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Its called steampunk. Will you make an avatar in the steampunk spirit?

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[Airship_Runner_G]

A SteamPunk Avatar Rating Thread
(to get rated fast head to post 6 & 7)

"Welcome to the Brass Barge... Ugnnn...
I'm this here Airship's... Grahhh... I eaaatttt up the BRAIIIINNNS on the ship...
We're stocking up on BRAIIINNS and crashing into the land of AT to try to make a living... We're an odd bunch of unnnngg, and we want to eat you...
Anywho... I'll act as the zombie that drags you about the ship to share your succulent flesh with the others.... Welcome to the ship."

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To find a guide on how to make steampunk
avatars head to post #8.

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Steampunk: Our Short Tour of the Aethertubes and Assorted Miscellany.

The best definition of "Steampunk" comes from the infamous steampunk blog, Brass Goggles

"Steampunk is a genre of fiction set somewhere in the 1800’s during the Victorian Era. The fictional part comes in that technology has gone a bit skewed - though the exact methods vary, generally steam-powered devices that would have been impossible or unfeasible at the time are found to exist. Examples include steam-robots, flying castles, under-water bases, moon rockets, time machines etc."

It is also known as Victorian Science Fiction, Gaslamp Fantasy, and Scientific Neo-Victorianism. The emergent symbol of steampunk has been the goggles. Generally made out of leather, brass, and wood.

A good place on Gaia to surf through for some real life examples is the Steampunk Fashion thread in the Fashion & Style sub-forum. It is image-heavy, but here's a link: The Official Steampunk Fashion Thread [Image Heavy] !!!

There is also a steampunk Guild:




The Brass Barge is an airship that is pretty well a clipper ship attached to a zeppelin balloon... It's covered in clockwork machines and weaponry.

A Basic Sketch of it.
VK's Original

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Captain: Taluria
First mate: Vivid Fizz
Pilot: Last of 9
Mechanic: [Vomit King]
Weapons Specialist: Silcis
Quartermaster: Aiko Afriel
Cook: demondwarmeX2
Surgeon: Polly Paradox
Gun Bunny #1: Jibo Phoenix
Gun Bunny #2: Iokia
Seamstress: Cancerous Cabaret
Navigator Calico_Jack
Ect...

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~Taluria
Full Name: Rosaline "Taluria" Annette Johnson
Gender: Female

Age: 22, claims to be 25

Origin: Upper class family(Her father is a Lord). Tends not to bring up this fact. Originally took up piloting as an act of rebellion. Left home because she didn't want to end up on the marriage-mart. Ended up becoming a captain, to her surprise.

Personality: She's tomboyish, stubborn, and passionate about things she cares about. Tal is bit brash at times, but tries to be as nice and fair as possible. She absolutely loves travelling, often to the point where she doesn't care where she goes, as long as she can go. Believes that no one person has the right to judge another. Tends to hide negative emotions behind a smile.

Skills: The captain was trained to be a "Lady" when she was younger, so she knows proper etiquette even though she chooses to ignore it. Of course, she also knows the requisites of playing music and sewing. She makes jewelry in what little free time she has, and can pilot if needed. Quite an avid reader, and is sometimes able to remember minute details of encounters with people. Picks up colloquialisms easily.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: She taught herself to fight, so she improvises a lot. Tal carries a knife in an arm-sheath on her right arm, as well as a rapier or katar most of the time. She's also been known to wield a revolver or ray gun from time to time, but not willingly. Is not adverse to such things as throwing things at people if she is unarmed.


Why you like being on an airship: Freedom. Freedom from being someone she's not. Freedom from the strictures of "proper" society.

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~Vivid Fizz
Full Name: Vanessa Mae St Clare. Due to her vibrant personality, those around her call her ‘Vivid’.

Gender: Female

Age: 21

Origin: Vanessa was born to a family of wealthy merchants. Their trade was the manufacturing, distribution, and remodeling of airships and steam powered submarines. Although she is a little stuck up she has a need for adventure and the want to step out of societies norm.

Personality: Flirtatious and witty she prefers to be light and bubbly rather than serious. She tends to be quite demanding though and has a lack of patience. Some would even call her lewd but she doesn’t see it like that; she is simply expressive and unafraid to show what she wants.

Skills: She is great with any money. She knows how to barter and can haggle down most prices to what she wants. She is also good at getting men to buy her things and learning information through her looks. She can also speak in two other languages and is decent with her weapon.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Her fighting style is fencing and she uses a rapier. She thinks that revolvers and guns are ghastly and barbaric weaponry and she refuses to learn to use them.

Job: First Mate.

Why you like being on an airship: It had always been a desire of hers to be apart of a crew on an airship. The atmosphere is romantic to her and despite the lack of luxury she was accustomed to, the draw of adventure was too great for her to pass on by.

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~Last of 9
Full Name: Victor Stem Ledguviet the 9th. Everyone calls him 9.

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Origin: Born and raised in a large family of airplane and airship engineers. They were
well know to many people by their craft. 9 was the first to escape the family ties and
become a pilot to where ever he felt free. Its been 20 years since he left his home and
from what he hears most of his family's business had been abandoned.

Personality: The strong tough pilot who often times wonders about how his life could have
been better. He'd rather not show his emotion because its a sign of weakness. Anything
to keep him from boredum will eventually save his life.

Skills: A master Pilot. He is very good at detecting weather movements and seeing the good
and bad in most people. 9 is good at getting the information he wants out of people.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: From the little fighting he does he is a fist fighter. A boxer
in a sense. He has no weapon except for a steam powered glove that increases his grip and
thrust compacity.

Job: Pilot

Why you like being on an airship: For years his family worked on planes but it was his desire
to fly them. Flying is all he knows and all he wants to do.

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~Silcis
Full Name: Lady Almira Inchcombe

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Origin: Lady Almira was brought up in a rather liberal, well-to-do family in London. From a young age, she expressed an interest and talent for aether-powered weaponry. Encouraged to pursue this hobby, she apprenticed with a scientist until she gained a reputation as a fine weapons designer. She now works part time on the Brass Barge, but mostly is seen aboard the H.M.S. Chronabelle

Personality: Polite, territorial, loyal, and violent when threatened. Walking within ten feet of her can be interpreted as threatening.

Skills: Building guns. Lots of them.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Lady Almira is famous for her aether-gun Fawnsworth.

Job: Weapons Specialist

Why you like being on an airship: Good funding for weaponry design. Also, where else would you find a crew of drunken pilots?

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~Aiko Afriel
Full Name: Katlyntje Afriel Jongsma, Aiko is the nickname her father gave her

Gender: female

Age: 27

Origin: A small village in Holland called Sloten. Her father had repaired airship engines for the Dutch army before the accident that cost him three of the fingers off his left hand and brutally scared his left side. Her mother had died when she was seven. She had always loved the stories of the airships her father would tell her when she was growing up so it was only to be ecpected, when her father died of consumption a few days after she turned 15, that she would find her way to the airfields and a job on one of the mighty airships she had always admired. A hard and diligent worker she swiftly rose through the merchant ranks, traveling the world in the process.

Personality: Organized to a fault and very OCD she does have a mischevious, impish side. She does also have a sense of humor, contrary to the belief of many, especially those who've merely had business dealings with her, but few others really understand it as it mostly revolves around puns.

Skills: Organization, arithmetic, bargaining, loves making deserts and will sometimes invade the cook's galley in order to satisfy her sweet tooth (she usually shares her cooking with the rest of the, very apreciative, crew), can read/write in three languages (Dutch, English, French), detail oriented, loves making necklaces and bracelets when she can find the time.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Rapier and pistol-dagger

Job: Quartermaster

Why you like being on an airship: She loves the feeling of the wind rushing past her. New places and people excite her sense of adventure and she loves going places where few, if any, of the stay-at-home nobodies she grew up with would ever have the opportunity or desire to visit.

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~demondwarmeX2
Full Name: Gregor Dunderbarrel

Gender: Obviously Male

Age: 54

Origin: Born on the streets of Alstertown, his mother died when he was two years old. He had never met his father before. However, before the cold, hard reality of street life could snuff out his life, a local do-gooder found him and decided to put him to work in a soup kitchen. Thusly did his love of the culinary arts unfurl, and whilst he never was trained professionally, none of the homeless he served seemed to complain about his food. So, at the age of 32, he set off to find work in the world abroad. After over a decade past of fruitless labor, may I add that as a figurative and literally, he did find himself begging the random passerby for money. However, Vee Kay saw him, and took pity on him. He took him under his wing, and when Gregor showed him his cooking experience, Vee Kay realized he hit the jackpot. And that's how the cookie crumbles.

Personality: Gruff, rough, but with a heart of grease. He'll mostly spend his time by his lonesome down in the kitchen, but sometimes likes to be sociable.

Skills: Cooking. Is also a pretty mean fighter when equipped with a frying pan.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Doesn't really have a fighting style, but uses his frying pan with lethal impacts to the face.

Job: The cook. Will work for food.

Why you like being on an airship: Gregor is actually a little wary of technology, but had worked in the navy as a cook at one point, and is quite comfortable with being on ships. What he isn't quite yet comfortable with is being thousands of feet in the sky on a ship.

~[Vomit King]
Full Name: Vee Kay

Gender: Male

Age: 38

Origin: Born to the poor owners of a scrapyard... Vee learned the art of metalcraft early...
He provided extra money with his simple gadgets while he was but a boy and thus was the families golden boy...
When he moved out he relied solely on his ability to build, tinker and fix machines.

Personality: Quiet, often distracted, and flirtatious.

Skills: Inventing, Machine repair and fast reflexes to deal with mechanical problems.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Wild hammer swinging.

Job: Mechanic.

Why you like being on an airship: It's a job, and he loves the idea of a mostly female crew.

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~Jibo Phoenix
Full Name: Genevieve "Faye" Mittelos-Aston

Gender: Female

Age: 23

Origin: Genevieve was from one of the wealthiest families in California after the gold fever spread. Her father specializing in manufactoring the steam-powered machines used in mining. After the stress and depression following the death of her mother, Genevieve's father married her off at the age of 14 to a wealthy firearms dealer. As she traveled with her husband on business, she was trained in the art of marksmenship. When she was only 19, her husband was shot to death on his way to London abaord an airship over a card game. Widowed and lonely, she now travels the world as a gun for hire and a self rightous vigilante. She is also looking for her long lost little sister.

Personality: A strong willed independant woman, to the point she has lost most of her feminity. She has an overwhleming need to protect people and stand up for her values, but seems afraid to have close connections with people. Though she is a sucker for handsome men with a cunning smiles.

Skills: Marksmanship, sniper, and hard drinker.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Skilled with many different styles of firearms and likes to make every bullet count. She prefers her favorite revolver, "Faye", designed personally for her by her late husband.

Job: Gun Bunny #1

Why you like being on an airship: Likes the company of the other drunks and gun freaks. A little uneasy about being a Yankee across the pond.

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~Cancerous Cabaret
Full Name: Katherine (Keeley) Davis

Gender: Female

Age: 21

Origin: From the great city of London, well until she was shipped off to an all girls boarding school for long girls of high class. There, she was brainwashed off all rebellious thought, leaving only a prim and proper lady in the wild child's place. She's the daughter of a wealthy merchant class family, that dealt mostly in the satin trade, her father is a exceedingly wealthy man. Katherine, or Keeley as she's called by few others, grew up with a want for nothing, although she's always had a voracious love of books, to the point of obsession. After her school days, that was all that was left of the girl who used to dream of flying the sky.

Now she is, for her father's ship that was supposed to fly her directly to her aunt in Edinburgh, was lost on the winds, leaving her abandoned in a life boat with a bag full of books, and her best dress. She eventually made her way to the next major port, Cardiff, where she booked the rest of the journey herself with the money he'd sent with her to spend on the latest in Scottish fashion. Now she's on the Brass Barge, not quite sure when she'll ever make it to Edinburgh. Along the way she started sowing patches on to the crews clothes, then designing new ones out of what ever scraps she had, to keep her fine dress from being destroyed. She now does the sowing for the crew, making repairs to them or making entirely new ones if the old ones are too damaged.

Personality: Keeley is a prim and proper woman most of the time, often a tad stuffy, since she was trained to be a perfect upper class merchant's wife. Underneath the posh exterior, hidden deep with in, is a fire of curiosity that has never been extinguished.

Skills: Keeley is well known for her skills in sowing, part of her being a cloth merchants daughter, and learning from a young age to embroider and do general sowing. But besides that; She can spot a good quality Satin from a mile away, and has good knowledge of most other fabrics. She also can read instructions and follow them, an actual rare skill. She also knows how to bargain with even the most stubborn of traders.

Job: Seamstress for the crew.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Fighting? Lady's don't fight.

Why you like being on an airship: Well since She has no other choice if she ever wishes to see either her aunt or her home city again. but deep down she likes the feel of the sky on her face, the new people, the new life.

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Polly Paradox
Full Name: Perseus "Polly" Paradox [[Nicknames: The Good Doctor, Doctor, or Polly.

Gender: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Origin: Unknown by him/her and those close to her. He/she only remembers suddenly waking up naked in a wheat field ten years ago. He/she her trade from an elderly aristocrat who took him/her after he/she had wandered around the country for a few months.

Personality: Pompous and a know-it-all, whimsical and easily bored. He/she likes to show off his/her scientific knowledge. He/she is very curious and can often be found annoying the other crew members or tinkering with new inventions in his/her room.

Skills: Very handy with a scalpel; his/her knowledge of the healing arts is extremely vast, and there is almost nothing he/she can't heal. He/she has an IQ of over 500; has the ability to read and influence the minds of weaker men. This ability does not work very well on the intelligent and strong-willed, however, and requires direct eye-contact to use.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Likes to paralyze things with his/her mind when fighting before coming in for the kill; can use a sword in a pinch, but relies heavily on hidden poison-filled darts to take down most foes.

Why you like being on an airship: Curiosity; He/she wanted to learn more about the earth and hopefully learn about his/her origins.

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Iokia
Full Name: Liliana "Lilly" Mittelos

Gender: Female

Age: 19

Origin: After her sister had left to follow her husband, Lilly followed in the footsteps of their father, studying the inner-workings of steam power. She was always the quieter of the two, so she studied, in order to validate herself to her father. Not quite satisfied with the elegance of a revolver, she began designing her own weapons, trying to make an efficient hand cannon. Years later, she discovered a way to make her weapons both light and efficient. She meets with little resistance as she travels the world, looking for her sister and her husband.

Personality: Lilly has always been shy and quiet, tending to stay in the background. She is always alert and observant, taking mental notes for her invention journal. She is a cool head and a steady hand in the roughest of situations and loyal to the end. People are always surprised when they first see her in battle, since she is fearless with her weapons in hand.

Skills: She's a dead shot with a cannon or any sort of gun, and a cool head in battle. She also has a knack for mechanics and can often be seen hovering over Vee Kay writing notes in her journal. While she's not good at fixing things, she loves trying to make new inventions for simple, practical needs.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Lilly can use just about any gun with a certain amount of precision, but she is best with her personal hand cannons, which are kept in her holsters. They are just shy of a foot long each, and shoot large metal slugs, which are capable of demolishing all but the thickest metal.

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Calico_Jack
Full Name: Johnathan "Calico Jack" David Decloude

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Origin: Jack was born into the buisness of Sky pirating. At the young age of 14 he became the captain of the airship "the Titanium Treasure." Even as a young captain he was able to gain a bit of a name for himself. Until his traitorous crew left him marooned in the desert, taking his ship and plunder and leaving him in the desert to die. Jack using his unique sense of guile and luck was able to make it through the desert with only his pride wounded. He then adopted his skeleton mask hiding his face from the world until the day when he can feel the wind on his face while piloting "the Treasure" once more.

Personality: Eccentric and free spirited, Jack comes off very weird. His noble nature is well hidden under his callous exterior.

Skills: Being raised in a life of piracy. Jack has become proficiet with many skills. From following the stars and navigating around the globe, to knowing how to contact the seedy underbelly of most places.

Fighting Style/Weapons used: Jack's fighting style is as eccentric as his personality. He has been known to turn almost anything into an advatage in battle. He is also proficient with his derenger and sword cane

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Here's where we rate you, and such...
There are but two rates.

Steampunk rate: We'll rate you based on steampunk style.
Normal rate: We'll rate you normally. rolleyes

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Here's where a few of the crew shine bright.

The Captain: Just ask, and she'll tell you where you're bound to.

The First mate: Just ask and she'll tell you what role your character would have in a book.

The Pilot: Just ask and he'll compare your bad assness to his own.

The Mechanic: Just ask and he'll write somethin' steampunky about your avatar.

(If any of the other members of the crew want a spot to strut their stuff in here, they can.)

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Let's talk about steampunk style in the AT.

What do you think of it?
Do you personally go for the look?
Do you have a favorite steampunk avatar you've seen around?

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A guide to Steampunk items on Gaia.

TO BE UPDATED SOON

Guide:

I'd like to say this is a perfect guide to making a steampunk avatar but it really isn't. Making an avatar really is your own thing. You're either good at it or you're not. It takes practice to get better. Before you rely solely on the items listed here I recommend you go back up and look through
images of things that are steampunk.

Things to Avoid:

1. Western. There are a lot of good western themes that are closely related to steampunk, but you are not here to be "closely related." What you want is to make a steampunk avatar. Use little if any western items and you'll do okay. Its okay to use items that were released with the western ones and may not be considered western. Ex: Bowler's Hat.

2. Commonly over used items. A lot of people seem to think that if you just put on some goggles and add the TM Top Hat you're steampunk. Sure that may have worked for the first couple of people but now we are looking to see something different.

3. Obsession with Color Matching. You can match but you're going to have a difficult time doing it and still making it look 100% steampunk. Plus most steampunks don't match like Gaians try. You don't see people freaking out if they don't have a little bit of green on their heads to match the green on their feet in real life do you?

Okay well on to what you came here for. Any color/variation of these items will work. You just have to play with it a bit.


Hats:

These hats are something you can see a steampunk styled person wearing. Basing avatars off hats is the easiest way to actually start an avatar. Don't be lame and only use these hats. These are just some to give you the general idea.

Tin Hat - 28,664 Gold
Soldat Tan Officers Cap - 19,000 Gold
TM (Time Piece) - 17,423 Gold
Outlaw Biker Helmet - Coal - 5,000 Gold
Pilot's Goggles - 4,444 Gold
Black Top Hat - 4,111 Gold
Anti-Terror Desert Helmet - 3,800 Gold
Maid Headband - 2,999 Gold
Gray Polar Expedition Thermal Hat - 2,100 Gold
Grey Beret - 2,099 Gold
Glacier Sleet Beanie - 1,900 Gold
Gold Winter Wrap - 1,421 Gold
Miners Helmet - 1,288 Gold
Brown Puffy Hat - 1,100 Gold
Brown Zoot Suit Tapa - 900 Gold


Tops:

Again these are something similar to steampunk but its all on how you layer them. Color is okay but not too much of it. Steampunks like brown and gray. The layering of the items could change the entire meaning so just play around with it. And again these are not the only items you can
use just some to give you an idea.

#000000 Complex Jacket - 360,400 Gold
Elegant Black Satin Coat - 56,300 Gold
Elegant Black Satin Corset - 48,600 Gold
Elegant Black Satin Vest - 38,600 Gold
Mythrill Armor - 34,642 Gold
Christian Siriano's Cream Ruffled Hoodie - 16,230 Gold
Christian Siriano's Pinstripe Coat - 14,834 Gold
Christian Siriano's Red Coat - 9,000 Gold
Christian Siriano's Black Coat - 4,800 Gold
Gray Polar Expedition Pile Jacket - 3,900 Gold
Fancy Gray Coat - 3,600 Gold
Brown Work Harness - 3,050 Gold
Arrhh!! Midnight Coat - 2,990 Gold
Copper Penny Pinstripe Vest - 2,230 Gold
Christian Siriano's Gray Coat And Shirt - 2,000 Gold
Gray Polar Expedition Down Vest - 1,920 Gold
Cream Woven Abalone Button Blazer - 1,900 Gold
Grey University Uniform Top - 1,000 Gold
Ahhrr!! Fancy Vest - 880 Gold
Christian Siriano's Ruffled Red Vest And Shirt - 800 Gold
Castaway Wash Jacket - 300 Gold
Neutral Dress Starter Shirt - 2 Gold


Bottoms:

Honestly pants are pants are pants. Its all how they look with the avatar. Here is where I'll put some that standing alone look like steampunk items. But really just about any regular pants could look steampunk depending on how you use it.

Christian Siriano's Pinstripe Trousers - 19,400 Gold
Canary Yellow Pimpin' Skirt - 10,000 Gold
Christian Siriano's Layered Skirt - 9,000 Gold
Christian Siriano's Coffee Pinstripe Skirt - 6,934 Gold
Berry Coal Gathered Tavern Wench's Skirt - 3,900 Gold
Red Trim HIPster Skirt - 3,110 Gold
Outlaw Biker Pants - Ashe - 2,588 Gold
Yellow Forbidden Skirt - 2,200 Gold
Charcoal Plaid Classroom Skirt - 1,250 Gold
Buttoned Down Fauna Skirt - 695 Gold
Buttoned Down Fauna Pants - 595 Gold
Suede Ribbed Pants - 400 Gold


Feet:

Hmm feet. Shoes and socks. Really can be the most difficult part of an avatar. I would suggest that for this part to pick shoes that work with the rest of the avatar you have so far and still seem to pull on that steampunk style. Long boots and heels work for girls. For guys dress shoes
and work boots. As for socks, vertical stripes or solid colors.


Accessories:

The items used can really add to the avatar and give it the final touch for steampunk. Here is where you play around with it the most. Its probably best to do accessories last unless you know what your going for already. Some common items used among steampunkers are scarfs and other things that go around the neck. Face, head, and chest accessories are among the most common.

Long Drag - 42,028 Gold
Card Shark Bands - 21,489 Gold
Dancer Collar - 9,900 Gold
Elegant Snowy Cravat - 8,450 Gold
Dancer Cuffs - 7,800 Gold
Suspenders - 5,100 Gold
Chairo Cache Shades - 3,750 Gold
Black Cross Belts - 3,000 Gold
Blade's Brown Belt - 2,280 Gold
Smoker - 1,750 Gold
Gold Pocket Watch - 1,500 Gold
Gold PomPom Scarf - 1,350 Gold
Monocle - 1,200 Gold
Gold Wrist Watch - 1,050 Gold
Grounded Ghost Hunter Protective Gloves - 600 Gold
Cigar - 540 Gold
Cig - 500 Gold
Syaoran's Goggles - 323 Gold. -----------------------This here is a big Steampunk item. Most can't make an avatar without them.
Black Zoot Suit Tie - 300 Gold
Silk Bowtie - 174 Gold
Gray Peasant Gloves - 95 Gold
Leather Dress Watch - 29 Gold


Items:

Finally hand held items. I'm going to avoid using weapons. Most steampunks that like weapons use the prince swords or the revolver. So if you're using a weapon for your steampunk avatar I'd recommend using one of those. You don't have to, its whatever you can get to work. Anyways here are a few other items that go well with steampunk avatars.

Ace of Spades - 29,313 Gold
Dashing Gentleman Gold And Black Cane - 2,750 Gold
Black Umbrella - 2,100 Gold
Alchemyst Book - 1,115 Gold
Basic Red Hammer - 900 Gold
Charcoal Sketchbook - 860 Gold
Black Kiseru - 540 Gold
Black Paintbrush - 500 Gold
Detective's Magnifier - 10 Gold
Caroling Sheet Music - 5 Gold

Now that you have an idea, go get started in making a steampunk avatar. Once you finish and you think you have something worthy made get it rated. Why waste all that money on something if you're not even sure it's steampunk. Go ahead and get it rated first. We don't mind rating tektek's. Hey thats what tektek is there for in the first place.

As a final piece of advice I'd like to say don't just listen to what this guide says. Get your inspiration from our crew members. They'll be glad to answer any questions you may have. And if nothing else. Google: "Steampunk" you may find some interesting things.

If you're still having some trouble envisioning a steampunk avatar here are a couple to help.

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Recommended Steampunk Books and Movies.

Books:

By Philip Reeve - [x]
....Larklight (Recommended by Captain Amaranth)
....Starcross
....Mothstorm

The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (Recommended by Taluria)

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman



Movies:

Stardust (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

The Golden Compass (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

Escaflowne (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

Steamboy

Van Helsing (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

Around the World in 80 Days (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

The Time Machine (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

Wild Wild West (Recommended by Jibo Phoenix)

Howl's Moving Castle (Recommended by Vivid Fizz)

Treasure Planet (Recommended by Unoriginal Authenticity)

Atlanis:the Lost Empire (Recommended by a large number of people)

Wormtooth Nation- [x] (Recommended by Taluria)

Comics/TV Series/Video Games/etc.

FreakAngels (Recommended by skreenname)

Girl Genius (Recommended by Taluria)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Recommended by Silcis)

Doctor Who (some episodes)

The Vision of Escaflowne (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

Last Exile (Recommended by xX Inryoku Xx)

Skies of Arcadia

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (Recommended by Aiko Afriel)

Castlevania Video Game Series (Recommended by Jibo Phoenix)

Final Fantasy VI (Recommended by Jibo Phoenix)

PMOG (Recommended by Silcis)

Recommend more books and movies!

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More to come here soon. ^_^

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[The Disarming Smile]

what the ******** is this?

[bittersweet irish coffee]

.....wtf??

[DanJF]

Normal rate please? =D

[Old Man Vee]

DanJF

Normal rate please? =D

We're not quite open yet...
But I can tell you that your textures are great. cool

[Taluria]

Heh... We're a bit of a skeleton crew right now, aren't we?