From Introduction:
This pamphlet is your guide to a world much like our own, but at the same time very different, very alien and very dangerous.
Enclosed within these pages is a glimpse of Mechanika: Empires of Blood and Steam. Here you will find everything you need to play. Included are the rules for combat, the rules to the fate system, a mini serial, and the complete story of The Icarus Detective Agency; with a choice of 8 complete characters for your party to select from and play.
This booklet is designed to provide you and your friends with a taste of what this parallel world contains. It is meant to show you first hand how our next Gen. system works, and why we here at Xaos Publishing believe it is going to be instrumental in breaking the long stagnant train of ho-hum pen and paper RPG’s.
