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What settings are people thinking of using for their Steampunk games? I don't know whether the book comes with a 'default' one or not. 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen', the comics rather than the film, is bound to be an influence and I believe there are other comics out there.
Britain and London in particular are almost compulsory as a setting. I rather fancy a series of unusual murders to start with. One victim could be a soldier if we need a hook for an army officer. The perpetrator could be an altered subject in a secret programme, whether a covert military project or the work of an individual madmen.
Other areas of interest include India, a huge and exotic setting. Have a look at the novel 'The Tomb' by F. Paul Wilson for a lovely scenario idea. The definitive book on the Thugee cult is almost unobtainable and I cannot remember what it is called though the film The Deceivers (1988) is very good.
Personally I have a soft spot for polar exploration, and you could find everything from Atlantis to Vikings frozen in the polar ice. The RN has a long history in this area, though often tragic – eg. The Franklin Expedition.
I am toying with the idea of having a king rather than queen Victoria. This would allow the British monarch to remain Elector of Hanover which gives them a link to the Germanies. I wonder if I could get away with marrying Victoria off and making her Queen of Prussia?
Speaking of Prussia it is difficult to get the French to win the Franco-Prussian war. All I can come up with is either Russian intervention or the use of poison gas by the French, dropped from balloons of course. This allows Germany to remain fragmented.
If one wants a cold war situation one could have Britain allied with Germany facing off against France and Russia. I am not so sure about Austria and the lesser European powers; Italy and the Balkans (as ever) could be hotbeds of espionage.
The CSA might have survived with British, or more likely French help. Allowing the Empire of Mexico to survive. The CSA might expand – westwards and into Cuba, maybe even, Waller style, into South America. Brazil, another slave state is a certain ally for them.
This should get you started. What do the rest of you think?
Michael
Britain and London in particular are almost compulsory as a setting. I rather fancy a series of unusual murders to start with. One victim could be a soldier if we need a hook for an army officer. The perpetrator could be an altered subject in a secret programme, whether a covert military project or the work of an individual madmen.
Other areas of interest include India, a huge and exotic setting. Have a look at the novel 'The Tomb' by F. Paul Wilson for a lovely scenario idea. The definitive book on the Thugee cult is almost unobtainable and I cannot remember what it is called though the film The Deceivers (1988) is very good.
Personally I have a soft spot for polar exploration, and you could find everything from Atlantis to Vikings frozen in the polar ice. The RN has a long history in this area, though often tragic – eg. The Franklin Expedition.
I am toying with the idea of having a king rather than queen Victoria. This would allow the British monarch to remain Elector of Hanover which gives them a link to the Germanies. I wonder if I could get away with marrying Victoria off and making her Queen of Prussia?
Speaking of Prussia it is difficult to get the French to win the Franco-Prussian war. All I can come up with is either Russian intervention or the use of poison gas by the French, dropped from balloons of course. This allows Germany to remain fragmented.
If one wants a cold war situation one could have Britain allied with Germany facing off against France and Russia. I am not so sure about Austria and the lesser European powers; Italy and the Balkans (as ever) could be hotbeds of espionage.
The CSA might have survived with British, or more likely French help. Allowing the Empire of Mexico to survive. The CSA might expand – westwards and into Cuba, maybe even, Waller style, into South America. Brazil, another slave state is a certain ally for them.
This should get you started. What do the rest of you think?
Michael
