Steampunk fantasy?

**tkdguy** · Oct 28th, '06, 05:39 PM

I know this subject has come up before, but it was mainly a mix of rubber science and magic. I'm thinking about completely removing magic in favor of rubber science (mostly clockwork, but a few steam-powered gadgets). It would still be set in the Middle Ages or early Renaissance. I'd probably base a lot of tech from the ideas of Da Vinci. Personal weaponry would still be regular medieval weapons.

This probably wouldn't be our world, so I can include demi-humans. I'm using that term instead of nonhumans because they'd be evolutionary offshoots of the human race as opposed to being different species altogether.

What do you guys think?

**Curufea** · Oct 29th, '06, 01:13 AM

Have a look at the Dwarfs in Falkenstein

**tkdguy** · Oct 29th, '06, 06:31 PM

I'll do that, definitely. Although my dwarfs wouldn't be so invulnerable to fire. I wouldn't give them duck feet, either.

**Spence** · Oct 29th, '06, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by tkdguy

I'll do that, definitely. Although my dwarfs wouldn't be so invulnerable to fire. I wouldn't give them duck feet, either.

Oh No! Dwarves don't have duck feet. The Ducks do. Beware of DuckTower......

**Curufea** · Oct 29th, '06, 07:02 PM

There is Girl Genius too of course - isn't that coming out soon for GURPS?

**Dale A. Ward** · Oct 30th, '06, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by Curufea

There is Girl Genius too of course - isn't that coming out soon for GURPS?

That's the hype... or, to quote the Girl Genius website, "Work continues apace...".

**Curufea** · Oct 30th, '06, 04:00 AM

I'd like to see how they constrain or rule the Spark inventing ability.

**Thia Halmades** · Oct 31st, '06, 06:29 PM

I'm loathe to suggest it, but definately pick up all of the 3rd/3.5 edition d20 Ravenloft campaign books, specifically:

Van Richten's Arsenal - lots of clockwork & alchemy, and "low level" spells that can be easily adapted. They have a really great feel for what goes into that particular setting. Really, ANY of those books will give you a 'glimpse in the life' as well as plenty of seed material.