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Gaslight A Victorian Era Fantasy Campaign Setting for Savage Worlds

Marc Gacy Stephen Miller

Jonathan M. Thompson

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Gaslight: A Victorian Era Fantasy Role Playing Game Copyright © 2009 Jonathan M. Thompson. Gaslight is published by Battlefield Press, Inc., 494 Springhill Church Road, Ringgold, Louisiana 71068. All rights reserved. Errata and other feedback can be sent to thompsonjm@gmail.com. Attention: The bearer of this PDF has the permission of the publisher and the copyright owners to have one (1) copy printed for personal use via any commercial printer. If you are a clerk in a copy-print center and you are reading this notice, please do not treat with our customers or yours as if they were a criminal — print this file. We are allowing it and you should also.

Savage Worlds Licensing: This game references the Savage Worlds game system, available from Pinnacle Entertainment Group at www.peginc.com. Savage Worlds and all associated logos and trademarks are copyrights of Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Used with permission. Pinnacle makes no representation or warranty as to the quality, viability, or suitability for purpose of this product.

Authors: Marc Gacy, Stephen J. Miller and Jonathan M. Thompson

Additional Materials: Herbert George Wells, Jules Verne, Arthur C. Doyle, Stephen J. Miller, Mary Shelly, Bram Stoker, H. Rider, Christopher Helton, Lisa Harjtes, Clay Weeks, Carey Weeks, Adam R. Thompson, Terrence David Thompson, Clay Weeks, Carey Weeks, Tracey Castanas, Philip Baccus, Christopher Helton, Corey Lerbs, Jessica Lerbs, Michael Anderson, Arlen Wood, Angelique Montag, Richard A. Shepardson, Jeff Neppl, Don Scurlock, Paul W. Regge, Jodi Napiorkowski, Walter Napiorkowski, Katrina Radcliff, Tad Kelson

Editing Team: Lisa Clevenger, Tad Kelson, Mitch Williams

Cover Art: Charles Raymond Macauley - from "Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", layout by Marc Gacy

Interior Art: WikiMedia Commons

Layout Design: Marc Gacy

Playtesters: The Local Group (Jonathan M. Thompson, Adam R. Thompson, Terrence David Thompson, Clay Weeks, Carey Weeks, Tracey Castanas, Philip Baccus), The BPI-Gaslight Group (Mitch Williams, Christopher Helton, Lisa Clevenger, Tad Kelson, Mitch Williams), The Colorado Irregulars (Tynan Gacy, Luca Gacy, Nicola Gacy, Liam Nock, Dylan Nock, Ethan Nock), The Curmudgeons of London (Angelique Montag, Richard A. Shepardson, Jeff Neppl, Don Scurlock, Walter Napiorkowski, Jodi Napiorkowski, Katrina Radcliff, Paul Regge), the Baltimore Misfits (Jessica Lerbs, Corey Lerbs, Mark Duffy, Arlen Wood, Mike Anderson, Ken Zimmerman, Grant Spencer), and all the others in Minnesota.

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Dedications

From Stephen: To my friends and family who put up with odd questions and trivia during the writing of this book. A most special dedication to my sister, Tina. You always made sure I did my best, now I will have to struggle alone to keep doing that. You will be missed. From Jonathan: To everyone that has put up with me over the years that this book was being developed. This includes my mom (Marilyn DeLeon) who started me out with a love of history and put up with my gaming since 1980, and my son Terrence who without my life would be much different. From Marc: To Sonja who encouraged me to get back into gaming after such silly diversions as college and grad school, to the kids who now need no encouragement to game (success!) and to all in my Sunday night group for years of fun.

Image by Russ Sutler http://www.stutler.cc/other/misc/baker_street.html under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

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Prospice

Fear death? -- to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face,

When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place,

The power of the night, the press of the storm, The post of the foe;

Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go:

For the journey is done and the summit attained, And the barriers fall.

Tho' a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all.

I was ever a fighter, so -- one fight more, The best and the last!

I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forebore, And bade me creep past.

No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old,

Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold.

For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end,

And the elements' rage, the friend-voices that rave, Shall dwindle, shall blend,

Shall change, shall become first a peace out of pain, Then a light, then thy breast,

O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest.

Robert Browning (1861)

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Table of Contents Prospice .............................................................. 4

Terror by Gaslight ............................................. 7 The World of Gaslight ........................................ 7

The Victorian Era ....................................... 7 Terminology ............................................... 8 Victorian Themes ....................................... 8 Victorian Religion and Magic ................ 11

Important Organizations and Secret Societies. 12 MI 7 ............................................................ 12 Culto de Ostras Azules ........................... 13 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ... 14 The Invisible College ............................... 15 Knights of the Round Table .................... 16 Pinkerton Detective Agency ................... 18 Red Headed League ................................ 19 Scotland Yard ........................................... 20 Van Helsing Institute............................... 21

Colorful Characters ........................................ 23 Concepts ........................................................... 23 Making Heroes ................................................. 25 1) Race.............................................................. 25 2) Traits ........................................................... 25

Attributes .................................................. 25 Skills .......................................................... 25 Secondary Statistics ................................. 25

3) Edges and Hindrances ................................. 25 4) Gear ............................................................. 25 5) Background .................................................. 26 Races ................................................................ 26 Beast Men ........................................................ 26 Humans ........................................................... 28 Vampires .......................................................... 29 Werewolf .......................................................... 31 Wildlings ......................................................... 33 Edges and Hindrances ..................................... 34

Changes to Core Rules ............................ 34 Background Edges ................................... 35 Combat Edges .......................................... 36 Professional Edges ................................... 36

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