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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 4144349" data-attributes="member: 14041">Alot of it depends on what you are looking for.&nbsp; If you are most interested in a System then I would, with a degree of bias, recommend using d20 Modern (or Grim Tales or one of the other compatible systems) along with Imperial Age books.&nbsp; Thats what I would do if I were to decide to get one together right now. I have run several Steampunk games with various systems and feel like a tweak d20 M would be the way to go.&nbsp; You might, however, want to wait for the IA Omnibus.&nbsp; If, however, you are mainly looking for a Setting then you probablly want to go with Etherscope or Iron Kingdoms, dependign on your preference.Etherscope is, really, an excellent source for steampunk like games.&nbsp; You should note, however, that the setting is an alternate version of the modern world that retains a lot of Victorian ideas and instituitons along with a pseudoscience quasi steampunk tech that replicates the blending of cyberpunk and victoriana that was the genesis of steampunk in the first place - with a slight shift toward the cyber.&nbsp; This is your choice if you want something that feels very close to the steampunk source material.WoW has steampunk elements to it, but overall is not a steampunk setting so may not be what you are looking for. Iron Kingdoms has a strong steampunk feel, overall, but many of the mechanics are, in my experiance, a bit off.&nbsp; New classes and races are either over or underpowered and the mechanics for actually building mekanica (I think thats right) are just overwhelming.&nbsp; Having said all that, the flavor or fluff of the books (epseically the Monsternomicons) is excellent.&nbsp; If you are looking for elements to make a DnD campaign feel more Steampunk then thats certainly the way to go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 4144349, member: 14041"] Alot of it depends on what you are looking for. If you are most interested in a System then I would, with a degree of bias, recommend using d20 Modern (or Grim Tales or one of the other compatible systems) along with Imperial Age books. Thats what I would do if I were to decide to get one together right now. I have run several Steampunk games with various systems and feel like a tweak d20 M would be the way to go. You might, however, want to wait for the IA Omnibus. If, however, you are mainly looking for a Setting then you probablly want to go with Etherscope or Iron Kingdoms, dependign on your preference. Etherscope is, really, an excellent source for steampunk like games. You should note, however, that the setting is an alternate version of the modern world that retains a lot of Victorian ideas and instituitons along with a pseudoscience quasi steampunk tech that replicates the blending of cyberpunk and victoriana that was the genesis of steampunk in the first place - with a slight shift toward the cyber. This is your choice if you want something that feels very close to the steampunk source material. WoW has steampunk elements to it, but overall is not a steampunk setting so may not be what you are looking for. Iron Kingdoms has a strong steampunk feel, overall, but many of the mechanics are, in my experiance, a bit off. New classes and races are either over or underpowered and the mechanics for actually building mekanica (I think thats right) are just overwhelming. Having said all that, the flavor or fluff of the books (epseically the Monsternomicons) is excellent. If you are looking for elements to make a DnD campaign feel more Steampunk then thats certainly the way to go. [/QUOTE]

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