City of the Steam Sun: The Book of Creator
he year is 1894. A mathematically and technologically advanced city was to become the new Utopia of the rational age¸ but a catastrophe changed everything ‐ the city fell into Limbo¸ the threshold of Hell. Scientific progress faced ancient magic. The city and It's people became trapped in a mystical realm that doesn't see sunlight.
The familiar world doesn't exist anymore. Limbo is governed by other laws¸ inhabited by other creatures ‐ but the scientific method works in the most insane conditions as well. People lit their Steam Sun here. Every morning it rises above the City on a huge rail. Authorities conduct diplomatic negotiations with demons¸ inventors are crazy about creation of an intelligent automaton¸ explorers search for traces of ancient civilizations. Scientists¸ traders¸ officials¸ adventurers¸ cheaters¸ magicians¸ policemen¸ criminal clans¸ evil geniuses and brilliant detectives¸ human and demons. All manner of beings can be found in the City of the Steam Sun. Who will you become?
This book is for Game Masters only. It contains the history of Limbo¸ the true background of the events taking place in the Web¸ lots of named and generic NPCs¸ some additional game rules and advice for running the game. It also includes three adventures suitable for a Novice group.
"The Case Of The Winged Statuette" is a classic detective story¸ where players have to find culprits behind a robbery of the mansion belonging to an officer of the Expeditionary Force¸ "The House of The Forgotten" is a penny dreadful story about a haunted house¸ and in the adventurous "The Way of The Pilgrim" characters will learn some secrets of the history of Limbo and details of the undercover intrigues of the Web.
You will need a copy of Pinnacle's Savage Worlds core rules and The Book of Mortals in order to play this game.