Wolsung: Steam Pulp Fantasy

Wolsung: Steam Pulp Fantasy is a roleplaying game of cinematic action set in the daring times of the Magical-Industrial Revolution.

Welcome to the Fantastic 19th Century! Under the sky crowded with airships, steam-powered cars race the streets. The marriage of magic and science gave birth to mechanical golems, cabalistic thinking machines and fearsome iron dragons. Yet most of the world is still unexplored – who knows what treasures and mysteries await deep in the jungles and high on the mountain tops. In the dark corners of the earth the undead lurk – a terrible reminder of the Great War – while villains and evil masterminds plot their deranged plans.

These daring times demand Extraordinary Ladies and Gentlemen. The characters in Wolsung are: ingenious detectives, investigators, secret agents, famous explorers, burglar gentlemen, magical engineers, fearless hunters, controversial writers, and wealthy collectors. True celebrities of the steam pulp world.

In this book you will find:

• A vibrant and captivating world, an ideal setting for pulp adventures.
• An easy-to-learn set of rules designed to bring the thrills of action movies and video games straight to your gaming table.
• 8 races, 4 archetypes, 19 professions, and over 90 Edges, allowing you to create an unforgettable character.
• Over 160 amazing technomagical gadgets.
• Over 120 adversaries for your characters.
• A ready-to-play scenario, detailed outlines of two campaigns and 31 scenarios, and more than 200 ideas for adventures.

Disclaimer: These are archival files, exactly as they were published under Kuźnia Gier’s licence in 2012.

Content warning: the game was written 25 years ago and translated to English in very different times. Some elements of the setting, and the language used, didn’t age well — especially those concerning how race and colonial issues were depicted. Reader’s discretion advised.