D20 Steampunk Setting? Does one exist?

Stomphoof · Apr 4, 2008

Not really. After watching enough anime the Asian theme sorta bores me. Same with basic Fantasy

2 weeks till I get mah book

HyrumOWC · Apr 5, 2008

Stomphoof said:
So I am trying to find a good Steampunk based D20 Campaign setting / system. But I personally have been unsuccessful in my search. Does anyone here have any suggestions for a Steampunk styled D20 system or setting?

And if you do, why do you like / dislike that particular system?

The first section of our Forbidden Kingdoms pulp setting is titled Steampulp and the expansion Paris: The Spectral City is also set in the 1889 time period. You can get both here:

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2691&it=1&filters=0_0_0&manufacturers_id=97

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info....d=2690&it=1&filters=0_0_0&manufacturers_id=97

Hyrum.

malladin · Apr 5, 2008

Always nice to hear kind words about Etherscope, thanks. I can also recommend Imperial Age and OGL Steampunk. Stomphoof, hope you like the game when it arrives and happy to answer any questions you have, though don't pass by here as often as I use to I'll keep an eye on the thread.

Chuck, looking forward to seeing Steampunk Musha for D20, good setting not so fond of Iron Gauntlets, is this going to be dead tree as well as PDF?

rick_hershey · Apr 6, 2008

Steampunk Musha will have a Player's and GM's guide that will be both pdf and softcover, with plans on a combined Hardback in the works.

Dannyalcatraz · Apr 6, 2008

I reccomend both Iron Kingdoms and Etherscope- both are quite well done. Dragonmech has some nice ideas in it as well.

However, if you're so inclined, there are some older, non-D20 "steampunk" games that you might like for inspiration, if nothing else.

First would be TSR's Amazing Engine system sourcebook "For Faerie Queen and Country."

The second is the great game, Space: 1889. In some ways, its like RIFTS (bear with me!)- its mechanics aren't the best, but the love & work that went into it are quite evident. Very creative, very "true" to the works of Wells, Verne and others, and it had a number of sourcebooks. There is even a related boardgame, Sky Galleons of Mars.

malladin · Apr 13, 2008

For those of you interested in Etherscope, particularly if you live in NW England, might want to check out this thread: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=223739

Cheerio,

Ben

Khairn · Apr 13, 2008

Hey Ben !

I just wanted to let you know that I'm using Etherscope as my core system for a new Rocketship Empires game and it works out great! You, Nigel and the rest of the guys did a fantastic job with that game.

Kudo's

malladin · Apr 13, 2008

Devyn said:
Hey Ben !

I just wanted to let you know that I'm using Etherscope as my core system for a new Rocketship Empires game and it works out great! You, Nigel and the rest of the guys did a fantastic job with that game.

Kudo's

Hey thanks, Devyn, that's great to hear. I'm always interested to see how Etherscope can be used as a system for other settings - I think its a pretty flexible system at its heart.

Ben

PS I'm Crab too.