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finished reading Un Pays de fantômes by Margaret Killjoy

Margaret Killjoy: Un Pays de fantômes (fr language, Argyll)

« Je vais être franc avec vous, Dimos. Nous ne vous confions pas ce travail …

C’est un roman assez court qui se déroule dans des pays imaginaires en guerre. Il propose une réflexion très intéressante sur le fonctionnement d’une anarchie. C’est un roman agréable et addictif. #mastolivre #vendredilecture #fantasy #steampunk #anarchie

commented on Castle Falkenstein by Michael Alyn Pondsmith

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Michael Alyn Pondsmith: Castle Falkenstein (Paperback, 1994, A to Z Printing)

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Most #Steampunk #ttrpg settings have the problem that they tend to gloss over the evils of Imperialism and Colonialism. #CastleFalkenstein fares better than most, since it portrays Imperialism as something that ought to be opposed more often than not. It is perhaps unfortunate that the point-of-view protagonist is a white male 20th century American, but it should not be too hard to include other characters.

Still, I don't particularly care for the Castle Falkenstein rules systems, and I'm not sure what I'd use it instead. Yes, there was a #GURPS version published for it (which I recommend as a generic "World Guide" even if you don't use the rules, as well as the supplement Castle Falkenstein - The Ottoman Empire), but they'd need to be updated for 4E...