Hallucinogenia
Formerly called "AD 1890". Aimed "more for the fin de sieclé atmosphere of late 19th century rather than for the more sombre atmosphere of the deep Victorian era." [Thx to UncleBear.com]Hallucinogenia is a game about adventure¸ action¸ horror¸ black comedy¸ mystery and the occult. Set in around the last decade of the 19th century¸ in a world that is similar to but not quite like ours¸ Hallucinogenia will lead you to the twilight world of spies¸ gentlemen adventurers¸ soldiers of fortune¸ magicians¸ alchemists¸ mad scientists¸ revolutionaries¸ Bohemian poets dreaming opium dreams¸ ghost hunters¸ brutal thugs and daring airship pilots. It will lead you into shady opium dens of London¸ the bohemian establishments of gay Paris¸ far-off lands¸ princely manors¸ lost cities¸ ancient tombs¸ strange places hidden between the ripped fabric of reality. You will encounter things weird and wonderful¸ humourous and horrifying¸ beautiful and twisted. The world of Hallucinogenia is a world of secrets¸ a world where jealous States play the Great Game of espionage¸ sacrificing morality and ethics on the altar of national rivalry. Here mad scientists build their impossible Infernal Devices¸ bypassing the limits of mere reality. It is a world where magicians seek enlightment and power through studying the alien energies of the five elemental fields¸ trying to harness and utilise their power. Here the dead may not always lie down¸ coming back to haunt the living.