Duck and Cover

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2004 7:53 pm**

So, what is it exactly? Like what are the defining characteristics?

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:08 pm**

Cowboys + technology.

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:28 pm**

Read.

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:41 pm**

Thanks, that's pretty good... but Mark Twain a steampunk author?

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:19 am**

Wow seems like fun. Steampunk is a new but very interesting concept for a game. I like it!!!

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:16 am**

Steampunk has a lot of steam, but not much punk I find. Or maybe it is because I read too many books on a dystopic future. They list Chrono series, Morrowind, Final Fantasy (sans 7 and 8) as examples of steampunk-ish games.

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:39 am**

Janus Matchell wrote:Wow seems like fun. Steampunk is a new but very interesting concept for a game. I like it!!!

New? Have you ever heard of a little game called "Arcanum"?

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:44 am**

We've been asking for "Alternative" (Read: Not Fantasy or High Sci-Fi) settings for awhile now.

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:26 am**

Sovy Kurosei wrote: They list Chrono series, Morrowind, Final Fantasy (sans 7 and 8) as examples of steampunk-ish games.

Huh. This is, like, totally wrong.

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:33 am**

You know what's funny... I'm reading a Steampunk book right now, but I didn't even realize it. "Perdido Street Station" by China Mieville. It's a fantasy-steampunk though, not Victorian/Western.

I'd actually say it does for Fantasy what Dune did for Sci-Fi, Mieville is an excellent new fantasy author. Check him out.

Now that I think about it, there's really not much steam-gadgets involved... it's sort of a medieval urban setting with a futuristic style and fantasy elements... totally cool, if you're into that.

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:44 pm**

Hmm... did you read King Rat, Franz?

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:12 am**

King Rat was fucking awesome but it has absolutely nothing to do with Steampunk and fantasy.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:38 am**

King Rat is next on my list, after I finish Stover's books.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 4:14 am**

Susan, it does. After all, it was written by an author who does write steampunk... so it is related, in a round-about way.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:36 pm**

James Clavell, steampunk? Where are you coming out of? Or am I unware of some books he wrote? Shogun, King Rat, Tai-pan, Whirlwind, Gaijin.... noneo f them are steampunk at all.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:59 pm**

Wrong King Rat. Not James Clavell's novel, rather China Mieville's novel of that name. See?

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:48 pm**

Oh, sorrey. Is it good?

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:57 pm**

I can guarantee you that it's good, but I haven't read it yet. I know it's good from reading another book of his, and the critics reviews totally rave about it.

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:03 pm**

China Mieville is freaking awesome. Picked his book "The Scar" up the other day after reading a recommendation from some of the RPG Codex users pertaining to 'good books' and I'm currently very into the book. It's great. I can't wait to grab his others.

Posted: **Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:11 pm**

Arcanum indeed. It pretty much defines the genre.

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