Steampunk - what's your opinion?

[GnomeWorks]

There seem to be a lot of steampunk-type ideas floating around out there... Iron Kingdoms from Privateer sounds like it's steampunk (it has firearms, at least)... Atlas Games has put out a Mechanomancy web enhancement, which seems to be going along with a renaissance module...

Is it all really necessary? What do we want? Do we, as players, want a generic steampunk supplement, something similar to the PsiHB that details all the nuances of industrial revolution-style technology? Or is what there already too much?

 

[Cedric]

For whatever reason...call me a stick in the mud, old fashioned, etc. I do not want Steampunk to be a part of any D&D campaign I am in.

I don't care for guns, steam engines, trains, contraptions...or the like. Just leave everything above basic technology out of my game.

Now, on the other hand, if you want to run a Steampunk game that I would play in...go for it. Just don't try to disguise it as D&D or mix it into D&D.

Cedric

 

[UD]

I love Steampunk... Gnomes and steampunk seem to merge together. The FR Gnomish Artificer has teh look and feel of Steampunk in my campaign.

 

[Carnifex]

I'm fond of steampunk. It definitely has its place in some campaigns. On the other hand, some people don't like it, which is fair enough. It doesn't *need* to be part of D&D, but it's nice to have it as an option.

 

[Tsyr]

Not enough poll choices.

I would use Steampunk -I do, to an extend- but only for certain campagins. I sure don't use it for all.

 

[Aaron L]

I don't like steampunk in general. Sometimes it is done well, but not very often. I wouldn't use steampunk books, but I know many people would, so I wouldn't begrudge anyone a book about it. I voted number 2.

 

[saduff]

I have gotten Deadlands and I like the idea of steampunk. Both Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms have some steampunks elements. Overall Im really into Deadlands. It has a more lethal setting.

 

[Ace]

Hey you forgot my Answer
Already have steam punk (well mana punk anyway) in my game.

 

[Laslo Tremaine]

You forgot the obligatory and oh-so-important, "Other".

I would love to have some decent steampunk rules/setting information for d20.

I just don't want it for D&D... Perhaps something along the lines of DragonStar.

 

[Gospog]

Another take on Steampunk

In my D&D campaign, Gnomes were the only ones to develop steam technology, but Gnomes have been extinct for hundreds of years.

This means that steam technology exists, but is treated a lot like magic in that very few people, if anyone, can create it or repair it. Most people cannot even use it without some risk!