Links to Space: 1889 Web sites:
Sky Galleons of Mars:
- This page contains variants, ship designs and photos of miniature
wargames fought using GDW's Victorian-era science fiction rules, Sky
Galleons of Mars and Ironclads and Ether Flyers.
Adventures on the Red Planet:
- Dan Thompson's web page with three Space: 1889 short stories, articles on constructing
Martian and British flyers (his HMS Aphid model was featured in the September 1992
issue of Fine Scale Modeller) as well as some 1889 themed artwork - a terrific
web page.
RAFM's Space: 1889 25mm figure offer:
- Are you interested in getting some specially produced Space: 1889 figures?
RAFM, the manufacturer of the original 1889 25mm figures for GDW, expressed some
interest in producing new, custom, minis if the Space: 1889 web community could
gather enough orders. This is the place to look for information.
Heliograph's Space: 1889 WWW Site:
- Brought to you by the folks who are re-printing most of the Space: 1889 materials,
Heliograph, Inc.. They also
publish Transactions of the Royal Martian Geographic Society and
other VSF games.
The Log of the SS High Rhodes:
- From the Space Vermin's 1889 campaign, the page has details of the voyages of the SS
High Rhodes. The Sky Galleons scenario Meeting Over the
Column, was created from the campaign.
The Space: 1889 Forum:
- The Rev. Al Lowe's Space: 1889
page contains some very useful Excel and Word files, links to Delphi's
1889 message board board and chatroom, as well as a selection
of links and articles.
Space 1889 - HYPERBOREA:
- Anders Blixt's campaign material for the
Space: 1889 role-playing game, which includes information on the Northern
Polar Region of Mars -- Western Dioscuria (the German sphere).
Victorian Space:
- As wonderful as SPACE: 1889 is, there are those who desire more! The Victorian
Space web will entertain and expand the game system. How often have you desired more
characters, NPCs, Encounters, aliens, animals, locations, etc.? It's here, plus
Rob Prior's Ship Plans Index.
The Adventures of the Steam-Assisted Kite - The Sentinel and Crew:
- Colin Nash's WWW page with background
information his campaign, The Adventures of the Steam-Assisted Kite - The Sentinel
and an article on Her Majesty's Ether Dispatch Service.
Tony Jones' Space 1889 WWW Page:
- A small site containing some things for Space 1889. These consist of new
language rules, some new professions, and various thoughts and ideas on the Space: 1889
world.
Nectar: City of Bridges, City of Sin:
- An article that originally appeared in The Familiar #2, by James Cambias,
Roger Carden and Dan Maxwell, detailing an
independent city-state on the Martian frontier.
The Delphi Space: 1889 Forum:
- The Space: 1889 forum on Delphi is a "thread-oriented" discussion group broadly
covering the Space: 1889 universe. FYI, you must register with Delphi to actively
participate in the forum (guests can read but not post).
Mana Brother's Space: 1889 WWW Page:
- This page is part of a larger Steam Punk Collection
WWW site (with info on Castle Falkenstein and Cthulhu by Gaslight). It includes some
useful information on converting the Space: 1889 rules to The D6 System
Aether Traveller Times:
- Aether Traveller is adventure in the Space 1889 universe (from the Victorian era to
the far future) using GDW's House Rules System equipment is designed (or rated)
using GDW's Fire, Fusion & Steel Technical Architecture.
Review of Space: 1889:
- This link points to a review of Space: 1889 entitled "A More Civilized Time?"
by Dr. Gregory V.Wilson. This, less than flattering, review focus on social aspects
of role-playing in the Victorian Era, rather than the mechanical aspects of the game
itself.
Victoria Regina - Space: 1889 Campaign:
- Information on Chris Jones' PBeM
Space: 1889 campaign game Victoria Regina.
The S1889 e-mail list:
- eGroups is the new home of the 1889 mailing list. In
order to access the archives, you must
subscribe.
Links to other interesting (related) sites:
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Page:
- This page has a short history of Count Zeppelin's firm including lists
of Zeppelin museums and organizations. The page also contains links to
other lighter-than-air (LTA) pages, modeling information, and a wealth
of other featurs for LTA enthusiasts.
The Victorian Web:
- The Victorian Web was developed by Dr.
George P. Landow to support his English Literature courses at Brown University.
The site has pages with info on Victorian politics, economics, technology, and
links to other Victorian Web sites. It provides a nice overview of the entire
period.
An online directory of Victorian Era biographies:
- Currently this site contains biographical citations from an 1888 work Prominent
Men and Women of the Day as well as from The American Academy of Arts and
Letters 1922 book In Memoriam: A Book of Record. The intent of both
cyclopedias was to present the most important facts and achievements of the late
19th Century's most celebrated men and women. The text is being coded, and saved
from obscurity by Tom Layton.
A Catalog of Nautilis Designs:
- A wonderful web page detailing various versions of Verne's submarine Nautilis
from his classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
The rest of the site contains a wealth of information on the Nautilis
and modeling it.
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