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I think it's already shifted from the original notion of juxtaposing the preceding word with societal collapse and dystopia, to a more...

We’ve been there for many years. Most “punkpunk” subgenres really have nothing to do with punk, other than the fact that they developed...

Others have discussed the appropriateness of the term steampunk. Others have discussed medieval. I am going to address the 'no longer'...

I'd point you to dungeonpunk.

There's barely any punk in the default D&D assumption. The presence of steam does not make punk. Most large organizations like nations...

A bit of a tangent here, but I would argue there’s a reverse-Clarke’s Law going on with D&D’s magic. It is sufficiently understood so as...

D&D is pretty much its own genre and its own artistic style/vibe at this point. And that isn't a dig. It is cool that it has an identity.

No. It’s no more Steampunk than it is Swords and Sorcery than it is Medieval Fantasy.

Modrons aren't steampunk.

"Steampunk" is a specific genre, with specific elements that make it what it is. No, D&D is not Steampunk. Some of the art in Von...

Not all speculative fiction involving anachronistic technologies in historical periods is steampunk. Steampunk pretty specifically...

I dig the Gladiator, the new Fighter subclass being tested in Unearthed Arcana. I like the flavor but I especially like the mechanics...

wasn't half the original point of tucker's kobolds to make the low CR, outclassed monster punch above their weight?

Very true! The story wasn’t really about how to make a fun and memorable challenge using ostensibly weak monsters, it was about...

So I think the problem is that it worked great for Tucker, but in all the retellings and embellishments and then the r/rpghorrorstories...