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The Book of Sigils

tabletop role-playing game supplement

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionOct 5, 2024
Entity authorityQ85806634 ↗
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The Book of Sigils is a supplement published by R. Talsorian Games in 1995 for the Victorian steampunk role-playing game Castle Falkenstein.

Contents

The Book of Sigils, written by Anthony Savile, presents new wizard character options with more detail about magic in the world of Castle Falkenstein, as well as details about The Sorcerous Orders of New Europa.

Reception

In the May 1996 edition of Arcane (Issue 6), David S Comford thought highly of this book, calling it "an essential purchase for any Castle Falkenstein referee, since it contains fundamental expansions to the game and is also a useful guide to what to expect if the characters decide to roam outside of New Europa." Comford concluded by giving the book an above average rating of 8 out of 10.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1995, 1996—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Book, Sigils and tabletop is the immediate research focus.
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