Dieseldrachen

"A truly great Fantasy-Pulp-TTRPG"

- Markus Plötz, Ulisses Spiele

  • "Wonderfully crafted and amazingly illustrated."

    Steffen on DriveThruRPG

  • ”For no reason a little known TTRPG.”

    Mark W. on DriveThruRPG

  • “A great game with a fantastic setting.”

    Timo v.S. via email

  • "In my group everybody agreed that the combat system is the best."

    Christoph on DriveThruRPG

  • "I finally finished reading the setting book and I am amazed by the world description."

    Thomas on DriveThruRPG

  • "The rules are easy to get and promise an action-focused experience [...] in a world that is as thoroughly crafted as it is vivid!"

    Dominik on DriveThruRPG

  • ”Brilliant! The simple rules, the idea with the mod-die and the world itself. Really neat!!“

    Klaus K. via email

  • "A big step up in quality from First Edition with at least 100% more heart put into it. Where is the sixth star, Drivethru?"

    Mark on DriveThruRPG

  • Silver Best Seller on DriveThruRPG

  • 5/5 in all (!) 17 reviews
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What is Dieseldrachen?

Fighter pilots pull off daring maneuvers between floating islands. Fedora wearing archaeologists whip nazis in jetpacks. A magical detective works cases for a mysterious elvish femme fatale. Orc mobsters engage in car chases with dwarven cops. And elven partisans stand against massive tanks and dark magic. Forget Steampunk! Imagine orcs in early motorcars and elves in warplanes, dwarves in zeppelins, and trolls with top hats and monocles.

But airplanes beware! Dragons roam the sky!

  • Pulp-Fantasy in the year 1926

    Dieseldrachen is a fantasy role-playing game set in the year 1926. Imagine your typical fantasy world (elves, dwarves, orcs, and the like), but instead of medieval or steampunk elements, we find ourselves in the age of aviation, automobiles, and zeppelins. Dieseldrachen is 1920s adventure pulp fantasy!

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  • No endless reading!

    Who's got the time to learn a new setting? In this economy you’d rather just start playing! That’s why Dieseldrachen uses clichés on purpose! Whether it's the “Commonwealth,” the “Free States,” or the “Novjet Union,” you’ll quickly feel right at home in the world of Dieseldrachen!

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What new in 2nd Edition?

If you're familiar with the first edition of Dieseldrachen, you might be wondering if it’s worth getting the second edition. Essentially, the second edition is an upgrade and enhancement of the first. Many texts of first edition have been carried over, with most being thoroughly revised and expanded by about 20% with additional content. Here’s what has changed:

  • General changes

    • 99% of the images have been replaced with high-quality illustrations!
    • The content has been split into a book for rules and another for setting.
    • Complete design overhaul for easier reading and better clarity (new fonts, cleaner layout)

  • Rules updates

    • Character sheets are now single-sided instead of three-sided.
    • Name changes (Assist Die to Mod-Die, Presence to Charisma, Accuracy to Precision).
    • Advantages and disadvantages have been significantly simplified, requiring less calculation.
    • Each character now selects three “Tricks” and one “Quirk.”
    • Better balancing of abilities: rarely used abilities have been consolidated.
    • Hit locations and protection have been simplified.
    • Health, damage, and exhaustion counting has been greatly simplified.
    • Individual “Contacts” have been removed in favor of simpler, faster contact rules.
    • 15 new sample characters.
    • New death mechanics.
    • Completely revised, simplified, and improved vehicle rules.

  • Setting updates

    • Two new nations (the Republic of Çöltei and Nubessinien).
    • Minor name changes (Terra becomes Aeropa, Commonwealth Lhut becomes Commonwealth Albion, Arianisches Reich becomes Iron Empire).
    • Revised and expanded texts (about 10-20% new content per nation).
    • A new, much more detailed world map.

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