class riders
settle ji:lf tea and pasties ~I"\ed o"l!r the COllntl!r. F(X,)([
hought this way costs t\vice as milch as llSU,ll.
Another option is to get off the tr.lin along the way
to eat and sleep, raking the ne:lot train; the risk is that it
ma)' be st.""o.·eraJ days before another train C(lmcs along,
and even then it may be alrcady full!
American trains, of course, tra\·c1 long distances
\\;thout Stops, so dining cars .l.fC now J fixlUrc of train
rra\"t~! throughout the \Icst. Thesc palatial rolling
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n:~tauranlS arc renowned for serving Illulti·cou rse
meals, excellent vintages, and providing nlUsel"\'in~, for
SUrpriSUlgly rc.lSOnab!c prices.
Amcricans, r.:speci.tll" in the Tcxican Republic and
the Bear Flag Empire, also ha\'e Pullmans-slceper
cars with told·dml'n bunks and private compartments.
These have a.JI the amenities of being .lt home, lust a
little cramped. It \I1lJ still be ten years (not until 1883 )
Ocfore similar accommocbrions \\i11 be found Oil New
Europan trains, when Belgian Georges Nagcimacker
establishes his exciusi\'c Blue T rains .lnd the world
famous Orien t Express.
111C last few cars of a Nl':w Europan train arc made
up of private cars, elaborate tr:tvcling mansions
O\\lled by only the \'eT)' rich or heads of state. Pri\ate
cars are almost all\".l}'S eXlIavJgJ.nt; for example, King
Ludwig's private car (which he inherited from his
f:1Iher, I\laximillian 11 ) is ornamented with golden
crmlllS, a salon \Iith paneling, hand-can'ed chairs and
sofas, marble tables, a huge bedroom, a balcony, ,Uld a
toilet. (with a scat p.ldded in swansdown! )
Travel
The trains of the 1870's arc remarkably fust, con·
sidering that they .lre coal-fired and stcam·po\lered-
speeds of seventy mph aren't uncommon. No, the
biggest restriction on tr.l\'d speed isn't tile trains; it's
the tracks. Steam Age rai1\\"a}'S often tr,l\"e1 oICr rickery
bridges that CJn barely kecp standing, through badly
shored tunnels that collapse, and along primitive
mountain gradr.:s that occasion.l!ly slide downhill. Add
to this the threat of bandits and wandering rebel
armies (especially in rhe unstable Balkans and the
mgged hills of Spain and Tuscany), and you can sec
why (ra\'ci outside of England, France, and the
Gcnnanies is fraught with delays and hazards. In gen-
eral, ror all but the most mundane commuter routes
(like lrom London to the suburbs), allot at kast d. day's
tral'el t'ime lor trips between cities in the same COtlntT)',
and often tll"O or three days fo r any travel between
countries (.sec map, pg.61 ).
Lasrty, )'ou'll need a passport when tl"Jve1ing \1a
tl'.lin between countries. Get used to the train stopping
at the border checkpoint and the local gendarmes or
soldiers corning aboard to ask for "paper.>." Besides a
pass,port, ..::enain countries (Pmssia, Russia, some of
the Balk.ms) ,liso requi re entry or c.'-.it p:tpers. If you
harcn't got .lny, you ma}, be able to get past the bor·
der lI"ith a lew 'Ie)) plilced bribcs--but be careful of
the occasional inconupt1lble b'l.l.Ird.
Rcmember~ Traveling in the Steam Age is more II ~·"·II
than Just lrald. It really han advennm:~
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 The Unseelie
An (.."(urpr from Llldy fulda- Hllrris'
booR N\'mpha Eruditio ct MJ.gK:US
"T he L'nscclie arc not to Ix trust-
ed in an\' \\';),\", shape, or (onn.
Their ~()Ic intercst i~ destruction, the
end of thl! human face their ultinl.1tc
1;001. 'Iher arc purely m,llevolcrn and dC\;ous "ith no
ahility ro comprorni~. No m,ltter what mey promise
you rhe\" arc only there to destroy everything they
rouch, and vall will Ix- vcry sorry if VOlI d4:al with
them.
"The Ull'occlic .m: cOl11prisClI of everything from
t'iny nasty .. pritt:... that lonnelll children and pc~ all the
\\.1y up 10 the darkC~1 hlot on light .lnd lite, The
Ad\'cr.;.ln'. J.nd c\'c~1hing in between. The rule is: If it
halc\ hUmJl1ity, il\ l'nscrtic.
"'1111: <,maller mcmbcf!ii of this group. though no
ks.~ licious, arc \I~UJII\' jml annoying. Thcjr larger
brethren, howc\cr, c.tn be downright dangerou.'io.
Bogg.lft\, Auorcmppc, ~ilisks, fir Danigs and the
like arc frightening but olniOll\ member; of the
L'n...celie Court. 1llc one., IU w:III.:h out K)!, an: those
that don't loo{oC\il, but \\ill ~tiJl ,lick the lite from \"ou.
"l'\C\er .Keept a gin &om J Faerie. ~c....cr cat'their
fOcx1 or drink their \Iinc; 10 do \0 give!> them a hold
on }"ou and l ... en ifthl"), JfC s.:clic, \HU could ~till be in
big trouble. 11li~ mil" gocs doubly so for Unsedie;
the\" ,m: incredibl\" trilkv a.nd "ill uy to triek you into
t.lk.ing wnwthing from them, so be "uen! Y<;ou could
tJce deJ.th or tlr WOl"'\C if \'Uu aren't on your guard.
Trickll Bnd Traf\~
"BeIng S111pid .\roulld the h.:y is a quick mUir to the
othcr side alld th,J(\ if\"Ou'rc 111l:ky. Always dl<::ck your
podeb bc/(,tt lea\ins the presencc of F:lcr1e; you may
find ther've ~ipped somcthing into them so they eJ.n
l'J.ll \"Oll a thief when \'Oll icJ.\"C with their possessions.
""There arc '>lOn" in abulItiJm:e aoom monJ.ls
entrapped in herie ring..'> and d.mced to death by gig.
gling un'>Cciie, that's a mild fJ.te. Urucclic ho~ can
lure lUlI\al"\' humans [0 their dcadu and Unscclic
m..lidens call <;educe mortJ.ls and drain awa~' their life
force. '111ere arc a thouS.tnd tomls of lTnscdie J.Ild
each one i~ another p,uhwJ\' to darkness.
"There C.ln be .ln excepriollJh' subtle plot to
destroy a tJlllily generation .ili:er generation ill n:parJ..
lion for an imagined or reJ.l ~lighr. The~' can work
quielly Ic)r decadt.... or t.... en eenmrics to further their
d~igm \I;th meti..:ul()u~ planning J.nd dc\;ous insight
into the minds of their pm', ll~' h"m:~ long ~mo­
ries and can hold a grudge Ic)!' millennia.
Prot.ectioo~
"Smalkr l'mecJic (.In be bJ.ni~hed with minor
obtel"tS: an iron ho~hoe O\'er the doorway, mming
rour dOlhcs b.l..::kward, wcanng a l.~ or other holy
spnbol. An mill n.lil in your rxxkel lIill k(ocr things
like R()gg.u~ allay. ror the greater L'nscclie, -.ceking
rch.lse in a church or other holy ground is a good
idea; lJ.rgcr ql1antil"ics of iron-or beneT yet, cold
iron-may be needed. T he .Idl'icc o f a Mage call be
hclpfid at this time occame many Umcclic have their
own particular \\"eakne~ that CJ.JI be exploited.
"'Ilu:rc an: also <;()llle pLum and herbs that will ward
011' Un.\CClie. if 1101 JCtuaJl~ d~' thCIll. Oak.. Holly.
A.>.h. and l1"101llc an: ancient tools against dark magic
,1Ild mOM creaUlru,; of the dark gencrJ.lly C"dl1l1ot lllO\'e
aga.in~t all\" pl.1l:e protected by them. 11lls is whr old
Oak gTml.... were 'i.lcred to the J.Ilcient dmiru.; plaees
when: all il'lI.lr p,n...., together wen: cspeciaI~. blessed. In
America, Sage and S\\ectgr,\.~" are lI~d for much the
S.tme pu!pt)!o,C, as arc other. too numerom. to mention.
Ho\\"~cr. reliance Oil slich thing:; docs not guanranrtt
<o.J..!er)'; a col11bm.atioll (If all the alxy..e is the best bet.
l11e Ilunl
'"The: Wild Hunt i~ one o f the most d.lIlgerous
manitl$tations 01 the: Unscdie, hC":JUSC not elen the
memberli of the H unt hale complete control of it.
l1le Faerie work them'>Chc~ uuo a fTe nzy .1Ild call on
the: dJrk aspects of the I lorned One to be loosed
upon .1 target. 110\\c"cr, dlle: to the unpredictability
of this, otten nllll:h o ther d,lInage emues as well,
..anletimes e"en to the L'nscclic themsclves. It is not a
thing to be taken lightly; if cn..::ountered, it is to be
grcally fCan.'d. Happilv, it is not otten called out.
The Adverlla!),
"'l1le Ad,'CNrY and hi~ Consort, The Momgan,
a~ two 01 the most dJ.JIgerous ercarurcs in existence;
dragom gi\e them "ide berth and anu)I1g the Faerie,
onJ\" Auhcron dares challenge them opcnh·. AU other
berie light the (On:at G.llnC on a slightly low<:r lod.
111«C i.s littlc 01'" no defe nse 10 be had limn these two
in the unlikely e\'em that thC\' <JJould deign to notice
a mere mortal 'ilx>sc whom tlll"Y It<;/,' as pall1\S have
teriblc fJtcs awaiting tllem ....
 Victorian Values
ne of d,e things I\'e h,ld to learn Kcc~'Cr. Or, put another
O since coming hen: is a ·... tlOlc new
vJJue ~tt\lcn~, one a bit alien to \\Ilat I
Y OU Are Your t'»cthcr',I\
\\".1)', you h:\\'c a responsibility to Society (and
H um,m ity) as well as to yourself. J've .lIsa hcard it
was used to (though not that different described as the spirit of rlx tomlllOIlS, the requirement
from the one I was misaion ). that ifYOll sec something wrong. it's up to rou to fL-: it
Victorian Valuc\ seem a bit stodgy (or pn."\Cnt it), bcc.J.usc if not YOll , then \\ ho:
and old fushioned compared to the f."1St and loose way
we p!J.y things in the 20th century. I have ~<';;"'_"";;", A !way'" Proled TIl(")£(: Weaker '!hun
h..-:uned two things from obscning them: 1 \. YOl.lr~lr And thi~ isn't just women
First, the~' arc, at heart, preny good Jnd chi ldren (although if you don't
principles to li\'c by; second, if rou protect your Posterity, you're not
stick to them, you can pretty much vcry smarr, Evolutionarily speak-
make your way through anything ing). YOll should .Iiso extend this
c1sc the Stcam Age throws at COllrtc!>} to the aged, inflnn :md
incapable as weU. That Illay not '(
air Woo l.; Yctlf fbrl only be against mffiJ.os and
Y TIlis is one I ha\'C round
to be a watchword. Around
foot p ads who Illay have
.utackcd ~omconc in the
here, if you get J repUtJ.tiOIl Underground. it may also
for breaking your promises, (.lll for defending a small
it sticks to you like white town against an army, a
on rice. In J world II here people ag:tinst oppression,
there arc few lal\'\'crs and or a world against
1;:weT conrract:s, tha.c who Unstoppable Evil.
can be tru~ted arc those
now~c lli Valuable
who arc accepted, So if you
make a promise, keep it, K for Il-'l Own <Sake
Forget Fqy n Good Job, get n
cven if you have to crawl
oler broken gb.s~ on your Good EdttClltUlJJ. A complete
knees to !i.LltlU ir. human being shOidd be able
to fimction in all me sphen$ of
H """'Y
l' The tle& Pc&;y, human endeavor, whethe r
11 lhe Tt\Jt.h Will OuL And it phy'Sical, cultural o r intdlccmal.
make no mistake about that!
I\ill, To know how me world works;
People expect you to tell the truth, what others have thought and
because to dolJte lhat would mt:an achie\'ed, and to be able to express
lessening your honor and yourself Not your 0\\ 11 ideas in J dear ,1I1d convindng
that they always keep to that ideal, but [ht: man ner n.'quircs knowing things for the very
!X'DpIc who an: respected ht:re arc those who hJ\'c a sake of knowing them.
rep tor unshakable honesty.
R elieve ill a ltiSrr ('.4-"Cd 'I'hc last and most prima-
oxi Wa~ ,\re lheir <ftn Rcwmd Or, a~ tilt: U ry v"llle of aU. It docs not n:tcr to believing in a
G 20th century bumper sticker says, Practiu
Rlmdom Am of Kindness and Smsdcss &alf.~. If elery-
particubr G<xl, religion or cn.:cd-IVe found the samc
basic beliefS ,unong Indian shamen, pari~h priesTh Jnd
one takes the time TO help out SO!1lt:Olle in t~ubk, lI~c Taoist Zen Masters. What this n:fers to is dlat one nlmt
k.mn..l \\ul come back to you \Ihen you need hdp:1l1Cs belic....·c in a highcr principle thl./1 mere expcdienq', that
is one reason there Jre so mJny Societies for the there is a Higher Right and Wrong that cannot be Il~~ "

ImproJ>f/llI:m ()f Soll/rtbing around hCR:---d·oing good compromiSl.:..t or wafllcd around, and in ,1 way TO Dl:ar
makes JX-oplc feel good themselvcs. others JS you \\'Quld haYe them m-ar you,
 •

WdUns Journals
veryone in the Victorian Age you \\ill p(>may on Stage. And since no aile
E kecps ;\ JOllrll.l1. It's ;1 mmpul~
sin: sen of thing, like four-step pro-
dlC
\,ill en!r be publishing dlCSC mcmoi~ to embarr.lss
~·ou arreT rour death, you (an go as O'aZ}' as you
gram... back home. TIley write about WlOt cmbcUisrung them \nth YOllr artistic and liter-
their dJ.iJy lin.'1, I()vc:s, pet pt.."CH't., vic-
J.ry t.llcms. Since almost all of dlC Great Game's
tories and f.llIurcs--Joum.tls lake the plac(' of psy- dur.Kt:cr creation is rurr.ui\'c, yOll should endeavor
chologi.!.u; (who haven't yet been invcmcd in the to write dO\\1l 1J.11."thmg interesting Joout .... your-
modern sense and arc right now known as ...df"-pcrsonJ.lity, appeJrlIlCC, IXlckgrounJ, per-
,\Iicni'ttS), allO\\ing dlC Vktori.m mindj~~;;......___;;;;;;;;~>--son.ll attachments, romantic cnunglc-
to work Ollt its problems and mcms, sccn.:ts, J.llianCt•."'S. posses-
illSCClIlitics fur from the pub· sions, ,111d even a personal
lie eye. Nt'nlt,..-.,is (Hosts should be
And rhcn, rhey die cncour,lgt.'d to Jdd any
JOd tht."ir relati\"cs pub- no(c\ rhey personally
1M thcm. Go figure. K'd \\'iIl he important
Journals. Queen to pla,ing the char-
Victoria has one, al"Ter~wdl).
filled with florid And don't just
prose, breathless wriu ill your
opinions, .lI1d ddi- JOUrIl;t]s! Try
ore watcrcolor PJ~ting ill pOSt-
p.linting.... she d0e5 ('lrd~ of places
herself. En!n "you\"e" visited,
Rismarck has one, a "k)\·c letters" from
secret record of old !lames., regimen-
drcadful insccurities tal commendation ..
and \'lolent meilJll.:holic rcccin:d III battle.
fits. I know all about renews of books
these Journals, becJusc "rou'vc" wrinen or plays
tht."SC .md more ha\e been pub- "rou'n:" al..1:ed in-an}thing I"~'~
li~hcd back. in my unin:rsc, to thc at all th,lt J real person might put
grc.lt collSrenlarion of relatives .md the away and cherish in a private mOmcnt.
delight of hi'itorians. I often \\ish I had copies of "l1lC very act of adding thoe "real" thing; ro your
them \\ith mc-it \\OUJd be rc.illr USCfill to kno\.\' C1uracter's 'ounul \\iU give him or her dliti: that is
Ri ..m.:m:.k's greatcst fcars when I'm facing him not only deep and rich rokl'la.)ing mJterial, but
across the nl..'gotiation ta.ble. also prO\idc hours of interc\ting mutual reading
By the by, I have alrc.ldy located Lud\\ig's (his- whcn you're not in an Entert.unmcnL
tOry shO\\'s it was stashed in J. dc.~k in (hc Rcsidenz And a last idea. for Hosts: One of the nilt)'
in t..lullchcn), and I plan to destroy it ten second~ things about each Player's Jounla] is that it could
after his death. Nohodv's gonna hold m} friend aho be considered to be a "real" thing in the con·
.lOtI boss up to historical ridicule. le\t ofrhe Game; P1.1)'cl1> C.Ul SlXrctiy tell (he Host
Bur as a Player in the Gre-at Game, you h.\\"c tile where rhey stashed their Journal in the Game
uniquc opportunity of cre,uillg J di.lry for an world , leaving it to Ix· hidden there lor other
cntirely difi"crenr person- ·the fictional charal..'"tcr Playc.... to find (and read)!
 Xenophobia
Xwophobia \ zC1I-o-jo-bc-n/J \ n:
irrfltiomrl fear or Imtrcd afstrflngers
or fo,.ttI1Jlt11, or of what is m'tH/lle 01'
fom~"71.
"---"r--'--''-----' w ,cn I first :min:J here, I \\'oL'i
absolutely appnlhd at the
amount of ethnic n:unccalling, imem.uional sneer-
ing. and gencrally suspiciolC., \:I.'llophobic beha\ior
I encountered. To one bom in an .lgc of Political
Correctness, Nc\\ Europ;t j .. not ,1 pretty plact:.
T flle, it's not as bad as my \'ersion of tbe 1800's--
Africans and Indians with sorcery make for
respectful would-be imperialists, Chinese and.
Jap.lJlcsc Dragon Empires (,.'\'cn more so. But still,
whc::n a common Britishislll is "the \ Vog<> (a der-
rogatory t~ml for an~'Onc who Isn't Englli.h) stan
at C'..Jbis", rOll know you've bl"()t serious problems
ahead. I, coming rrom a more enlightened J.ge,
kl'Pt blundering on into it, horribly offCnding pt:o-
pic by insisting th~lt \\'omen , Indians, Chinese,
HI.1Cks and CHen Frmchmen descn"cd the s.lmc
rights and n..-.;pca as the t)11ic.tl Britisher (I still do).
Face it. People here don't much like or O"lIst
stranger.; (which, in some places, might mean pe0-
ple from the next village). The Freneh don't 1TUSr
thc Gcnnl.ns, the Gcmlans ~ncer at the French,
the AusrriJ.ns sneer at both of them, and the
British don'r like ,1Ilyone, especially the French
(that 1066 Nonnan C',onqllest thing, you k110\\·).
It might be helpnll to realize that most ohhesc
people ha\'c been at W.lr \\iOl each other since the
d:I\\TI oftime-oibcs ofGaul~ and l'iets 3J1d $cots
and Huns and Vikin~, all periodically sweeping
Out of the wildemcss to ra\age your funn, steal
\"Our Ii\'csrock, and rape your sister. "l11e Imperial
Age has been the longest b.,ting JXace dlis b.lt-
tcred Continent has seen since the Romans Clmc
north and imposed dle Pax nOlf/twa \\ith gladills
and spear. And tlmtwas 2,000 years ago.
Within memory of the o ldest living Ne\\
Europans, the inf:unous Napoleon Bonaparte
swept out of France and cmbark(-d on a reign of
conquC5t that toppled the dynasties of a dozen
nations who up to dlen had been peaceably minJ-
ing their own business. T:llk ro anyone but a
Frenchman and he'll describe "Old BOIl'-1'» the
way wc would describe Attilla the Hun. To their
t"}'('"S Bismarck is just allother conquering IX)lmder,
but at least he's better than that Nlpokon III,
who's French (and \\c all k!10\\ about tbem!).
Americans aren't much better, tht.·)" descended
lTom Ne\\ Europans 3J1d bear the ~me legaL")' of
bl()(Xt. To them, it was (X'rf('Ctly natural to mo\'e
inco the Indians' l:Inds and push them a.<;ide; it was
OlC way everyone actt:d back home. Luckily, the
Indiam, who didn't trust each other all thlt much,
b.lnded togeulcr to a\·en the awn.!] fute that befell
dlem on my side ofdlC Veil. So fu.
The good news is, people en" grow and
chlngc-in :-':1."W Europa, fusrc:r dlJIl back home.
SInCC the dawn of time (he people of the
F.llkenstein uni\'ersc have had to make room for
\
dlrte tota.lly alien species that rhey eouldn'r get rid
of; I)w.lm, Faerie, and Dragons, spcd~ powerful
enough to resist anyone just trampling on dlem.
TIlis hlS made it mueh harder to engage freely in
whok~e bigocry, or at least, to make comments
,\ithout MlllleOlle changing you into the slimy
n:ptile you inwardly resemble. And it doesn't hurt
Ular \\idl Sorcery a potent force in other culrurcs,
would-be oppressors are fi:)rccd to step lightly
ind('Cd or face some dire consequences. Of course,
there arc also many, many enlightened people
actively working to break down the barriers of
xenophobia by dleir words and deeds.
So why mention th is ugly stuff at all? Bccaw.e
ii's part of the landscape of Nt:\\" Europa, and if
you're going to lUldcrst.md Ole (·uJture, you h;,wc
[0 understJ.nd .;ill ofit, no matter how unSJ..H)ry.
I n the best of all po~siblc worlds, your
Frenchman and your Gcnna.n \\ill get along fine
with your Englislmmn. 111at's what we aU aim tOr.
But if YOll wander into a smaJl ,illa!;e or town in
Lower Slobmia, don't be surpri~d when your
accent starts tJle locaJs to munering and reaching
«)r their pitchforks. TIm's dle re.liity ofd,C Age of
SteaJll, and dlC Broolerhood of Mankind is still
somc distant, but hopeful ways ofl:
 oamething with Yau
I n the End, 111C Great Game begins
(and ends) \\ith YOll.
It's :l summation of what .YOU
put into it., through Journals ~~""-...;;;:" bilia and the forgotten sruff of the past;
.L-,,-,_-'-=--.J and Ad\"cntun:s and the
lim of getting a bunch oflikc-mind-
cd Victorian wanna-bes together
to dash through the mist -
shrouded, cobblestoned streets
of Imagination, the finest,
grandest City one can (vcr
But it 's more th.ltl a
Game. It's a tool, if you
reaI~1 wanl to lISC it. It can
open an entire world up
fOr you ifYOll are interest-
ed, a world of H isrory,
Philosophy, Art, and Great
uteraturt'. Man)' of these
things arc l10t lost, only
fOrgotten, and sr.md ready
to be Clkcn up again in dle
nearest bookstore or library.
Perll,lps this tool \\illlead you
to learn how ro fence, or to
recreate me f.tbll!olls old b'O\\11S
and frou-frou of a bygone age.
YOli may wclileanl the pleasure of
holding an old lcatheroound tome in
rour hands, as I have, delighting in dle
dtickllc.ss of dlC parchment, dlC marbLi .....ed
cndpa.JX'rs, and the gold leaf embroidered ·on the
spUll."-{)f'" dull! to dIe heft of an old I..";lvalry saber bits of real hi"tory arc lost and gone furever.
and matching pistols strapped to your side.
Maybe you'll disco\"t:r dlC aJ1S\\C~ to your 0\\11
lite in the ,,;t of a \V~de , dlC JXlCtry of:l BrO'\ming, these pages to m.lke a long-past time and place
or the crashing thunder of a Wagnerian overture.
11'crc .u-e 1h·cs dl:l[ have ocell Li\'ed with all d,e
urgelK), and passion yOll Imy been seeking in your
0\\11 existencc; d,Crc arc ways to lcam their !;t."Crcts, passion that you can't get from a cathode ray tube
ro make d,(.'ir style and dash your 0\\11.
You might a1so make d,is part of your own his-
tory, a chance to del\'e dO\\1l into those must)' old
footlockers in the attic, wbere you stort:d
Grandma and Gr.unpa's old tintypes and timny
old-fushioncd clothcs. Sift: through the Illcmor.l-
you may bring it back to life by ol1ce
again wearing the brooch your
Great-aunt Cecily wore Oil her
\n:dding day, or the top hat that
made Great-unde 1110mas fed
so dashing and proud . You
can incorporate the threads
of their diaries into the tab-
ric of your Entertainments,
or even choose to rclive
'(
their lin:s in differenr
ways, the padlS d,at might
have been if Great-
gr.mdad could ha\'e been
:\ braye hussar or an
Iliumino.ted wiZ:lf'd.
It can be an excuse to
talk to Grandma and
G ramps themsciYes, if
dley'!\' stiU around, ;md ask
them to tdl you what it was
uke (Q ride on a velocipede,
hear a World War declared,
wear a crinoline, or buy a meal
1T0m a trainside cart vendor. .'vIy
notes :m: one thing, but tbese people
have been t11erc in a way my words can
newr communicate; they can tell you things
you ought to know befure those memories and
But most of all, find Ollt what this all means to
you. Usc the ncw things you've discovered in
(no matter how distorted by the \'~lgaries of the
Faerie Veil, Dragons and the like) your own.
Rcdaim ule lost histof}', the secret glof}', and the
or a silicon chip. Make this world yours.
After all, lhc G.lnlC begins \\ith You.
 Zeitgeist
ilitgeist\'trit:qist\ (G,fi:: l..eit tlme+
gcist spirit): TIJe gmcral jmdJectlla~
mornl ami m/tllmistatc of(Ul em.
T hat puts it in a nutshell right
there. Understand the zeit-
gci.sz;........an ern's ideas, dreams, hopes and most cher-
ished Ixlids-and YOLI capture a magical door into
dlat time and place.
So many peopk from the 20th ccntury hav(' a
hard time grasping the nature of this long-p:L~ Age
of Iron and Steam. ThL'Y tTy to distill it down to
the stuff' of Hollywood: Doug McClure fighting
dinosaurs in 71le Lost World, Vincent Price r.:l.\;ng a~
his airship bombs Paris in Master of tllf' World, or
silly womell squealing at the sight of an exposed
ankle in countless 19th century pasticht:S.
Reality holds so many contr.lCfictions mat were
elemental to m;u time, yet .ilicn to us now. How
can we reach b.lCk through time to capture the
essence of this bygone time, to know tbe zeitgeist;-
J word 0001 from the Gcmlan Romantic mo\'e'
ment that filcled both Bismarck's ambitions and
Lud\';g'sdrcams-ofthc Age ofStcam~
Here an: a few thin~ to consider: Sex in tht:
Victorian Age was not taboo. It was JUS1: more pri-
vate. \-Vhat we remember are the now hysreriCllly
1i..1Imy handbills from obscure clergymen exhorting
,,;\CS from enjo~ing sex. We don't remember the
passionate letters penned by many a furnous hand
to ,1 \,;1(; or lon:r. \-Ve ha"c forgotten thc grand
affairs that stirred many a heart. Or the grc.tt
amusement the English populace-in prim, no
Icss---took from dIe idca of Prince Albert menily
banging Queen Victoria in the bedrooms of
Buckingham Palace. Or poor, maligned Vicky her-
sc:ll~ gi\cn by our age the image of an unfeeling
pnl<.ie, when in reality she hatt.""<i ha,;ng children
and just \"antcd to climb into the S,lck widl her
beloved Consort \,hene\'cr possible. TlID. was a
lusty Age, an age where French kissing beGlme dlC
rage, mere undergarments becamt: sexualJ)'
charged l;lI,O(1;C, contraceptives were invented, and
dime novels gan: rise to both pornography and
lxxiice ripper romances in me same torrid brt:J.dl.
•
Masculinity \\"3.' not nl3cho. llle archetype of
the unsmiling hero \\ith the stiff upper lip was crc-
;\tcd for rhe stolid 1950's, not the emotional
1850's. Men openl)' \\'ept \,;th joy, cxclaimed wild-
ly and \\'a\.t.""<i their hands, confi:.sscd their lincr fcel-
ings at me drop of a hat, and considered it a hall-
mark of true manliness to be movcd to dt:ep c.:mo-
cion at dIe sight of a flower or a pass..'gc or opera.
Yet these were tough men-ruthless if need be,
harder a... nails whcn they wantcd to be.
Feminitity was not weak, no matter what
Hollywood tdls you. Women ran businesses, con-
quered ule prairies, built cities, universities and
governmcnts; pushed !xld the frontiers ofSciencc,
Medicinc and Politics. It took women dlis strong
to win dIC \"Otc, to rcfonn Scx:icty, to build a better
world. Sure, dley Jll wore impractk.u, rcstrictive
clodling. l\ bybc some indulged in the '\':lpOUI'S."
Bur others conquered new worlds for people
t.'\·cl)'Whcrc.
Sciencc was not Evil. Reg3rdless of the
Frankcl1stci.ns of dtis age, Mankind looked u!X>1l
Technology as its S,l\;or, dlC shining light d,at had
rCSl."1.lcd us from dlOlIs:mds of years of hunger and
want. Now all could ha\'e a home, food, and edu-
cation. Looking back ti-om our time , in which
Science, dIe Bomb ,md pollution ha\l~ destroyed
our idealism, it's hard to 1x.1it.'\"e in this vision of the
FunlTC to Come. But they 1x.1ic:.."ved it.
Thc world was not just in black 3nd white.
There W.lS color, riotious color and bustling acti\icy.
To find it, }"Oll Illll'il look past the old tintypes widl
their flat, posed reality. Etmd dlC m of the timc fOr
dlC real dues-dIe chaos of a Cm'Cntr)' SqU3fC m.U"-
ket, dlC grandeur of a waltz, dlC dazzling lights of
Paris, or dIe ell/I IIi 01'3 Slimmer's day. These people
lived, bn.-adtcd, rnlkcd slang, and indulged in life as
much as you or 1. Or even more; dlC world WlS
Ilt.wer dIm and less cyni<..dl and jaded.
Most im!X>rrnndy, Gallanrry and Honor wen;
not dead. Pt'OpJe had hopc5, and dreams, a.nd dlC
courage. [0 pursue dlt:m. And if you keep tI.mtahe,
in word, deed, J.nd belief: ~'Ou \\ill have found dIe
soul of dIe Victorian uitgeist.
u
 Introduction
When I first asked my friend Mille, back on
the other side of the Faerie Veil, to publish
my Journal and Game ideas, I frankly never
expected to hear anything about the recep-
tion my scribblings would be receiving_ As I
think. I said then to Auberon, «Pm a uni-
verse a,vay fr01'" anyone who wants technical
sltppor; thank God_ "
A lot I knew.
turns Ollt that the pixie messenger employed br Auberon's son
Corwin to deliver my firs( ]otlrlul developed .m absolute passion tl:)r
McDonald\ French mcs whik he was on the Other Side, .md decided he was
\\ilIing to risk almost any dJJlbrer (induding the perilous jounK'Y through the
Veil) to procure dlClll. He otlcrcd 10 set IIp.1 delivery service between our
two worlds (or .It least lIntil the flies r.m our). TIlls irregular system, ".hich I
promptly dubbed Faerie £\prrss ('" W1X11 it absolllte~y, positil'f£V has to gt't tlxn:
tbis milkmlillm!l soon proved J. reliable wJ.Y of sending my mends back
home regubr updates on m~' ad\,l.'nrun.::.\ in ~C\\ Europa.
Ir also me.un I fin.1lly hJd to dcal \\ith .tll the questions Mikc had been
desperately tfling to field conceming thc niles ofdle Great Game.
And what questions! Hall' Wtm:1I fiet ;11 (J fur1mllf? Do Dra~lfom mst
mngiclt in tbeir 11fltuml form? U7Jat spdls do MallfS begins JIIith? What
kiuds ofgll115 do .rOll bal'c Ol'cr fbar?
The largest txxty of querics were, of wurse, those conccming how to
gct the fld of Wh'lt it was like to livc in the world of Cnstie Falkmstciu.
Most ofthcsc I'vc addrcssed by ~nding b.lCk my linle red User's Manual
For New Euro~)a fix Mike to di"tTibutc. I hope, it'll help Pbycrs cvcT1'+
where get more Stc:lm into their StcJm Age.
But that solution still didn't .lllswcr the many rules questions my dis-
• tant com:..spolldcnts demanded .Ul.swcrs tor. So dlJt'S what this section of
my latest package is .lbollt---the rul~ .md mechanics of the Game th:\[
nced filrther explanation, .ldjudic.uion, or just plain fixing. ( I'm not Ixr-
fect-J jusrrcU Marianne I :un!)
In the intcrvening time, of course, I'vc also been tinkering with the
basic design, addmg new ideas here and there Jnd experimenting \\i[h
new variations. ll1CSC new <;rlll~ on the original Great Game .lfC also herc
for the edification of PI.lycr;, Hosts, and wh.ueyer Faerie eavesdropper;
might be about. Meanwhile, I'll be st.l~ing in touch sporadically, Vi.l Facn'c
£-.;press, to answer new problems, que\tiolls and comments.
For at least ~ long as the rrench flies hold out, that is ...
 Common Qul~ Queri~ (9 Answers
Q' Do you draw a card immediately after
playing a Fortulle card, or draw new cal'lis ajtcr
playillg alt tilt fortune cards used to J"(sol"e a foat?
A: The second choice. Play .tll the c,mb first,
thell rdill your entire hand aftrr you ha\'e
n.'50I\'cd the fC:lt.
Q How many carris call a player
play at a time?
A: Any or .lll of them. Ju.st
remember: If it's out of the
suit, it's only worth I point.
Q.' Why do" 't players
playe1'ery en rd tbey have?
A: The)' can. Whilc
there .lrc a tcw tricks you
can play (St.'C "TunJ oIn
Frit1Jd1.v Cnrd ", pg. 76)
to prcYCI\( this, in tilt:
Ions run, I 'Ye found
that there arc only
three ways to deal \\ith
this situation. Thc first
is to limit your players
to a total number of
redraw"i each game (four
is good ). The second is
to limit thc Players to
using only the cards thcy
started out widl at the start
of the Game Session, and
alIO\\;ng them to refill hands
only at dlC ~t.lrt of the next ses·
-Q' Wbeu exnctly does dlt: Host play his fornme
cards to increase a Fears Required Level
Abi/ity--bcforc tilt: Player plays bisforhl1lc
or after?
A: Ikfart the Player plJ)'~ hi~ l.:ards. -nle fuiresr
way is to put the eard €lee down on the table fi~1:
befon: you describe the situ,uion to the )'>Iaver.
~~..._ _...~
Q' D()eSll~ tIlt: Hem playillg enrds ~Dai"st
tilt: Players make tile Game 100 adv~
sarial? Co"ldn't be stop them from
doing fI.1Jytbi"g?
A: It dept'nds on how vou
plly it. Even "ith the lSSU~p­
tion that thc Host is tr}ing
to bea.t the pl.lyers, he still
will have to usc the ran-
domly !.elceted cards in
his hand. But the real
intent is to give the
Host the ability to nuke
something casier or
tougher depending on
the flow of the s.lme.
Q; WIJIl-t rationale
sl1o"ld be IIsed by tile
Host wIJell plnyi"g
Fo,'hme Ca"tIs a~'ai'''''11
Playen?
A: TIle most imrx)f[:Ul[
thing a Host should COIl- II\I(..~
sider is whether his Game is
nln fOr the Pl.lyers. With this
in mind, the Host ~hould use
his t.-arOs (0 nuke the Game imer-

sion. TIlird, set situations up whcre esting, nor to win it. ror example,
thi.;' ha\c no idea dK;' need to playa card~ em be used to creatc .l plot point
c.lrd (write their ~tats down ahead of time ) to the Player's advanrage (such as lming a
and JUSt tell thcm what happens unll:5S they make lo\'e interest c,we in where nonnally she wouldn't),
a poim of sa~ing thi.')" are making an enra cffort. or to create a challenge (m. when a Henchman
Then tOrcc them to deseriIK what thi.') arc doing \\ ho ought to bc a pushO\"Cf suddenl)' seems to get
to make that effort spe:cial. If dlC)' cm't come up dangerously lucky).
with :1 credible description, no card. Aftcr all, this Q .. Does tile Host reveal tile Feat~s level
is supposed to bt: rolepJa,yillg, not a warg.lIlle (illcludi1lg wllat cm'd tIle Host will play mt that
where evcrything is based on the numbers! level) alJCad oft'-mc?

A: No, he should keep chat secret as much as
iXJSSiblc, re\'ealing his card only after the Players
act.
Q- In ducling, cae" player receives hiM of cach
type of card. But according to the chl1rt, poor
d"clists would ,zeed five Rests. MJt're do those
ru.nn Rests come from- if lie Oltly lJaS two ofthem in
his balld?
A: For some reason , this idea rcally confuses
people! It's actually pretty simple. in game pl.ly,
the cards arc reused o\"<:r and O\'cr again just to
declare what you will be doing in one ROlmd. Your
cards only symbolize an .iHJk!!l you intend to take;
you could just as easily write down, «Turn 1:
Rest/Attack, Turn 2: Rest/ Defend , Turn 3,
Rt.-st/Rest. ,., TIle only rL."\SOtl we don'r lise tills kind
of system is that the cards arc more immediate.
Q; But tUJemt dJat mean that It Plnyer cOllld
"psyche out" the Host and beat him? T mea~ if
yolt saw tbe Hon: dart to pltli Ollt au Attack,
COJdd"tyouswitch realfast ro It Defonse?
A: So what do YOLI think happens in n:al com-
bat? Most of it is JUSt that-psyching your 0PiX>-
nent and making lightning-fust changes to your
tactics to adapt to what he\ going to do.
Q: Let~s say I lVant my detectivt· to have
ExceptimUlI Perception. I tllke tlVo additional
Poors. Am I raisi"g 1111 Illrelldy Good l'erccptiolJ
ro Exceptionlll, or 11m [lidding a new ability, i.e.,
is it tbree Poon, tlffee Goods, a GrenJ~ and all
E'CCCptiOIlIlI, or tllree Poors, four Goods,. a Great
mid 1m Exceptio,,,,/?
A: The first choice. I'll go into tins in more
detail in "Hard Numbers FalkenSlein" (pg. 82),
but here's the basic idea: Anything you haven't
specified is Average. If you upgrade an ability,
you're sa)'ing it's more important than something
that's Aver.lge. You're nor creating a new stat;
)'ou're improving it.
~. If a "oll-Player tried ro resolve a 1101l-C01l-
tem!d flat, tWes dJe Host play 'my jomme cards to
increase dx }<"eat's Required l£vel ofAb.i/jty?
A: No, it's pretty pointless. JlISt decide if you
think the non-player character could pcr'fonn the
action and go witll your best guess. If it would
improve tile action to have the NPC accomplish
tile task, by all means go with it. If it's better that
he fuils, go Witll that instead! This isn't about
numbers. This is aoout running a hm Game!
.'
Q If a wizard dra.ws all umr.ligm:d cal·d
the end of 1,,'s POlVer Gathering, does tbe spell
automatically go off, or does Ix bave die option
post:po1,ing tbe spell going off, tlJCn discardillg
tIJat Cllrd and drawing a1Jother?
A: The second choice. The \>Vizard can choose
to discard the last card he draws and dr.lw again
until he gets what he needs. TIle spell \\ill nOt go
off because he has rejected the final amount
enery required to activate it.
Q How come Drago"s ;n Falkensteilt are so
wimpy compared to dragom i't otber fal1tas),
games?
A: I'll pass your assessment onto Lord
Verithrax the next time I see him. The reason is,
New Europan Dragons arc real creatures who
e\'ohred out of other real animals. 111ey had to til
into the rules of Nature, not those of a game
designer. Besides, a creature with a 50-toot
wingspan that weighs as much as a small lion and
can brcatllc fire, bend steel bars, and cast any spell
known to Humanity can cert.unly deal with any-
thing yolt can dish out. If your Pla)'ers are walking
o\'er your Dragons, you aren't playi"g them
tough enough.
Q; Are Dwarfs fireproof agai1lSt Dragon
fire?
A: Yep, and there's many a Dragon who
\\~shed he'd ktlo\\11 that ahead of time.
Q,' What is tlx status of religion i't tbe ralk
ulliverse?
A Whew! Metaphysics 101. As fur as J\'e l:x:en
able to tell, there's a lot of religions around here,
just like home; sorcery hasn't changed that. As
Huxley said to me once, "Magid: doesn't really
tell you whether God exists; if He is truly
Omnipotent, he would hardly come when
Summoned.'" 111is doesn't mean He. (or someone
else's idea of Hinl ) isn't here, just no one's prO\ed
it or disproved it yet.
Q WIJCre do you ji11d Star I ron? Is it very
co"tmo,,? Omid my Pfn.ycrsgetsomcl
A: As fur as I know, Srar or "cold" Iron is only
found ill meteors. Most known meteors hen: are
locked up in museums or in well guarded pri\':l.te
collections. Morrola.n estinl<ltes th:u ther~ proba-
bly isn't more than fh·c or six tons of it on
Earth--enough to m;lkc the Faerie \...orry, but not
enough to scare thcm awa),.
L
 New ~kills (6 Abilities
bilitic.\ .1I't: the specializations of the en.Slle Fnlkmsutll world;
thl.'\, .tn: \\'.1~3 to tJilor "our dUi.l.l,:tcr ~J that (s)hc can be: dis-
tinqlli~hl"d from dll.: fUll -of the-mill, J\'cragc (iti/.en. -111i!> is
II CONC'16t: GKll.L 1.16T
\\ny Ult'fICcifit'Ci skilL.. tJlItomatimJi:y dcbulr to Average unless
ach skill fits into one of
othcmi!;c SlJtI.:d.; du:y n:pn:.sent wh.1r almcN ;]JlY everyday per-
son could do \\ith hi...lbilitics in J given ~im.ltion.
\\,h.lt tlill. prl'uy IlIl1!.:h mCJ.l1S i~ th.lt in a given !!.iwation,
you h.l\'c ;L~ much ability in something as .my An:ragc penon
E four categories: Mental,
Physicl l, Social or
Interpersonal.

on the '>trCCt would. i-=or n.:unpk. tl'crYll1u: can ride a horse in

Athletics . .+
t87D; non -nom .m: J.hollt as ran: .1\ nOIl-dri\'(:rs in 1990', aunsm. •
"''''''--'-_='''''-' ('..alitC)f11i.•. "l11us an A\'cragc ("(:rson em ride J. calm hON: .md
kl.'Cp hi!. fo.I.'al. Yet <;tcam J.utOIllOti\'o. arc quile r:lfl'; ~um(~ no onc know\ Jnything
Corn<Ii=
Connections ...+
•
Jbour memo l1u:ff'fore, the Average peNon might be able to start one up, but Courage. •
would barc~· be able to lirin: it; he'd be running ofrdu: ro..ld, hitting 0\.'(.";, tipping CnfummWp •
it O\'cr.
Gcncra.l~·, this means you (""lIl hJ\'c almo<.t any Ability you w.lIlt, a<. long J..'. you
Ed"""""
Etherealness'
•
...+
don't expect to do .ul)1hing C:xcqltional \\;th it. It's only when roo wan! to bc bet· bchequrr . .... +
ra- ar .'iOO1ct:hillg man rhe nUll on the sm..-cr that rOll ,>hould hothcr spt.'t.ialil"jng!

Eight New Abilities for falkenf>tein

Crafu;man~hip [+ j
'rne <JriU of m.wng bcautilUl .md well craned o~,
whether of gI.lS,~, wood, mctll,
-
Fro""!

G>rnbhog
GIIDlOUT .
H,lm>mmsIip .
.
+
+
. .•.
•
.Phl~~
.1'1",.d
...Menu!
.Interpcl"SOllll
. .Menu]
Im"Cflboo • • Menu!
doth, or potten·. With th~ .lNlity you can b,hiun ;ewdrr, duthing, fine: C.ll"\in~, and
the like. A\era~e Craftsm.U1~hiil all()w~ \"ou to mB.c: a p.tpcn\eiWlf tOr ~'our mother. ~r{)\\trs + ....PIn,..
G re.lt Craft~man~ h ip can bc lI~cd to makc \.llable itcrlh like jewelry or clothes. Leadership ..... . .' ... .Imcrpcooul
hcq>tional Crafum.m\hip allow, you to '>(:11 vour woric. loc.lll\" at vcry good pri ..;c~; vou MaJlsnumhjp .. + .....PhYSicM
Iu.\l: .1 n:putnioll .u a ukntl:d cn:.1[(Jr. Extraonlinm Cr.ili... m.lIl~hip is onc of.1 lUnd- Mesmerism , .Intcrpmoo.d
Worth gu"m, rabergi cw; thin~ wonh .l king\ ramom.
Mororing ... + PllIu
Camblins [+ j ~lrunJ Sciences . • ...Menu!
Your ~ilh al t hl: g.tnles of the tablc and thc track: cws, roulette, horse · race ha.lldicap Pcrccption .. ..• .......Menul
ping ;md- hc.l\ell i(lI"hiJ~- dicing gamC.\1 \\'ilh .hemge Ahilirie~ in [hl" MCa, you are p,.rom- , .IntcrprncruJ
~. good :11 pcnny~Jiul: &I"\(.... with me Ill:ighbor... G)od mJ.lr.c:'> \"ou thl: kk.:.1.l l-ard
4urk. At Grea.t, you can gambk profcworull,. Ar hcqlonrul , HllI QI1 hold "our 0\\11
Phrsiwn • .Menu!
\\ith an\ wdl knO"ll inn:nlariorul gambkr. At btr.lordmm· .-\bilit... , you MC .1 \;rrual Physiq\l( .... .+ .... .Ph~"5k..J
god of ga.mblcr., f"Cb'1.d.rrly im11cd to the highcM \t.tkcs gamc.~ 01 dl.mel" in thc worid. Ridmg ...+........I'hj.d
Special Game Note: .Although rl'c includcd nue.!. Ii)/"" <;OlnC &Ulle.\ of charKe in "Tum Soci.ll Graces • ...Soci.tJ
uf .l Friendh Cml", pg. 76, I'vc IDO induded a list sntclll lilr lkremlining gamhling So<rn).
{),"Itf.:OIllCS; ancr all. a lot h.lppcm around thll'>C high stakc~ ahb in Monte ("ario .md
• ..Menu!
Stc~th + .Plmial
Bia.rrilZ. Jild \'()U don'r \\ ant your Entenainmcnt to bog dm\l! in a lot of c.ull p!J,;ng
for real. Herc\ hOI\ to do it . H.nl" Lhc Pl.lwr place hL'> w.lger. on the t.lblc and dr.l\\ Tu1kcring ...• .....Mentoil
o ne card from the i:onunc Deck. If he draw'i one of the c.uds indicated I()r hi' Ability • S<...., .h,,, 1 Iu.,.. dUIlJl"<l the "'r«' ,,( ,he
Fxne P""TI" o{ Erhcr..ln.... &om So.x;>Ito
R.mk, he "ins the pot; othem·,f>C. it goc... to the Huuse or a. .,dcliC"d NPC J..~ dl:-.ircd. If
Ji1 ~PC ~ J1~o pla.~ing. ha\'1: him draw ;."b well; if the PI.wcr and he both draw till: '>dme
"'"....
suit. ("\'cn if ir', one of theIr \Hl1ning suit'>, the fIOt ddauh~ to thc Huu-"'!. II both dr.t\\
"inners, th e\" "phI the pot that round.

GD GR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.........t.
WIN l1II Pmos A:
AV·PR .... . .+
invenLion [+ ]
Your knack for concci\'ing of amazing 11':\\ deviccs
and astoundi ng vchicles (although you must bJ\c
suirable skills in Tinkering in order to af.:tuall), build
them). Average Imenrion means you can come up
"itlt simple, useful ilems, like new pJ.nts hangers and
tmKC'i that ~ra\' up. Great Invention means \'ou c:ome
up \\ith clo.'c; ideas that (.1Il be sold for handsome
profits. Exceptional il1\'C11l1011 .1.hiliry mcans rOll have
a fl"\\ g<XXl patents, and create devices used bv manv
people. Extraordinary In\"ention means you c~mc ui,
with am.1.zing things like subnl.lrines, landfonrcsscs
and the telephone!
kedership [ "]
Your ability to command and le.1.d others, Leaden-hip
is most USCfill lOr military men, poIiticiJ.ns, rclOnncn.
.and [he likc. If cncompasses the ahility to inspire oth·
ers through oratorY, dramatic gcsnm:s, bc-aring, J.nd
fOrcc ofperIDnalilY. A\"cr.l.gc Leadership allows rou to
manage a small business succcssfilll\", or to leJd lrOOp!>
in peacetime siruarions. Good Leadership meJ.l1S you
can lead trc:x>pS into banle Jnd hJve them tnlSt rour
judgemem. Great Leadership me.1.ns ~'011 h,}\e .1. small
rcputJ.rion as a leader; J"lf.:ople \\ill follo\\ vou just on
the strength of your llame. Exceptional Leadership
me.1.llS you can k-ad annie, into battle and inspire peo-
ple to do their \'en' best (and imprun' their AbiliriC!) .1.t
Ihe specific fJsk you need them to do br I R.mk J.
l.-."(tr.lOrdinary Leaders .lre like Bisnurd:. or Grant; their
Illen v..ill go to Hell J.lld ba~k for them, .1.nd thcir \en'
presence inspires their followers to do impos~ible
things (improving their Abilities .Il the specific tJsk
you need them to do by 2 Ranks!).
Mesmerism [" j
Your ability to usc the "mental o;,.;ence" of Dr. Amon
Mesmer to ""hypnotiJ:C'" others (0 your I\ill. With
A\erJge Mesmerism, \"01..1 can make pcople di7..zy. With
Good, you cal1 put them illlo a light tr.mt:e .1.od get
thcm to answcr simplc, unthre;ucning question!.. At
Great, they \\ill do the usual parlOf" tricks-bark like a
dog, etc. Exception.11 M('l;meri~m will get ladies 10
remove their gamlentS or C.IlI!>C people to do mher
thin~ that thl)' would rJther not, a!. long JS ·the Knons
arc not life·threatening. At txtrJordinary, you arc a
Mentalist Supreme, ordering people to rob banks,
, jump offbridgcs, and shoot the C/...ar!
•
Moloring [+ ]
Thc ability to pilot a motorized \'chide such as a steam
Jutomotive or \"docilX."tic (the skill of Hclmsmanship
I
would be emplop:d to control any Jerial, nautic.ll or
IJrger-than an-automotive ·sized ·teITCStrial·vehicle). At
A\'erage, you ('J.1l just b.rrcly Steer, make it bOO fOI"\\.m!,
back up, and yOli think you know where to pur the
water in. At Good, vou know ho\\ to 1001 around
quite smanly, can fuel .1Ild ~oal yourself up, and l"\'C1l
do simple repair:. likc tires and loose bol~. At Great,
\"OlI Qll Jl'malh rally about on a rough road, do cle-. ·
erh' ti&ln rums, and SlOp withollt skidding; you can
evcn fix the boiler a little. At txCcl)tional, you regular-
ly racc on the afternoom \\ itlt the local club. At
EXITJ<,rdinal)', you arc a racer known all m'cr the
lcnb'th and breadth of New Europa.
Nelurei &iences [ + ]
11lC knnwkdge of the M.ientilic Illethod, as applicd to a
,
I,artinilar field of stud\'. N.1.turai Science J.SSIIIllCS vou
havc studied magnetisl~, pll\"'iia, botlllica.l and~.
c41 iicicm:cs, and the powcrs nf electrical ellCfb"'·. An~ragc
knol\lcdge of the ~arur.ll Sciences allows \'OU lO dn
\1Il1ple cxpcrimcms like hook. up J. banel1: 10 a light
bulb, pia\" with bar m;lgnet!., re..:;ogni/e mmr local
plants. Good Abiliries in the Natural Sciences means
you ;,re up to dale on mmt popular theories about
magnetism, elc...lricity, and physics; you could filtor the
Ilxal ~·OtUlgstCrs. Gn.--at Abiliti~ lllCJ.ru> you are on par
\\;tll thc average public school instructor; Exceptional
Abilitio in tllC Narural Scicnco means you an:: equal to
an\' LJni\ersiry Professor in your knowledge .
F\:lr.lol\lin.u) Abilities in Namra.l &icnec:. pLlCC'i rOll as
onc of thc lC<ll.Icr:. in knolVk:dgc of Illagm-nsm,
.. physics,
or hotanica.l and zoological sciences; your name is rec·
og.ni7.cd, and you often write Imporul1I PJpers.
Riding [+]
111C skill of managing horses, camels, and other com-
mon riding animals. Bizarre mount:; such as ostriches,
bipedJ.l dinosaurs, and the like can be ridden at one
Ability rank 100\'Cr than nurrnal_ A\'Crage b what c\lTy'
one un do---ridc a paltry lTlaR: and nOI full ofrin a ""•• ilL-
jumll. Good means you CJ.ll handk a <;pirilcd gelding
and cUlter and gallop quitc well. perhaps jump a short
gap. Great allows you to compe.te in the local steeple.-
ch3lol.""S \\.;th a b'"OOCl. cllallce of Ill.lking JIl tbe jump1>-the
em} of Rotten Row. An Exception.,1 Riding Skill Illl-ans
)'01.1 .m:: a world class hor;cman, ahle to jump most any
nom)aJ obstacle, and handle alnlO~it any nOllnaJ lx.-ast.
h:traordinary Illt'aru VOlI an:: J JOCklJ the equ..ll of Fred
An:her himself; you\e prohJbly won your share of
national races and maybc rlJ.cc:d (or won) in the Derby.
 Three New Qo1e8 (9 Prof~ions
3 New Dramatic Characters to Play With: simply spreading the \\ord to those n:.Kfy to nxic......'c
it. PCrh.1PS you will one dJ~' become J mi~onary
tlarri4cr ">en'lng abro.ld, but for now, there is .l.utlcring
V OI.I studic.:d lurd J.t Unin:l">ity JJld went enough on your 0\\" d(x.>r.)tcp th.lt mu"t be
~ up to dlC R..tr at .lf1 J.gc "ilCll IllOst of /.~"'-"""'o:,.. tcnd<.-d l O.
your mcnili. were still getting them- Stong Suits: Courage, bJu....... rion,
scl\es sorted our. Yuu since han:: I\:.ro.."tion.
IllJSten:d the tiner poilll~ of the In Your Diary. Mcditltioru.
L.l.w; rOLLf honed ,lbilil\' k)f d~ 0 11lht: Word. Appointments.
(cming .lfgumcnt hl.!. m.l<ic: Personal Pravl'l'S.
you the "inner Itl man\' J. Why You'n= Here: 1l1c:
Col!iCm the t\ssi70. Oftcn it Alnughty mo\'es you III
hJ') onl\ ocen your skill ~h'Sterious W.lys. Pt:rhaps
IhJ.t h.t\ ~\cd .lll inno- YOll arc here [0 tend ro
(en( life h'om the ,hill OIl( of your fkxk, nr to
cmbrJ(C of the hang- g.,in sUPlX)f1 tOr J \\'or·
inan's n005e. thv ousc,
To Ihi\ end, you Par Il~
IlJ\'c taken up what you re I~..or
sec as the noble ..t of
CJuses--tO defend
NO{ 1I1 agcms of the
L.t" arc the dull·
thosc unjustly .}CClJ.-'>(.'d, \\itted lurmudgeom
,md to sec Justk.."C done port3H..,\i in the pages
no nuner the (0',(. Ihe SimI/d. You arc one
Strong Suits: of the e\(cption~, tr.Uol_'d
Charisma, Edu(ation, in the blest method!'> in
Perception. the buq;t-oning S(:i<:rkX
In Your Diary. Note!l Criminol~'-y, "ith a ~)lid
on ~'our late .. t (a .. e. grounding in the Law JS
Important legal decisions \\cU-a modem poliCmlMl in
pertaining 10 what you're the mold of Peel Jnd
working (Ill. Pinkcnon. :-':0\\ that ~'00 h.1\'c
Why You' re Here: To sec embarked upon your career, ~'Oll
JustiI.."C dune. of I,:ourse. I\:rhap.<, (lilC <,eek J rcJ.I dt.JJlcngc to your .lbilitic.\;
0'- the other lTIL"lb(TS (*\oor group in pcrlups I.'" 'en a chance to (onfUunJ. an
dient 111 trouhk. Or pcrlw.ps they ma~' be """"'''''''''''''~'' ar(hfiend like Moriarty and hi~ \\brki Crime
working \\ ith you 10 fitt a \\ TOI~ Uln().'\.-nt. Leab''lIc iISC1I1
Strong Suits: Connectiom, h~ticuffs,
Percl.lmon.
n thi!i ,lge of tumloii and dis.ruption, it is the, In Your Diary: 1"'otcs from i.nl()frnan~. (J~
I duty of the Chur.:h to stand as J beacon 01
('harm' and Grace to dxlSC loq sheep who Ix-ed
to IIwQotiga[e. Import.1l1t ~["\·,ltiOlt<;.
Why You're Here To pursuc ml~:n:an~ and
guidancc most. To dli~ cnd, YOll hJVC chosen to bring them [0 Justice! PerhJ["I'I one hides \\irhin dlis
minsitcr to ~ in need, whether b... ICeding dlC group (...·en now; or PCriutl'! a lurking tdon IlJS E\iI
poor, (Jf'gl.I11l'ing .l~t ill tn:.ltIncnt and :tbuse, or designs upon one OfyoliTcompanKln....!
 The Turn of It friendly Card
Easy No-Trump Whisl
for four Players:
, Because cards, my friend, arc more uscflll th:m dice. Dice
i"idc players into two
D teams. Deal each player
thirteen cards. The deale r
leads the first card by turning
it face up. Players go around
the table clockwise, each try-
ing to playa Glrd of the s.,mc
suit as the le;'ld card. If they
have no cards in that suit,
they must discard a card.
Whoc\'cr plays tilt:: highest
card in the suit wins rhe
"trick." The used cards arc
discarded, and the winner
leads a new card which the
other players mList follow the
suit of.
fn'OId$. Trust the Cards, Luke.
~-;,;., hy do we, other than dle SOCi.l] aspect, me cards in dle
Great Game, r,uher than dice?
linear. "nley do one thing-produce random numbers.
,1fe
At best, by llsing combinations of dice, you can produce
numbers in new and clever "'J.ys, but in the end, you still
end up \\;th numbers.
Cards, on the other IUlld, arc what I call holographic;
they nOt only can prodm:e numbers (the equh·J...lent of a 14
sided die where ,in Ace call be either a 1 or a 13, and Jokers
'-.:..::.__ =-=~ Me wild), but ;:uso have projected ,'alues based on SUib,
combinations of cards, J.nd e\'en pictures on till: cards. \Vith these added
dimensions, cards can do a lot morc tlun any dk, 110 matter how finely crJ.ned.
So let's rake J. look at what you can do \\~tll your cards, ok?
'!be Tawl V!l.!1aUQf[
Rather than u!>ing locgula.r playing cards, you can usc Tarot cards (the colorful
card!> used to teU tortunes) iIHtead, wim the suits represented by Coin!> [tJ,
Swords [+], Wands [. J, and Cups r9 J respectively. But where Tarot cards really
shine is til tlle usc ofthc Gre-.ncr Arcana: special tace cards such as tlle Emperor,
the Wheel, tlle Fool, and me World. By "~igning "a1ues to the cards of the
Arcana., you can make them special cards in your Game. For example:
Lovers .""'trOll
make txIC \'1'( Illi in loI'c \\jhim Death ................. ~"(f,m t!ape&.uh 0l'Il.1:
Judgement .,\b~ ~cr!O repbx me NIl cOOic~ Fate ....... P!.J.I'ClClll tm.o' thcoollDllltlim: action
Fool ........ llI~"CI fumbln m.l crGIlcsdisaucr Wtzaed .. I'LI)"(f ~inU!ID' :\rtifxt clHUIt's..IDct
These arc just a few ideas; tr~' rour o'\.'n, as your own me3nin~ will give mem
a Illore personal touch to vour Game.
to. Qandom &YM!.cm for Creating N<.lfl-p!;.l,)'Cf Character...
You can use tl1is method to determine ch'lr.lcteristics of non-player Ch,lr.lC-
rers yOI.1 may met:t during a game. 11lls system is similar to that used to deter-
mine significators in ,1 Tarot rt:,lding, Llsing only the Face cards of the deck.
FrRsr lDRAw: Race of ChMJ.cter
't]- Dr·.l gon [. ]-Human ].I-Facrie [+}.. Dwarf
SECOND DRAW: Extemal Temperament of Character

[I~
I
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...., U 1II!lIIpWI't
An!lpiziza,1in,

-~ ~ (~&h1!ab
""' goo! IllI'IllD.;m-
1~ 11tanrWr
nml.~
ott

[I~ ,-- I 1~~, ~ln,

" .. , lIlCl'lt7l&'lr, ~lI<:gJ\
~tllltt:l,\""
"""'i,a
~ -.'-
"" ~,iIt,
1:.
... ii:t'fmrfW!\

[I I """,,'P' .~krlmt.~ ~ Inmm-i: &diJU [!] ",",,- .

&--""
..." Inhbxf b.'1&9.WW't ,... drtM~1HlUl'II d·idY

[I~
"." =~ I -"'" I .\~:oiirt Iii
Tw-fmi crniIng.
.. co 11:i:~
1HrRD DRAW: Inner Motin::s ofCharactcr
[+I-"""",...i< [. ]- """I$' [tl_ .\_.~
\1I.m.Iim~ 1~"&I'fCII l'CT'I"U.~
Tcllin~ f0!tunc<!'!
Use rom cards ro tell the e"cnts to come (well, SOrt ot). Start by separating
the fun.: cards f()111 the rest of the deck. Now by out the remaining cards ITom
the deck our in a seven card row. Each suit has .1 meaning:
Spades ..... _.... , .. .\I'ar,cmflia,bmlc Clubs .............Travd,chmge,ltxMn1mt,!!1lJIItb
Hearts ..... , .tn.t, 1'OOWIl"T, etmtion, r-ruioo Diamonds ...... FlI'l.IIKn,mooe-,,li.nune, pclitia
Jokers .Grtat dwlge, (oolIDMn, uphe.1\01
La~ing them out in a line dctcnnines the mc:aning of the ad\'cnmrc to come.
As yOll do so, make sure the last two cards an:: from the race card pile, and usc
the random !;~'Stcm for ,,:n.-J.t:ing NPCs (described on pg. 76),

DDDDDDD
'ir ~; .,(1)' 1,[0, !~

So, lor cx'lmpic, a reading thJ.t came up like so:

;o.r£! i'(.,.\ili:., ,'uJ, -.\\IE

GJ rn [!] rn [:J I I
S;-'D' ~C",~I!!'lG;~_ !q(F.\::i\,,- .!\-:~>,::;\, ,~,~(}-

Might mt:an ,1 romantic sinlJ.tion, in which the goal is personal

Y('(1..\'- \ _0\1'",1.,\1'.13

growth, and in which the first challenge to the romance is a long

journey, the second challenge is to Ill.lke a great terntlle, and the:
third challenge is to fight.l great bank ofsollle son. In our quest,
we will be aided by J quick· witted person Jnd oppoM:d by a forcdlll,
domineering bully.
So ... the players \\ill be \lwolved in a great ronl.lnce, where a
forceful, buH)ing ca\'JJry otliccr also seeks the hand of the young
iJdy. So we take a ship to Australia to make our fortunes in the gold~ II ~~
field,>, bur the evil otlicl'r will lello\\' LIS and try to steal the gold and
kill us in a great battle!
\Vow! Inst.mt Adventure, in the cards!

Il's in lhe Cards!

N, you can '>ee, cards do offer a lot more possibilities than men: \\'~:;.."
dice.:. Not only can you tell fornme'>, design at-h'enturcs, create charar.>
tel's, resolve conllicts, .md gener.m: r.mdom numbers with them, you C.lIl
also usc them to piJy othcr gJmes, like Whist and Poker, while you're
\\-.liting around for your turn upon the st.lge . Not only that. but you can
buy all kinds of nifty new decks for cvery occasion.

Cool Idea
pccial thanks to the gentleman with the sobriquet of Kessel RUlI, who sent me
S his variation on card play. Kcs,<;el holds rour card.. fOr his chief \;Ilain, and rums
oyer a singlc random card from the top of dlC Fomme Deck for each action carried
our by a secondary non -player. That way his ruffians are morc random and his
Villains play with more care!
 fearful tIarm (9 Great Danger
An Alternate Feat Resolution (jJ
Dama8e Clystem ror Ca"L/e
f'alken"tein
A Falkenstein
lthough the resolution system in Castle
works quite well as designed, it
didn'r take long for the designer in me to want to
start tinkt:ring with it, ](X)king tor ways to strcam-
lilll:: the mechanics. HoII' cO/tid I get rid of nit tbe
III/wben? HOll> could 1 make it more cinematic?
A'Jd holV could I get rid (If dJe birmkety-blflllk irHit
Point-based damflge ~)'ftem tlJllt l1?fJlIircd t/Jat pll1:'1-
ers keep exhaustive track of t"fir injuries? On and
on I agonized (okay, I agonized a week, maybe,
tops) until I had it. Eureka!
TIle result is this optional system, which incor-
porates all of the Feat Resolution stuff into om:
simpk table that [ells whether you succeeded or
not, and if not, what YOLI will need, cardwisc, to
get at least in thc ballp:u-k. Dam.,ge is also simpli-
lied; wcafXlns now do damage in Ranks of Harm
(from A to F); index the wcapon against the Body
Location :rnd the target's Physique and the result is
determined instantly.
61lPONl: Die! y",,!>=I! [TOOle 11
C tart by comparing your Ability Rank (kft sid.: of
~ablc lA) to tile Ability Rank, Range or Feat
DifficuJty along tile top of tile table (thcy're listed in
three rows). TIle result is how well you did.
• TIlere arc five ranks of results: High Success, Full
Success., Parti.'ll Success., Failun:., and Emlble.
o Option.al: You CJn choose to ignore grnJatioos of
success or fuilurc and simply read the dKut as SUCCCSl> or
fail. If the result lands in a gray space, YOll havc fuiled; if
not, you succccd.
&llP1WQ [);;!emll", Da"l'l" [1ltJb; 2 C631
tJrt by deciding the Harm R.·mk of the weapon
S (most possible weapons arc listed in Table 2 on pg.
79, with an exhausti\'Cly full Jist of fin::mns on pg. 81).
Now mon: to Table 3 .
• On a Full Success, index thc location/Physique of
the targct agJinst the Harm R..lIlk for the selected
weapon.1llis is dlC dlll1lligedonc by dlC .ltt:lck.
• On a Parti.al Success, do the aix:l\'e, but movc thc
Hann Rmk up one It....'cl (such.lS from C to B). Irdlc
Hanll R'Utk is higher than A, the attack Stops at A R.J.nk
damage.
• On a High Success, do dlC aOO\'c, but mo\'c the
Hanll Rank dO\\11 om: In'cI (such as from B to C).
the Hann Ibnk is higher than F, you have reached the
maximum possible damage that can be done by the
Jttack.
o Option.al: You can ehOO5C to ignore partial, full, and
other mnns of damage if desired. In these cases, dmlJ.ge
is automatically n:ad ofr thc t.lblc by indexing as abcwc,
\\;thOllt shifting to accommodate ranks ofsucccss.
7(A} A Nc!e Clll¢ll ~
TIle amount of damage dOllc by a spell is based, milch
like aoy other ;)tt:lck, on in; HalTll R::mk(abcr.·c). "nlis
may only be applictl to spells markt:d \\;d1 a ["* I.
l'HAUMIC F.\'UGY THAt!MJC ENEIlG'!'
lWM.!!l.'lli Ri.Ql.w.~~'I Htm~ Rrot.rw,\!OO
A............. .. .... .2 B .. ..................... .4
C....... .. ....8 D ..... .12
E ...................... .16 F .............. .20
2(ID t>. Nct.e en t\rm;x
Annor is an a11-or-nothlllg proposition in dlis \'ariant
Flilkmsteil/; it either Stops the weapoo or it docsn't.
THIiRE ARE THREE TI'l'F..s OF ARMOR:
• UGHT: LcJdlCr, light ballistic cloth, wood, small
Dragon's scales. Stops auy attllCk lip to Ivmk B.
• MEDIUM: Chain, light platc, pnmiri\e ballistic
cloth, mediWll Dragon's sClles. Stops MIY attnek lfP to
Rnnk C
• HEAVY: Iron plates, largc Dragon'S scales, modem
ballistic clodl. Srops allY attnck lip to Ral/k D.
Ifrnc Hanll lbnk is higher than the annor's Protccti\'C
R.mk, the damage penetrates thc amlOf. I.e. Mt.xl.ium
annor stops attacks of damagc r.mk A through C, but
ranks D, E, and F penetrate. Armor in d1is system doc.~
nOt ablatc, and there is no P.1rtial penetration; as stated II::JII'~J I
abovc, it's In all·or-nothing dcal.
ro /\ Nctc Cll I.cu!tbkl\ Bnd t>.imed &1;;:(11
There arc three ncw \\'ays 10 dcal with "' Hit
locations" and making "'Aimed shots."
• Option 1: In gcneral, to ShOOf sol1lt.'One on dlC !xxi}
n.quires nuking dlc basic difficulty. To shoot somt'One
in a limb rai.5CS the range by one Rank. To make a
Critic.al shot raises dlc rank by two.
• Option 2: Consider all att:lcks to rakc place to the
body unlcss othc!"\\~sc aimed, \\ith the Host having
the option of placing a shot an}'wherc t:..'l:Upt a Critical
position for dIe dramatic sake of the story line. In gen
eral, this is the option 1 prefer to usc.
• Option 3: Usc a random location system. In this case,
draw onc card randomly from the 't!iI!"1llIM
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WOU"ID€O: You
soId.er on, but all hIKts, but ~~ Il!Jrts, but ~ ~l hurls, but)OO
"
are I1orts. but ~ ~e hurts, but ~~ " Yoo
I soldier on, but all

A of your Abilities
are Reduced by
one Rank.
unhooned in aJ'rI
seoous manner.
oollarmedi/larJ)'
senous manner. ~~
l.I'IharmedinaJ'rl
~~,
unh<wmedinarJ)'
serious marner.
01 your Abilities
are ReduCed t1!
one Rank.
WOUNO£O: You WOUNDED: You SCRATCHED: It WOUNDED: You SCRATCHED: It SCRATCHED: It I WOUNDED: You
saidie<' on, but all soldier on, but ail am soldier on, but all hurts, but )00 are hurts, but)OO Me Yoo.~ __ soldier on, but all

,R
Ilurts, but)Oll
of your Abilities lII'Iharmed in any of )OX Ablitles unhafmedioany unhatmedinarJ)' lII\8bIe to rise or 01 your Abilities
Iii ~-'"
01 your Abillttes
are Reduced by serIOUS maoner. are Reduced by serious 11'\iII1Oef. senous manner. ralseafi~to are Reduced by

I~ , "" """"
one R<WllI. one Rank. one Rank. one Rri.
INCAPACITATED: Yoo Yoo IN:APAClTATED: WOUNDED: You MORTALlY
soldier on, but all You are felled. soldier on, but all hlMtS. but)OO are WOUNDED: You
IMlIc Yoo are f~.
~toriseor
r1IIsea~1O
of your Ab,lrues
are Redl.lCed by
soId~r on. but all
of your Abil itieS
are Reduced by
ooOO!eton:sear
raiSe a firgef to
of)OUr Abilities
are Reduced by
Ul"l'lamedinaJ'rl
senous mooner.
collapse. tJreatil-
illl your last.
You are felled.
l.I:lable to rise or
ffilsea~lo

IR aid )(II.KSeIf. one Rank.

I
one Rank.
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I
aid jOXSeIf.

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WOUNDED: You Yoo are felled, Yoo;we felled, You are felled. soIdlef on. but all WOUNDED: You WOUNDED: You

IK
cdlapse. tlreath-
ing J1)Uf last, =.;;: ;;;Reduced by
ooe Rank.
l&'1abietoriSeQ' l&'l<!bIetoriseor
..,-,,;;;,;;-
~
Qf )'OUr Abilities

...
are Reduced by
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cojlapse. breath-
log)OOr last.
~Iapse, breatJ'l.
Ing your last.

MORTAlLY MORTAlLY INCAPACITATED: MORTAlLY INCAPACITATED: INCAPACITATED: KILlED INSTANT· MORTALlY

WOUNDED: You WOUNDED: You You;we felled. WOUNDED: You You are felled. You are felled. LY: B~ apart or WOU'lDED: You

E cdlapse. bfeatJ'l.
iog)OOr last.
collapse. breatJ'l.
Ing )OOr last.
unable to nse Q'
rase a frier to
.., """"
collapse,
~yourlast.
bfea~ l&'l<!bIe to nse Q'
rase 8""'to
unable to rise or
raise 8~to
tom to ntlbons,
)00 die W1\hIn 5eC"
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collapse. brea~
ing )1:IUf last.

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aid )'OI..WSe1f•

KILLED INSTANT·
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F""'.
LV: BIowr1 apart or
tom to nbbons,
WDUNDED: You
collapse. breath-
WOUNDED: You
collapse, bfea~
WOUNDED; Yoo
collapse, bfe(lth. I :::. You are felled,
lnabie tQ rise or
,
tom lQ nbbons.
)00 die ..... 'th'n 5eC" Ing jQOr last. 'og )OOr last ing)1:lUf last Ire your last raise 8 flreef to
aid )O..seIt. ::: )00 die
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'liithin sec·

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n'
~ Fommc Deck .lIlt! usc you r best judgement as to
. hit should there be mon: than one possibility.
• INCAPACITATED: You arc lIll.lble to attlck or mow. Uc
there and be hun. IF WOUNDED OR INCAPACIT ATED
'i
• ............ , ......... ,., Hc3d AGAIN, YOU BECOM E MORTALLY WOUNDED.
•
~
" ....... ,., ......... , ... Body
...... . ........... .... , .Legs
• MORTALLY WOUNDED; YOU ARE
DYING. D raw a card from the Fomme Deck. On a Spade of
•L

.. ............. . .. . ... Arms

, '" ,

, ,01" , (,,,", In ' • Imm H"~

.lIl}' value, you havc PERISHED (25% ). IF WOUNDED,
I NCAPAC ITAT ED OR l\lORTA LLY W()U~DED

_I !Making an Escapc from Harm allo\\"~

you to reduce the
AGAIN, YOU WILL I-IAVE PERISHED.
Emmple: / alii bit III fix bot/.v by a saber /Rnllk D J, alld
amount of d amage taken if hit. All r.scJpe is based on a single tSCflPC from haml. M;V PlJYSiqllc is CD. I alii I/OII' /SC'.AI'A{HA'IJ·;J).
eard chosen by the Player from his FOmIne Hand: AliotilCr lit alld f will be MORTAIl.T WOUl'-.'Dm.
Pl3j' any Faa: Card ..!IX)\( Dl!1l.lg~ uponc In"d, , .. I22\duno::c I
6UP ny[ ~lake (lll ["o:lIP; \l&Iifl'iI ~1l4(l1tmK; (6 t"umbb.;
Play any Ace ..!IV'\: D.Iffilge up two , ,(7\duno::cl
1I:",YWYJoka ,,~d)wu""pdm "J\,h.<, Escapes Jre Jltempts to lxat random bad en:ms. 111ey arc
~I
. YOII an: siJot b;v a pinol, taki'!!J Rank C damage. Rill based all the Rank of rour Dramatic Character in the applica-
I Will fJ/~Y (! jflck as _fOllr Esmpffrom Hrmll, 71Jt damage 11011' is bk skill and arc decided by .1 single card dr.nvn from [he
I co R(!lIk If Fomlill' Deck. Whether you ESG1pC is then detennined by the
~uit of the card dra\\11. &nll/plc: I 'm pickilllJ fI lock {llld (u 'lltlr
HmO, 11,- 'tledl' We, ' V" ,l~y TillL'trilllf Ability is Good, so I mllst draw either II

Check the box indic.lted on Table 3 (pg, 80) to detcnnine just or (! spade ill order to Escnpejrom the effrm of the fllmbi.'.
how bad it W:lS. RANK SAVE ON A:
IEllif, I!QX SAYS;
• WOUNDED: You are in pain and miserable" Reduce all
you r Abilities by ONE Il>\.NK. IF WO UN D E D AGAIN,
EXC-EXT. .. ... . .. .. , .... .... ... .. . ...... .+++
GDGR . ..... ....... . .. ... . , ... ... .
AVPR , .. ..... .. , ... . . ...... , ..... ...+
........•
YOU BECO!\lE INCAPAC ITATED.

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 Emcm'I/MAx MAGAZP.I.ll 01 WOI'SDS WOl'SD$ WOl'SDS D,UlAGE GESElAL
~ Il!LIi.I.o.Ii! Co:..UAl,' l PAIIW.\
= lliJ<Jll 11= eo.:
,22 Derringer' 10/25 2 P 1 2 3 A 4.
,36 Derringer ' 10/25 2 P 2 3 4 B 5,
44 Derringer' 25/60 2 l' 3 4 5 C 8,
· C•• ,. 'm"h & W<ooon. AJlIn>, 11.<"""""" ....l'">< r ... "'''''' nW.n dvm
,577 Weblcv No. I (civilian) 30/100 6 I 5 6 7 D 21k
,455 Weble:r Mark I (militJ.rv) 40/ 150 6 I 4 5 6 D 31k
44 Drop I>;.swl 40/80 5 I 4 5 6 D 5,
,32 IkJUlnolll·Adams Pocket Re\ol\er 25/S0 5 P 3 4 5 C 11k
.31 Robbins & Lawrence Peppcrbot 25/60 5 I 2 3 4 B 2lk
.22 Relde's Knuckleduster revol,er 5/10 7 P 1 2 3 A 7,
41 Fr.mk Wesson Dagger l>;'sto1 40/80 2 I 3 4 5 C 7,
,36 Allen & Thurber Peppcrbot 40/80 6 I 3 4 5 C 21k
.34 Double: Action Pepperbox 25/60 6 I 3 4 5 C 21k
.22 Smith & Wesson No. I rc\'oher 40/80 7 I 2 3 4 B 6<
.32 Snlith & Wesson 1861 No.2 50/ 100 6 I 3 4 5 C 9•
. 36 Colt 1861 Navy 50/200 6 I 3 4 5 C 14c
.38 Volcanic 1860 Pinol 50/80 9 I 3 4 5 C 9.
44 Colt 1848 Dragoon 50/400 6 I 4 5 6 D 14,
44 Colt 1860 Army 50/300 6 I 4 5 6 D 16<
.44 Remington 1863 AmI)" 50/250 6 I 4 5 6 D 13,
44 Remington 1875 No.3 Amw 50/300 6 I 4 5 6 D 16<
45 Colt 1873 Single-action Army ' 50/400 6 I 4 5 6 D 21k
-M.> !'r..., _ ,
45 Smith & Wesson 1869 No, 3
493 Adams Dragoon RC\oher
42 LcM:u Horse Pistol (\\/shOlgunt )
50/100
40/S0
60/100
6
5
7( I )t
4
5
3/5t
5
6
4/6t
6
7
5/7t
D
D
B/Et
3lk
2lk
6lk
,.'
J CjEI
421..co\bt Dragoon ( .... /shOlgun t ) SO/SO 9(I)t 4 /St
111><'1• .." •• L",M.. ~........d'''''-''3' ' ' borTd."""""",,_..,...,d,, ~odoi.rod kO.c ucIoa- ~ 11>< ..... "'11 .....-nI>a-,,""'th<
5/6t
oJ._ , , 6/7t
oJ
61k

REC TI'ROCATORS
32 Allen & Thurber Model 1870 40/80 6 3 4 5 C 40,
.44 Allen & Thurber Model 1871 SO/SO 4 4 5 6 D 45,
RIFLES & CARBh'lBS
15mm BJ)"risches \\-'c:rder-Gcwehr M IS69 400/S00 N 5 5 7 D 21k
15.4mm PruSSWl Needle Rille M 1849 200/600 N 6 6 8 E 200.:
5 5 7 D 2lk
Ilmm Frcm:h Ch.1SSCpot Modcll866
Ilmm PrussiJn ~bUSCf 1871 bolt ~coon
450 o\bninl-Heruyl,,'er action
400/1000
600/1200
300/550
"
N
N
5
5
5
5
7
7
D
D
35c
30,
.577 Enfield Rifle M. IS57 100/300 N 6 6 8 E 18,
.577 So\'der Swinging-block Com'eMII) 225/450 N 6 6 8 E 18,
.58 Springfield ,\lodclI858 [MI,I 90/240 N 5 6 7 D 18,
.50,56 I\rcechloading Carbinc ' 200/400 L 6 7 8 E 25-3Oc
• "1><11<", (~," (~~. {~I>I ... (;..u.B""'. ';Iwro"
.44 1862 Henr,' Rifle 200/400 16 1 ,
IhnkHu• .\Jw-po, IILII'It>t<k,,\"""h, )< ..... !loti. ~,.", r ..",.t; !f."rope) 01" &II 1'1.:.""", ,fIn',..1I "..,,, ... ,ut..,
5 6 D 42c
44 \'olc,lIlic 1857 Carbine 100/300 12 1 3 4 5 C 28,
44 Winchester Model 1866 200/400 12 L 4 5 6 D 5lk
44 Winchester i\ lodcl IS73 300/600 15 L 5 6 7 D 6lk
45 Rcmmgtonl873 Rolling Block Rille 4-00/800 1 N 5 6 7 D 3lk
45 Slurp's 1874 Buffalo Rille 500/1200 1 6 7 8 E 4Sc
46 Remington IS76 Spon Rille
,50 Shotgun, 1873
400/S00
30/60 2
1 "
N
1.
5
5
6
6 7
7 D
D
3240c
20·3Oc ·
.50 ShOlgUIl, S"-wn-off 25/40 2 1 5 6 7 D 25·35c"
'.J.I IS. ....... ",1>1< I>orrcIo
.50 Sharps 1866 Rifle 100/360 N 6 7 8 E 35c
,56 Rcmington 1860 Carbine SO/300 L 7 8 9 E 20,
MACHINEGUNS
,50 Colt IS67 Gluing Gun 300/600 120·240 N 8 9 10 F 151k
II mill French o\titrailkusc 300/1000 25-37 N 8 9 10 F 300<
15mm Nordenfclt Gun 300/1200 12 N 9 10 11 F 300..:

'II ;ucJt'Cnin "Jrds. U,tlcss Ol {'iJyer has Extraordi.:!!3

Mar.ilonanship, he is bound by the R.lngcd Arta..;k rules on
Fa mstnn. Pbyel'S ....lm ExtraOrdinary Marksmaos lip rna\' nuke Jf{Jcks al the listed o\t.1t Range, \\lth a ·2 pcrui[\'
P. ,Po.:kel, Pants leg, or Sleeve L. .LonS ~t
J ... . J a~kct or Coat N ............ Not Com:eabble
,
 lIard Numbers Falkenstein
I\n I\llernale, Number Cruncher's Varialion
CasLle Cyberslein 9
hfltC min-Ill:lxcrs. YOLI know the ones: gurs who get om their ALltomatic

C o!l\'crsions trom ont: gt:nn:

to the other. Notc thlt
I Abacuses (abacusi?) and try to eke out C\-'cr)' possible advantage in crearing a
Dr:lmatic Personal. In the original mles of the Cre.lt Game, I deliberately set up
i\loveml'nt (MA ) and Intelli - the valucs for each "kilt r:lting to be non-linear; in adler words, there \\":1..'1 no direct
gence (It--.'T) have no Fnlkcflsteill progression from Poor to Goo(L TIlis \\"a.~ to fOil the min-ma.xers and force them
equivalents; Movement should to roleplay, not JUSt build sllperchar~u.1:ers,
be equal to your Athletics Rank, But thi~ WJS betore I got this pile of notes from all on:r (including the Othn
while Intelligence \\;11 be equal to Side), requesting a numerical-hJ.sed system for char.J.cters. My players walm:d it,
your Education Rank . Notc: Mike's players w;mtcd it ... then c\"en Morrolan and Aubcron started in on me.
SKILLS marked with [* ] repre- Db)" J caved in. In the optional variation bdO\\, there is a direct numerical
sent Sun. S(aie for each Rank of Ability.
CIsn! L\'JUlOCl( POOR:: -2 AVERAGE::Q
ABIl1IT SKILL GOOD ::1 GREAT:z::2
.....RtI",o l * ] EXCEJYllONAL:4 EXTRAORDlNARY",6
,\iN""
aurum. . *1
.Ernp>thr r
To detemline how many extr.l Poors you must take ro "pay" fOr your various
c.ndIDos. ."1m.,,,,.,. r* 1 Goexis, Exceptiona!s, etc., sllbrr.l.(.:t the value of the Poors from the V,UlICS of the
upgraded or new Ability. For CXalllP1c, kt's look at the qucstion in the Q&A sec-
CooM."tioos . . , ...StrtctwR
Coun~( , ...(00[ * ] tion (pg. 72). To raise our questioner's detective fium a Good Pcrception ro an
Exceptional would mean an increase of 3 points, requiring him to t:lk(~ two addi-
CnfumlruIup . C~
Educatioo , ,.... ....Educmf * ] tional POOTS in t\\'o of the Skills listed in Castlc Fnlkc1lStein, pgs. 159-163
Etchtqucr ' . .M"", &Fmilr (Ukp>TlI Conversions lo Inlerlock [Metton Z, Cvberounkl 7 •
Frncm£ . ..BI"
li;rirufu. ,Hand 10 Hmd The other thing Mike requestcd (not surprisingly) was a conversion system
G.mijj,g . ... G.mijj,g between his company's games alld Castle Falkenstein. vVhich, o f COUTSC, con-
H~ . Jlbmg jures lip bizarre images of cyberware-equipped DwarfS with big automatic
Invention , .Jun' ~g ritles, Elvcs with automotives ;md machineguns, and a world where magick is
IukMp ,,1ukMp running loose side by side with bizare technology ...
M~. " .HmJ!,,"/fu~ All .,. it's a dumb idt:a. If II nen:r work.
MC\!IICIMI ,. H1 vnOO\Il1 Luek.ilr, both G)'bcrplmk ® and McktOll H1 ha\'e pretty much the &emle s}'s~
MOK'I'ing , ", ....... " .. Dming tem, which they ealllnterkx:k.lM (go figure).
l\mull nfl(ts fuj<n IJid «<I To convert Great Game \'alues to Interlock numbers, lISC the fullowing table:
"""J'OOO ..... , .Aw~ POOR ,., .....•...... , ........ 3 AVERAGE . . . . . • . • •. 5
r""""", .. "\amg GOOD ........................ 6 GREAT . , . .. , ......8
Ph)w.m .. " ....MNia! EXCEPTIONAL ............. 9 EXTRAORDINARY • •• 10
l'111'siqu{ .BOO\ TIl' r 1 * Using the sidebar rablt:: alld thc abo,'c guide, YOli can com·ert your Castle
Riding. . ... .. .... ...... .... ... .RiiliIIg
\'allies to Interlock values quitc handily. Where there a rc no equivalent
• SOO.J.IGn:o
mery
..... .. .. ...... JOOJ
PsKlnia!
Skills/Sot.s tor comparison, usc the comcrsion \'alues dcS(ribed in the sidebar.

- Srolth
Tmkmng
Subversive Thou~llt: He)" \\ha\ if
., ... .5te.1lth
.T<hruaJ,llilm [ 1

rOll ll.',cd FlJilunstrln"s srS1cm to play

Olliff RPG games? Ooooh, I liL-r that!
*
This is about as fur as I'm willing to go. But Hosts beware-using these
cOI1\'ersions open the door to min-ma.xing, a.nd may possibly compromise role-
playing. It's up to yOli \\'hether you allo\\' these options i.ntO your game; JUSt
don't be surprised ",hen those cyber\\'are-cquipped DwarfS start sneaking imo
your Entertainments! I \\'arm;d r.l.
 H~h ~rcery Expanded (0 Qevesled -
r Why Thi;; Is NoL Your faLher',; Ma/jick
6v!\Lem
,
A lor of the Ictrcr~ I get via Fan-if h,-'prcss starr off
~mc[hing like this:
"Holl' do I tel/what [.£l'd m:~ 1I'I::.nro is, aud hvlI' mall:" f/X/Is
"t" ((III ,'mnv? Alld iJml' do I tlJr(m' n firr/JfJll ntl)'wll.v?"
Sigh. Look, )'11 try cxpl.tining it 011((: again. lllis i\
not ~'ollr [,ther's 1ll.1gick ~ym:m. 'n,C tr.ldition:tll1l:lgick
sprcm fOllnd in most t:mtasy games come.. rrom two
roots: the fantasy novels of Tolkicn and Howard
(where mages threw immensel\' powerful .. pdls just by pointing their fin -
gers), and the f.mrJ..,\\ warg.tmcs of the 1970<" where m.tgic was !fcated
like .111 :u-tiUery piece rather than the iaborom process it rcally is.
-n,C llJ.nlre of F.llkcn... tcin m.lgick j.-. tbat it is fur less lincar .llld J. lot
lllore tlexible. For ~t artet'S, there arc no levels orher than vOllr Sorceq'
r,mk. 11u:n: arc no artinci,ll limits on whJt knowledge ~·ou h,\\·c. This is
Occause J.lmost ('\'ery Order h,ti e\,ervthing wrinen down Jnti J\·.tibble
to it.. members; co do ,mything else would be like an army rc\tri~ting it';
soldier. from using machincgulti until they Occ3Il1e otnccr.. 111e big
problem <;cems to be that thc~ writers arc uscd to limited .. pdk.l~ting.
But these limits don't exi ..t in New Europa. llere, ~rcery i.. restricted
by time, other sorc(,'ror.., ,lIld acce~ to Lore, not the m.lge'!., level or
n1Jgick ~x)ints. In the \orcericai world, if you can nnd it, have the skill [0
weJ\e it, and don'r g.ct dobhcred bv a ri\"al mage first, you can (.1..t it.
But enough of my ralking. As ,\ tarianne ...\y~. you nL'Yer learn how to
jb:cbc until you pick up the sword.
So Ict'~ build a spell, ob~-?

HOW TO Cf..&r 6Pt1L6

You're in Old \,iennJ, Jntl you've just hired a cab. You're climbing into
the pas..engcr '>ide when the cabbie .. neer. .md makes a disrardging remark
aoout "gunersnipe IllJge.. ," Insta.ntly, YOLI decide that thi .. man needs to be
t:lUght some manners. Sor(erously, '>0 he'll know better dun to e\'er sass a
\\il,.lrd .\g.lin. But how do VOLI do it1
Ai1ol.
We'l) stJrt with Shape oj n K'Jown Form, a '>pcll Olit of the Libram of M:~rtic
Tmmjiwmnrio1J, whkh .ll10\\\ liS to give J Ii\ing crca.lUrc the form of another;
i..... a dJSSic "turn·em-il1l()+ol-frog" spell.
~()w, ",holt do we need to kIlO\\ J.bout thi .. o;pcll to c<\!'t it? TIlC first dung we'll
IK'Cd ro know arc the ..,pcll~' Definitions-what it'; limits .If'C. \\'e need to kIlO\\' the
spell's JUQrion tor stolrter.o.; tlo we ,,",lilt dIe vktim to be a frog for ,I moment or ti,Jf
a \,c;tr1 (A dJ.y as ol trog. ought to be enough.) 1'\e\.t, wc'lI ha\'e to dt.'Cide ho\\

many things the spell will havc to do to
aecompli~h our goal-is it just going to create
a nice mundant: frog, or a singing., dancing
frog in a top hat and spats~ That's the num-
ber of clements the spdl must accomplish.
One clement \voldd juSt get ;I frog. Rut
singing, dancing and natty clothes ~.re a lot of
element..s. On the other lund , it sllre would
embarass this troglodyte, wouldn't it?
Next, how close do we need to Ix to cast this
!:opell-the ~? Falkensteinian magick docsn't
require you to bt: tace to face, a s;lfe choice
whcn you're changing a monster into a wcll
dressed amphibian. But thi~ is just a cab dri-
\·t:r-we'll settle tor within our unaided sight.
\Vhilc \\·c'n: ;It it, how many !Tog.s do wc need?
Just one; a chorus line of dancing tI·ogs would
be kindJ silly (but neat, if )'ou dlink about it).
That's thc llumOCr of subit:cts affectcd.
Finally, you need to know somethin~
about the victim you're affeering; eJlch k.not is
created by rcarranging the ba!:oic knot of the
subject, ,ldding somc here, relllm·ing some
there, and reshaping the basic structure-you
can't do that \\~thout knowing the structure
of the target. Our subject is human (bardy),
and since we just met, we don't kl1()\\ him.
Okay; we have the basic spell structure, its
duration, thc number of elements, the range
of the spell, the number of subjects atlccted,
the basic species and our lC\"cJ of familiarity.
E3ch one of thesc dements involn~s a certain
amount of Thaumic Energy which must be
brought to bear to cre3te our tr.lIlsformation.
$0 ... Duration 1 d;IY [41 + Many dements
[3] + Range, un3ided sight [2] + one subject
affected rI ], a human [ I ] we don't know [3].
$0 ... 4+3+2+1+1+3+6 for the b;Isic spell- 20
units of Thaumic Energy rcquired. As we sit
fuming in our cab, we st3rt to g;ather rhe
power, one "card" at a time, discarding the
unaligned power (any thing that isn't
Materia1/Di3monds), until we hear a gratifY-
ing croak coming from the drivcr's box
ahcad.
But let's t3ke our spell and o\·erpower it.
We'll increase the duration to a year and really
teach him a lesson. Wc'lI wait till w(" get s3fd)'
.'
to our hotel a few miles away. Lastly, \\/e're so
irritated that we decide to visit froghood "
upon not only the cabbie, bm his entirc cab
company. So ... Duration of I ycar r81 +
Many clements [3] + lUnge ot"3 few miles [3J
+ Ten subjects affected [2]. .111 human [11.
And since we only know the one cabbie, the
majority of the subjects will be totally
unknown to us [4]. 8+3+3+2+1+4+6 for the /
b;lsic spell .. 27 units of Thaumic Energy
required . Ribbir.
Ah, but thc nice p.lrt of Falkensteinian sor-
cery is that you can combine and mix spclls~
Lets go back to our original spell and com-
binc it with anorher spell in the Libram-
Invest with Powers of IJ Known Form. All of
the basic Dcrinitions arc the same; we're jllst
adding the Thallmic Energy (or Th;lums) for
this one wrinkle, ;Illowing ollr ncwly created
i'
frog to ha\c all thc ;lbilities of:1 real frog--n
foot-long tongue, a huge hopping range, and
a croaking voice. Adding the Thaullls for this,
our [Ot:11 is now 32.
Okay, let's go "frog wild." Let's alter the
definition of that pre\·ious Inl1est with Powers
ofa Known Form, but pick ,mother torm. We
.llso know what a dog can do-let's creat<.' a
frog who can bark, chew slipper.. , and bitc the
lll:1ilman! It's still 32 Thaums, just defined
dIfferently.
Finally, Ict's get really esoteric. We decide ......
that lhis frog needs a lesson, but wc don't
want him to come back to bother us again
when he's human. L<.,t's take our barking,
singing, dancing frog and lISe till.: Forget spell
from the MalluscriptllJl/ M(1Itallis, taught to
us by an llIuminatm associate. Now, wc h;we
a couple of options; we cou ld usc all U1C same
dcfinitions as before, adding only the cost tor
rhe additional spell, or ddinc a new set Of
extr:1 definitions tor the forgetting part, tre:1t-
ing it as a separate spcll. We decide that it
might bc safcr to instruct our frog to forget
exactly who did this to him (one element), for
a full year (duration-l year), and tack this
OntO thc base spel l (an additional 8+ I plus
rile Forget spell's base Th.llilnic Requirement
[4] ) tor;I grand toul of45 Th:1ums.
 ,n

roME CENERIC FRP 6PELL0

~ &m .B.lli; SlliI. iYruJ: 1llillim!l!!S l'l:M!:M.!!: ~ RroU!Rf.,\IENJ
ANIMATE Df.AD Animation of!kad + IlantKm:! dlY ' Eltmeab{l) , Rance TOld ' Subjcm: Mom! (I) . Familiuitr- LttIy l.oown
A&ooot.lOr!idl1im<oon >nd Llltdl<ctu.l 'boll .... of cI<>iI <=lIIrtS .. dxj. "~n: .tIm ,....~
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AIm-MAGIC SHELL Entrgit Panphl~iqoc • I>mtm M::rnllcs ' EkmcDII(l) ' ~!ipI
SIoeI of rn..I Foox m. 1tlUI\.......... 0021" .....,...t .IIt>W o.ro..n throoP ~ 1., cirha .......... 1
CAUSE lmlS1BILm' IUU'lioru oftbc Mind • IlunticG: oIIiluncs ' EbnIl(2) ' ~~ . Subjccrt .\I(It1/(lOj ' Failiarity: IbI't KP 18
0"'"' ... b,cru 10 t.dI<v< Ih< Cl\ttt to t.. ....... bk !bu.t r>n( "''''''bIt or wanll'bI<]
CHAL'ot Implanting Suggestions . Duntm I Hour ' E1cmaIu (Il l P.mgc Sight •Subjcm:.\I(ruI (II . Familiarity. ~ Itm 16
~ • "'V"''''" '-'''''"A til< 1Ut,m ru """ 1l1li !i:d ~ _-..dilh< =
CWRAUDlf.NCE Clairaudience + . Dunoo..: Mi.nmrs · flaDcnlJ (l) . Range: ADIXiIcr City
ADoo.,.-\dq>I1O he" <law. IOUIIds wi/or COfI\~rsmons, md to pro,«! ~ "' the .."., "'\'
I Sabjctt MM1I (I) , FIIIifuritr Self 16
CWII.\'OYAl~CE
,o,u.".,
C!aiJ'\'O'o7J1ce. +
d.ot>ol.,pu ...J Prot<" "",.", ,ho ...".
AJqI< lU ... ,n m ~
DuraOOa: MiIllllrS ' Ekmmu (Ii ' ~ Ano!htr City ' Subjta: Mn (I) I Fa.iliaritr. Self
•
18 <

Cor..'TROL SroItMS (!\oJ Raise the Storm. . +

Dwatila: HOII! I tJcmmn(lJ . Rmtc:Si!bt ' SubjctttfJmICIlUI (I) '
AlJm,~AdqI< "''-'p''''nfulthundmtmn arow.J !ImxI!,1!Id lOaK!ipIrIirI~" .fur.!~" ~''';' 'H,;",; Rank.
Damlgc 8 25
CIF.,m: LIGlrr/Dill Eoergk I'botomk . • Dantioo: Mimrra ' fJaDc!u Rmf: Sipt
~~ Ih< rrw.r hn:a III m>l .... or dariD.:oo III .If'bm 1I'IlIIl>Il1h< Adq~,..,~ .. !or .. II< 011 xc ......d<d.
m· II
Ct'ISE .. Mrntal Command , DaratiJa: j'ur ' F.Icmcnu(l) ' KJn&C ~ , Subjcctt MIXUI (I)' FamiIiuity: Well (ooq 18
'''''''''' tbe ..rom to Xl.:IpInIt bimotlf onronociousIy. AIl.~ IQ"tml bo 2 k>P.u due to the rompuIAon
DEATHWOW [1-] Death Wisll , DantK.=MiJllCltllJ' . ElcmcatsU) . ~ &gM/Somd ' SiIbjttts: Mtrtal(l) I ~ B 26
The AJqM.b<m .-.1", ....rullhIt ....... boo ",II1II '" be. ~ p<rtupo &hi; I d..ooot!< booed WI Haom bIi;,
Drner Em Opm tht M}1tK E}~ t
DantmMinuta ' Bements(l) I R.tnzc: Sipl l Subjcas: McrtaI (I) ' Famitiuity: Wdl Moo
......... th< Ado:pI to Ioca, the <unioaoon mol I'""!IC< rLl·....,Ior, Dc-. u .. k>d at pn<I>COOn<" rL:-I<rnIIII>Il<Y'" ""'8' rL ..oiJcd Nght
Drner INvISIBLE Trut Vision , Ountim: I (by I EImIIIIu (1) ' lmF: ~ I Sabjuu: McrtaI (I) , Faabarity: Cm'll 19
AIow> I M ' - to _ --..1* au............. """.., 10 _ FICrie ;. IDar ctMeaI-.
Drner MAGICK Opm tht M]1tK Eyt t Duntx.: Minuta ' I_tsU), R.tnzc: Sipt II
Abo. theA.kp< to locuc the <u.:r pb<l_ktt ~;. bcmt.at Iuo It<tndr (op to ... di~J bcca pr>etKU1. _uhu! ~ rL IIIIDIl<d "PL
DISGt'lSE lIIusions oftht Mind , DItr21m 1(br' Elcmmu(l) I Rmgc:spt I Sabpm:MortJI(IG) ' f2IIifwi'FDoa't Ku 20
AIbo. m. asr<1 (01 iIIIOlbcr he <.~ll0 uk m. 'PP''''''''''' Ialtoo..gh l1<li the ."ilirit':, rL 011)' <.,11= he Iw ptf'IOIUlI)' ...n.
DISINTEGRATE [1l'1 EIlCJgie Atomiql.K • lluntx.:Moamwy · lhma(I) · Raogt: Sighl'Saqcm: MeruI (l) ' FamiIWity. J)oo'tm ' ~ B 27
AIIowo tbc C2IItIl<> do>ooanblo: m. ""*<Wf bondIrL tho wga ob;«!/crat=. 'UIIIlIIg U 10 duI, ~ NJtd (JOI IlannlUnl,

E.,1'A,-.GLE.... F.ST nlusioos oftbt Mind

Ctuta ." ;a""o.... ","",",~b ~ tbt....rnn.. ,,,1-'",, him to
t DantK.=Niallla · FJa.mts(II' Rmgc Sisltt· Sabjem: M!IUl(l) ' F.amiIWit): 1bI) Krm
to the fp'1>UDd .. ooobiIc • if.....d
16
FlRER.w, [1'1 Raise the Fimtonn + DanIO: MtllDOltllJ' · Fltmalls (I) ' R.tnzc:Sipt I Suhjtca: M!IUI (IOI ' FIlIIiIUrity: Ikm't Koow I Dmugr: B
AlIao.. ,he Mrpt mlwri • 'f'ho:rr rL lI.!pCrlIcatal pIuma It ..... wga 0I1thin ..»Jed light. Tholirrbol tm'Ck ... W>lght bDe, Oamaa< d Nstd ... HItnI R1n.l
22

Fwu....GWFJ.1OS [1l'1 Ekmcntal Tempmturt + ~ I d~f ' lbIcztl (I) . blteTa.dI l Sahjtm:~(I) ' Fadiari!y: WdllDan ' ~ t2bWtoWap:m 17
....... the ....... 1O...mp _......a.: ....... ill • 1IiooIIlooo.,. ~ Ihtnc, k:Mlfi: do< ......... 1IIIhonntd 'ipdI ....... ~ 01 the ~ bo -*'or .. H.... bob "*"'<d.
Fumrr Knowledge of RighI . Dan1Xm; I (by ' EIcmctu(I) ' ~ Tm ' Suhjtca: MoruI(ll' FarmiuitJ; Sdf 17
~ the Ado:pI 10 It.. if .:.mod ~ alltOtl8 brtt..... optt<II <qw.l1O thu of • .,.;," bon! !f70mp!11
GAll:
.Aiow> okAdqo: ... ""'" • ~
P«Ulsj lad:! ill N.Enr0p3
.....,...t>o:h be..-I oohm
+ DuntOO: MinottJ ' Elements (II ' Rlngc: Sipll ' FuniIWitr. weO lall
ioIot:>ootII- be: tr.oaoponaI to om.. '''''''~; pIoca...-.dlm the CMdt ~-...rId.
12

+
all

HAm Timt Slowing DuntX.l:Miautts ' f.kmeau(II ' ~ ¥t I Subj«ts: M!IUI(IO~~; Ikm'1 Imw 23
Allool1he ouw: 1<>.,.,." ",'itt II foot • ~""" tbc t.coo .. Oft "''1)1 tUrn MI, .ilh III ad,J,oonal ><lion tUm Ui.. mrront ... hal amd
Hf.A.UNG TOUCH Strtnttbrn the Lift Bond .' 0un1XwI: lilly · F.Itmmn (1) ' Rangt: TOIkh ' Sol¥rts: Morul (I) ' Fmiliarity: BWr KIIO!I' 22
bwu tb< kIi: me rL tilt tq<I...J that bo: hula II Ibm llIIIG tho A<,DIO[ nIL
HOIllING Wow Simple Gus • Dan1Xm;MiaUla ' Elcmenu(IJ I R.1n~ ~t ' Subj«ts: MauI (I) ' F~ Ikm) Ktor 14
""'"' the '"'F' to frr< .... pla«, """bIo: to """"
MAGIC MISSILE l.al IntcgnJ roms. . • Dontim: Mi..wry . flcmmb(l) ' ~ ~ ' Sabjccn: M<rtaI(I) ' FIIdiuity. J))o'tKP ' Ilwast B 25
A boll oIl'n..1 Fu<t-1ourIc.l •• Wsct ""'" IUOIiOo.I oip, ~ ol...."e. drilkll bo- ... iUmll..IM 01 ..... """"'"-
PASS THlDlIGH WALlS fntrgit Atomiql.K
AIt<rl/ll the l'runal Fat" _1Ihon, ~ paoup: ~...oJ ...
•
" ind~,Itby l F.Icmmts(I) ' ~Tm
t<'DunOOa: Ironl.
I"", [but not Cold
' s.bjcca: M!ItI! (I) ' Familiuity: Sdf
Equovakllt to tbc F""" Abtb", ofGrt" Etherul"""
23
POLnlOll'H . ~ofKDmll1Form. . Duntmldll"Eltmam(IJ ' RmFTtIdJ · SobjttIS:M!IUI(I) ' FamiIiaritr. Sdf 15
Alloo. <.... 10 SI'~ ......, .oIupt [Iiut not ......1of .... ~ form pmM>IIy Yo";" 10 tho AdcP- .
REpULSION Ratniol Through eircks , Dantim: IIOJ' I E1CIDCllIl(l) I ~ SiP ' Sobjm Mcrul (IO) I Familiarity: [)oo'l Imw 14
kptb 111 ~'\II~ awum fmm • oro. .... bIMtd aiound th< <"'tt, "I' to onaod<d ggbt
REPEL UNDf.AD BWih 10 Ettmal Rat t DontmMllllClltllJ . EIcmam(I) ' ~ Sight . s.t;..,dlcDII(I) . FDDiIimty. Doo)KP 31
5mdi .......",. <rnDIf<> bod. to tbtIt <Ir.>d IIIlIi '-Ilf! IWt
Sc~.l'E ~;ng t
DanOOa: I lOll' I Eleema (1)I ~ AnoIhnCoootlf . s.bjctts: M!ItI!(I) I Fmu1iuity: &rdey Know 19
Eopo.-.knt to {~ and cum.... >n<t oombonal, "'" tt.oo~ • .....n ""'""' or <fl"UI
SE.~SE TurrH Harth!: lWdta Thoadm , DantmMiauta ' Elements(l) , Rangt: Twd! ' Subjtm: MMtl (II' FIIIiWitJ: BarrXy Ka 14
AI/oQAIIopt 1Opcra!'C ~of~of~.
SHIELD 1ntm1l Forces • Dantill; Mi1lllttl ' Elements (II' Rantr:. ~ I Subjo:tIS: MMal (I)' FImilimrr. Wd bJq 20
rro.-..b • 'f"htnal bImtr or Prun.d 1-'01« ..wOO the Mq:t «fUI to He") lt1IlOI [bIoxb "I' to DatNs< ~filJ- .
SLEEP Implant Suggestion t )Juntim: I HOIU" flaDmts (ll · lmgt: ~ ' SubjrctdtrUI (I) , Familiarity. DoI'1 Know 17
"Ij.,
c-r....,...-I1Io: .... 10 . . iolo. dcqI oIccp b .... Joo. 01 .......tao.d bl-1tmnfI ........... 01"'" ~
SPW WITH DEAD SpW.er 10 til( Ihd t Dantila: Mimrta · F1mImts(I) ' ~Tm ' Scbjtas: Supaua!Ural (I)I FJIIliliaritr- Budr Koo!I 24
,-\1low> dad oub!«u to COIftmWIIUt< II the) did III bk. bul ..ithoo, the aboIrr\' or pIr-.l """......n' " ' -aIkins. '''\111",,~. 01 1IyitI~
SC"'.... OIl ELE.\lE~iAL InI't:Stiog tht Ekmnn + Dantim: I Hour ' F.IaDma(II · ~ ~ , 5ubjcca: EIImt(I) ' Ilama&t: B
,..,.., ..... In ......... oIemrntil <InIIft rntirotr.,..;., 01 f.onh. AIr. m (If Wlff •.• cb:ribed .. Cf. ",,!O2 0 ...... oM,;o< ... '-'-l OIl H""" R.onIt ll"!" 80 ollhio boot I
28
WAll. OF FIRE [1l'J Slupt til( Elcmrnl + DantU!: MiantQ · Elcmtats(l) ' ~SiPt ' Sabjrctt: F.Ia!at(1) ' fuma~ ~ B
er.... a .... rLs.....~! the<>lltt"""1id<>. Duruar md ... ;ore baord "" H..... R.adklP'F 8Ooftbbootl
33

lareW!>. 4e1ls (()' Thaumic
, ,"
" 1m
, and generallv kcep J.n eye out for spell attacks on their areas. Some c\'en
And when YOli think that with the right combination of Lore, you
Co.1... could cast that spell on ;111 !!min:: ciry, do you really w.1I1t to go back to
, being .1 (hird-level mage who casts firebo1lls?
w ,, Of wurse, the lleX[ thing that should come to the minds of all of rOll
, Hosts is, H(JHI do I stIJP lllrsc guYS.I?
"" LIMITING &Pt:LL8 HOW TO DO IT
"•
,, Face it, players \\-'ith a full grasp of the Falkenstein Sorceq· system arc a
,, terri/)ing thing. They can do just about o1llything.
If you let them.
"" Forget about tl'}'ing to he.ld them otT \\'ith the system. That's the h.lrd
way. No, \\ho1l a good Host \\,ants to do is nuke lllagickal practice more
,," difficult through things a cleH:r Player will be hardpressed to a\'oid: his
,, Clwironillent and all the things in il that will impact proper spdlcasting.
Hl:re are Just a few c:\amples of\\'hat I'm talking about:
kbL1 WclCI.'!IK to tk OO{\,'C[Q\lil Pu ...h Mour.
"" It':. ridiculous to c:\pect th.n .n an~' one time in an~' lllJ.jor metropolitan
,,•" area, Itherc won't be at least .1 d07('n son:crors and Sorcerous Orders busy
, plyin£; their magickal trades. What mak!!s ):Qll[ Plap:rs thmk they haye the
only onramp to the free\\'ay? The total nllmber of accessible Co1rds in J.
", deck, and thus a spell region (which is a 273 mile radiu<; from;} ky line,
"" which, by the by, can b!! anywhere the Host says one is), is 143 points, 104-
if you take only dean power. Use some of them up by haying other sor-
" ccror~ casting spells off-camera. This c"n be random, or by design; usc the
"" top of the deck trick from the Sorcerous Q&A section (pg. 88 ), but do it
"" for st:'\'eral sorct:rors. Waiting in line takes the edge off casting a 10[ of big
,," spells.
, kkdL,2; lL.. ~1,v ~i\Sick and YQu'll6fel1 if I Waoll;)
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Do your Playt:l's ha\'e .1 license to practice the Art where they liver They
"" may nor need a legal one, but they may net:d some kind of pnmission if
," the local Order or high-powered mage is the type to dole out access to the
, 10Gli Spell region. A reallr big Order like the 1),1\\'n may have iLS own
w," Assas~,ins to ent()rce it~ dictates.
kk:!L1; TIle reol of the t'\lIk=r \)n!cIoib Nan
""" hucrupt your spel1c.1Mers. \Vith mundane things like the hOllskeeper
coming up for the rent, door-La-door salesmen, Io<;t children, mice scam-
," pering through the pentagram.,. Or bigger things, likt: the group of m.lges
," who were doing a big all-night incalltation that you interrupted with your
" piddling Crcat~ Fire <;pell, and who haye seiU hired rufiians to your flat to
",, ask y()U to Stop. Lastlv, what about the determined yOllng man who is will-
" ing to hurl himsclfupoll the mage with a d.lgger to stop him from casting
the spell?
, kb!J; Ward ...? Will ThCtlC 6I\'fJ the (Pcmonic) heaver?
," As far as I knO\\, no wizard has yet been "ble LO blast P.lris to asht:s
, bec;lulie he was insulted by a waiter on the Montcmartc. One reason is that
"" most mages like li\"ing where the), arc and don't lik!! to wake lip to the city
",, in Ibmes. So they \Vard any important areas, their homes, gO\'ernmcnt
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buildings, and so on. They ca n also set lip "Sorcerous \Vatch" committees,
t.lkc the time ro perio(ilcJ.l1y patrol the ethereal plane dairaudicncing, for
people casting. .. pell .. with <4De,Hroy all of ,.. " in them . and pay a ,'isir pron · Opell pdtnjtlon6

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alteration oflighl ellCl'B)', J.llo\ling areas to be RAl'~GIl
chrkcned, iUumin,I\Cl.I, or gi\"t:n tmb.md qUJ.li-
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make ma!9'-b.i knees I1"'I()It dilti..-ult 10 111.lnipu
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 oorcerous Queries
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Dr;; J-b;! Qm:nrn !1'8Khl Qr;;,o,tm in tb:: en (c
Q; Om tJ. sorteror Un m vel a lPil/ing chtirncUr?
A'id is dJe''C lilly c",mce ofmistillO the Unmvcling?
A: Unr:l.\'cling yourselfrcquircs no SXl\\'cr; unravel-
ing another person, howcI'cr, even if wilting, has a
basic TE cost of 16 pillS Definition costs (rhe required
spell is ,"cry similar to Draining of tin: Lifo Force).
Since the Jverage PCf501l would only provido= 10 points
ofThaumic Energy ( S health x 2 TE IXT health -
1OTE released), this is a losing proposition. Unless-
-Unless you have just killed the person and arc
taking his released life Force from him; t11o:n the cost
is zero. TIlls, of COUf5C, is an umpcakab1r C\il action;
sorccrors \\ho do this \Iill be hunted by any right-
thinking mage ill(:y cnCOU/uCf. TIle Aztecans did it all
the time to power their rituals, and this is one reason
the Tcmpbr mages Ilipcd them alit.
Q; Do Dragons Imvc ro use Lortbooks nJ ,lISt spells?
And diJ they haJ'e togatl1Cr power to (ast them?
A: Dragons do not need Lorebooks to GIst spells,
as they instincti\'ely know how to manipularc magickal
fields. In thc Great Game, Dragons an: cxpn:s$ly limit-
ed to casting any spell wrinen in the gamebooks.
Howe\'er, this is only :t play-bal:tnce convention- I
have person:tlly seen Dragons im'ent spells on the spot
and Cil!>t them without J. hitch, the :td\'anrage of 70
million yean of evolution at work. Dragons do h:t\'e to
gather power to CdSt spells, ho\\'e\'er, and th.ey art: lim-
ited to drawing only fi\'e cards total. Tlus is chiefly
occausc, \\~thOut any roml:tlizcd structure of sorcery,
Dragons have a h:trder time manipulating large
amounts of energy "011 the tly."
Q; TIlere appears to be no limit to the number of
mt"ds a wrceror (an drnw. Does this mean thatgiven
C1JOltgb time, any sorreror C(}uid (ast any spell?
A: Yep, you\'e got it tight. Howevcr, much to dlc
relief of many Hosts out there, there arc o:rrain WJys
to limit this. First, since the Thaumic Energy in an area
is finite, there will often be other mages lIsing that
energy at the same time; by removing cardl' randomlv
from the Sorcery Deck to represcnt other spells lx:ing
cast, you can often slow down a Player's spell by
putting him in a "party line" sharing available TE \\~dl
his soreerollS neighbors. In my Enteminmt:nts, 1 rep-
resent this by randomly drawing the fin;t card ofr the
top of the dt"Ck each time a nC\\ Player spell is staned,
then removing as many addition:tl cards as the value of
the first. For example: Say I dr.lw a nine of clubs ofl'
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the top of the deck. I now must draw another nin.::
cards Il-om the deck to represent other a..:tive spellcOb'C-
ers currently in the area.
Second, ..:.::rrain spells will Ix: so larg.:: that they \\i11
be impossible to cast witll0ur using :til of the available
power ( 143 111aums) in a spell rcgion-or at least ,ill
of the dean, unhannonic'ed power there is (by adding
up :til the c.mis in a suit, you come to a rota.! TE of
lo-t points).
Q How big isa 'spell rtgi01l '?
A: A spell region encompasses a 273 mile radius
around any intersection ofle), lines. Ley lines (accord·
ing to the Encyclopedia of Mystienl & Parllllonmti
E'qIrrit1lu) arc lines of mystical power. In general, tile
Host decides where those ley lines are (:tlthough there
are maps that real mystics Wie), :tlthough placing them
at the center of any large mystical si te ( like
Stonehenge ) or :tncien1 city ( Rome) works best.
Outside these regions, cut the deck in half- that's how
much background po\\er exists.
Q; Is then R /imit w how often n mll!JC en'l cast n
parnCldar spell?
A: No. As long as he's drawn dIe power, he can
cast it. HowC\-er, there is a catch-if other mages ill
dle area notice a lot of fireball~ being cast, dle), lllay
well come to ilwestigare.
Q; IfinterMlpted while (asting a spel~ do yon lose
the gathered puwer? A11d enn YO't release em:rgy vol-
untRn'[y instead of /Ising it?
A: Yes to both questions. Think of gathering
power as winding a spring, or pulling on strands of
clastic. TIle moment your mind rcleascs its grip on the
spring or elastic, through eitller intent or intemtptions,
it will snap back into its origin:tl shape.
Q; What is an effective ;nterM/ption?
A: Sh:trp pain or wounds, anything that threatens
life or limb, ~uddcn loud noises or blinding Ilashes, the
cantrip CollfilSwn, sexual provocations (except If you 'rc
Tannic).
Q; Do Pl4ycn have any natllrai resistance to SfW-
eery? Can you "'save'" against spells? How about
aga inst Facrie glamou rs & encimntJnem:s?
A: Namral resistance to a spell is fucrored in as part
of the "Subject~ Definitions of the spell, such as
"Subject is a Dwarf" , etc. Another resistance rJctor is
the wiz."lfd's knowledge of the t.lrget. In the cantril'
Resistance to Stm:C1'Y (sec pg. 91), this namral resist-mec
is increased arrifici:tlly by drawing power to yourscll~
but only Mages can do dlis.
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\Vhen resisting Faerie enchantments, remember
that glamours and illusions arc resisted by your
Perception (against the Faeries' ability ), while Fean>,
Lon Charms, and Allures arc resisted by your
C..ourage.
Q' Om )'011 "gllther polver» while nllming, tnlk-
i1lB, etc.? Or lIIJ1St )'011 "1III1i" quiet lind ill 01U plllU?
A: By definitioll, .... gathering power" requires per·
fontling the same specific ritual each time to bring the
power to ~'Ou. Bonifucians, Te.mplar.>, and Druids pray
quietiy; Acol~tes of Ra, M3Sters of the White Lodge,
and Golden Da\I'1l Adepts draw mystic symbols on the
ground and concentrate on them; Uiuminatl.ls mages
mediate on elaborate mt·taphysical puzzles to clear
their minds. But St'lying quiet isn't al\\"ay~ required;
Native American, African and Aborigine shamen
dance, make ritual paintings and drawings, or concen·
trate on carved animal tctishcs; Asian mages do kung
til katas or chant Buddhist SUtr.lS. And T antric mages
ha\"e to havc scx- \\ithout orgasm- a really inconl"e'
nient \\a\" to gathcr !XJwer! In short, any activity can be
classed as gathering power, as long as it is ritualized
and the exact same aeri\;t" each time. As a side note, in
the example in CF, pg. 198, MarilJioll the Magnificent
is 110t described as mming as he throws up his brick
will; he is assumed to na\'e gorrell a moment of eon-
eentrarion in.
Q; Wlxn lI.si1lg all arell spell, enn it be limited
only to II specific grollp of targets, or will it IIffect
eveY)'Om prcsmt?
A: The Definition of a sJX:U sets the exact parame·
ters of the speU's eflect on the universe. lllis is why the
Definition is described as the Ilumber of subjects
afiecred, not the In.";) affe!'."ted. You could, fOr example,
define the subjects J.fti..-cted as 1,000 different pl.:oplc,
all in different cities (but \\ithin lIle Spell Range), who
wcre all pan: of a particular Order, or had red hair!
Q HolP tUJ)'Olt do tinlllilge i" II Sorury DJIeI? AlId
how dO)'01I detcrmi"e spell dnmllge for otller Spells?
A: A Sorcery Duel is a variation I established to fit in
\Iith the Duding !;)~tCI11. As ~lIch, its Dama.ge is done
exaL-cly like damage with a sword, tl';ing the \~'Owlding
dun: on pg. 195. HO\\"C\er, regular spells that do dam·
age arc a bit more complex. As described i.n "Ha.rd
Numbers Falkenstein" all pg. 82, damage lor certain
~pells is rated by the Ddinition Hanntill Elrecl. YOli
decide the Rank of d,lmab'C the S(x:ll CllJS("s, d,,:n pay
the resulting TER Converting damage from Ranks to
]o.;t Health is also listed on this t:lble.
Q HOM' lo"g tUJes it tde ro ellSt spells?
A: As a rule, Players gadler power to themselves at
a rate of one card per ever)" 2 minutes of in·game time.
lllUs, to cast 3. 24 TE spell would require 48 min·
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L1tcs-:lSSuming you got unaligned onc !XJinr ca.rds the
whole time. Bur it reaUy doesn't have to happen dm
way; rou could draw 3. King ( 13 lX)illts) dIe fir.;t tum
,md a Queen ( 14 points) the next, and cast dlat spell in
four minutes! So in answcr to the question; as long as
it takes for rou get lucky.
Q' Howdo)'OlI do '1rec-form"''''IIBick?
A If fredonn magick is defined as sorcery created
on the spot \\ithom existing spells, the answer is, you
don'L It's like saying, "How do I build a particle
aecellerator without referring to allY textbooks or pre-
vious research:~ Fa.lkenstein sorcel} is dIe oumin.1tion
of centuries of wizJ.rds laborously building on the
work of other \~izards. To just grab a handtlu of ener·
gy and SUit \\"eJ.\"ing is a recipe for disaster; I imite any
H~1" with such a case on his or her hands to do wh:tt-
(lcr they want to dIe offending part)".
Q' How tUJ)'Ou invent,un> spells? How [gng does it
take? HOII' do I (t'"Clltc base costs for spells "ot folllld in
the book?
A: You can ill\ent new spells by consulting with
your Host. Fir.;f, dIe two of rou should define what
the spell can do in a single, simple sentence. Ne~t,
detenlline fhe basic narnre of the spell and what its
Aspect \\ill be. Now, \\ith your Host, decide what the
basic Thaumic Energy Requirement of the spell
should be. As a rule of dlUmb, I St3.rt \\ith a TER of 6,
reducing it to a 4 if the spell is of limited usc, or
increasing it to 8 if it allows the Player a srrong advan-
tage in movement, control of others, or personal pro-
tection. Time spcUs are a1wavs between 10 and 12.
Dt"StIllcti\'e spells start at 10 and go up by increments
of 2 as they oco.:ome 1110re powerfill; the high end is 3.
TER of 16. Finally, haw the Host write down the
worst possible thins tll3.t could happen if this spell
goes wild. Put this allay for later; it's time to go into
the "lab" and St.lrt roleplaying the process ofrcscarch·
ing dIe spell.
A new sJX:1l takes a minimum of one day of cardill
tinkering for evel)' 10 !XJints ofTE required. For each
dJ.y that passes, draw one random card from the
Fomme dcck; if the draw is not in the spell's Aspect,
add one day to the research time J.nd keep drawing. A
Joker means the Slxlllus a catastrophic fuilurc and the
event the Host came up with comes to pass. Ecele.
But to do what you need doesn't necessarily
require inventing the spell from scrarch-rrmember;
you C,U\ mix and match spells and Lorebooks to create
ilL"\\' variations. "nlis pn:x:css only requires knowing all
the spells im'oil"ed and adding J. certain amollnt
«-debugging" time; usc the researching system 11_....11
described abo\"e, but add hours, not days, to the
research a110ned, and ignore Jokers.
 Q,. Ow 1 i!tcberrypidtt' t/It: enrds 1gntlxr, dismrrl·
ill!J the bad Olles? 0", 1 discm'd Joken, too?
A: Although stated in the ('I-" rnk-s (pg. 203, 1ldI"J..
3), most Players alway:. <;celll to m~ this one. Yes, you
ca.l1 diSl.-ard any unwanted card~ of the \\TOng Aspect.
It JllSt makes your "JXII take longer.
1111: only ex..::eprion to this arc Jokers-they aulO-
m.uically trigger the 'pcll and nuke it go wild. But
";th only tWO Jokers in the deck, ~'our chances 3fCn't
tOO b.u.i: about 3%.
Q; H arP do 1 deal rPitiJ Hnnno1lics? Who /}en to
decide -w/mt tilt: hann01lic is? Orll plnyen ink1ltio1lf'{'
1,.1Se Harmom'cs?
A: Oooh, Hannonio! In the original draft of the
Great Game, I deliberately lett the rc<;u1tS ofHannoni~
lip to the Host; it \\"3:. a way of creating inte.rC5ti.ng dra
mati..:: e\"cntS (like the rime a Playcr I know tried to cre·
ate J fire and got a sal:ulIander instead!) and also a niny
\\"3\" to keep play haianee. But ~irlCe I'\"e gorren many
letters (\ia ,\ like) from 110Sts who don't know hO\\ 10
handle Harmonics in pia\", 1 ha\'e creatcd a useti.rl
llannonies Crib dun (sec pg. 93). Remember, it's not
the laSt word; the final result i~ still up to you, the
HOM, but this ehart n"t;l\' gIVe \"Ou \Ome guidelines or
e\"cn some ideas for- ime~tillg ,·ariations.
Pbyers using Hannonio deliberately is absolutely
legal; 1 ha\'e to applaud anyonc who's lc:mlCd to
manipuiJte the system like a real mage would (and
trust me, rcal mage~ IIltentionally fiddle wi th
Hannonics, too). Just remember: You, as the Host,
carl ah\a\'S t.lmpcr with the tinJ.! man.iksLuion of the
hannnnic; illSt bcC:!.U!.C the lIIu.l.ion.l1)· Dragon takes
IOml doesn't mean it isn't anI\' twO irlChcs tJ.lI! And
Imt because the Gods Walk, it doesn't me.an they
bother to notice you.
Q; What is the diffi.'t:m:e (game wise) betwcm a
Novitiate a1ld all Adept? Alld is there a rcquired
ali/omit of research time m:eded before a Novitiate
mil cast a spell?
A. While it's true I\e described four levels
(NO\'itiate, Journeymen [or Adepts}, Masters,
Gl"3ndmastcrs) of ranking in hLlkensreini.:m Magick,
thc<iC IC\-ds an: not S\l1011011lOU~ \'1th the mage's b'd
of Sorcerical ability . You could be a really lous\'
JoumC\·m.:m or a "en powcrtid N()\;tlalc; thc titles are
Just ndes and there arc lor roIepl:l\'ing purposes.
As to the ne.\t part of the qucstion, research isn'l
the problem; the Order's spdb are already wrinen
down. Whether they let you read lhem as a NO\'itiatc is
thc qucstion; that's where thc mlepLtying comcs in. A.~
J rule of thumb, I let Nm iti.He~ kno\\ only the
C.lIltrips, and Adepts and abme know the entire body
of Lore. In gcneral, Players arc assumed to be
Jounl(:~men; it's no fun playing a Nmitiate who alter
rutes long hours in Magick 101 d.lS5CS with !£rubbing
out the Uxlgeroom pot' and pans. HUI the option
should ;\l\\ay~ be with thc H ()~t a.~ to how much hc
\\ill let Playen. In cach O rder know at what rank (sec
the upcoming &ok ofSigils for more dct.llls).
Q; What is Compte."!;jt, ill II spell? How is
applied ?
A: Complexity is how many tasks the 'pcll must
perlonn as pm of its casting. It'f> the "Spell IIwol\"cs
elements" pan of the Definitions. for C.\J.f1lple, a spell
thaI imohl.... creating all illusion of a ghost and 1ll00ing
it tim\ n a hallway would han:: a few clements; if it
111\"011"1::<1 creating all illusionary ghost that wJ.!kcd, said
"I lm'c you"', exudcd a ~ent or roses, and kis:.cd a
Player, that would invoke m,lll)' dements. If ollr ghost
did all of thc above, pillf> engaged in romantic corlVer·
s.1r:ion and sen'ed ciUmer, it \lould uw()lvc Illan), com-
plex dcmenn., ,md so all.
Q,. W/mt spells docs n sorr:rror stirn wit/I, al,d
mMI,? A"d wiN" is a Mage pennitted to /canl
Orr/r,-Js lore?
A: As a mk, a JOllm<..;1l1an/Adept
of the ~Ils in his Order's I..on.:book.s (as a NO\'iriate,
he nu\" only kn()\\ the Cantril's, but as mentioned car·
lier, plJ~i.ng a Novitiatc is not all thaI exciting). Spells
aren't Ihal hard to learn; the tough pan i~ gaining
cnough practice in nactly wca\ing the "'knot~" that
make up lhe spell so that it docsn 't backfi~ in some
w.\\·. That's where Sorcery skill wnl(.""S intO play.
Q; H ow dod II mage joi" odlt:r Orden? A"d how
don a plllyer (in 8Il",e ten/IS) lenni tiJUe lJeW spells or
Lortbooks?
A: It's a roleplaying thing, reJ.!ly (surprise, sur·
prise!). Some orders (such as the Templars and the
Bonif.lI.ians) have friendl \" relations, ami a][O\\ Adqlts
to kam each otller's Lore. Others, likc thc Daw11 and
the Illuminati, arc violently oppost'd to each other and In"'~
pl.1Ycf'l: \\~11 luxe [0 loin up 1oCcn:tir and rolcpla~' tlleir
1I".ly through membership. 'Illerc is abo a principle of
grarning membership ro strangcr-wiLJrds who havc
donc th e Order all import,lIlt $(n;ce or la\'Of" (sec the
upcoming Book ofSigils fur man: details - i\1ikc).
Oncc in the Order, lcanung its spells isn'r as com·
ple'( J5 it seem.s. Memoril.ing a single spell in a book.
takes one day per basic Thaum ic Encrgy Poin t
re(llIired of conrilluOUf> stud}'. You could cram tllrough
the entire Ritllal of Psychic Bi"di"!J in five da}'S.
And Pinall;-
Q,. What JJappellJ if I try to mit a spell witho"r
CllOlI!Jb ptm"Cr?
A: It jllY: doesn't go off Phhhhhppppr!
 New ope11s: Cantrips (9 Wards
'{ X Then I first sent my notes on Sorn;ry back
VV Home I had only a n:ry gcncr:ll idea of
how magick worked. Since that time, I hayc had J.
chance to 3l1:Ually hang around the magidk school
at Oxford and [cam a bit alxlllt the process of
l:x:coming a mage (acnmlly,] was brought there to
be studied by the Faculty 011 ThcoreticaJ Extra-
Dimcnsion.tl Thaumann"sy). So here 3fe two nt:w
spell types taught [0 me by the NO\itiates. while I
was there playing lab rat for a bunch of b'tI)'S in
robes.
Cantrips are ~pclls taught to c\'cry Novitiate,
general purpose mini-spell~ that usc \'CI'y small
amounts of energy ( no harmonics .lre counted
and all Definitions arc prefigured) and arc' knO\\ll
to wizards of evcry New Europal1 or New
Europan-dcsccndcd Order. Cantrips are ",cry sim-
ph; in strucmrc and as such are pretty much
impossible to ramper with. Once you knuw how
to lISC them, you'll ha\'C learned enough control
and discipline to t.lCk/e d,e big stuff the Masters
keep hidden away.
Sense Magick allows you to sense that Magick
has been used within an area (100 feet) \\ithin d,C
lasl twenty-four hours. Lasts for a minute . [¥/8
TER]
Magelight is cast upon an object, causing it to
radiate a blue glow ("wt:rdight") cquh,;tknt to a
small candle-lighting an arC;l @IO feet around.
Lasts fOr ten minutes. [+/8 TER]
Candle Flame momentarily crc.1tes a small
match·sil.ed tl::une, perfect fOr ligllting cigars and
.lmusing girls who rtal1.'" wa1lt to Jet: :VOlt do some-
thillB malJickal. [+/8 TER]
Confusion crcates a moment:lry psychic blast
that causes thc victim to be sraggered and unable
to react (in Game, 1 rum). [¥/10 TER]
Simple Illusion creates minor, temporary ( I0
mimm.-s) changes of size, Sh.lpc and color on small
objects. With it you can make copper coins look
like gold, change a page of type in a book.., or g1\'c
YOluscif a tnusrache and a big nose. [. /9 TER]
M.inor Telekinesis allows you to b~rate up to
an ounce of material, tnming it at walking; speeds.
You could lise it to grab the jailer's keys ;
NO\'i tiates use it to unbutton girl's chemises.
It/IOTERJ
Sense lliusion allows you to kno\\' something
nearb~'isn't real, but not wbat is illusionary. L1Sts
about a minute. [./8 TER]
Resistance to Sorcery is a mobile ward that
makes it hardt:r to mlgickally change you. In
Game terms, it adds a Illimencal vallie to spell
power requiremenrs equal to your Sorcery R;mk.
[+/ lOTERJ
Housewifery is a common spell that allows
you to fix (or clcan) minor things like torn or
dirty fubrics, broken potter)' and metal, etc. [+/9
TER]
Wi\QD0
T llc other thing I learned about while at
Oxtord was wards, powerful spells designed
to protect a wizard's dwelling from sorccrical
attack. There arc twO kinds of Wards; Lesser
Wards and Greater Wards.
Lesser Wards an: IJ'fImiNg wards (reactive);
they sound :In alarm and let you know when a
spell is breaching the perimeter. l1ley are fur less
cosdy, \\ith the Thaurnic Energy COSts only apply·
ing to the length the y arc in action (sec
"Duration" 011 the table below)., \Vhen a Lesser
\ Vard is stablished, a psychic link.1gc to you is also
established, allowing you to know your wards
ha\<e been breached no matter where you arc.
Greater Wards are acti\'c coumerspdls that
weaken or StOp sorcery. TI,ey make it morc diffi-
cult to cast the cm:hanmlcnt (in Gamc tenns, they
.ldd a mltltiplier to the Thaum.ic cost of casting
the spell), but arc limited by location (dlC)' can't
move), must be mainra.ined (time limit), and can
only CO\'cr a sill.ale contiguolls strucnm: (Iikc a
building or cave). To calculate the cost of a
Gn'"J.ter Ward, add the "Duration" "fER to the
"~ I ultiplier" TER (see table Ix:low).
Wizards almost always ward their sanctuaries
\\;th both t)1:X:S of wards, and makc surc they arc
carefully maintained. Get carclcss-and poor,
you'll end up a frog (or worse).
DtllVJJON m MUllJPUER IER
foR EACH HOCR{t:nO 23) ..........1 2..... .. ............. .2
foR E\cH D.\\' {l'PTO 19) ............. :) 3 .................................6
roll. EACH MO:--iH {l'l'TO 12).... .10 4............................. 10
 Practical 00rcerors
Non-aligned Sorcery groups for
Falkenstein Entertainments.
'l X That is :\ MagickaJ OrdCl' \\~thOLlt an Order?
V V Answer: :1 Discipline. A Discipline is
Magick un-weighed down with :1 lot of rimal and
politics-the gcncrai practicioncrs in J. world of
specialists, prO\~ding sorccrical scniccs 1lI:t:ded by
non-wizardly types, but without affiliated. Orders.
Polio:': oorcemrs
This Discipline is a natural outgrowth of a
world where wizardly crime is a possibility. Unlike
the Elusinians, an Order which specializes in dctcc-
ri,-c work, Police Sorcerors specialize in infomla-
non about and apprehension of magickalldons.
The King's Investigator's Guide: Assembled
from various sources, this standardized rcfert:nce
work contains the following spells: R.itJtfll of
Psycbic Binding, Restrni"t tIJrO'tglJ Mngick
Circles, and Break dJe Biuding [Rinlal Wririn~ of
Thychic Binding1; TrlW VuirJII [Rca!m ofJUusjons};
Me'Jtal BarJ·ier rManuscrjptll!ll Mc.ru..;ill,i,s.] ;
Ba"ishmmt [Libram of SUIDIDonaticm]; and
Perception of the Everydny[Rcalm oftbe !~l.
Military oorcemrs
In a world where Magick has been a ftct ofliJe
for thousands of years, most New Europan mili-
taries have a sorccrical Disciplinc of some sort.
The duty of a Military Sorceror is threefOld. His
first job is to use sorcery to provide superior intd-
ligcllce where normal methods of information
gathering would be impossible. His second role is
to provide logistical sup~rt for his forc(:s, in the
fonn of repairs [CantJips] and material. 111C last
task of the Military Sorceror is to provide the
proper environment for combat by controlling
weather as needed. 11lUS, Military Sorcemrs have
a very specific body of Lore, gleaned from wi7.ards
who have served in the ranks, from captUired man-
uscripts, and from mages unfomillate enougll to
full into the hands of military interrogators.
Manual of Military Sorceries: This voluIDe
contains spells from a wide number of works,
including Scryillg and Divinatio1J B.crri",11
[Manuscript of Paranormal Divination]; 1lIltsiotlS
ofdx MiIJd & Body [Realm of IIlw;ion]; Rni.se the
Storm, Rnise the Eir'CStorm, Raise dx Maelstrom,
and QJlcll Nature [Raised Forces of Namrc 1; and
U"iversalAJcI.JC1ltic [Universal Alchemic].
Witches
Witches provide community sorcery at the
simplest, ,~lIage level; healing spells against sick-
ness, protection against sorcerical attlck, animal
husbandry, etc. Being on the "front lines" against
Faerie inclLrsions (the local witch is often the onl"
sorceror avaiJab1e in remote villages) bas als~
.•
made IllOSt witches \'Cry adept in banishing the •
Faeric and their hosts. Although \Vitchcs have a
large lxxiy of Lore, it is not passed down \ia an
Order or Sch<x>l, but through tradition and word
of mouth.
The Old Woman's Grimoil:e: Contains a \an-
ely of useful healing and proter.:tiyc spells. Brt:\\ing
a Love Philtre causes the drinker to full deeply in
love ,\~th the next person he sees [equi,"J.Iellt to
the Faerie Ability of um OJarm]; Strengthctt the
Lifo Bond [Rima! Writing of Psychic Binding];
QJwll Nature [Raised Forces of Nature]; BM1Ig to
Peace [&alm of the UnknO\\J1 Mind]; and Shape
ofa K,JOwn Em."t (wco:iland creamres), from the
LibGlOl of M),SIic Transformation. In addition,
Witches also know a Faerie-specific version of the
spell Ba"ishment [Ljbram of $ulllmonatjon],
which dri,'cs all Faerie back to thc Veil instantly.
tlealers
Sorccrical cOlmterpoints to PhysiL;ans, Healers
practicc lhe Art for healing rather tban using mL-di-
cine. 11ley em Ix tOLmd in the Clergy, in hospitals,
and in the Military, tending to aU \,110 are suficring.
. includes
Strengthen the Life
Ps)'chic Binding]; Bring to Peace and Hear the
BidderJ Thoughts [Realm of the Unknown
Mimi]; and Openi1Jg Ux Mystic Eye [Realm oftbe
S=<.]
 liarmonic Convergence
"But what if my Players start playing
with the Hannonics of their Spells?"
oody. I lo\'t~ it when they start getting dever.
G Pllycrs smart enough to know how to play
Hannonies arc Pl.tyers smart enough know how to
really use the Castle Fnlkmsrein sorcery system.
But the tough part fur Hosts comes in when
P l ayer~ arc allowed to define the rCSlIJ ts of a
H am10nie fur themselves. ntis was a major prob-
lem that mlny of my correspondell ts fro m the
Other Side tOlUld out, as their Players rampaged
into the \'accuum left by conti.scd or uncertain
H osts and fo rced the H armonic s)'stem to d o
whatever the heck they thought it should do.
1l1ar's why I'm giving you a copy of my personal,
handy-dandy Harmonic Convergence Table,
d esig ned to give H osts ideas of \\"hat is possible
when a spell ;\ctl\'atcs a H armonic. T he most
important p.lft to remember is that this is sriU just a
g ujdelitle--if your Players 3rc allowed to use this as
gospel, it \\,on't be too long before tbey're once
:lboain engineering their Harmonics to work widl
the dL'SCripriOtlS wrinen here. As Host, you have
the option-no, the sacred duty-to periodically
mess with the results of a Hannonic-tJ.den spell so
that magick in your Game stays as unpredictable as
it is in New Europa. It's up to )'OU----50 don't shirk:
your responsi bility to make your Players better
spdka5H:rs!

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•
ACE
kwiIDNI TIIKE FcRI!
tKMls. I'.ClJSi'g ~ iIOlIld JOU
to feel lea' [t 1 CWllEf 1+1 list
[" 1, or despair [+F
No 1IMMcx«:s. The spell
tKMls.1'.ClJSi'g ~ iIOlIld JOU
to feel lea'[t J. ~ It l.lIst
[" ). or despair [+1
ELamm . . . TME fc.I
Q'Tme spells ~ stra"g
illIaS of fea- [t ~ ~ It ),
USIt" ), crdespair[+V
THE SIwr TAIIES FcRI!
-...
A IliusiOflS. bindings, dell)- operateS perlect!y.1'Irth ro frfl <rIDEa1h (t~ N [+). FIe Specters om gllosts )OJ

+ sions & dre..-n creatures surpises. [" J,or Water (+J elemental have summoned form

-
becane real. taI<S'e solid ~ <n! ~ [Rai< F] real bodies and appear
~ hostile) forms. destnJ::tXln l.p:tl JOUl before )OJ!

A
-
ELEMENTI RIlE IN YOUIt
"" .......grow
The skies dark as
ligt1tni~ & fire strike the
No HARMotcs. The spell
operates perfectly, 'Nith ro

""""".
EuMam; RIR. TMIE Fu.I
HI <rID Ea1h [t 1 N(+1FIe

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lillslonary earthquakes. [" ),or Water (+J ~
of. firestorrns & tidal waves earth anxn:I)OJ. causir€ <WMS <n! ~ [fl.:f1I F]
ACE terrify all anxn:I)'CU! ~at [Red< F) ~! ~ l.p:tl)OO!

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...... THE Gca WMAI No ~. The spell
A

• --
Dark dimensions open, The elements manifest as operateS peffectly. with no
tail')' da1!en )'OIX soul WIth allowing evil ghosts and Ea1h (t 1 N (+~ FIe [" ). IX StXprises.
lea- tt l, ~r tt l, kist [" ], spints to atack)OJ (Red< We [+J Gcds with Rai< F
ACE IX despair (.~ OJ \\o1th their touch!

i
WIlD SPEW WllJ)SPEW WllJ)SPEW WllJ)SPEW
EJelIS rased ~ 2 n. etiu EtIe<:t IS rased ~ 2 rai<s. eh!f EJel is rased ~ 2 rai<s. etiu Etr&:t IS rased ~ 211ri:s. e«te-
in Range [fJ. Duretion (t J, in Range [t ). DUlat<on (t ), in Range [t ), Duration {t ], in Raoge It ], DuraUon [t ).
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fl.ai(Qn! I. ' FIiri.me [t~ fI.ai(.me [t ' R.D.<XrIe [.~
 Common &nse: Non-Qules Falkenstein I

many times 113\1; you found yourself in a
H
OW
situation where you were roleplaying with·
out rhe rules! H ow did you and the
Garnc1l1Jstcr dcrcnninc the outcome of:l situ,uion?
You used common sense, [hat'~ what. You both
agn..-ed on what \\'as a ITasonable oLltcOme hasc"d~"._ _. .o;;;:;:GoaI of using the ability.
on the character's .lbilitics, the conditions., _
and the simation. And the niles wok a
back scat to rhe p[otline. Th;u's the
whole idea of the foUolling a1tcma-
Now take a look at me examples 0 11 the follo\\ing
pages. Each example shows what you can be reason-
ably expected ro do in a gi\cn type of situation. Each
of the fol1O\\~ng examples also includes:
1) The Name of the Ability and ,1 description ohhe
2) The Suit (Hearts, Clubs, Spades or
shown as a symbol
the Ability name.
r., ]
Diamonds) the Ability is related to,
next to

rive game-rule systcm i \e dubbed 3) An example of What Can Be

Commoll Scmc. Done With the Ability at
You sec, in my shon (but Each Level.
colornll) career in computer 4 ) An example of How to
game design, I Icamed aile Describe the Results
basic tlllth: Game rules only using the Ability ( be~ides
exist to determine the S:l.)ing "Yotll1lccudt·d.... )
result of using an Ability in Working from
J simarion where an out- 8
come is unclear. All the lhe feal ...
rest of the window dress-
To usc the ex,lmplcs,
ing is just there to help
you decide what the min-
determine these two
imum example/Ability
points. lllat's it. Finiw.
bel would be needed to
TIle basic idea of this
perform the fcat, then
section, then, is to tell
compare: the Playa's
you how to make judge-
Abilil)' to m.lt \"aiue. 1lle
ment calls on \Vhats
nuc of thumb is:
going on in your Games,
rathe r than leaning on • If the Player's Rank is three Levels
uu~ numbers. This is ule
below the Feat, he fumbles.
best method to run • If the Player'S R.1.nk is two Levels below the
Games, because il makes Feat, he fails.
sure mat action flows like a • If the Player's Rank is o ne Level below the
real event, nor like game sim- Feat, he is partially successful.
ulation. The methods I'll . lfthe IJlayer's Rank is equlll to the Feat, he
show you here are ,1[SO the best is completely successful.
\\'a~' to nm ""live-action" Game..~,
• If the Player'S R.-mk is one L."\d above ule
and to run Games that arc less Feat, he is highly sllccessful.
""dungeon crawls" and more High
dr'111 Drama. In short, here's where we
leave the road and strike out into the ExallWIc: The character must read a
wilde mess. obscure passage ill Larin. Based on me
rcall~'
examples, you dccide it would take an
First, Use The Description Extraordinary [E:\.'Tj Education to undcnitand me p;ll>-
The first step is to Stan by reading the description s.lge to be read. 111e character has only an Exceptional
of the Ability the Pbycr is using (pgs. 9:; through LEXC j F..duGltioll. You dClide that at only one level
~-
102 ). The Description can often in~tantl)' tell you down, he would ha\e a partial success; he could get
what is possible at what level of ability. pam. of it, bm not filii undersranding ("Irs abolllil IIlllr
betwccn two 1l1lcient Gods of Sumerill. j. At a Great
I GR I F.ducation, he would understand it, bur just bare-
ly; he might only gel the basic topic ("' ltJ about JOint
kind ofrf1lriem God").
By comp.uing the differences, a level of SlJo;CC.<>S can
easily be determined. Arrer a while, you'll lind the
sprC"Jd \\~tl be easily remembered and you'll dispense
\\;th rabies altogether.
... Or Co Back in the Other Wff;L
You can also work back from the Player to the
Feat. In these cases, you'd say, "Hmm. TIJe Player bas
n £wcptional Edlt((Jtioll, which alwU's him to rmd all
bllt t"t' most obscm'r texts. SillCf this im 't a r((l',~Y obSC/m:
ttxt, be ollght to be able to rlad this. "
Keep lhe Process Hidden
Note t\\U things. FIrst, the entire process described
above l'3Jl be done without Jcm,llly discussing il with
the Player. You just check Ability \'5, Ex:unple and give a
result in a verbal way, like " Hmmm. YOIf rtatl it sloJl'~Y
alld it looks like it's abollt n U'ar bthl'ce'l two nllciwt
Gods of Slime ria. '" (An I EXTI feat vs men: fEXCI
Ability. At this poim, the Player could elect to lise a card
from his Fonune Hand 10 alter the sinlation, but he
wouldn't necessarily know how fur olrhe \\'3.';,
11,e results Jfe J lot more like rd life in tlut ~'Ou'rc
not saying, "You tJ.ikd the roll." Inst{';ld, you're gi\ing
him the outcome of his (ICtiQlIS, not the outcome of a
roll, Life isn't like the Olympics scoring system; there's
no panel of judges holding up cards, and you rarely
know exactly how well (in a numeric.tl way) you did.
Instead you get a result, which you mentally judge
against what you hoped to do. So instead of the Host
saying, "YOII 'lClded 11 tCII find )'011 got a ftftll'n, so .WlI
Jlltcud l'Cfl/~Y wd/", the fC.Sulr is c..xprcsscd as, "YOII l'IIii-
Iy rmd it; il~ fnct, .VllII recoglli::.c tlx pfU'Sflgt as pnn of a
lJu'arjell »'flr d1ll1lt nbollt tbe bnttles bctJl'ctll &s nnd
the Goddtss Tiflmflt. TIlt chnlltgOC$ ... "
Second, tlle Common Sense process is a lot more
like real life in another way: In real life, you :generaHy
hWll1what you can do helc,": you try it. You also knO\\
there arc tllings that .lre JUSt plain impo!oSible to do
(beat up Bruce Lee), and things tlJ.lt an: almoM impos-
sible to fujI at (when was [he last time you messed up
tying your shoesn. In this process, you either do it a
cert.lln amount, or you actively spend cards to change
the outcome of the event, making your own luck.
Since the H~'t also can play Fomme cards against you,
this means that you literally can end up ~trategically
fighting to get a lucky break. ro do what you nel-u. A
lot more satis~ing tllan rolling a die.
mLinS in lhe t'orLune Deck
Although it docs \;ol.lte a few of the principles of
making the system vanish, rou can easily fit the
Playing Fortune Game into thc Common Sellse
mechanics. in this variation, howl-.'er, uu: c-.m:Is aren't
added to an Abili[)', but are used as special modifiers
to the Player's basic results. The rules of thumb for
using Fortune Pl.1ys arc:
• Any card used in the proper suit always has its fuce
\'alue, starting with a deuce (2 ) and \dlll Aces as 14.
Suits outside of the proper suit, are, once again,
wonh one.
• For c:\'cry two points contributed in a Fortune
Play, the result of ule action is raised by one rank
(such as from PartiJl Success to Full, for example).
PulLins All This inlo Adion
Following are examples lor all listed Abilities (as on
P&. 159 through 163) of Caftle Falkmstci,l:
AthleLics [+ 1
Goal: Athletics feats usually imoh-e melts of balance,
throwing accuracy, or manipulation. The goal is to
dctcnninc if UIC feat can be donc \\;thout glwng hun in
tlle process.
What Can Be Done with the Ability at £ad} l.cvd:
I PRI \Vadc in sh.tllow cnd ofb.1lh. Throw a ball.
IAVI Swim. Balance on a I ' beam. Climb over a fence.
[GD] Swim in rough wJler. Balance on a 6' beam.
Juggle. Climb sleql hills or inclined diffi.
[(lRJ $\\im ill \'cry rough WJleTS. Balance on J I " beam.
Snatch insects OUI of the air. Climb a rock\' dilfflcc.
[EXq $\\im in J raging stoml. Climb tJie side 01 a brick
building \\;thoul ropcs. BaJalll'e on a lig.hu'Ope.
[EXi] S\\im in a hllnic~ne. Climb ~heer elillS, &lance on
a Ihre.ld.
How to Describe the Results:
Frnnblc "You mJr Oll~~ call 'r do it, but yrm IIl1rt ymwsr/f ur
SOIll(01I( dse (twISt "II ""kk,Jali rlx wbok riisttlllU, bit JO"'C-
Imtt/Sf). ~
Fail: ~You «art to do it-and don't mnkr it. "
Partial Success: "TOil do It by tlx sk", oj YOllr tutlJ; :wm
almM JIlI/, IJxn JUSI "rol,"."
Full Success: "No probltln. ~
High Success:'"You do it calmly, R'ilhgrnu alld npWmb.
nlnwst pnftct; ptoplc R~'1i talk nbollt it JIJr _¥cars to come. ~
Charisma [.]:
Goal: This Ability is USt:d to get someone [0 like you, to
sway a.n opinion, or to make a good impression. The
goal is to gi\C the Player a general response of the per-
son is trying to afl-ecr.
Wh:lt Can Be Done with the Ability a.t Each Lcvd:
[PR] 1\'0 one ~kcs )'OU. You couldn't cOIl\ince am'one
all}1hing, you're that repcllenLTIlerc's just.1 creep)' feeling
aboul you.
[AVI You're re.'lSonably well liked. Most people will
help or listen to roll, alrhough rhey may not go partic-
ularly Out of their way for you, 1'011 could prob.1bly
court a lady of your social stanIS or lower.
L
 [GD] VCIV likable. People "ill takc cxtr~ timc .In..-! trouble
to help you, and ",n rake minor risk.~ on YOllr behalf In
),our circle, mOIst of the digible men or "omen ~re attract·
cd to \'ou ,md wouldn't uke a proposition ,millis.
[GRj You are ex,cptionaJly popular. Others wi ll take.-
great ri~ fur you, and will go our of their WJr to aid vou
whenL...'er you ask. You arc ule man or woman n'cryone in
your social circle wants to be "ith, and rou have to rend
oil:' propc:l5itions.
[E:XC] You're anually well kno'\1l for your popularity.
Other people "ill nO[ only go Oil[ ofmeir war to help you
(to the point of risking their h,cs), but "ill look fur oppor.
nmitics to gain YOllr 6\'01'. Attracth'c men (or womcn)
throw themselvcs at you.
[EX-r] Pl'Op1c an: dumhstnKk by your daZ7Jing qualities,
You could seducc a Princess, t,uk a King out oI6.\'0I"S, JJld
be dcered to any office on earth.
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: ~YoIIOa tile roral op/KMirr of the nesjrnf effect. '/1xy
tbink .'1'011 'rc IJQmblc: tlX)' rake nil jnitnllf dislike t() )'Ou.-"
Fail: ~'J1xy pm nOli 'r IIcupt ,WJJI. TTxy rcll/mll l'fICOIII'lllrrn. ~
Pan:i.al Success: ~Hmmlll. 11xy mrt of ngrff, hilt tluy mny
cbU/IgC tlKir milld, tit nlly mommt."
Full Success: """l1xy norff nlnU]ft instnntly. YOIf gtt whnuv-
er ifF't)'01I dmnd, ~
High Success; "71x;t rrnlh like .Yf)flr uim! 11xy Jnm tlx poi/It,
I1l1d Cl'nllmprove 011 iI. If.WII /I'I1/lud lixm to ki11)61", /IOWIi,..,
WIlllt to liUJiN /oJoe to .Yf)f'_ ~
Combat i\bililie.; [+ l Partial Success: "Y()U IIit it, bl,t bllrtly. "
[I':lrnw!in& Fencill8 0" Mark...,mam,hip]
Goal: 111e goal of using these Abilities is to hit your
opponent. Hosts should try to avoid using munerical
descriptions of the results of a hit, suc h as 4TOII "'(
takm 20 points oj wounding." Instead, cry to describe
the eifec[S of hits as an observrrwould sec tht!ll1.
What Can Be Done widi d lC Ability at Eaeh Level:
• Fencing:
[PRJ You wa,'e a sword around like J Still.. At Ie.....t you
know what end cuts.
[AVJ You can take a st:Ul(r and usc: [he b bde a link,
but that's abour ir.
[GD I You ~ a trained tencer, capahle of defi:Jting mO!>t
cn:rydJ\ toughs or bullies. You m.1I' h.1'·e J reputation of
someone nor to be trilled with.
[GR] You arc a well krlO\\ll Ii-ncer, with J rc put.ltion of
many duds Ix:hind you. You're prob.Jblv the beM swoo.is-
man in rnc Regimem or city,
[EXe] You arc one of the most lamous dudists in me
land; ~'our Abili[y is well kllO\\ll enough to !;r'am you a
national reputation.
[EXT] You .Ire one of me deadliest duelists (~-er to pick
up J bl,lde. Your abi~ties arc legend, ranking wim charac-
ters such as D'Artagnan or Von Henr-au.
• Fisticuffs:
[I'RJ You're up [0 about the leyel ora schoolboy scuttle.
LAV] You can defen d yow=lf againsr mOM' ~'eryda )'
opponen ts.
! GD] You are 3 skilled tighler, capable of ddi:ating most
C\-eryd.IY toughs or bullies. You may ha"e a n:pumrion of
'i01ll'.:om: I10f to be tnncJ ,,;m.
[GR] You arc a protc~sionally ranked fighter, who h;u;
won J pUI'SC or t\\O in your timc Jnd who can easily defeat
an)' stra:t brn\\1er or thug,
[E.\':C] You arc one of the most tamOllS pugiJi'h or •
brawlers about; \'00 regularly win contests and \'ou r Ability
is well known enough to grant \"Ol] ... national rcpuration
! EXTJ You ~ onc of the greatest fighters evcr to pick up
uu: glu\'cs. Your abilities arc legend, Jnd thev talk of you
in Li\'Cms, sporting dubs, and back alkys.
• Marksmanship:
[1'Rj You'vc never re ally fired ... gun beloTc. You can
point it \\ildl\' and pull the trigger.
[AV 1 You can aim and hit a stationary tlrget, b ut no t
reliably. Forget hitting a mo ving target.
[GDJ You call shoot II;U1Skill, but ~tilI have trouble wim
I1l()\U1g targets.
[GR] You ~ a II'clt kno\"lmar"k:;man, \\1Ul l n:put'ation
of many duel!; or trophics behind you. You ~ prob.1bl)
the best ~t in the Rtgilllent or at your dub.
[EXC] You're one of the most fumoos marksmen in UK-
land; \'Our skill is kllO"'l enough to gram \'ou a national
n:putation as a ht\lltcr or duelist.
{EXT] You an: one of !lIe grea[cst m.uksmcn, regularlr
taking. YOUT bag at shoots, or unerringly killing lnyone
who is t(lOli"h enoui/.h to dud you,
Dccription o f Resul ts:
Fumble; "(J"rll! YOII hit smnerlllllO )'011 nidll'l H'1111t to hit
(lilte 11 ftimd or 'your 01l'/1 fOOt). n
Fail: ~M~d wn milc.·
Fuji Succt'S'i: "You bit it SlJlltlrr/y." .
High Suecess: "1\1mm! A JrnOlIS 11It,' You n:nlly 11IIn 'j/ll
wltb rim! om; Ix stalMtn nlld 1Icnr/V fn/ls!"
Comeline&'l: [. l
G oal: R:udy docs Comelillc:s,~ come into play directly
as ill "Wllo's Imurlooking?". As J grneral ntle, two IX'O-
pie of the same Ic,·ci of Comelin ess an: equally good
looking and any dilli:rences are reduced to the per.>Onal
tastes of the beholder. Comdine!oS is usually applied as
a mooifier fur something ebe,
As a rule of thwnb, decide wh."lt Ability the Player
intends to usc his/h er Comeliness to modify (for
example, us ing your great looks to imprO\c your
Cl1.1ri.<.ma), If the Player's Comeliness is Grc."lt, H osts can
eJect, at uldr di.<;(.n:"tion to shift tll . . . result III' by one lew-J
(say from a P.utial Success to a Full Success).
Exceptional, shift it up by two k....·ds (Partial to H igh);
l:-:Xtraordinary, t hree levels. Likewise, Poor Comeliness
should T"(d1luthe n:sult by one lC\'d,
Since using Comeliness is such a subjectivc thing,
llasts should al\\ays take into account how the play·
cr describes th e usc of it. Saying "J add my
Comciiutss to be more C/mrismlltjc" s h ouldn't be
enough, Hosts should require more concrete ex,un-
pies showing the UK of Comeliness, such as, "J Optn
"'.v eyrs e:>."trn lI'ide and pOllr nppttllillgty I1S limn for-
fl'tlrd toShOfP offm.vdtcollttngc,'"
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What Can Be Done wid, the Ability at Each Lc\-d: [EXC] Go lOW ,llW dub or pnlJIC entertainment ill the
[PRI Nothing, Proille ignore: rou, Or 11')' to kJOt away, world, Krn.l\\ CI-cm>llC \I'M IS important in both the IilsI:
muttcnn[l:, ~Poor ImlOmllutc \ITCI~h, .. 5Ct or n-...'lI ilI~ (It'NC\1 Futol'.I..
rAY J You might be ooOlplimcntcd for ),our dodlC'l and I E:\T] You Me one of the the: ~:Ullioll~ of the age, You
hair. (.m ~un rOllr 0\111 du~ md C\'el)~)I1c \l'iU fight 10 joDI_
[GD J Ik a modd IUr a kX-Jl MUSt. AItr.ll.1: the: :Inc nOOn of.a bcn King> ;mJ I'otemal~ Me illl~-d ~. rour society
IocJllunUll.l.l"\' How to Describe the Results:
[GRJ \it 1Or.a paintin[l: onr.llur: bp funou:s artist. Be nom· Fumble: ti-n~ tlrilllt .""u"rr a prtsI4mptiolfl lIp1tan. TkJ
inat..-d tt) Coun. <~;;;;; ___"",.:tqll/Wt :ff'li TIlt'"! bto .. :wm IJIIIY tlt1'fT mtr 11K ptTSlm
[E\q YUU.1l'C a grcJl Io.:JI bc.tu~', pointed OUI -' wlJOSr lIalll( ,Y1m 'rr Rropptl!.lf, •
on the <om:ct, ~ (It the Jughesl: rcputIlion F.1.il: "Yo" dOll't ItlltllP lU/wme tf1(r(,
\l'NI II) p.wlt )UI.I. YII//'rr ,mftllo""11 10 tlll'lII /II tum,"
[r~XTI You hal'e bc(Ome world Partial Success: ·You m.llyb/UIf'sumttlrl(
n:knoll'nru tOr your attr.lCti\"CJ"tCS&., I>;th !J'/}o 1nt01N JU/Ilcollrll'ho kllOlI'1 SU'I/ronc.
(.mer. \)1ng 1\)( ",ur aucnlion, You iJalO( "'ani of" P' 1/"'tlrs, and
Description of RcsuJts: tllCY limy OJ,U hart "'ard o{w}ff, "
Fumble: "TII"r appcarallu Full SUClXSll: "You klwu' the prrlOlI
rrpuM tlxm fllr kJ1IIr WllkJlI, W .YOU 11'1111 t to kilO II' if u i tr "II'ell.
Fail: a-n)(,y'rr 1I0t HllprUS(I{. You"rr 1111 a rrllllJllllb{vjTiOldly
YOlf'rr 1101 tlltir 1JIK. W bnsU, OIuII!Jb til asl.:jilr fal'ars."
I'artial SUCCCM: "71/n t/,mk High Success: "TIIU frnllll' till'
'you'rr Ilttrattlvt, b,,,
"lit prr10ll lIyl/;'IIJ/J mrtt ofttll i"
txcrptillllll/ll' kJ, ' Joaal NrtUmnrHlttl and nm
Full Success: al7}ty Iblllr III 1~'Ill"'r SlXIIII rirrltt.,.
,ww'rr rtry Illtrllcl,re IIl1d
mrm tlllI'lInl Will HllllU'n,' Courase [¥l
lIull'.•
Goal: The goal is to be
Hig h Success: &J1JCY're
stll/llfrrtR b.Y .your fllllis,
able to tell the Pb.yer his
77KJ til" 't ICllr III"r t:yCS Of" her reaction to streSS
RIN.yjrom .",,/· or pri\.nion. Do you
break under pressure, or
Conncclionll agaim.1 greJt fCJr~ Ho\\
[+ l long can ~'OU rake great
[r,l\'.ul before collapsing?
Goal: The goal i\ to What Can Be Done \lith
determine whether the dlC Ability at Each Le\'d:
Pla\'cr kJl()\\'~ J p.lrtio.:ulJr [PRJ ~othing. You're a lil~
person (or type of person). b\'f:ml pushl)\'cr You ewe
111(' Plavcr rna\' .llso be try- in at the Ihll:JI ofdrnger.
ing to trade on a conllc\> I AV I Go without food fOT
a day. Face down a rude
tion ("/ hwu' thr Pri"u, 10 cll't"k. Confront an munllcd
;rfm should bdp lilt. '1 which I'l.Iflbn.
n:quirc.\ all ~lllllCd MlCiai rd.l- [(;D] Go withollt too..! few a 161
tionship. The go.11 is to deter- da\'>. Sun;\,c mmOf torture. Face
mine if the proposed relationshIp knife wielding rumam withOll!
iilndllng.
is Jcccpn:J. [GRI Sur\'ile st;\rnlion for liars and
What Can Be Done with the Ability extreme tOlTure 1{1f hours. FCMlcwy &..:e
at E.,ch La'Ci: "tulllng IltIUel~
[PRI forget about getting inlO ;m,' decent "'''''''''''''''''''~''' [EXq You.m: a pdlM of I"CMxutK)Jl and moral
pL.Ke. You ow.. kl .... l\1 the Crimirul d,\.'\SCS md the ~trength, You bugh Jot tortu~ (it I.l.k:es ,b,'s
nlf nil. extreme p.Wl to ~1k you ), You sllOIl no lear.
fAV) Get into a local b,'em, )(nm,.':1 a;JUpk- of IociI [EXT] Your 11;11 ~ unl'I"Cahble. You'll die belm tOflUl'C
figures by sight, Might know a prominent kKal con- (.I.n brn.k )'OU, Jond. the lIord fur is not e,'en in your
ncttion ( 10C4l1 ahkrman, burghemlcister) tlut ("\'0)'- \Uo.:Jobulll1',
one else: knOW$, How to Describe the Results:
[(jll] Gc:-t into.!. kx;J.I dub. Know a lew ofthc-; u:ppcr ~ Pumble: -Y9I' mal tUrn'" ,_pktr/y. Til" fry, grt bysurJ_
rubobl by sip\!, bul no I'O\'J.I~, cal Imd lost ,1'. II~'~
[GR] GCI into.my l:l..:Il1si\'c dub. Knoll.ill of the loa!
figurc, ofliciJ.I\ J.nd luminaries. KnOll a fel> n~'J.I[y b... Fail: "Tllu Just (.IIlIt IIIJid '1 t~lKr. To" amI 'f [l€1 hvstn1aiJ,
<.igln, but not pcr..olull\' but :wm (.1111 ~ jim till' pmsurt. To" brrak IHUI/"'HII. ~
 Partial Suco.:ss: '1t's /I "al strlllfllk, but :vrm mlll1flgr ro JUst
hold ollt.lug llOpt tlxy dOli 't up (Ix ante. 11
Full Succc;s: ·You hal'r flletd 1I'Orn"; )'OIl C/lII dml with rh~
althollgh it im't p/(mnm. ~
l-Ugh SUCCCSS:cYOII mnsur .'four calm anrl [lla (/if stress
IJllblililringl.'f. You flrt [fIlrkss fllld COI'rfllICOUS, fI vtritllblc
{ioll!"
Educalion [. ]:
Goal: [n these cases, the goal of the Ability i~. to deter-
mine whether or not .l ract is kllO\\TI. R:nJler tll3.Jl saying
~Yoll imotv it" (or not), itlStl"'3.d let your PIa)'ers know
only how muc/} thl)' kllOW.
What Can .Be Done with the Ability at E.1.ch lc\'d:
[PRJ Read a book or h,tndbiU \I;th a 101 ofpicmrcs.
[AV] Add, subtract, 3.Jld do simple sums. Make }'Our-
self barely understood in a foreign l;U1gllage rOil luve
studied. Know only the most basic historic d and sci-
Clltifie fucts ( Hattie of Hastings; Darwin sa~~. we come
from monkeys).
[GO] Do J simple algebra problem. Read a bJJ;ic Latin
phra~. Remember wen knoll11 historicallacts (rn.ljor dates
of the War of the Roses), Of passages from the Classics.
Makc yourself understood in a fureign langu.l~e you ha\"e
st\ldied (with an accent).
[GR] Do .:omplex matll<~matics. Read and writ<: Latin and
Gre.:k. Remcmber moeot historical fl.CtS and dates. Quote
or recognize quotes from me Classin. i'erfom1 simple
physics 01' .:hcmico1l experimcms.
[E."\C [ Spc;tk any common New EUrop;Ul language like a
native. Do very complex maUlS, physics or chentical exper
intents. Ki}()\\ all but tile most obscure historical and S<.:i·
emific refi:renccs.
[E.\'T[ Speak aU but thc most obscure langtllges Iluently.
CI"t'Jte ncw typo of higher maw, physics and chcrnko1l
breakthroughs.
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: Tell the Player somelhing entirely crroncous, like
"It's about RI~tlS who mllu to allcic'u N(w Eljropa."
Fail: Don't gi\"t~ them an\thing; CYou INlw I/O I,~m Il'hat it
mlallS (ur wJmr)'Ou Ilud til {mow}. ~
p:utiJ.I Success: Givc a \"Cry \';'\b'1.Le statement of the fl.Ct Of
infunnation, like, "Hmmm. YOII relld It slulI'ly IIl1d it looltJ
lilu it ~ lloollt II IVllr lxhl>(m hI'" ll1/cimt Gods o[SmnrrUl. "
Full Success: A bit more infu: ~You rrc".!P'iu dll [msrngt as
pnrt of a Dll'arfm war clNlIIt about the battln lxtwcm tlx
/Al'fIrj"m Cud Ra alld die Drng.m CoddnJ Tiamaf. ~
l-Ugh Success: Full information: CYou "lSi~~ "ali it; i" fliet,
,Will rfClMlIJ;:,t dx pRJIi/gr IlS parr o[ a Dwarfrn war chanI
abom the battln behr'tfll Dwarfi" &s alld the DrallOII
Gudd(ss Timnat. 11K dNlmgon _.. "
Elherealness ['" 1
Go.l.l: The goal is to d ctemline if a playcr can pass
through a particular material, fly or take the shape of a
particular kind or creantrc.
What Can Be Done ....itb the Ability at E.1.cl:u lc\d:
r PRJ ~;\Ch through waUs biu not 1l;ISS. Become liquid.
Root in the air withoUi fhght.
[AV1 Pass through wooden walls only, become like a
thick. fog, Oy slowly, shapccllange to any fontll or simi.~
lar sv.e and shape for up to one hour.
[GD] Take the foml or any creature your size fOe up 10
one day. Pass easily through stone or brick walls, become 3
thin mist, lIy at bird speeds.
[GR[ Take (he rorm of any cl\:arure ofrour sizc indefi-
nitely. Pa.-.s through all but iron walls. Become nearly
immaterial. Hy at "aircrafi~ speeds.
[EXC] Take anv desired form, no matt<:r what sizc or
shape, fOr up to one da\'. P;J.S.~ slowly (I· per minute) and
pJinfuUv through iron walls.
[EXT] Take an)' desired foml, no matter whJt ~ize or
shape, indefinitely. Ikeonlc totally immaterial. Fly at
incredible speeds. Pass through anything but Cold Iron.
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: "Tol.'re stllck ill the lI'aIl. And w. call't IIIm'c. ~
Fail: "You boll/let offtlx 1l7flf/. And :~)JI'd brtt;:r walk."
Parti.1.1 Suco.:ss: "YOII pass tl,"IIIgh the oimadrs, IIIIt sIOJl'~Y,
mlii'lg St:Vn"al IIIOIIICIW Instead o[pm walltlllg through. rOil
Jl:~ slowly olld c!lIl1m~Y.:O
Full Succcss: "YOU'" tbrollll" tlK JI'fllI J/I lIIommts. <'
l-Ugh Success: CYou S1/100t"~V pass throuilh all oimadtl. ~
Exchequer [+ ]:
Goal: This Ability is most often used to detcnnine
whether or not a Player call alford something, or
whether hc is out or his economic league. It is oftcn a
great way to shortcut all Ule tedioll~ adding of money
3.Jld prict":S (especially English money).
What Can Be Done widl dIe Ability at Each l.e\'d:
r Jl R[ You on'( nfli:m:! 1l1)1hing. You nevcr hJI·c more than
a ft·w perulies at anyone rimc. Even SlIIvi\';'\1 is a suuggle.
About I c income a Ill'Ck.
[AVl You can rent a nice room, buy dinner ror rour,
go to the theater. You rent an average flat or own a
small home. About lOe income a week.
IGO [ You e,n out any time )'01.1 ...."3.Jlt, and eml alfurd most
daily plcJJ;urcs \\"hent:ver you fi:cllike it. You livc in a nice
flat, townhouse Of home in .1 fuhionable ared. Abour 20c
income a week.
[GRl You are considered quite well oft: and CJ.Il easily bur
hou.~, land, machines, mistl"t'sst"'S, or yadtb whcne\er you
WJnt, dr-ming on a bank draft or thousands. About 100.:
income a week.
[EXC] You routinely buy mtire esutes, palaces, 3.Jld tleets.
You can draw upon hundreds of rhousands of"dollJrs- at Il'iJII'1:~ 1
a single draft. Unlimited funds.
[8.'T1 You can buy a.lmost 111)'thing you WJ.Ilt, ir it's fur
"J,.
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: "'You (ollid Jlll'er afford tlJis m your wildest
drtatnS. -"
Fa.il: "OM O[yOllr PI'I(( rMlge_ M~"~bt if,vou lIIl'cd a fow
yean... :0
Partial SUccess:"YO/I CIlII afford this, bm it will seriously
drplttc:flJllr fimV
Full Success *Yoll lial'e the IIWnt')' I'Ight OIl halld, alld it
WOII 't sct:;Oll back milch at all. "
High Success: *No probkm. PrrlJaps ,wm WII flff01'd II btt-
(fr morld r1'(11 r~
Glamour [¥l
Goal: The goal in this case is to determine whcther
the illu.sion will be good enough to rool its audience,
or in cerrain cases, whcthcr thc dc~ireJ illusion is
somcthmg the FJ.crie will be powcrful enough to
\\e~we .... ith ilS Abilities.
What Can Be Done with the Ability at Each Lco.'CI:
[PRJ Create deep ~hJ.dow., {II' hg/\1 Ilhert: there is none.
,\!Jkc things look spookier,
fAVj C rea te images or limited complexity (tlowers,
s h:lpcs, lights) and duration (only momcnts).
[GD J Crrale fuirh' eomrlel. illlJ.go {~nullJ.ls, pwrlc, trea
sure) ....ith sounds, smells, J.nd 1J.~tik 'iCnsatioru. lim.itctl
to about 100 feet MUUrkl rOll.
[<..iRJ Crt:atc real&i..: illWiion... thai ~;m ~ J.n\"\\'hcn:
....ithin siFiLt and CO\'cr L1rgc: ;m:.as (up 10 1,000 teel I.
[l'Xf] Create huge and rC;ll!stio; illu~ons that 5JW1 luge
m:as up to a mile.
[l':\TJ Crelte po.... erful, ulter!\' rca.Ii\li..: Glamours that
<.pan entin' l;lIlds and ei~ and laSt lor hluldmb of years,
How to Describe thc R.c:slllts:
Fllmble: "77x iihmo./ dom/'f el'(II ma/Crinliu."
Fail: "TIN IIJIliIOIi nppcnn, so mlddv flml II (ouid" 't fool n
TroIl.771t'Y dtffl 't Mapllf, ~
Partial Suc«:ss: --A srro'tq ,IJ'ISWI/, bill 1IMlme tofool Illir
OIIe JloINJ /Nl_fS "a/ anmtwtl. Don't 0.1'((1 :WJUr IlIIdiroa III
ntUpt t!1is iftlJCYlJqw to PTalJ.~ tllkt '/011(( ~
FuU Sucass: AA 101111 iUI<SW1I wlJid) 1I'lmlti fool al>MSt Imy-
.,..ho .ilin 'I al"ad,r fflS/¥ct :WlU. "171('1 1I'''lat((pt it if'fIJlI
'-"It
don't RJIt IUO much IJj"tMm, ~
H.igh Success: ~A ptrfict iI/mum, tompltu m a/I Mmils. It',
so mlf(h liit( the rtll/ tl11119, .¥fIllr IllldltllC' wOllld Il/mon
rntlxr hal'( :;our GMlllour 01'" rtll/lt)'."
Kindred Powers [ . ]:
Gool: 11lC gooJ is to dctemline whcthcr the Elcne hJ.S
been abk: to usc ilS JX>IICrs cfkctin:h. Sincc Kindred
Powers arc so varied, this rcquirc\ J bit of H D.'>r
Judgemcnt to deremline the rcsu.l~ in each case.
What Call Be Done with the Ability at E.'lCh Lco.'d :
IrRJ You c:m usc your rowel"> .J0I\1y Jnd ~\'. ~ a
LCl'm:haun, you cobble ugh' shoo; as;l Sdloc, you mJ.kc a
lat and \Io>.enl\' scaI,
[ AV I You Cll1 use your Powers :IS well as any of your
kind. As :1 Bnmnk, )'Oll Cltl pt.T fonn tasks th.1t would
stagger Ih'C strong men , As :1 Sclkic, )'OU're all accept -
able seal.
[tlDJ You're adept dl using ~"(M.!r powers. As a Brmmic,
\'0\1 ~an do the work of ten men; as :a Sclkie, \'ou'rc J.Il
anr",,-m'C 'iCal; as a Lon:k.i, )UU Clll luI'C am' !.hip OntO the
rod~s.
fGR) YOll J.fC c.\treme~' WlJOO Jt \"( ........ powers., and han,:
tn-':Jll1C 'iOIllCWm.t ~1I to other-. otroUT k.indm.i. As d
Ihlt~, kw moruls l:m ~Sl Hit'" wail. As J. Brownie,
IOU can casilydo the wurkofm ..:nr, men,
I I-'~\.C] lncre :U"C vcr\" le..I of l'\)tlr kindred who art: bener
than 1'0lI, Other Ru~ki tell'ule) aboUI the 'ilorms 11M.!
h;ll'e rJi~d, and \'cry Ie" KtllXk.ers hnc elcr lound as
mtu.:h gold (or in as many places). As l Ilroll'nic, vou =1
do the work of thirty men, Your cS"pI(lIT.~ may well be the
~tuffof J Ii:.... I:ill)' tales.
rE;"'TJ You are the: bc~ of \'OUT kindred at what \"00 do,
You.m: legendary, As a BI'Q\\TllC,)"OlI do the: ",ork offom
men; a.~;l Banshee, moruls oflc~ t}un IEXT] Counge
ti'Cc-LC at the 'iOUOO ofl·tlUT\'Oi<.~.
How (0 Describe the lksults:
Fumble: The p0\\Cl' backfires ill li()me WJ\ A~ a. Banshee,
thc I'b)'cr gllO oIf a plClSJIlt howl; as a UI"OI\lllC he can't
l."\"Cr get the: job done.
Fail: TIle: attempt JllSt fails.
Partial Success: The attempt i\n't 'Illite up 10 slluff
BroWnie, do Ics.~ work Ulan rlJillle\l; Ualt~h(."C'; just don't
lern'" (only <;can:); and so on
Full Success: 1llc power i~ uscd.l.~ cXIx:..:ted,
Hi g h Success: Thc pollcr is used with grcJ.t skill; J
LCI'I'Cl:hJun mJ.kc$ a. kgcndan' pair 01 <.hoc:~, a BI"OI\llK
ltoo the work of an army, ;l B;uu.hcc (J.U~ a monal to
quake in terror at the sound of her \·OI..:e, or \'ou're J
1'.iC11C Anllll.ll hmed for WJUT trio;k.~l
Perceplion [. l
GOo'll: In ,\ nutshell, Pen:(:ption a.~: Do I see it? HoII'
11'(/1 do / Ir( it? 1)" / lI11dcntnllfi it? U nromlll.lrcly, the
,"en' fuct that you ask the Players whether tllL'Y pc:n:eiyC
sOlllething usually tips thcm 011: Remember: Don't
J..'ik-tdl.
WIt.lt Can Be Done "irh the Ability at Each Lco.'c1:
I PRI \'(.....1 rxxi(c ob\"ious signs, \.-Lqtc oblC\."t5. c.'US{!Cf'J.too
re",,-ti(ln~, rocoplc sunding out in the open.
IAVI You notice part:ially closed or hiddcll objects,
b3d.1y closed scart panels o r drawers, p.uslng glances,
people under minimal CO\~.
[G])) YOll notil:C odd CXI'fC"\IOf~, (h.iol~ SC"CI'I:t doors,
Il:lIel'\ and norcs, hurriedly hiddcn OO)C(U, well hidden
{Stealth 01'1 GD) or lower 1..--.'("1) J.S.~Jilanh,
IGRJ YOII nOh(C small marks, s.:rJI" of pJIx:r, (iSM ash("S,
~lIllldgc\, hidden pands or doors conSlnJClcd bv those
\\;th less than [EXq Cabincunaking Abillt\·, hidden .ISS;lS-
,illS oflcss th-m IEXC] Stealth abibt)"
[EXq Y()tJ noticc til1\', tiny 1llJ.rk.~, miniscule h.a.w;, finger
nail dil'pings, fingcrprints, bint C"Xprnsit.IIl (han~, well
hkldcn <,e(rct panel5_
II-'-,\"I"J You noticc.ill but the nt(l<;t IIn~b"" tin\' dues,
,md t"\"C1l then onh' when disltXled.
How to Describe the R.c:suJts:
Fumble: Don't e,"cn mention it nen if tite\' walk right
o\'cr thc duc. · l.iJob nil tunr to yrJN!~
Fail: 1)0n't teU them tl ....."\· ~ JJll1hing. Don'l clcn mention
".Partial ItI"'~11
Succcss: A hmlted pieturc of what the)' ~holiid
notice: "YOII /xar 10111(011( conmt" rill' "Mice 011( of thc
lI,tlll PI"'Cir Is a hrrlt a}Qr. »
Full Suo:css: T ell them what thcI· 'iCC, out
\\lthout dew:
"You Mar ."IIards comiltll. TOil IIotia II Kerrt fJtIlld in
lI,tllI. "
High SUO:05: The\' knoll ..--.cn'tllln~: --71xrt
.III,"rtif, Ollt of tlJrm a Itft-hlHldtd Dwarf, tilt ,i""dl
1.1l1"'tlmlln mtrccnnrin And IlJr lura pan(/ "POl$
Plls/JII/l/ III tilt (oPJ ofGih{Jl)'1 011 tf,t ttJP "llitt sJN/f ~
Performance [.l
Goal: To determine whe th er a pcrfo rm ance is
,H:cepted. T his Ability rcally depcnds on how rhc
auuielll:c perceives rhe pe rfornu l1cc-so
describe the:: results from the IJlldlmUJpoim of"j(:w.
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Wh.,'\[ Can Be Done with the Ability at Each I..e\'cl: [GR) You (.tIl pa1ol'm nujor ~urgcrics. You could tC3Ch;lt
II'R[ You (.In', ~illg, You CMl'( dID":C. 1m! ~ta\' Ul the ~ Ml...h~a1 xhool. HJ\'c J TCgulIr ~-ticc,
~lgnllll\d ,In..! dOll" cmh.un."" the n.:J('5CS. [[.X.C J You m .1 '>killed surgeon .md didgnostici.m. You
IAV] You sing or act ~ v.d!. Can pby the piano., "Tile :utidC!l Ii.x- the 1..A1Iw:lIld ;HT well known Jmong
pertups. phr-.iciall~
[GDI You're J 1m- .lITtitcur performer; you an: crn:our- (EXTI You Me ol1e 01 the greatot ph\'loiciam m\"c; \'Ou
.lg«iw tJ.kc your sklll~ up ~o;ionJlh' n::gubrk pcrti.>rm mcdi..:.u mi~k!>. Your t~hniqucs Me
[GRI You'n: J t;lIcntcd local luminJI'\'; \'OU In: prcUy copied all (",cr :'\'C'\\ Furop.t. You couJd be !he healer to
gooJ.lt rour dlOlCTl f\)Ill} olpcriOml.IDCc, or at ~ NnS!'.md rOolentJI ..~.
wdl knc",m .11 it .:::.....-;;;;;;;;,.,.: How to Describe tJtc Results:
[EXCj You'rt' J ....l:U known pcrtOrmcr who Fumble: "011-00. TOllr ptWf,,' mlo
hJ~ plarl'd to md")" h.llis all o\er the s/lo(#: from .'IIlur dm"J')' d()(llmnlJ
C:omincnL Your n.uue dr;l\\"l> rhc:m in, iiI( (J/ a".uulmd.'~
,lnu I'OU ,Ire ~on\iuered 10 be vcr)' Fail: "111( parm/l rmlllillJ nt, IKrur
good II Wlul you do, even by OIhcr r/Jlm btfurt, rOil art
prot6.~oruI pertOn-UCI"',. Inalady, ~
{EXT1 You're onc of the Partial Success; -nJe patiwr
"sU\lCrSUU" of the Stelm Im't mNrr/y wred, IJllt he is Ita-
Agc;rou arc known all oler bl/r-:,rd lind will 1""((01'(1'. ~
the world. Your PIcture is Pull Suca:ss; "You '~:%·.~,::I~
c\'cr\'\l.here, your perfor- 1/
m.lnt.:c~ HC mobbed, Jnd ,ha'"..tlt. YOII
C\eryonc would like to rOlllp/rtr r"UOI'tT'f,"
n"ICCI you High Success; "A limplt
How to Dcscribe the "'td,(a/ mIt_ You 1l1'iftJ.y
Rcsu1ts: dral with Ibr HIlI/ady Imd
Fumblc: aCatr/111s rIIIjI tiJe patlttlt is alrradv siJqw.
afOlmd .'1'011 I'r,./fuabltl fly tn~!j" sijr'lS tifrr(owry!~
t"rolt/fl, tl" a.r, YON'n
la'tlJ",d u/ffta.!1( • Physique [oft]:
Fail; "171n starr at toH Go....l: Th~ goals con-
SOlll' boos_ 'A frw ",NrUT'
cem ti:J.~ of ~ngth and
"LIfSjrv", tilt aHdl(7lC(.•
Partial SUI;:CC5$: -Til( ~Ilmina. fu a rule, the
lJHd.(ll(e (on,Ia,/'1 YOllr J.Jll()Unrs thaI can be lifted
"""* Ilurptnhk; t/~; (lnp, or mo\'ed arc dcscribed
bl" in /I In,kblSln- lI'It_Y, • helO\\ in the Ability
Full Suo::cn: ··nlt /llIai- Dcs..:riptions, but Hosts
tnet IS imprtSStd TIJ(y
Ilpplfwa 'fOIII" l-inll(MlN Iwd ,Ilould fi."<::l frte to usc their
po/itdy distils! :rour prrJor- bc.~t
Judgement.
",flllff, • What C.'Ul Be Done with
High Success; "Tilt audltllu the Ability at Each Levd:
(Ollln /() ifSj((f,' ,\JllIldm••iI 01'11- [I'R]liti. 60 lbs. Break a pcn-
tion, alld "'ild rherrs dL WJ.lk J mile befOre tiring.
ar(}llIIa .'IOu ., .. IAV] Lift 150 Ibs. Break a 1"
stick. Walk rapidly se\'Cral miles
Phvl;ician [. ]:
-
Ga.ll: In mmt C~, the goo.! is [0
before resting.
{<..iD] Lin 200 lb!;, Break a 2" stick.
W.llk lor hours \\ilhout tiring; run ,l
determine not how 100Ilr [he patient mile belOn: resting,
will [.Ike to heal, but whether the {(jR] IJ.h 4()() lbo;, Iknd.l 2 iron bar. Run
Plwsician can do any good. lOr the nule; bdtX"C rcstln~,
What Can Be Done with the Ability at Each {I'XC] urI 6()O l~, Bend l 2' ,rccl b..u-, Run len
Uvd mile<; mthour unntr-. w.uk.l11 dly without.l I""Ot.
111R] roo .:.llt put on J pl.lstcr Wa.,.e IDlCUing saI~ under.l 1F\T1l.ih 800 It.... Bend,l 4 - 'ted bar or a 2· [)wMli."h
11Inting \Hlm.l!l·~ 1lOk'. o;ih-er one. Run I\\ll or three hlJoUn \\iilioul tiring, w~lk
IAV] You can band:lge :I broken limb or drC$s a 'oC\"Cnl d.ln \\.1th onl.,. ~.IIl1 re>;t.
wound. Recognize, common S}mptoo\S.. DdiyCJ" babies How to Describe the RJ:sults:
(if tI~ art no complications). Fumble: ~Otuhr r,m sm.ln "''''17lfi" t/~ IIltm/pt."
{(;n] You call 'iC! compound fracture., dlJgnosc "tOn:ign P;til; -You pm (IUI'I do .t. '
poxcs", .xImml~lcr meJr..:ltion~, perform minor wrgerieo;, Partial Success: "YOII'r? able to do it pllrtia/~y, bJ<t ."1011
~m l""II;tlion,.mJ l{lI\:cp5 bmhs. rall'r rbtlld, (,ft, show) It all 11K !I'Il_Y. ~

Full Success: "N() probkm. ~
High Success: "YOII accomplish you, fttU with CfIZ, "
&x:ial Graces [ ~ l
Goal: Arc the Players capable of holding their O\\TI in
the rarified world of Society~ Thio; question ofire'll asks
whether thq: know the righr fork ro lISC, the proper
fonn of address for a Dragon Lord, hO\\' to ask lOr a
dance, or even the proper way to '....ahz. As H06t, your
gool is to describe how weU they pull the unfamiliar
S(X.iaJ situatiOll olr
What Can Be Done with the Ability at B..,dl Level:
[PRJ You GUl't waltz, don't h.lve any matUlers, aJld arc.l
sociJ.l misfit..
lAV] Yo u know the right fork if there arc fewer than
two, can waltz passably, a.nd your manners a.re suffi-
cient for most day-ta-day sodal encounters. But you 'n:
kind of bourgoois.
[GD] Your mAuners are suHickm lOr most sociell events
.lnd \,ou can easilv I1In \\;tl, mosl of tllC Fast Sct. You
",alu wcll, but not exceptionally, and you're r.m:ly socW.lly
.at a 10$.
[GR) Others comment on how manne red Ano.l sodall~
adept you an:. You a1wJr-> know the right tOrk, dle right
manner of address, and waltz quite well, thank ~'Ol:1.
[EXC] You're a prefem:d waltz pannc.r, and wdl known
for your "itt')· table repartee and manners.
[EXT] You arr a Lion of Society, olten a.'iked to dine Ollt
Your manners arc impeccAble, your knO\I/eds'e of the
gmccs unchallcn8-cd; you could e\'tn advise thc Prince of
Wales on s~ie. And you waltz like fred AsrJin:
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: ~SIJclal diIaster! AU ryes art on you, EI'eryo'"
around mlfnnurs aoollr .'IOurgaffi .•
Fail: "Ymj don't do It II'd! at all. Y()1f {(W 't begm to fi..qllre
out lJ(}1I' to lI'altz, talk to a Dragoll, ()r IIi( the Iobrur [m,
Imt I/O ()II' really not/us."
Partial Success: "Y()U do,,'/ ~ifont/ In a stdlar mamla,
lmt .'IOlIgrt by. Son of ~
Full Success: "No problem, Yml pick up tlJt· right fiork/JlI'up
your partnN'" j"to .)lmr nn1lS, alld a(qmt .'I'OllrK/fr:rrdlttlb{l. J>
High Success: "YOII' depth o[ soaal aplomb aft{IJmds till
around .wu. Prople ItIunllU' brlJ",d tJltir glol'ed /Hmds at
_'IOlIr skilllllld social deftncsr. And brtt, can ,W/I Im/!:! ~
60rcery [.l
Goo!: The Sorcel)' Ability is primaril~ used to deter-
mine how long a Wi7..a.n:1 Olwt wait before he can gath-
e r more Power. As such, it\ the only Ability that really
has almost no direct application.
What Can Be Done with the Ability at Each Level:
[PR1 Sorcerv! You don't c,"cn belicve in Magid; when
you.>Cc irl
IAV) You occasionally get a fiUUlY keling when M.lgick is
used around you. nut'S it.
[GO] You aTe a NOIitia\e; leaming the An and becoming
capJ.ble. You GIll do the Lc:$cr cantrips., s1o"~r and can:·
fully, but Tme Mastel)' dudcs rOil. You can gatller sorcel)'
At the rare of one c.ud exery tOur mlmltes.
[GR) You are An Adept, ..:apable ofming rh.~ An as
•
desired, allhough larger spells are sull difficult. You GlIl
gather sor..:ery at the mte ol one card CI'CTV three minutcs.
[EXC) You arc d f.,lastcr, cJ.pable of controlling all but thc
highes\ spells of your Oruer. You hJ\'C probably hcglUl to
BJther your own N0I1tiatCS and a reputation \0 match.
You can g:nhcr sorceTv at the r.l[l' of onc card CI·Cl) two
mmutC!>.
[EXT) You are a Grand M.mcr and the Icader of your
Order. One of tllC best \\Uards rer born, your pOII'Crs an:
potent and \Iide reaching. YOII can gathcr sorcel)· .a t the
rare of one card CI·eTV minute.
6leallh [ ot> J
Goal: Since th is Ability itl\'ol\cs sneaking, hiding and
doing things undetected, the goa! is to detem1ine
whether the acti\ity is noticed by a.n observer.
What Can Be DOlle with dIe Ability at Each Level;
[PR) ShuiHe quietly over a healily C"Jrpetro floor.
[A V] Walk quietly o....er most carpets. Open well oiled
dool"S. Filch thing'\' when people's backs are turned .
[GD J W.1Ik quietly OI'Cr hardwood floors. Opcn somewhat
aclky doors. Srca! thing<; whcn the I'il·tim is disrnK-rcd .
IGR) Walk quietly mer slippery grm::1 ~urfaces. Open
CI'en creaky doors easilr. Pull minor teats of pICk pocketing
Jnd Ie<lgerdematn.
[EXCj Wafk silcntl~' o\'er leales or rice paper. Make
objects vanish from pl.lin sight, Open almost any door.
[EXT] Walk silently over anythi.ng. Make objccts \"JllIsh
from plain sight while under obser\'Jtion. Open any door-
silently.
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: "TOIl [uwblt, stml/blt and trip. EI'rryofU for a
milt' around 1{II()lJ'r lI'Jmt ,Will 'rt lip to!~
Fail: "'Well, YOlI'rr /lot n! quitt al.'!011 t},(JIIght ... thr¥ Ixani
.YOII "() prob/tln. "
Partial Success; ·YolI'rr quiet; fiX} notice, bllr not nlfirdy.
Bllt tJJt:V knOll' WII 'rt dOlllg somcthing.
Full Success: ·~No probltm. YOII nl'( nlrnt and II! mftlky (fJ
tilt ,,>iI/d. ~
High Success: "TOtl al'( IV Ii/nit t/'at ),(/11 are nble to nwvt
fast" ()r[artll" tlJlm .wu inund,". No CIJi/IICC o[dturtiOtI."
Tinkerins [ . ]:
Goal: These simarions occur when Player.; want to
TCp.Jir, jury rig, or in\·cnr something to do a new feat.
Sometimes dtis Ability is also lIscd to open locks. The
goal is to determine whether the attempted repair
works or ifthc invention will function as desired.
Wh..\t Om Be Done with d\e Ability a[ £adl Level:
[PRJ Use a !mitch.
[AV) Rrpair a brokcn wire. P.u ch a hole. Plug in a
light. Basic home repairs at best.
[GO) \Vire in ~ bell or light. Fix a simple problem in a
mechanical or Steam oo;ce. Pick a simple lock.
[GR) Wire a complex cin:uil. Fix a complex IllL"Chanical or
Steam dClice. Buifd a steam engine. Pick complcx locks.
[£XC} Build a CalClllation Engine, Invent J new Steam
or mechanil"a! dC\;ce. Pick a very complex lock.
[Hi) Build a Son:erous Engine (if you know the Secret).
Create an lnfcmal OCIicc.
How to Describe the Results:
Fumble: "You brokc It JI'tlrst. Ytlil 'f/II(l'er "mke
11011'. "
Fail:
II "'!Irk
And Lest We forget
etlll/dll't fir: iI, JfJI' wu!dIl'1 OpOI ii, tllld YOII
"YtllI
couid,,', mah mwtl!n' Ollt.•
Partial Sua::c:ss: "Well, it JI~ but it JI'OII'/ jill/dUm (jJ wdl
WIlO, WIlAT, WtIEN, WliERE,
ill)'OU wmlttd it roo It'll IN swwtr, wtnktr, nlld "WIllS pretty qr WHY AND tIOW: TIlE 61)\ M06T
lIS IISt/ul. l[wm JI'nllt to /IS( ii, If 1I'01l't lI'ort nt fUU (ffiClmcy;
ilmn.ystlck.jnm. qr Im;nk 11(;>.1 tIIne. ~ IMPORTANT QUE6T10N6 YOU
Full Success: ~No probltm. II'sJl<Ji/l17 to work Just fillt. alld
last Ii LillO N·mc. Alld it fUllmom msily. " CANA6K
HiOh SIIU:t1S: "'rOIl imprtl"ld It! It l/!IlI' 1I'I>rk.r ~=;;;,';:
hc~c Me the questions you
jillur, is "roIlO", IlIId may (I'm be prrttie1"
and mtln lue/ul. It rnaJ CI'fIl
dmn ;JltClldrd.·~
wm better
T should constantly be J.'.king your
Pk\vc:rs in the Game. WHO
forces tile party to rely on specific
memlx:rs' weakenesscs and srrcnbw.
Live-Aclion WHAT Jnd HOW force YOUT
Players to actually make a pl.m
t:nlerlBinin,s &5 instead of Solying, ""' usc J skill."
I nstead, YOll ask what skills or
Common &nse touls dlcy'll need and how thq'
The Common Sense sys- plan to !:mploy those skills.
tem is particularly useful \vH EN will give you tim-
when you' re planning to ing-\'Cry important if they
:ur.:mge 3. "~\·e-action" enter- search the room for some-
tainment. Burdened \Iith thing that isn't there yet, or
c!abor.ltc costumes and cry- spend too much time con-
ing to st3.Y in char::lcter, hl'e \
centrating on something to
action players arc parricubrly the detriment of another
reiuctJnt to get bogged ta.o.k. It can also be dcscibcd
down in anything that as HOW LONG.
dctr.lcts from the expcriem:e WHERE determines i
of being there. they're: really interacting \\;th
By making l'\·cl)'one weM the simarion; sure, they pick
small name rags to idcntify the lock, but they were stand-
their charactcrs, and by writing ing on the trigger plate under
their most important Abilities the doorsill and the turning
in 3. sm:J..I1 notelxlok kll'l by the doorknob fired the poisoned darts
Host, you can C:lSiJr drift aixlUt anyway (the rightful inhabitant
your own lile lction el'ent m,lking knew that he should stand to the I"~,~,'II
adjudications on major e\'cnl~ 1\ hile right).
rCllllllllllg In ch3.racter the II hole Finally, WHY dimuutcs the major-
time! ity of out-ol:mle knowledge, WHY does
your duracter think the door is trapped?
WHY d()e~ he know that compUTers exist?
The Butler Does IL WHY is he making elaborate preplr.ltions to stop J
1" X Then engaged in mnning a u\'c game, Flerie monster thlt just killed his two mends in a coni-
V V try dispersing your Player infonmtion dor 100 far away for him to know anything 3.bout it?
among S(,..veraJ co-Hosts, each responsible fOr Remember these linle questions whenever you
a {Xlrticular area of thc place where the game interact \\;th your Players. Where do you look for the
is set-and dress them as Serl'lUlts. \ Vhen tr.lps? H ow an: you se;rn::hing tOr secret doon.? Who's
Players require a ruling, rhey can surnmon a looking for snares? When did you check lor slime 011 the
servant, who call then slip unobtrusively into ceilingsl Why an: you looking lOr pits in a stOlle floor?
the background again! By using these simple questions, rou can keep your
Players on their toes and rely a lot less on the mlcs!
 Tables Turned: Falkenstein Live
n which Professor Milner explains "How 1t Is Done." .~"'.
The Ai,-slJip Peregrine cruiser tJJyollgb ,be "(flbe air;
strnim of ,be Vicmmt l~fll1Z fa" 011 rbe mOlflltai1/!i belon>.
n.'ithill tbe ship, m:mad people afl/lce alld milllrk. A CnJn'lI
Prillct of l"h11' Europa, riockn'()1,k machillt!, sorctrerr, spies,
dip/omnts, gaulc prop/c, Bnd flu Hor/d Crime Lcnglu.
Tnlkill...11 alld anllcill,l1 tbroll..."I) the lilY.
TIJis is CJ.~dc ralkcllstein the /l.'a,v it lJ'fIJ' IIUIHIt to be
playcd-lil'C.

Whal I~ Live-i\clion Qoleplay9

L h'e-action roleplaying, J.lso caUed live roleplay, is :l more involved

Jnd lc~.. mcch:micaUy driven t()rm of ro1t:pla}~Jlg. A "live'" game is
pm mJ.squcradc party and pMt gJ.me, \\ith large helpings of J.cting and
improvisation. Li\e gamc~ .lllow the player to be the character, as
op~d to .-.imply pl.l}ing a role. 'ne plJn"r is dressed .lS the charJI,:tcr,
spc.tk.\ :l\ the chJracter, and lor .1.11 intents and purposes is the charJcter
tor the durJtion of the session.
Lin! Castlt Fnlkwstrill, like all good li\"(:-:lctiol1 c\'CI1B, IOcuses on
the \uclal illlCf";Icrion of rhe character,. The clements of rhe g:ulle sp·
tem .ue clistomit:ed to be as unobtrusi\'e a_~ possible (gc nin~ Illllch
Illorc l1l1obtrusi\-e than Castle f'nJktllJtdll is difficult, bur not illlpo~i·
bk). In live play, there need not be any die rolls or e.mipl,1\' to deter·
mine succcs.... or failun:, JU()\\ing rl,l\'e~ tn immerse thelllscl\'c\ fillly in
their role...
A lin: gJme tlm\.!. ar d ditl-erent pace rhall :I "regul;rr'" or rable·rop,
game. In a li\'e gaIne, all plavers ulk and mm'c i.n character, interacting
with each other as they \\ish.lnc dues and gaml' can not wait 1(lr nc\\
inti>nnarioll tTom rhe Host. "1111: Ilo.!.r, .llld rhe player, all well, must be
confiLiem enough to ,tllo\\ rhe game to progress without J. comr,lIlt bat-
tle to control thc game. As all become u~cd to each other'~ pl.l\'ing
styles, and the !i\'e lormat, the HO'>t will be able to pace idea~ ,1Ild "pll~b"
(giving rlJ.~·er.. inform.nioo or encollr.lging events to advance .I ~lOry1ine)
or "pull" (Ji\'erting rhe plavers or ,l\'oiding mnflic[ to del.l~· a \lOryline)
elemenc. to accomplish goals.
Perhaps the biggest ditl-crcm:c in ;1 Castle Fa/kwstem lin;-acrion
foell.!. on the social interaction, of char-J.l:te~ rather than conlront,ltion, duel-
ing, or other "combat" -oriented ta!>ks. Other than the usc of "card dueling",
there arc no ruh:~ for these ta.!.b. There i~ a r.uher definite reJ..~m I()r this. l.i\·c ·
Olction g.,lInes take a great de,u of prcp.lratioll and expcn.!oC, both lor die pl.tyer
and the Host, \\;rh costuming, a loc,nion, and many other det,lils to consider.
Pla\'cr.; who ha\'e raken the timc to corne in costume ha\e made a serious
investment in time and po",..iblv money, and SO are counting on pla,·iIlS for the
entire sc..sion. ImOlginc how you'd kcl if your pcrSClll.l were eliminated in rhe

ThiOSP YCXI &mply Do
NoL Do In fI Live Carre.
nyone of these thln~ will
A cause ladies to SWOOI1,
gentlemen to turn away, and
definitely not award you a sec-
ond invitltion.
1. No Rwming or CI1.1Sing.
Since li\'e~actiol1 is focused
around o;ocUI acri\icics, not COIll -
bat, running is distinctly in nap-
propriatc. Escaping tTom delic\[(:
simations should be handled \\ith
card pby only.
2. No Weapons, Rcal or
Simulated. While tlK")' look nice,
phrsical weapons always lead to
the temptation of using them.
This, in mm, always leads to acci-
dents. If a dlar;:lctcr h:t.S a weapon
an appropriate card will be gi\'cn
ro him instead ofa \\c:tpOn.
3. No Physica.1 Contact. 11,i5
d oc~ not mean h:mdshakcs or
waltzing. Instead, it means pre-
tending to fight with someone, or
holding another pbycr in place.
In a live-action g:l.Im: physical
contact \\i1l ntycr be nccdl..-d..
4. Being lmpolite. Be con-
sider-ne of the H ost and or the
other Player's enjoyment of the
game. If you arc in\'ooi.ng your-
self in a plotline, remember that
others want to have fun, too.
Tr)ing to monopolil.e the atten-
tion of the Host, or another play-
er, is always rcscnt(xi by the orner
plJyers trying to enjoy their
C\·ening as weU.
tirit hour of J game, and you wcre then a.'ikl-d to '>it on thc "oldd.i.nes tor the rest
of the e\·cning! To a\"(lid this embarrassi ng ..ituation, combJt (at lea!')t fatal
combat) ~hould be all but eliminated. Instead. chJracter; must work to discO'
er scaocts and dl''''clop rcl.ltionshiI'<' with the other plJ.yer.;, ~ opposed to tT~ing
to eliminJtc them.
As -an ~idc, it is horridly inappropriate to attempt to diminate or kill a1l0th ·
er pbyer in your game . Usually, killing another player is \imply wTong. If I'lr·
til..ipants in the game attempt to h.lrm e.tch other the rest of the group should
attempt restraint. This indude~ ~ituation .. where a character is pos\Cssed,
channed, bl.lck.tm.ilcd, ercetera. Of (.·ourse, if c\·crrone realizes that 'io/lleone is
in distrc'IS, they may well try to help, providing a lovely subplot for all the char-
acters in thc Fntertairunem.
'Ill(' Basic Mechanics of Live QoIeplay.
Live roleplaying is both morc .\Ild I!!\.,> invoh·ed than a COll\cntionaJ table-top
~mc. TIle playt:r intcral..""tion is amplified hugely, while the mechanical aspects
arc aJrnosr eliminated. 111CSC ch.mgcs neccs.<,irare a djffi:n:m style of pilr You
may not be able to do everything lhlt your pcr<;ona could . As in a rable·top
gamc, there arc thin~ your chara\..""ter can do thar you might not be able to do
yourself. lllCrc mar be 'lOme things th.u would he wlSJ.fe for you to do in reali·
ty (duding, c:\plosi,·es, lnd hene abilities arc key examples). All of these actions
arc handled through ,.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--.
the u~c of index
cards that list J char·
JOHN SMITH
adcr's wHs, abilities, Sorcerous Detective
and spells f<)T that Fonam GD ........... juse 4x] Arntrncs GD .....•. ]use lx]
scs.... on.
F.Kh card lists J
.. o::co .. 00
dlJr:lcter's Abilities PEIto:PnoN GR " .......~use3xl SOImY GR ......... juse 6x]
and the number of 4b. CL}:I ... 0:0:0:1
times they may be Spell: SPOT lUUSION • Can be Countered by
u~d in a <;C'i-sion of
GREATER IUVSION SpeU Card
play. The cards
always
arc 110 work (there
plJ.~ing cards L.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....I
uscd to dctennine success or fuilurc of an action). Some actions IllJ.\" be: coun
{ered by the play of another card. When a card is played, the player it was u~d
against (or the Host ) ~gn.s rhe card fOr dlat ll'iC. 'Ihe H("l'.>t mJ.Y wam to indudc
..ignature lines for each u!)c thc card has. When all the uses are 'iigned, that
c.m.l's .lbilitic.\ CJ.nI1ot he w.ed again in the ~on. Car<b tall be spells, ~kilL\, or
.lbili[iCl~. Cards (J.n nen be irem~> and item.\ ma~' ha\·c accomp:mring c.lrds,
e'f'CciaUv in the case of Mrifucrs, or other itcm~ with magical abilities.
~)p.;;.J (Jr.;!. B""J Yp;1l ,Ibill>;;-
Athletics-Card could Ix made to .1110" you to dodge anacb. Not 3. skill of grcat
uo;c in the b,lllrooms that a I.RP usually taKe place in.
Charisma-If your character is one of greater or Ic<;.scr Chari~ma than Inc noml,
the GM will aller the way thc other chaf3cter\ pacKers arc written. The other char·
deters will pcn.:ci\"c vou n d better or WOM pcNIn hased on your charactcr\ wil
and ch:lTm. Charismatic Chdf3l"tCrs U\ually start the game with more ((mncct·ions
than other;. A Charismatic character can .lisa get more infl)rmation out of ,mother
plan:r tnan others.
Conn«tions-The character "ill have more friends thm the nomla1 character md
the!){" mends \\ill tend [0 be of a higher social cJliber.
Coura~Negatcs intimidation attempt!.. MJ.\' .llSO negJ.[e magical J.ttempts to con- The &cene Is &t
trolthc dlJ.racter. Also increJ.scs hit poinl\. erard, who is actually the
Education--(:an provide a \\ide \'ariety of special kilOI\ ledge for the character: lan-
gUJ.ges (.mcicnr and modem), knowledge of history, etc. For many games this can be
G master criminal known as
"The HaIld", is inrroduced to the
simulah:d by gi\'i.ng J plower a skill (;1fd allowing him to ask questions Jbout things his
chJJ'Jctcr mighl ki,O\\. more ahout. Emmplc: Walur lJas r,a:nt~y stolm a iar,H' dia- group as an heir to a linJe-kno"ll
mond. Hm,inl1 heard rumors about some false diamonds bt"inlr pflJUd abollt, he decides to winery in Cognac. A.s the story
1m Ollt usr oj his F.ducnrjon card and ask if hc 1I0tiU1 an.Ythjnl' ,,,,uSIIal abollt tiN dia- progresses it appears that he is not
mMld. 1be Holt signs 1m card, {Y!1ssillg o1f on(" IISC of Ins Educati011. "D,am011ds arc 1'N'Y fond of the hussar Montegue.
hard and 0111 cut g/nsr; paste diamonds camlor, UJU find that _YOllr diamond docs cut Soon, after !caving port J.board
glas.s," (nx pla,wr d()(s not acuJa#Y cut lJUm ll,jrh tlx dimnond; the rr/tree lI/rrd'y trlls the Great Airship, Gerard comes
l.rim the yt'SJf/tJ.) flJil Ital'rs \{-'alm' yrasolllJb~'Iassuy(d that Ix has a rtal dmmoJ/d. upon Montegue warching the
Exchequer-TIle plan:r has mOTC mone\". II's a lot of fun lor the pla\"ers to hale moonlight from "l promenade
paper mon ...·'Y to use in thc game, Or you might have a line of credit, J deed (0 J \.llU- \\indow, alone. Without w"lming
Jble piece ofpropcrty, or lery I'Jluablc ie\\"d~.
he sets L1pon Montegue, and a
Faerie Powers -These \'ary by the indilidual laerie. M.llY powers resemble ~pdl
effects. struggle ensues. TI1C commotion
Feucing-A character does not lIsu.tlh· fence in a b.tllruom setting. IF mll nlll~t then causes all to nUl to the compan-
use the rqtular rules, ionway stairs, where fisticuffS are
FISticuffs-Sec Fencing. in progress. Lord Avalon, Mister
Marksrnanship---See Fencing. At time~ a plJyer may pO!>M:SS a gwl; Marksmanship Je eves, and the advcnturess
mar allow a phwcr to usc the gun for trick ShOD \\ith one lL'" of the card, It could Jen nifer break up the tWO
also increase the damage by ,I. ~mall amount. pugilists. All arc terribly upset as
Perception--This skill':;lIl be used in a similar way to th.lt of EdUl:ation. The player both men are restrained and led
must J.Sk ifhe obs.ef'\'es anything UIlU!.Ual J.bout a person, item, or ju..t Jbout aIlI'thing to the ship's dra\\iug room. The
he can see or heM, EtlJmpie: "Do I notice im:rtl.ringodd About Mr. Gramhcn, tIx carptn-
others \\ish only to settle this dif-
ler?" Tht: rifnYt stllnJ- om UK o1ft/x ""'.W1'"'S cam. "Yes, his hands art vtry smootiJ. .. From
,"is tlx play" mi.lfht dtduu that Grnmht.'YS is IIot a tOHlltJllt/ labortT-_ Note tilt refaw did ficult business, \\11ilc keeping the
not }ust tell the pla,fC1' Mr. Gramhrrr .'am', Ii carpenter, bllt O,,~Y garl II d,u. 7ht: mort
sprcijic the player is in his qurstions, the nwrt inJormation the Host tIlII gJl't him.
two apart. But this evening they
will know the terrible truth!
PmormanCC'-Unless the player is pamculJrl)' talented, this is a ~kill best lett olf.
~tage, as it \\"Cre. A player ma\' be known as a great singer hut this does not me,ln the
charJcter should be required to sing.
Physicim-The pbyer could hale cards allowing the heJ.1ing of wounds (probabl~'
only onc healing should be J.11owed on .any gi\'en chara,:ter in a night). diagnosis (sim'
ilar to the usc of EducJtion), or trcatll1t'nt of poisons. Early Alicnist'> (.a Victorian
fonn of psvchiJ.tr1st) might also heal trauma to the pS'I'che.
Physique--Allows a character to ignore wounds. Might also allm\ unu!'>ual feaD of
strength,
Social Graces-AlIn....'S one to be !.killed in obsc"'ing the meJning of other's sute-
l11elllS. either dere ...-ring lies or concealing rour own lies.
Sorcery-l'ro\'ides the spell poinu for each character Jnd aceeS!'> to a group of spell~,
F...Jeh character gm ... spell poinrs for a skill le\'el of good plus 2 point!. lor each bel
of skill abO\'e good.
Stcalth-Allows a wide I'aliety of thie ..ing ~kills, pickpo<.:keting, safecracking (requires
salccrndcing tools), lock-picking, etc. A player ~hould never actuall\' attempt to steal
an item from another player. Instead dIe player infomlS .a referee, who retrieves dIe
item the player indicates that he hJ.S \tolen.
Tinkmng-Col'crs ,I. wide .. met), of skill_, allo\\ing the rep.air Jnd construction of
odd mechanical contri\-anc(S. Many times a pla\'er mlL\t lind special pam in order to
finish the repair or construction of an item.
6pe(iJI Card..
The point of the 3bO\-e is that tl1lY sort of skill !,.-atl be represented by 3 skill
c.ltd. The GM is heartily encouraged to dNign new c,lrds to fit his needs.
 THE Hosr SHOULD NEVER. l-'EEL UMITED TO ONLY THE CARDS PROVlQ-
ED HEREIN. HER.E ARE SO;\tE SAMPLE SPECIAL CARDS.
""""'" Charism:u::ic-.\ 1.1\" demand one SMAll. lanx oLmother plaver.
WtII-:-.;reg:.J.[c!io all mind inl1ucn..:c or -.o,.;a! card play.
Education--Ma~' a..-.k Ii,... additiunal inl(1011ation on a mpi..:,
Pen:cption-.\!Jy a\k ti.)r additional int()I1naoon on (lIlC thing you can observe.
Physician-He.!.1 onc wound or diJ.gnosc illneS5.
Social Graces-:-.;rq;~lIe~ c.mh allowing playcrs to;\!ok you quc~rions,
Pickpockct- -Allow~ yOll 10 sreal olle item n-om another player. To steal an item, tind J
judge. Tell him rhe Il<:rr,(m }'ou want to stcal ITom, the item vou want to steal, and t~
rough Icca{ion. ·Ih." juJ~c will gct me irem tl'Oll1 the other pl,\}'er and si,e it to YOll (if
poi>\iblc, and if\'ou kilL"\\' the correa: loc.:ation).
Detect Lie-.\lay J.....\;, .mother pla\'cr If he lied about a IOplC The othcr player m .., (lnly
answer \.C> or no.
Fcarfi.u Gaze-.\ lake .lfIOmer p1.l\'CT ,)void mu ti.lT 15 minutcs.
Menacing Presaur-h~~ a person in pb:e 10.. 10 nunlltcr.. \'01.1 mmt sta~' with him.

THERE MAY HE OTHER POSSrBl.E CARDS IN pLA}.' BEYOND nus UST.

!\ Li"( of ~\"{<; !ltl>11 1"..p;!I (m'd>;
If a p!a\'cr \\'i~hc~ til (a!>t .1 spell, he must fiN \'crit)· th.1I he has the spell (i,c. it i.~ on
his char.1(ter (.11'11) ,md he hJ...' an wKhocked ~rcer.' box. Then, he must find thc
HO'it(s), and explain what 'il'Cll he is (a!>ting, and on whom or \\ luI.
Rn'eal M3gic- Identiti~ ibn item is magical or ha.\ a "fIC1I pl.Ked upon it. ON I
h\'dation of Sorcery--Ca..,t on another rlaver to find ifhc has magical training.
A"k an :-\Pt when (.l51. Cost 1
Analyze Augical Fonn--Rl"\'cals thc powcr. of JJl\' lll.1gleal item Mid Ule rim,]l
to releJ!>C d1O~e powCr<., Ca.t 2,
Dispel Sorcery NCg.Itc, an)' spell on any pla\'cr or item, If a 'If'C1I ha!. tram
(unl1eti JII iteJ11.thi~ ~pell \\;]1 Tt.:nlm it to its originll sute. COST 3.
Anns of Morphcu.\- -Pllces targct in a deep Mumber t()f 10 minutes, (:ost 2.
ForgetfuJ Mind ,\ bkC;\ target forger one short IOric lelf 30 minutes. COSt 2.
Cbarm--.\Iakcs plJver li:d tJ.\'orablc to your \lIUI.'~ti()ns t<x 15 minutc\. lllC
pll\'cr doc.s nm n.-a1i/l! he ~ been dunned when thl.' spell CXpifcs. Cost 2
Sending-CrcoltL"> an monnllOUS telcpathlC sending. Writc .1 mosagt' 011 a ..:arJ.
An :-\P<.. will dehn:r lI. (~t I
Aportation--Stcah une item tinm .1l1othcr playcr and tclelXln'S it into your hJ.fk.h.
You I11mt know the itcm being ~rolen.lIlt! it" appn:lximJtc location. ('~t 3
Silence-,\IJk(,.~ .J pl,wcr unable to speak. tm-
15 minutes. Cost 2.
Ft'ttZC--SlOps time lor ,m JTea about the '17C of one fl<:r!>Qn for 5 minutes. Onl\'
rhillg'> origin.llly in the aTeJ J.rc eitcC[ed. C.osr 3.

Characlers
Exactly ho\\ you go .lb()ur pb}illg your own .. pe~ific character i!io as ditl1L:ult
J. question as "'h()\\ do rOll rolcpby."111crc an' \e\'cmi kev~ to live rolep[.l~in~,
and they .m:: the keys (0 good table-top rolepll)ing.:t~ well.
First and t()rl'm()~(, try to stay in character all ohhc time. Ifpla\ing a nine·
~" year-old \\iduw, keep fu.st waltzes to a minimum. It'you are;1 dJ.Shing hus-
sar, then boast about ~'our cxploits. Say the t1l1ng~ ~'our character would !kly in
the proper context, If the Prince of Wail'S is speaking, it is ,lise nOt to inrcr-
• rllpt. It is .tlso iIllIX)rt,tnt nOt 10 follo\\ too lllJ.ny things. Try nor to be involved
in c\'er\,thing cL<,e .1I1otll(."r group IllJ.Y be doing. J.~ their plotlincs ma}' interfere
\\ith or ignore goaJ<. your ch.:troll.:ter m.w h.1\'e.
Although propcr costuming is import.lIlt in Cnstle Pnlkmstcill, at the same
time we realize tholt .1 period gO\\TI or a t.likoJ.t Colll be expensive and/ or ditl1 ·
cult to accquire. If you cannot dress in COSUlflll! then simply dress up. Form.ll
attire for men and women brings Out the gentleman .md lady in us all. Example Character:
There arc also sevcral inexpensive prop.\. and aficcrations that can help play-
ers solidi!)' their character im.lgc.\.. A pair of faux spect;lcics or pinee nez can Lady
:r
Cecily•
illustratc age or learned ability. The .ltlcet.ltion) of checking a pocket watch
(c\"en ifit is only a large meta] disk on a string} can also belp keep a player in

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OU are actually a
char:J.<.:ter_ Cavalry glon:s (any gloves) em dcsil;n:lte ,\ Imssa.r, especially since clockwork girl,
",('.lpons are never carried in a li\c g.mlc. built by a master
clockmaker in Hamburg in
I:'>erore You Write Your Live Game the 1700's, Now you work
A li\'e-;lction g<lmc is not well suited to an ongoing ga.me in and of itself It for the French Surcre as a
is too tillle consuming to write a Ih'c-:lcton game en:ry week, or eyen every s py. You have heard
reports of a gathering of
hVO weeks. Live-acrion cJ.n work well as a series of connected vignettes, as an
master criminals on board this
adjunct of an ongoing campaign, as interludcs or background cn:nrs, or as a ship. Who arc they, and what are
srand-J.lone en:ning. Beti)fc you begin writing J live game, it is hdpful to COIl- dleir plans!
sider scvcral facLQrs_

T
t. ~)layeQ1 0 ChurjJ,;:lerA, hree days ago, you
were investigating
How Illany people do \'ou plan to have in your game? If this is your first a smuggling opera-
session it is probably best to keep the grOllp small (6- 12 players). u\'t:-action tion in France. You remem-
gJ.Jl1c.\. ba\"e been run with as many as 300 plJ.l,crs and non-player character.;, ber being chased by men
1nc more players you plan to run for, the morc Hosts and non-p!J.yer chMac- and winding out of power
ters you will need. Be "cry c.llItious; do not over-estimate dlC number of players in an alleyway, You recov-
YOll can hancUe. ered in anodler alley some
distance away s ix hours
2. )k~L.\\ (<1 Non-Plaver
>
Ch3rnder" later, Nothing eJsc seemed amiss,
The f lost is the sole ,lrbircr J.nd rdCrcc for li\'c~J.ction ga.mes, jllSt as tbe but when you returned to the
Host iii in a table-top game. Bur in J. live-action Entertainment. dlC Host gets location of the smuggling ring
everything was gone.
to play :1 persona as well. This is especially fun fi.)r the Host, bcCllJ,5e he gets to
concentrate on one role, and cn.:n costume himself; instead of becoming six- recently ca me

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teen different personas in the course oftht: C\'cniJlg. across a dead British
On the Acroship Pcn~qrillc it would be logical for the Host to be the courier with a
Captain of the acroship. The CaptJin can go anywhere on board, he can detain strange packet of papers.
players, <Uld he C.1I1 {'\'en perform .1 marriage in a pinch. In larger g<lIllCS, how~ Tum them over to M. Jean
(:\'I;:r, one Host may not bt.- enough. Pierre Delaaoix, and report
Just as the Captain has lllJ.tcs to help him, in larger g.llllCS the Host \\ill to him with any other
need some non-player chMactcrs. Non-pl:J.ycr characters afC assistant rcierees, infom13tion you m.,y find.
usually only concerning themselves \\ith a small group of characters. As a rule

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011 /lOW stalJd
of thumb, there ~hollid be Olle non·pllyer charactcr tix c\'ery cighr to ten pl.1y- in tile ballroom
crs in a live-action g:um:. of tlJe Airship
In \'cry I.uge g:tIllC.", with over one hundred pllyers, there may be a non-plly- Peregrine, What will YOll do ?
er character controlling tour or fin: non player Ch.tr.lCters, who arc thcntseh"cs Who might have a"other piece of
controUing one or two plotlincs each. As YOll can sec, rwming really brgc games tile packet? Why are all the otlJer
is a massin: ende.lvor, and the pt:culilr logistics and COil\'Olutions \\ill require a womell gather;'lg ill the corller?
book of their own. Suffice it to say that e;\Ch non-player character must be Who shall have tile first dance ?
briefed not only 011 "'his" plots, but on the larger g<lme as well, and all must h'l\'e And w/}nr happened to YOlt dltrillg
.. your lapse of comcioumess a few
personae. In our eX<lmple of tile Aeroship Pt:n:!Jrrim: tllcre could be a purser, a
days ago?
..teward, ,1 !.hip's detectin::, J. chief cngim:-er, .mdl a Dragon. Usually sticking to
staff or crew is the simplcst, and allows ready identification with the players.
), Plot... (I:f CQl!Ol....~rpIQl"
Now m.lt the Host has decided how large :t g.ulle he wishes to ha\-e, J.nd

110\\ m:!.!l}' non-plJ.rer cilar"JCters will lx' required, he must decid_C~d~':C~P~I~O~"~d~la:[_~~:::~::::~::!::::~

- • ?
occur in the game. rlot~ can be things like a murder m\'stcr\"s, diplolllJ.tk
mcetings, criminal J.ctS (like thefn, mJ.gicJ.I conn:rgenccs, and treasure
hllnt~. Please don't be limited, though-·therc J.rc thousJ.nds more Idea~ to
be explored, as easy to tind as the locallibrJ.rY_
Each player should be involved in at least one plodine, minorly con-
nected to onc or two others (depending on the size of the game) and also
haw sqmc interest thJ.t will lend color to the session. h·cr)' playcr in thc
game docs nOl havc 10 be ill\'olvcd in ncr\' plotline, .lnd in g.lmcs of more
than fifteen or n\enry pl.lyers this is not possible. In f.lct, by having dur-
.lCtC:r.. pbring in the saml' gamc pursuing totally dif1erent swries enter
raining intcracti()n~ can occur. If ),ou an: running .1 5111.111 group of si'\
to n\cl\e, only onc mJ.II1 plot m.'}, be nceded_ G,unes of thirry or
more players will common" have si'\ to eig,ht plodinc'i running con-
currently,
Pacing of livc-aerion game'i i'i dillicuh lilr beginners. A thor-
ough knowledge of pacing in table top g,lming is necessary to
even begin to p.1CC J live-action game. When the H()~t spends
sometimcs wceb to prcparc the plots, he docs nor wish the gallle
to end after an hom. The Host (.1.Ild NPC~, if warranted) mmt
understand what is happcning at all times. The~' must listcn to as
many conversations as possible (and the players cannot take
otTense at this) and they must pcriorlil.:all\ make adju5tments.
Should a plarer be moving tOO fast thcn the Host may say, "You
have.: not danced all night", whil.:h could meall that the: player
should l>pcnd Ie.... time concemrJ.ting on plot i"slIes, and more
time SOCi.llizing. If hints do not work the !-lmt mar simply say,
"Slow down, this is not a race." Convcrsely, l>hould a charJ.c(cr
seem OUI of ~orts or lost in the happcning, the host can sug;ge\l
they "'get on it." The Host may even proddc clues, or hillt~ of
people to spcJ.k to.
Of coursc all this requires preparation; the Host mu ..t have
written .tll of this down ahcJ.d of time. It may seem that this is
simpliHic, but it i... \en· nece ...sary. Otherwise, a Host may be
tempted to ..et up only a situation, or loc.ltion, and thcn simply
let the players intt:ract with no ,..::rirting .It .111. This should be
avoided at .l11 cost'i, as it leads to boring or oUl-of-control galllc!..
This is c"rCci.llly crucial if the !-lost h;1\ l1oll-pla),cr characters
assisting \\-'ith the game. The non-pl,lycr characters must have a firm
~;rasp of all the plotlines occurring in the g.llm:, with intimate knowl-
edge of rhe subplots they supervise or control. If the plots inten:on
nc<:t, both non-playcr cllJ.racters should be awarc of the links.
Interconnecting subplots are important, cspeciall\' in larger game_~.
Host docs not want to ~imply run si'\ small s(enarios in the ...ame
room. The Host should "ant all the rlJ.ye~ to interact as much .lS po~ .. i-
hie. Dt:velopmc:nr of Mory threads that connect the'ic plots is (fucial, and
can be difficult.
ExR.mpk: Misur St'H'nrd, J1'ho WITS 1<11011'11 to bt' tmp/o.vtd by the Croll'» 's
forr(I1'1 office, was lOllI/if dead ill his cabin this murnillp. Ht WItS obl'l'ulI!~Y lbt'
I'ictim of somr fOlll p/a:~, as tlm'c JIIert sigll! of m'ulll,le fwd n knife. Mr.
Seward's death is 'lot lI'ide~y p,.blicized by tbe Captfl.ill, as he does IlOt wish to
alarm the Thert' is also a sara ",(u/JIlT of the nor/If Crimt'
!!!:~"'th n clonk of sten:cy..\ir. .¥lI'ard "'as to bl' a ntelllixr, and
tbis lI'ns to be his iI/traduction u} the other members, II,bo klJolI' hi", OfJ~Y as HInck
PJnlipc. He !l'as to bnlllT Il'ltb hllll a prCl'ious~v lost docummt Imoll'" as "71Je
B"aki,,~q Mallick . .. With tbis tiJe World Crime 1.LlllfUe Jl'l/uld bllild a ma~qj(ka/
tn,.qine Ibat could crack tbe ellrtb, alld they could ranwm the world's JI'mltb
with it.
Jonts is an a...llent from tht Sprcial Brallch, till' very sptciaJ Immch. He ll'tIS
aJStlPlfd to lI'ateh .\Ir. Scward, ,,,,d is l,rrat~v distressed to /tllnr oflIis deatiJ. He is
aR'an" that tJx dead man J ,//(qirlmau SOli /o.',kola, is aboard, and that thty IItui
cOllie to lr'onU the pn.1"OUJ (wHlng. Niko!Ri is 1111 ngmt of tlK C!AJr, Imd Ix has
RJOJi',1 partiwlnr mUrat ", Jind",~q a JKrsoIl called Jonathan Keyes. fonts is tlK
OII!.V pla.WY a",art of the murder, and (If -"ikola" 's true idnlrlty. Niko!ni could be
the murderrr, bllt 111' ((,"1d also IN a I';en'm ofcircmnsranu. JOtit'S murt aaomplolJ
his otm mlSSlOIl, a mrailtq Il',th a .\urit( 1I/1mt proPOCateur fa/ltd IAd.v C((;~V
nnd n" A"lrrifan al,mt calkd .\Ir. Smith, R'IKrt.· they an" to e..'CClmn..qt diplomatic
poucbts. He must prm',de a report on the dtath /}fl~fr. Seward, Rx"rjn..q IK "'RS not
pcnonaUy at Jilllit for the mall's donor, RS R'cllm invtIti,.qatc NikolAi without
an-"If suspiciOlI.
Air. ,~'ard is the victim ill the mllrdtr m.Ylury pUJt. O/course, Mr. St',pard is
not a pla.vtr; he is Ilmp1.v a pUC( of backLqrOlmd. Jones is a /ink,nll charncter
Imwetn n diplomRtu plot (11K mutinfl with O':c#v Imd Smitl,), a ",urder m:vmry
(the Math of."(r. .vU'ard). mId 11)( Jili/ o/the "~r/d Crime uaguf.
In gcncrJ.I, one plJ.\"cr will ncycr link more than two plots, but this is J.n
c\3mplc, and thm if i.. O\ulr Io:omplcx to show the point.
4 Dr\$'''.
Ever.' plJ.\"cr loves prop-.. To .tctu.tlly ha\'c a physical. item in your possession
lends .tIl air of .lUthentidt)" 10 thc gJ.mc. Avoid giving .tIl)thing to your pl.tye~
that you have .lny gre.lf JrtJchmcnt to. Ael-idents can (xxur at .1 g.tme and the
irem m.ty be 10'>[. Old book<., odd boxes. cheap jewelry, or old photographs
can .tll greJ.dy J.dd to the gamc. 1t\01l can make J. sm.tll newsp.1pCr for the time
of the game, it Cln be J. gre.tt W.ly to bury hints. It is also a grcJ.t help if thc
plJ.Ycl"'! all wcat 11J.IllC bJ.oges. The hJ.dg~ Jet plJ.p:rs know what chuJ.cters the
othcr playe.... MC. Sm.all ~ticken em .tIso be pl.tced on the badges to rt:prescnt
stJ.rus [he player may hJ.\·c acqUired in the course of the samc (examplc: a small
bluc sticker could repreM:nt th.lt J plJ.yer h.l.S a r.ll"!: discJ.SC, and only a character
\\ith Phy..ician ~k.iJl would kllOw this).
5 lengt.h Of Gum ",
Your gJ.me I.:()ukl rUIl J.ll\where from J.bout ttlUr hours, the minimum time
lor a Ii\"(: game, to JIl entire weekend. 'nlC garllc" Glfl L"\'ell be brokcn up into
~gments oyer a larger period of time (thili can lc.ld to many problems, such a.~
pl.lye ..... who make it to the fint part of the game and (Jll °t make it later). A
Ho~t\ fiN game .. hould be between I<lllr and '>it hours in lcnp;th.
9 \.(X"ntic'lJ fl< (xttin&
'fhis is broken into 1\\0 parts: the location you arc ponr.lying ti.>r [he
game, and rhe plJ.ce you arc J(tuJ.lIy mingo Thc gamc mJY be raking plJ.cc .tt
a meeting urthe F\ploret\ Club In BJycm, but the group may be pla~ing in
the hYing and dining. r(lom .. of your Host's home. Elements of the scning
for your gallle arc crirk.ll to allowing your pl.lyers to immcrse themselves
inro the game. ~ur mOH g,amcs it would be too expensivc to make (he play-
ing Jrea over into J peril-a replkJ. of the Cnstle Fa/kenSlein setting. so

1. DO limit your play area.
Define the area that is in play and
that which is not. Demand that
players limit their in -character
actions to the play area only. Ask
all players to inform a referee if
they ha\·c to leave the game for ...
any length of time. A player can
be absent for abom five minutes
(to attend the necessary, or step
out for a smoke ), but anything
over about five minutes is long
enough to notii)' the Host.
2. DON'T run a game in an
opcn location if possible. An
opcn location is anywhere that
other people who do not play,
and Illay not even know what
you arc doing, can interfere. If
running a game in an oIX'n loca-
tion, it is necessary that the oper-
ators of the t:.!.ttblishmem under-
stand what you are doing. If you
are having problems describing
live-action usc a comparison to
mystery dinner dleater entertain-
ments. Many restaurants, dubs,
and halls an:: fumiliar with this
type of event, and will under-
stand many of your needs. Of
course, all of the players must usc
exemplary bcha\;or.
3. DON'T involve non -
players in a gamc if you are play-
ing in an open location. The
game should only im·olve the
players. If dle nature of the sce-
nario is such that it would be dis-
concerting to an observer or to
passers-by, then it should be run
in a dosed location.
). ¥ I nrC
instead you must create ;l setting for your game that accentuates the ele-
ments you can control. These clements are lighting, food, dress, music,
and props.
Ughting for a game ..hould Ix:: low. Unless you are lucky enough to find a
pc.rtcct IOCJ.tion for a g.lme, low lighting allows the plarer's imaginations [0 fill
the gaps that brighter ilJumin;ltion m.l}' reveal. In cases where the players mil)' be
unf.uniliar with their personae, allow tor one areJ. where the lights are bright
enough for thc pbycrs to reread their information.
Lin:: games 1l1.U:.c one vcry thirsty so, drinks arc ;\ ncar necessity. Avoid alco-
holic tx..-veragcs, as the)' tend to loosen one's inhibitions J. bit too much. For
effect you may find inexpcnsh·c champagne glasses and servc ginger ale or
M.u-tindli's. Finger s. .mdwiches .ue easy to make, as arc «.-lish tra)'s and other fin-
ger food.~. Unless the game takes place at a dinner party, avoid filOd thar is messy
or c;)Jmot be eaten in onc hand while walking about. ror the ad\"cnmrolLS chet:
preparing an entire game (and meal ) to be played and enjoyed at dle table may
be the IX'rti.::ct cvcning.
Music can pro\ide a good background for t.he game. Tapes or CDs of period
music can easily be round at any music store. TIle musk should be loud enough
to make it difficult to ovcrhear COIH"efS.1tions at a distance, but not so loud as to
make it hard to be hc.ud in a polite conversation. If Illlutiplc tape players or CDs
arc a\ -ail.lble a second player can be used for spcLial dlcct sounds, such as storm
or <xe,ln sounds.
Prcblems With Your Live Game
As with any rolepla}~ng !,'"3me dlcre are things that can cause prohlems. Any
time you mi....: competition, \;Uains, and rom.mce, it \\~11 require carefiu planning
and thc full cooperation of the Players.
Competitive roleplaying is usually .1 ncg.lti\'C thing. Avoid plots \\idl multi-
ple groups or indhidual charal,.1:ers competing to do the same thing. Plots where
only one group or person can \\;n leave a majority of dle group defeated, disap-
pointed, and sometiml'S angry.
In a good table-top grllne all dle players work together to overcome ad\·crsity.
It should be that \\~y in a live-action a.s well. A session can start with the players
in contlict; as the b>a.JTIe continues the playcrs can learn ways to cooperate and
obtain .m ending dlat is s..,tisj)ing to all invoh'ed. PlotS dm place ptwers in din.-ct
competition and allow only one victor almost always !cad to ilJ will among the
players, if not roward the Host as wcU.
Players can be villains in;\ livc-action.just make sure the pl.lyer underst.mds
(h.lt his role in the game is not about wi.nning, onlr about bei.ng magnificently
\\~eked. 111C ,itJain should lose in t.hc end, J.t least ultima.tely. If you think one of
your players would have problems in this sort of role it is probably best to gi\"c
this part to another player, one who will relish the chance to O\·eral,.1: and chew
the scenery rather than ..poiling the tim of other pl.lrers.
Romance is prob..lbly dle hardest oraiL Usually it is acccptable to hJ.ve a roman-
tic plot---pcrhaps dlC players arc helping a p.ur of star-crosSI...d lm·ers, or a lover
scom(.-d redaim fOnller glory. Placing two pm.'lr:1-S in :1 romance is usually awJ.m-ard.
The Host should ~ discuss .1 romantic subplot with both players
invoh·ed-sometimes, L'ven uthe c/ml'"llctcrsare in\olvcd in a romance in the con-
te\t of a table-top g.lme, the pla.Ycrs invoked may be uncomfortable with
romance in a li\'e-action game. Some groups may include:1 husband and \\;tc, or
other long-time Im·crs, who would be willing to play Out romJ.I1tic roles; but
L
,/ check fim! Generally, and tsperiR/l.'V \\.ith player.> who hJ.\·c never met, romance is
., an unwekome guest, at least where players are concerned.

~ Tl'Bn~,latin8 Characters from Table Lo Life

Plaref'5 always become attached to their characters. If the Host plans to
usc bVI:- action .15 .1 continuing pMt of a campaign, there are sc\'eral impor-
tant things to remember:
A. Realistically, it is impossible to translate exactly a character between the
two sy~tems. The cards used in the live-action arc usually much marc specific
than a skill, lbility, spell, or item used in the regular game. To give a player
.111 the cards his character would logically have would require a huge number
of card.s, complicate the drama of play, and become unwieldy.
B. lfthe live game is in your campaign's continuity, and if the chara!..'ter has
a card, or gains a card in a game, then he should be allowed to keep that card
for future games. The number of uses may be clunged as the Host sees fit.
e. .Remember, each Ability in Castle Falkenstein covers a large amount of
ground. Just because one character has an Extraordinary Education does not
mean that the character speaks Latin, while another character \\-ith only a
Good Education may. In genera.!, a charactcr's diary is an excellent reference
for th<:se circumstances. Each character's interpretation of his skill may be
dillcrent, even if (he skill has the same value. Remember: A card's number of
U5C$ r('prc~nt$ (in part) the amount of time it ukes a char.J.ctcr to accom-
plisha task. If .I character has a Read Ancient Egyptian card \\;th only one
lISC, then this represcnrs that it rak.es him a long time to transl.1fe a docu-
mem, and he could only read and translate onc document in the course of
the night. For the cnjoymclll of all the players it is not necce~' to remove a
player from the brame for the rime in\"Dlved, but it is nccceSJ.IV to show the
time in some fashion.

A r.~; finale: To Be or NoLlo Be

Some Rdcrecs likc to have a big finish to their li\'c games, something
showy that wraps up the session. There .ue both advJmagcs and disadvan-
tages to this. If a Host uses a finale, it is important that J.lI the players can
participate. In a large game (over fiteen to twemy pla)'C.::rs) this can be a.Jmost
impossible. However, it is quite po.'iSible in a smaller group. If some players
arc leti our of the finale it can lea\e them with a feeling of being left short,
that somehow their characters were \\;ndow dressing, not important to the
main a.crion. Of COUI"SC, a game is not about completing character goals or
some ('oncep( of winning. It is about ha\ing a good time and playing well.
lt i'; also possible to merely let the game wind down after all of the main
plotlines afe wrapped up. Sometimes this can leave player; y.;th a sense of
connlsion as to what the ending WJ.S, not realizing that the ending was dif.
tercm for each subplot, and that it was not necessary for each character to
know t~\"crything that was gomg on. This is especially true for live games of
over ten)' players.
Tht: third option is the most work. The Host may choose to distribute a
short synopsis, or tell .I short synopsis, at the end of the session. Some Hosts
may even include a sct of questions tor the players, usually to dctcnninc: their
success or f.ulure, and hO\\ to improve the next session. In rderence to this,
players shouJd try to amid shameless praise of a Host. A Game can always be
better, no matter how good the last one was!
 The Falkenstein Campai&n octting
n a\'VfuJ lot of people have asked me at one time or
another, Huw do I create a viRble Castle Falkenstein
,"mpig"? I always laugh, because I know just
what they're going through.
There you h.lVC .1 bunch of pIJ\'c~ from all wlIb of Iik,
pllying Dragon..., \\'iz;.trds. Demimondaine'!. rA.'tcx-tin~s and
whatnot, .. II somehow brought rogcdlcr in a situation
which requires that they all work together to soI,"c rhe
problem ~~d b... the Adventure Fnh::rt.unmcnt (.1... well
as to S.1.\'C their own ..kins). But once the Jd\'cnrurc's
I..::""'_":"'''''':''''.J o\"er, how do you find a \"':lV to keep rill" polyglot pack
rogl.1hcr? '111e DrJ.gon w;U1ts to go to (him ro complete his collcl..1:ioll of
Ming pl.m::s, rhe Wizard wme. to go ofl' to Rm.'iia to intiltrJtc the Mystic
Order of Knight!'. to Icam their "ot.'Cre~. lhe Dcminmond.linc simpl\' mu~ be
in Plrb to .mend dlC opening of the SJJon, and the DetL"'l..1:i'L'-wdl, there's
been th~ \impl\' ..RlJfISt~v murder in Lnl~m.
lhe a.n.';wcr ~, you don't put a bUrl(h (If characters together in a room
and hqlC H)U can keep them ro~wther ti.)r thl! rest of the ,l(hcnnlrcs to
COIllt:. No, instca~ you must build a Thc:me-a consistent type of
campaign in which aU the players have a reason to work together tirst,
then lit your Char:J.CTCrs to d,e lh:mc insrc.ld of thc othcr Wo1y 'lI'(lUIlI.i.
for cxa.mplc, sav you ha\'e the sallle char.ll.1:cr.; lS above, bur set III .1
Mystery Theme. Now you ha,·c a fl'aSOll to han: these char:J.l.1:cr. ((l£cther.
lh:y ,til arc part of a dub dut ~.>I'C!i Im~erics: C()Ik~;u~ of a Dc.."tl.'cti,-c
who ~ hi~ 10H' of pUl.7h, or hiR:tl bo.. a Drdg011 ,dlO collc..'\.'Th m~ ...reric.&.
Or perhap<, a Science Fictional Themed Campaign in... teaU~ Your
Wi:t.lfd is an investigator of thc ,1I\;ane, '<Cking threats from Beyond; the
Dcmimond.une i.., hi.!. lady friend and companion. The Dragon Iu.~ tilllgin
this threat millennia ago, and thc Detecti,·c h.ti been cmploved by the
CiO\·emmcm to im·cstignc the threat. ~~IIJn! in.'ita.nt X-FiIc5, Vcmc style.
You can c\'cn draft ulis merry band into J Military ('ampaign, Thc
Dct("l.li\c is an Officer in thc Emperor's ,l\WitM)' Inquiry Bo.lru, dlC demi-
Illomllinc JJl J.rtracti...e clInpti>llowcr or l'ntertainer at thl' local off-harracks
t.!,cm, the Wiz.anJ part: of the Military Son:eror's Di\'ision, and thc Dragon J.
my..tcrious ~~' who trades int(M'lllJ.non fix rare artifucts for J. collec.."tion.
Themcs MC the dl.jinitH't' J.flS\\cr tix nlilning Falkell.'itein CJ.lllpaigrl!>, Trll.....·
gi\C your &lme; J. qrucrun: and J. pU!pO'iC. Announce thcm t:.ui~ cnough, ,lIld
your Pbyers C.Ul e\·cn tailor their char.k..1:crs to tit the Theme in their 0\\11 personal
styles, providing you, the Host, \\ith nC\\.: twists md iX"'~iblc (onncctions bctWl.:en
dle Players that you might ho1\ c nc.....·cr thought of:
In the ~irit of the above llotC-\, I havc compiled a ~rics of »I:" f.l\"()nte 111CIllCS,
J.~ wdl ,l'i '·J.nations on c..-ach 111cme, the t~llCS ofCh:tr:loers best suited n)r the par-
ti .....lIar -flrenlC, and rdi::renccs to topil..~ tllJ.t might be It'leful in working "iUl the
partk..ilar'lncme. Use them all ,,·ell-and Goc:xi Hunting!
 Military Themes
he sOlwd of ,,,emy '''"11011 boo'mi"9 ill on, .l clc\'cr Host can instead substiturc Secret
T the distfmet. The clash of steel' MId the
crack of pistols, as brave hussars tbullder
Missions, Guarding Important Secrets, or gar-
risoning a recently conquered land in its place.
together in massed charges. The' ~:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;"';;:,._B}' combining or alternating the \'aria-
scrcamsofwoltt.ded me" and hors- fions on the ~tilitaq' Theme
cs Oil tbe mllddy, desperntcjieJd described below, Hosts can easily
o/battlc. maintain a campaign that ,,;11
This is the rcalm of the entcrtJ.in even the most
Military Theme, where bloodthirsty Dragoon
blood and thunder $c;ldog.
shape the events, and
where a quick sword
In this variation on
and a keen shooting
the theme, the Players
eve can often win
arc pan of an elite
the day. It's the per-
(and small) group of
fect pbce for any·
soldiers f;uned for
one who rhirsts for
their fighting abili-
combat and glory
ties, such as the
in big doses.
King's Own Guard
&LLins Up a or the Queen's
Lancers. As such,
Mililal)' they arc often
enlisted to protect
important people
or places, or to per-
The ~tilitlrr form feats of martial
Theme is good for heroism no mere
keeping a group soldiers could hope
together and giving to accomplish. Like
them direction; the the Three Musketeers,
Players must allli\c in our heroes alone can
the same Barracks or save the Kingdom, res-
_~~~
forr, and take orders , '\ .~~ cue t I1C Q ueen, an d ou{-
from a higher (and Host wit thc cvil Duke. As befits
controlled) authoritv. :>-- '"' their status, they will often
\Vhether on board a ship, an ha\-e access [0 the best
airship, or in me Army. there is weapons and equipment. (as well
a structure around the camp.lign, as the most challenging foes! ).
and plenh.' of opportunities for loot, ~~""""""""~l
glory, and" combat. To top it otT, you " get h e l d of tlaWe
to swagger about in a gbmorolls uniform and This variation cncompa~ses the Grand
make the ladies' hearts tremble . Theater of war itself. The Players are pan of a
The martial life of.l soldier is also the per- military unit in a national army. Unlike the
fect theme for combu-hungry "hack-and- Elite Warriors, meir tasks arc simpler and more
slash" Players. When a great Battle isn't going direct: rake a hill, hold a position, attack a

fortress. Each mISSIon holds the potential of
danger and death as their brave brigade tlltm-
ders into cavalry charges and desperate roc-to-
toe saber battles on tlle battlements.
~Iost &crel
This thematic \-ariation places the Players in
the position of accomplishing a secret mission
for their military (or occasionally Royal) lead-
ers. The mission may involve great secrecy,
alternate identities, or even infiltration into
enemy-held territory as spics. The Most Sccret
variation doesn't have the glamor of the Elite
\Varriors, but does provide the tactical
cliffhangers and thrilling action demanded by
the thinking military type. With a little imagi-
nation, Priso1lc,· of Zenda might fit into this
category.
6hip or the Line
This thematic variation places the Players
aboard a ship of U1C line in their national Navy.
The ship of the line visits strange exotic ports,
engages in gunboat diplomacy, rescues citi-
zens, ukes on scouring missions and courier
work, and occasionally fights pitched naval bat-
tics at sea. A gCX>d way to add variety and keep
11..:.... 11 the Players all in one place all the time , the
Ship of the Line concept is best embodied in
Pope's Ramage novels, Forester's Captain
Horatio HornbloJl'er, or en:n Star Trek (to use
a 20th century analogy ).
Garri'9fl Dulv-
The Players in this variation arc the local
military equivalent of police; upholding the
power of their military in a fon::ign colony or
recently conquered land. Whe ther operating
from the remains of a now-abandoned enemy
fortress or a battlefield camp of scattered tents,
they musr face guerrilla forces , rebels, or a
local miltia that refuses to submit to defeat.
oury in Afghanistan, conquered Serbia,
Kipling's Gllllga Din, or the Zulu wars an::
good examples of Garrison duty.
exotic \p;:ale..
This variation places the Players on duty in
a fur distant land-campaigning in India , fight-
ing Zulus in the Transvaal, or even b'lttling
•
pirates in the Caribbean. While their duties arc
often like those of the Garrison theme, the
emphasis is on the strange new land they are
in: its custo ms , people, and possibly deadly
taboos . The India of GUI/ga Din (again) or
Kim is a pcrfect setting for this kind of theme.
Peacetime WElrrior",
The militar y at peace is a boring place
indeed. All you can do is drill , drill, and drill-
unless you also roistt'f, wench, carouse ~Uld
drink! Most of this variation involvcs conflicts
with local gendarmes, the military police ,
underworld deni/.ens, and (olorfi!l (and willing
) ladies.
Civil War
Open conflict witll brother against brother
is tlle main tlleme of til is variation. Whether as
part of the American Civil W:l.r or a New
Europan conflict, the Players are pitted in gru-
eling battle against their o\\n family and/or
friends. Conflict is house to house, with no
quarter. Good examples might be GOIl( with
the Wind or /t ed Badge a/Courage.
Players Most <£'uiled for lhis
Theme:
This tlleme is best suited tor Players inter-
ested in testing their martial prowess in as
many areas as possible. Soldiers, sailors or
Soldiers of Fortune will be right at home in
the Militar y, whereas a Demimondaine or
Scientist would find it tough slcddjng indeed,
unless they were able to tit in as a ci\'ilian ne.1r
the action!
For more on the se ttings of this type
Theme , sec my notes on page 47 .
 Mystery Themes
1JC fog-slmJlukd stTrcts of loti/ion. 11x jlasIJ of
T A uruml
gmT.,
a hift tksulldi"9 to cut nil imlOcclJt lifo
IIl11rdnfor dx basest motives. Or IJ
seen:tso awflll, so d4rk, dxrt dead} is dJ£ OIJ/y retri-
Imrie", pwiblefor dJ()Se whoscek tv In-i,'B it tv light.
Thi!. is the Theme of Mystery, an cxcdlcnt
place for an enterprising Host to place campaigns
mat involve pll7..Llc -sohins and imrlb'1.le.
&Wns Up B Myaef)' CamPliSD
11,e 1\ lystcl)l -n,cmc is J good onc fOr charnc-
tef'S that 1ll00'C in an out of a reb'l.liar group; once
{be mystery is solved, nt:\\ charactcrs can be
brought in to 0;01\'(' the nex( mystery. What is most
important in [hi., theme is a central "'McGuffin"
that \\ill bring all dlCSC Players together in one spot.
&"'(;h -t ,v &ytbn
A \'marion on ti't:: i\lurdcr Mystery, "ith the
setting r.liscd to the higher realms of the com",e il
fflllt.1hc Players .1fC wealthy, powt!rfuI pt!oplc who
dabble in murder Jnd Ill)~cry as J. form of diver-
sion trom their glinering \in:s. Of course, the
Mysteries take place in the most glamorous spas,
casinos, and mt.'Cting plxes in the world, \\ith their
,it.1illls and ,ictimizers drawn from the creme of
Sodery. A good variation for Ladies, Gems ,
Dipkmms, and odler aristocratie types.
TIle Maf\k of the Ripxr
Part horror, p.m m)'Stery. this ,'ariation fOCuses
on unmasking .md stopping a. mysterious killer
stalking the Ciry. Suspects arc e\cryv.here, and the
Ripper (or .mother colortiilly named psydlopath )
t:llUltS the Players , ...1th clucs to his identity and
whereabouts. One step behind, they grope tOr his
identity, befOre he can murder one ohhcir 0\\11.
Ircanurc tluol
Wh.1I is the mc.ming of dlC ancient map fOund
in the dead an.:harologlsl"'s Gladstone bag? What is
the connection bct\\'t.'Cn a Sl:aructte of an AztL'ClIl
snake god and alibctan Scroll ohile Dead? It's otf
on a tn:asure hum, as dlC Pbyers must decipher the
dues to an immense discovery,olle stcp ahead of a
ri,':U group of t."\ildocrs.
~~
TIl:: ,\n:i;j\cd< of M
Who is the mysterious lorce behind the string
of fantastic robbcrie'i of treasuries all o\'er the I..' , .
Continent? \ Vho lll;'1Sternunded du: sabotage of
the Great Exhibition of 1869, and blackmailed
the Rl.Issi:1Il Czar out of twenty million rubles?
The Playcrs arc pittcd agaimr the Architects
Evil (or .1 simii.lr group), ruthless criminals led
by .l shadowy Master Architecr \\"ho desires
nothing less t h,m total world domination. Who
arc the Architccts, and how will the Players bring
them to Jllstil.::c1
Die ("fcjll Dcl.cct.jYC(,,;)
Hi-'Ii tfJke .wmr CllSt! The Players Me the aides
(or eyen colleagues) of a Great Detective as he
pursucs his in\'cstig.nions around the world.
Gathering eyidence, sorting dues and baruing
Those Who Would ~ot See Justice Done arc
only parr of their duties, ~ the)' solve the tough-
est cases. Good for bringing a wide group
Players together and giving them dircction.
Invl4'lJO'lt....TI 01 UK Ql;;'wJl
In thc Name of dlC King (or Queen ). The
Playcrs arc Royal hwcHigators of special cases
Their ~bjC!oties deem tOO scnsiti\-c or important
to Ie.we to mere policemen. Armed with their
Royal Warranrs and their "its, they are pitted
.lgaimr cspionage, murder, and treachery on the
highest level.
Players
, MOBL &liLed for this Theme:
While any kind of PIJ.yer will tit into this kind
of Enrerr.tinmem, Mrs(ery 111el11es arc best for
those who like PUZL!eS e'en more than action.
Players should be inrerested in imeniews, meet-
ing non -player ch.lracters, .lnd deductive rc:ason-
mg.
For more on the settings of this type
Campaign, check out Rand;lll Garrett's Lord
Darcy 1\~yStmtl, any Sherlock Holmes collection,
Carole Douglas' Irwt Adler series, or Peter
Lo\"csc}"s lkrtir, Pri'IU of Wales mYMerics.
 &ience Fiction Themes
T o tile Moon--or beYOlld! Or to cOllque,' the
very deptbs oft/x sea Rnd dx Kiugdom of the
Air with dJe power of Steam. To kow 1I11111't Mati
mllst 1Wt K1Iow, and to Alaster it ill tbe
lllJtmiJlati"BgWw ofSeie1t«!
-me Victorian Age is dlC binhplace of science
fiction. &fOre the adn:nt of electricity, steam power
and the like, there just wasn't enough technological
advance [0 make the idea of Science fiiction
Themes practicable. Face it-there just isn't a lot of
call for a rousing science fiction thriller called Mad
lnveutur oft/x Rnmnll AlJucdl/cIT.
&Wno Up a &::ieoce fdkxl CllmPJil~
The Sdcnce Fiction-rhemed campaign is perfect
for Players interested in ('-"planng the bizarTC m.:w
technologies of dlC Steam Age. If you liked Jules
Vcmc's writings or H. G. Wells, dlis is dlC theme
for you. The play centers around rbe Great
Im'cntion, OiscO\'cry, or Exploration, \\;th equal
opportunities for combat, im'estigation, and puzzle
~solving. And once you've used one variation, ~'Ou
can easily shirr the group to a new uwention o r
Adventure!
Whert" No ~an Ha;:, Cone Befot'C
Exploration of the Unknown, whether it's
Afiica, India, the D<."Cp Seas or even tllC Ricalm of
the Ether-thi!. variation covers thcm aiL Players
are enabled, tllrough some form of ad\'allc~:d tech-
nology, ro travel to places never before \~sited.
R.equired are some kind of Amazing Vehicle, or
perhaps a secret passage co a Lost World. The
Players arc explorers, or scientists, or the'ir loyal
comrades, determined to conquer the UnkrlIO\\-ll!
Powers tk,vond l:ndeL;;landil\8
Infernal Powers smmbled upon by the hapless
Player-Scientists is dle core of this variation. 111C
Players are part of a group of scientific invcstiga-
tors who haH uncovered a mysterious Lost
Tedmology or Secret Knowledgc, and now must
protect/destroy or otherwise cmploy it. The
qucstion--shouJd we be using this1--should be
good fur a great deal of angst, and \\idl the stakes
so high, treachery "ill be rite. Good fOr liwcntors,
Scientists, Secret Agents and dle like. Frallkemtein
is onc good e.'\ample of dlis variation, as is Raiders
oft/x Lnst Ark.
~a,"",-er of UJe World!
E\;I groups detcmlined to conquer and subju-
gate all Mankind is the fOcus of tllis tllematic \-arla-
tion. TIle Players willlxtttle Mastenninds and scien-
tific bad gurs, who will stop at nothing to usc their
new tedmologies to enslave all right-thinking pt."O-
pies of the world. A good . for despemte
endL'dvor and quick thinking. 20,,000 lLfl,o/",,,,,,der III
tlx Sea is the classic example.
lnvade("", Gum Beyond
, {VCI'K'oD D
The Martians (or any other highly ad\'anced
non·human race) ha\'c come to Earth to conquer!
No ann)' on Earth can stop tllem! Only tile Playe~
stand between freedom and ensiH-emenr!
Masteling alien technologies and learning how to
defeat their unstoppilble war machines arc tile best
parts of this variation. The classic example, of
CQIme, is H. G. Wells' Warofux Warlds.
" Trnn~i\U(!Olean 'funoel--Hu®b!
TIlls variation sets the Players against:ill Nature,
as tllC)' attempt to construct a great tecllllological
wonder. Trans-Aclantean runnels, gigantic build-
ings, flooting cities, E&,}'Ptian canals-the bigger the
construction, the better. And what of the
Anarchists, saboteurs, and rival nations that stand in
your way? A perfect variation tor enginccrs, great
titans of industry, and other empire builders.
Playel1'l Moo. &Iited ror Uli-l Thene:
Scientists, engineers and 1m'entors are best fOr
all ofthesc variations, although there's always room
for stalwart Soldiers of Fortune [0 save the day and
for Demimondaines or Ladies who become
involvcd \\~th thc resident Mastermind or Mad
Scientist. Good fOr a balanced setting that involvcs
Jots of lXOPle, as long as they famr machines.
For more ideas on the settings of tim t)pe
Campaign, see tile Castle Falkmsteill supplement
Steam Agc: Amazil!B' WOllden through dlC
Steam.
 Qomantic Themes
•
'x willd whips over tlJc lIWOrs as yolt wlJit for Demon Lover
T your demon WVN! You knqw Ix is fmspeak- \Vhcthcr the shade of Drlfwm corning to seducc
ably dangcnms) pcrimps evm evil, h'lt)'Oll camwt each of your characters to join in his uoslx:ak..,bJe
Ixlp )'Olmeif. His ~ his [ips, dralV you as« moth maniage of the lmdcad, or the im:sismblc glamour'S
to all ever mqre deadly flnme ... of a Faerie LordjLa.dy, the Demon Lover variation
The Romantic Theme encompasses.~[~h~C;;;;;;;;;;;;...;;;;;;can combine high pas.o;ion and chills galore.
world of the classic "bodice-ripper" 111is variation is best for those who like
romanct: novel, where passion con- Gothic Horror and vampiric menace.
lends \\~th dt:adly danger, and all
lovt: is of the mostrorbidden kind.
The central character of the
&tlin8 Up a Romance has been takcn
Romance Themed
Campai 8°
At fim, tht: Romantic
ag;.tinst her will, to the COI1-
sternation of her rrue 100·er.
Now, the Hero and his I
, .
,
companions must pursue
111emc mar seem like the the rival and his accom-
hardest to work with, or plices to the end of the
perhaps limited only to earth (or even to other
Hosts with decidedly realms) to recoyer the
female Player groups. "srolen m:asurc!"
Bm not so, HoraDo, fOr
the Romantic Theme !Xx:lice Ripper
encompasses almost all Sweep your Players away
the others. For example, in the clutches of a band
Draw{a can be played of fiery pir,ucs or danger-
for cither Horror or OllS rogues, :IS the myste-
Romance, depending on rious villains try to con-
the emphasis rOll place on quer the world (or
it. Tht: one suggestion I Spanish Main) and win dlC
might make is to be sure Players' hearts at the same It~,.
that all of tbe Players ha\'c time! Great examples of this
charlcters of the sn11lC sex, or
are CaptailJ Blood, Picm (JOII II~
',"
that :.ill ccntrallove interests be PCllZ(o/cc, or even 2 O
pJap.:d by the Host. ungues with a passionate, tem-
Doomed Lover", pt'>wous tCmaJc Dr. Arronax and a
TItis variation plays upon a deacU}' dashing, magnetic young Captain
peril that rhret[ens one or more of tht:
Party's beloveds: a feU cursc or wasting illness
that ft:quires the Heroes risk. L'\'erything to disco\'er Plavern Most. &iled for !hili Therre:
the cure or break the CUfsc. If you like to make this Theme is SlLited to almost anyone who
impassioned speeches and go dle distance fOr Im'e likes over-me-top roleplaying, gr.md speeches, and
(like Elric af Mel"i!Joue or dle Prisoner of 2'Lllda), isn't afraid to play with their heart on their slet:vcs.
this i... your kind of action. Go ahf.:·ad-rry it, your Players might surprise you!
 0ecret Agent Themes
Ilt GrtRt Game of tile Steam Age is
T Espio,wgc, n shadow piny of m(Jve and
COIHlter move tbnt &till determine th~ fnte of
'latium. lVlJO u,iU m««d IHld wbo willfofl ;" tins,
IIx Dtndliert Game?
l1ldI1ks (0 U1C f.Ult,\Stic nanrrc of dIe Fnlkmstcill
world, a Sccn..-r Agent Theme allowl> ('..-cry serious
Prussi.Ul opcr.lti\'c working from deep I:o\,er to
han: his cou nterpart in a £I~hy superspy armed
with all the brest gadgets, from steam-powered
periscopes to clockwork hladc.~ on wheels of his
,1lItOmOlivc. It Just depends on whost: Secret
Organi/Altion you join.
A .5ccn.'t Agent CUll(Xlign combines the best of
derring-do, all3chrotcch and science fiction; ~­
ciaUy if your [;lStl!'i nm more towards JalTlt!':S Bond.
On dlC other hand, til(: S.ll11C Theme has room fOr
the subtle espionage and inuiguc of a realistic
ad\'l:nnll'c. In citlu:r case, the Players "ill b:: Agans
of a secret Organization, either a national one (such
as thc Bavcmcsc Secret Sen;«) or an extr.l. -national
body (such as Shield, from the N'ick Fury comia)_
Good &"(.TCt-Agt!nt 11lemc.-d Entt!rt.llnment should
have at leJ..'>t onc secret Ilcadquarters, and be ablv
led by a powcrfuJ, enigm.nic leader.
Mif.~J> 'n; Imr9'''~ibls:
This \'ariation combines t he best of realistic
action and scientific spytech. 11,e Players arc a team
of highly skilled spl.'Cialists, cadl \\ith his 0\\" 3f'C.1.
of expertise, pined against agent~ from other
nation~. -n,is EnteruilUllent type allows all kinds of
Pl.lycrs to ..him: .It their particular specialties, yet
they all work to\\'anis.l common goal.
Dr. Loyckm. I Prestme?
In this t.hematic \'ersion, the Pla)l!rs an:: sp:cial-
ists in defeating the endless \\";1\e of Masterminds
and Madmen that const.lntiy threJ,u:n all New
Europa_ They combine engineering skills and so.:n:t
agentry to loc.ue secret labs and masterminds'
strongholds .md destroy t.hem before their e\;l
pl.lOS can be n.."J..!i.l.l.-d. 11,is y.mation GUl be played
"'O\'Cr the top" \\ith all the J:une Bond touches you
can fir in, or ~ a more sober and scrious battle
against workl-thre.uening terrorists.
.\,slljM!. lhc W;rl:! Crime Lc~ue
Thi.~ vcrsion of the Secret Agenr lltt-me pits the
Players 19l1ll\t Professor j\ loriartv's infamous
\Vorld Crime League, that ~hadO\\.-" organization
bent on world domination. Instead of "pying for
secrets, these Agents tr.l.ek dO\\1l d,C Crime Leaguc
and defeat its sinister plans , using the most
ad\':tnced technolOl,'Y Science can oncr.
In the Creal CU!oc
11li~ \'ariarion on ti,C 111t!IllC places dle Players
firmly inro Reality as agen~ of onc of the Great
PO\\l:rs of lhe Cnst/t rnlknlStcill world. 111eir mis-
sions involve uncovcring military and diplomatic
secrets. and c\posing enemy counterspies. The
atlion is rt:ry n::l1istic, \lith ((:w gadgets and a lor of
dc.-cp CO\'cr work.
The ~liniSo' c.f 6o;;n;L...
111e sccret cover-up ann of the Gon:rnmcnt,
the P1.l\'crs arc the mysterious "Men in Black
Capes" who dcal \\;th assassinations, strange and
unexplamed happenings, and all of til(: en:nts so
100'cd by collSpir.K-")· du:orists. :-' lartians landing in
SU5.'iCx? HanUy, If you '11 come with us, sir ...
Plaverll
, M01I. &iLed for (hi.<; 'lheroc::
While tilis -n'cmc is obviously best for Secret ItI""~
Agcn ts, it also is good for Soldiers of Fortune,
Diplomats, and c.'yen Soldiers (scll;ng as Military
Intelligence Otliccrs), Demimondaines em also
aspire to bc tile nexr MatJ Han, and Gentlemen
:met L.adies are alwJ,~'S lx.;ng dr:tfi:ed [0 scll'e their
country. Engilll.'C~ and Mad Scicntists can alW'3)'S
find a place tor thclllseh-cs working Ul me Secret
Organization \ rcchnol01:.')" labor.nory im'enring
new gadgets for the field.
For more on titi~ type of C.unpaign, sec my
notcs Ul Castk Fnlkmstem, pg. 45.
 Borror Themes
terror from &101111 RClllity, spawlled by werewolf fighters protecting their homes
A ctlJo,tic ,ult worshiping only tbe
II
Darkest Gods. Mad",en stalkinD the /00-
against the dire threat, or as cursed
shapcshiftcrs fon:cd to battle for sun-j,'al
sbrollded moors of the 10",:ly I,;ghtllllds. against all Humanity (and their own kind ). In
Vampires, GJJOrtJ n"d other det,;::;em'",~~,,"_ _......:,...a ",-orld of Faeries, Dragons and
of ,be NiBllt. Evl'1J the terrifyi1lB Dwarfcs, a werewolf becomes a
crcat"rcs of tbe Unsce/it: Host whole new creature altogcth ·
;" all tluir mOl/stroM cr. This \'ariation can be
majesty. extended to encompass
A Horror -themed \':J.mpin:s as well.
campaign oners some- An Ancjent Evil Walk!;
thing for cn.:ryonc in the Earth .,.
your Entcrrainmcnt~.
For chose who like Evil cultists skulk
angst and moral in the night, their
ambiguity, what ritual blades wet
bener way to delve with blood and
IIltO the darkness their altars heaped
of the Soul than (Q high with innocent
face the awful curse sacrifices. Can your
of lycanthropy or Plavcrs hope to
\·ampirism. Those defeat their unstop-
interested in (he pable hordes before
arcane and their orgy of death
grotesque can easily releases a Dark God
get their fill battling tram a long: sleep? The
dark cultists and Gods perfcct variation when
From Beyond All Time. your Players wam a lot of
And there .lre few Monsters human-scaled conflict and a
quite as frightening .\S the liter- really scary finale as the Dark
ally hundred.!> of Unscelie creatures Ones descend upon Mankind.
lurking behind every shadow! TIle <Shining Ooe,1\
&Lting Up a Horror Campaign They arc ancie nt , ageless, merciless. Ther
delight in torment, torture, and death. Each
A Horror-based Theme holds the Player night, they ride the winds to seek new \·ic-
group togetht:r by posing a common threat tims-v ictims for their twisted delights. The
which can destroy them all. To keep the claus· Unseclie haunt the shadows of the Steam Age,
trophobic "there is no escapc" feeling requires wreaking terror upon anyont: they can catch
a limited area of action-small towns, haunted alone-Illoll.!.ters of cold, feral intellect and
castles, empty wildernesses, and cramped clc\'cr r.lpaeiollsness that can strikc fear into
alley~ suit the horror theme best. even the hearts of your Faerie Players!
Marl; of the ileMi. CuaNiil0tj _{ lhc Cate
This \'ariation pits the Players against the The flip side of the horror-cultist \'ari:ltlOn,
unearthl}' horrors of lycanthropy, whether as this «>rIn poses the Players as a band of deter-

mmed gu:udiam against b-il: protectors of a
mysli\.: pl.u::c, ohJect or power that prOlects
Humani!') from the Dark Ones who hope to
ravage the unsuspecting. Thi') "ariation otTers
plenty of chances to ,,})'. "This is J. source of
L'mpcabb1e Power'!", .IS the (rue nature of
your PI.l\,cN· nll~i()n hecomes dc.n.
lk IlJunljrl,j
GhO\h, gha.<otS, and the rattling of chains in
the night A ~pccrcr hJ.unt\ the Players, its
freezing (Ouch causing death. Does it seck
vengeance,or merely 1'0 be put (0 rcst1 A good
\".ui.Hlon for mptcry buffs as well as
ghosthllntcr~. Sec Hamler tor a good ghost
driven Horv.
Dt!!l ,ShllQ..'"
The ra\".lgcd thrOJt Jnd unearthly pallor
C.lrry their tHai wJ.rning-vampiri\m is once
again spreading aerm,s the earth' The Players
find them ..ches tacing the threat of J. \"ampirc
coven, determmcd to induct thcm into their
foul ranks of the h\'mg de .. d. Get out your
croSM:S and !tt3ke!t if \'()u d.ue to f.lee Coum
Dr.lcul's fury!
]-.; Ipm.:b tI;m......
\Vhat dark ne.. ture stalk.~ the moors, rcnd -
ing and \I.lying with an unquenchable lust tix
bl()()d~ Can the Player' escape the tiny vii·
lage/island/ship on which they 3re marooncd
betore they .. II fall to the fangs and t .. lons of
the Ip ~\\u:h Ilorrm? Arc the inll.lbitants of the
\'ill.ige/i~blld/ship the prey, protectors, or
wO('Ihippef\ of the cn:alUrc? A great \"ariation
ti.lr combat f.UlS and so(cerors alike.
IO\,ih.kr~ t"!"0!!! IkYL'fld (VC[,i\ivD I])
They CJme from the SUrl>- ,but not in
metal tripods. The 31iem .HC killer plants,
shapeshiher.. , or mind·controllmg parasites,
subli}' infiltrating hurn'lIl \oclet)'. This \'aria-
finn pits the Pla\,er<, against the morc subtlc
thrcJt of horrific alien II1vaders III 11)( [wVQfiotl
o/fh( Rod:rmnuhcn tradition
Pq:l!rtmcnl X
There arc things t\tan Is Nor Meant to
Know-bue you \hollI investigate them an~
•
way! A .. Agents of Their MJjeS[ies'
DepJrtmellt of Cnc\plollIled t\hstcries, you
;'Ire first on the sccnc to lI1\'el>tigatc tho<>c mys·
Icri ()u~ glowing footprints, the Spectrll
Hound thal I1.1Unl<, lht: muurs
Basingholml>wkc:. and thc reports or an
Imi~ible Man on the lome In Lyon. Polf( mys-
tery, put Horror, thi~ ,.\nation is for those
who rC.llly WJm ;'In lIll.lglll.l[ion strctch.
Dr eUf!(;
}-\·cr l>ince l'ndc Ibsi l rcturned from the
desolJte Wol~tc<, of Omer Mongolia \\'ith that
ancienr fctl<,h, hc l1.1sn't \Cemcd quite ... wcll,
quite rtf/ht. Whethcr hc'.~ no\\ burYlIlg bones
111 Ihe backyard, Icadmg unsolvory ritcs in thc
hasemcnt, or ~talking arc haeologists, hc's fall-
en undc:r the unhcalth\" Influence of an
anciem, cursed object. It's up to the Pb\"crs to
discern the nuurc of the curse, and find out
h()w 10 break it Breaking an ancient curse,
and espccially destr<lymg .1 cursed object, is a
cOin-oluted, difficult proceedure thar should
include a w()r1d·~pannins qucst for at Icast
one spcdal object or ritual that \nll be used to
sa\c poor L'ndc Basil's sanity.
Player.; MOi\l 6uiled ror lhi~ •
.
Theme:
The Horror theme works \'Cf\' wcll with all
kinds of Pla}'er~, although tho'iC interested in
combat may be disma\'ed when their \\ell-
honcd combat abilitic\ t:til to slay a supcrnolt-
ural foe. This i~ aho .1 good Thcme for
Wizards and ~ciel1lists lIuerestcd in exploring
the paranormJI The Shining One~ variant is
e\ccllclll I(lr integrating Faeric cholraeters into
.1 gamc- -and then <;Colring thc wings ofT them!
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 faerie Tale Themes
m:e Upon a TIme, dJ£rC IMJ' a tiny Killgdom
O 011 tbe edge of tbe G1't:at Dark Wood.
a/tiJollgiJ the Khlg nlld QjICCIi of tlJis lnnd were
A11d
Good fHld Kind, Dark forces, Evil witches, alld
I1OmciOl1J Dmgmu lurked just bcytmd dJC snfoty of
dx arstIegnte ...
The world oC Cnrtk Fnllll:1Istcj" teetrn on the
precarious brink of cvcrrday Reality and High
Fant$Y, "ith Dragons and Dwarti; sharing the same
streets as t:\'cryday men and women. So it's nor sur-
prising that in this world, PaLm True Thanes t':lkc
on a whole IK"W dimension of rcllism. VVllt::n: else
call a rival for dlC throne of a small cotmn:-), arrange
fO eliminate his half brother by having;J "'witch"
rum him imo a frog?
&Wns Up a faerie Tale Cam~
The best W:l}' to nm J. F.1(:ric Tale theme is to
nuke the entire Player group into Invcstigators K)r
the Crown, whether of Faerie, the Second
Compact, or a modern nation like Baycrn. The
chance fOr sword and SfeJmpWlk sorcery :lction is
too good to plSS up. TI,C Crown's I.Jwcstigators are
scm out (0 check into SUSI~,cd m.1gickal or Faerie
interferences, sud, as changeling.'>, rogue goblins,
t.'\iJ dragons and rhe like. The group .ili.o hJS the
power and the authority to dC".tI with these super-
naruraJ threats as thl."Y St."C nt, and \\;th IUUldrcds of
tiny kingdoms scattered all O\'cr the FUlinciand
between France, Bayern, and Prussia , thC}' CJIl
encounter a n~w tale l.,\'cry Enterr.llnmcnt session.
Dru,sQol\ 0 PrinceS"c,,1\
While IllCN Dmgons an: c.xtn:mdy cultun:d. and
mannered, the OCl-asionaJ ~'lle sometimes decides
to b'O back to the rradition.'ll methods. In this "ma-
tion, the Players specialize in dealing with Dragons
who rum to nil, whether it's buming \illagcs fOr
tributc, kidnaping }'Otmg women, or just ravaging
fOr the fim of it.
&wan princc&."CS!r!'C!8 Prince!!
The Players arc spccioll is[S in cases involving
sh.lpCchanging, C\il OJrscs, and the like (something
not all d,at WlllSUai in New Europa). Whether it's
swanmay Princesses, Princes turned. into 5a\'age
Beasts, or JUSt the occasional Frog-Prince, the
Playcrs arc surc to encollnter sorcery, political
intrigue, and high romance in Lh~ variation.
(,Qblio,,\ 0' Chotlljc,•.
In this \'mation of the Faerie nlc, the PIa~'ers
specialize in investigating ,md eliminating outbreaks
of rogu~ FJt':rie activity: dangerous practic.tl jokes,
stolen chilcin:n, Faerie G3tCS, and the Wild HWlt.
An excellent Enterrninment fOr any Faerie charac-
ter.;, as it pues them up against their toughest opper
nents--their rci:J.tiycs.
Rumple&ilL;;kin
"Illis \'.triation pies thc pbycrs against any nwn-
OCT ofcle",:r and sorcerous crcatlll'l'S bent on taking
ovcr small kingdoms dlroUgh sorcery and tricks.
11le}' must e\P'N' thc trickster's pl.lIlS., .md free the
kingdolll from his thr.lll, while aVOiding his illusions
and political lllics.
I$word" Qf 6Qrcery
TI1C Pbyers in this themc variation are SJX"cialists
in dealing with M.agickal swords, cursed. Ancf.tcrs,
and. other dangerous manifcst;l.tions of magickal
(cdmolDb')'. 'Ibis is a good v.mation fOr sorcerors,
scientists, engineers \\;rh In interest in Magickal
engines (one entire subclass could be locating and
rounding up f\ bgick.'ll Engines invcntcd by Oth(.T
mtions), and Mad lIl\'enrOf'S.
Playcf<\\ MaR 6uited for [hi!; 'illerre:
"Ill( Faerie Talc TIleme blends politics, f.mrnsy,
;\lld sword and Soccry in cqu.'ll doses. It's the best
place for PbYl.-r; U'iCd. to d,e mppings of a mdi
tion.u funtasy roleplaying game to begin dehmg
into the world of Cnstle Fnl/{tllStei'l. There arc
Dmgons, Dwar&, Facric, and. od,cr f.uniliM crca-
nlrl':S, yet the "st:campwlk" world. setting makes a
refrcshing change. Good PlJycr types for this
111cme wouJd be ),oungcr pJa)'crs, or Players who
enjoy a twist on d,C old "Dungt.'OIl Craw!."
For more on this type of Campaign, hit the
s
libmry and read Grimm Fnirytnlcs. Scnrysmff
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