tkdguy Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material I'm okay with mixing a bit of fantasy with steampunk, if it's consistent. So I'm okay with classifying Castle Falkenstein and Arcanum as steampunk. Note my complaint against the latter is that they tried to mix medieval fantasy with steampunk. But if that doesn't sit well with you, try GURPS Steampunk and GURPS Steam-Tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material It's helping, I've got a bunch of things to watch, read and listen to. As always, more people citing more stuff would be welcome, but I've got a decent chunk to go through as is. Some of which I hadn't gone through before, so I even get new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material I'd also look a little bit into period literature to get a better picture of what went on in that era. It can help you detail the setting besides the steam tech. Even watching a Sherlock Holmes movie/TV episode can help you with the "look" of the setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpCommander Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material The Difference Engine-William Gibson and Bruce Sterling YES. An absolute Must Read book for the period. Not only does it have a good story. Not only is said story deeply immersed in the idea of steampunk - it has the language of the period enhanced for the genre, it has the history tweeked just right, the motivations tweeked right... all in all it is the best Steampunk book out there. For a move watch Time After Time with Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper through time. NetFlix online will be your best bet to quickly find all of the Victorian Era set films that might be useful. The Great Race comes to mind as set at the End of the Victorian period and containing machines. Good luck. Sounds like you have a fun project ahead of you. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirgos Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Not sure if its already been mentioned but the Forgotten Futures rpg has great resources including the original stories for Victorian & Edwardian science fiction (or Scientific Romance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Been pondering where to post this, but this seems a likely first candidate... Whist doing esoteric background research for my pastiche Post Apoc Steampunk setting, I stumbled across what is either a brilliant new paradigm breaking theory, or the latest and greatest collection of pseudoscientific techno-babble, but I've been finding it immensely useful for rounding out the basis of "Super science" in the setting. If they're right, then this is probably the secret Tesla took with him to his grave in the Real World. The linked site, while having many of the usual formatting problems associated with websites made by fanatical followers of crackpot theories (Like FATAL ), has links to a bunch of the interesting possible applications... Longitudinal Scalar Waves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Been pondering where to post this, but this seems a likely first candidate... Whist doing esoteric background research for my pastiche Post Apoc Steampunk setting, I stumbled across what is either a brilliant new paradigm breaking theory, or the latest and greatest collection of pseudoscientific techno-babble, but I've been finding it immensely useful for rounding out the basis of "Super science" in the setting. If they're right, then this is probably the secret Tesla took with him to his grave in the Real World. The linked site, while having many of the usual formatting problems associated with websites made by fanatical followers of crackpot theories (Like FATAL ), has links to a bunch of the interesting possible applications... Longitudinal Scalar Waves Ow. It hurts. It hurts so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Ow. It hurts. It hurts so much. "Longitudinal EM energy fills vacuum of space, the time domain of spacetime, time as compressed energy, E=tc2, waves of time, phase conjugate wave pairs." Somebody give this man a job writing for Star Trek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material If this isn't steampunk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material One of my old buddies from school: He's steampunk- His myspace: http://www.myspace.com/johnnypayphone a pic gallery- http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=2673900&albumId=530448 The Edison This is a little SP IMHO. Howls Moving Castle, I know it's not "official," but to me it really fills the gap. I don't think it's been mentioned Wild Wild West, either the movie or the show. Most others have been covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatory_of_Flowers Not actually steampunk, but it is an actual Victorian building. And if you use visual aids in your game, it's nice background scenery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Howls Moving Castle, I know it's not "official," but to me it really fills the gap. I don't think it's been mentioned Wild Wild West, either the movie or the show. Most others have been covered. The problem - and it is a very REAL problem - here is that in the book Howl's castle was very much magical, powered by a little fire elemental. Miyazaki butchered the book so much, and so badly, I consider it not only a total failure but a completely unwatchable movie (however pretty) and almost offensive. I lost a lot of respect for the man upon seeing the parts of this atrocity I could stomach to watch. I was just on a Panel at a local literary convention (Mile Hi Con) where we talked about what is and isn't Steampunk, and the history of the era and literature along with that - and every one of us (most of the panelists had way more cred than I, being actual writers and all) booed and hissed this movie to the point where the person who brought it up almost apologized. /rant Wild Wild West (the movie) got a lot of boos and hisses to, but really - that Mechanical Spider is about as Steampunk as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Gotta agree with the mechanical spider being Steampunk. I just caught the last half hour or so on TV today (the first time I actually saw the flick). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material This silent film newsreel was made in 1931, but it has some visuals you may find useful in your game. It is open source material, and you can download it if you have MPEG4 or Ogg Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Here are a couple of photos I took on Thursday. I did not alter the pictures, except to make them smaller (due to the 1 MB limit for JPEG images). 1. A Victorian house in San Francisco 2. Guess what I saw there on the same day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material That was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Thanks. I was hoping to get a shot with the zeppelin flying over this mansion, but either I missed it or it didn't fly there (I was on the other side of the park at the time). The airship had gone across the bay when I got to where the mansion stands. I did get to see it fly above City Hall, though. Edit: Earlier in the day, I went to the mall and saw a bunch of antique pianos on sale. Some of them were player pianos which were playing automatically. The music was quite soothing; a few people sat nearby enjoying the music. I also passed by Lotta's Fountain after viewing the Victorian Houses. I was on a bus and didn't have time to take a picture, but it's on my to do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted November 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material wow. Very cool, I like the style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Also, has anyone heard of New Babbage? It's a Steampunk community a group created for Second Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material would the movie league of extrordinary gentleme be steampunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material would the movie league of extrordinary gentleme be steampunk? Pretty much, yes. The comic itself even more so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraven Kor Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material No time for the whole thread, but has anyone mentioned Stardust yet? Sky Pirates harvesting lightning? Freakin' sweet! (It isn't a highly "steampunk" movie but definitely has some steampunk tropes. And it has Robert De Niro as a closet cross-dressing Sky Pirate. Awesome.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material Somehow this thread reminded me of: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Re: Steampunk - Source Material I found this picture at the Airship Ventures page. It's the Zeppelin Eureka and the Goodyear Blimp flying over L. A. Too bad they weren't flying over a row of Victorian houses. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6DX3Z0kSCcc/Swo0Mpg5VTI/AAAAAAAABCA/SkM0Q5WGhDw/s1600/DSC_0635.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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