Re: Bloodmäter
The set up reminds me of one of the Final Fantasy games (9 I think) with plateaus rising above a mist where monsters dwell - was this an influence?
Re: Genre-crossover nightmares
Groundhog Day After Tomorrow - watch as Bill Murray lives through the apocalypse again & again & again...& still can't figure out what the **** its all about!
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).
Re: TV to rpg
Loved Sapphire & Steel growing up - still have nightmares about the faceless children. As for endings you may have forgotten about Blakes7:)
Re: Depression-era and WW-II settings from a Not-American perspective
The 1920s saw the treaty that led to the partition of Ireland, & the ensuing Civil War.