The Parsifal

Unfortunately, the various books discussing Bayernese passenger airships (Castle Falkenstein, Comme Il Faut, and Steam Age) give contradictory information. Here is my attempt at piecing things together so that the airships are dramatic yet not grossly unbelievable.

The Koeniglich Luftschwansa of Bayern has only four ships: Princess Sophie, Parsifal, King Maximillian, and Siegfried, according to Comme Il Faut, with the Princess Sophie being the flagship. These are all said to serve routes from Central New Europa to New York City. However, I reassigned one, the Parsifal, to the new Oriental Express line, connecting various cities of New Europa. Here is is the schedule.

Basic Design

After the interesting discussion on the topic on the Falkenstein mailing list, I still had a lot to piece together. I was not all that interested in building a 'real' airship, i.e., one that would meet physical requirements in our world. It seemed to me the Falkensteinian magic would take care a lot of problems such as lift and speed, but 'my' airship still had to have some consistence. I wanted a floating palace with elegant dining rooms and suites, a flying transatlantic. I opted for the following characteristics:

12 decks
Hull: 122 m long, or about 400 ft, by about 150 ft (45 m) high (including cargo space)
Gas bag: filled with helium
Capacity: 260 passengers, 100 crew
One royal suite, fifteen first-class cabins, thirty second-class cabins, and ninety-six third-class cabins
Accomodations: see the KLB brochure

You can follow some of the Adventure Entertainment's Dramatic Characters in a visit of the Parsifal.

Characteristics

Based on the stats supplied in Steam Age, as amended by me:

Cost: 192 days at 19,200c
Size: Huge [140 wounds]
Powered by: A Gramme dynamo using a battery of piles charged by a Solar Capacitor, with a small Boiler powering a back-up steam engine
Operation time: One Month
Operates with: A complex arrangement of Levers, Cables and a Captain's Wheel
Moves with: Sorcerous Engine [cost = 10]

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