GURPS Steampunk

GURPS Third Edition

by William H. Stoddard

The 19th century's heroes were adventurers, pioneers, and scientists, from explorers in the African jungles to inventors in basement workshops. They transformed the world. Enter an age of high adventure - the Age of Steam. GURPS Steampunk offers you everything you need to build a Steam Age character or Rules for steam-age technologies, including power plants, vehicles, and analytical engines "Weird sciences" from etheric physics to physical research, translated into GURPS rules A guide to 19th-century history, geography, politics, and customs The evolution of weapons and warfare in the real 19th century and in alternate TL(5+1) settings New advantages, disadvantages, and skills, including TL(5+1) versions of scientific skills New character templates to get your players the clergyman, the demimondaine, the detective, the inventor, the navy officer, the sportsman, and many others Campaign seeds for several alternate steampunk worlds If you love the science fiction of Verne or Wells; if you want a campaign filled with airships, analytical engines, etheric cannon, and other wonders; if you want to dam the Straits of Gibraltar, journey to Percival Lowell's Mars, or struggle to free the future from Morlock tyranny . . . GURPS Steampunk is what you've been waiting for.

Genres: Steampunk, Role Playing Games, Gaming, Fantasy

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty good GURPS supplement if you want to do alternate-history style steampunk. It talks a lot about 19th century history, inventions, weapons, and historical figures. It doesn't have a lot of information on doing a steampunk fantasy style world (like integrating tech and magic).

This book is out-of-print, but you can buy the PDF on the GURPS website.

[Douglas Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good idea book for Steampunk even if you're not into role playing games.