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 Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:46 pm
As a pathetic attempt to revive the guild, I pose you this question.
We know how England is the basis for all things steampunk, and America can be based in much the same way. But what about other countries? What did the Spanish use? Istanbul? India? How about China and Japan? Even more, what of the Native Americans in teh American west?
Discuss!
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:54 am
During the time of which steampunk is based didn't it own part of the middle east, part of Africa, India, and the Eastern coast of America?
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:07 am
It did, but I'm talking about the people that inhabited the areas. The Spanish had a distinctly different style and manner of dress than England. And the Native Americans, how would have steampunk affected them?
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:52 pm
AJ Tailen
It did, but I'm talking about the people that inhabited the areas. The Spanish had a distinctly different style and manner of dress than England. And the Native Americans, how would have steampunk affected them?
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:47 pm
I honestly have though of letting my mom do some beadwork on my goggle strap ^^;
And in Crimson Skies I did see an old style pilot's helmet with feathers attached.
So, I don't see why other cultures can't have their own derivatives.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:47 pm
I'll have to ask my friend what the book, is called but he was telling me about a book where the far east has all the steamy tech. I'll have to find out what it was called...
I think you could probably say most of europe would all be pretty similar in terms of steampunkyness with maybe some aesthetic differences but otherwise more or less the same.
If you were interested in native americans and steampunk, check out the excellent role playing game Deadlands which has lots of background info about such an eventuality!
(Basically, the injuns use their magic to totally own all the machines)
African steam tech would be interesting.. Especially if they came up with it first. :p
Or like.. The mongol air-ship horde!
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:39 pm
Well, considering we learned black powder arts from the Chinese think of the number of improvements they could have done. I find the image of steampunked Hindu pantheon deities a fascinating concept.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:21 pm
Annie Anthrax I'll have to ask my friend what the book, is called but he was telling me about a book where the far east has all the steamy tech. I'll have to find out what it was called... I think you could probably say most of europe would all be pretty similar in terms of steampunkyness with maybe some aesthetic differences but otherwise more or less the same. If you were interested in native americans and steampunk, check out the excellent role playing game Deadlands which has lots of background info about such an eventuality! (Basically, the injuns use their magic to totally own all the machines) African steam tech would be interesting.. Especially if they came up with it first. :p Or like.. The mongol air-ship horde! That makes me think of Skies of Arcadia where each nation has their own distinctive airship style. You had your galleons, the far east country of Yafutoma had flying junks, the advanced nation of Valua had iron clad warships....
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:07 pm
...the thought of a bunch of Russians in airships scared the crap out of me.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:10 pm
Kurisu of the Hellfire Annie Anthrax I'll have to ask my friend what the book, is called but he was telling me about a book where the far east has all the steamy tech. I'll have to find out what it was called... I think you could probably say most of europe would all be pretty similar in terms of steampunkyness with maybe some aesthetic differences but otherwise more or less the same. If you were interested in native americans and steampunk, check out the excellent role playing game Deadlands which has lots of background info about such an eventuality! (Basically, the injuns use their magic to totally own all the machines) African steam tech would be interesting.. Especially if they came up with it first. :p Or like.. The mongol air-ship horde! That makes me think of Skies of Arcadia where each nation has their own distinctive airship style. You had your galleons, the far east country of Yafutoma had flying junks, the advanced nation of Valua had iron clad warships.... I could have sworn I posted damn near the same thing, bring up Skies of Arcadia...but it looks like I just quoted? I dunno.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:19 am
eulailyan mikoto Kurisu of the Hellfire Annie Anthrax I'll have to ask my friend what the book, is called but he was telling me about a book where the far east has all the steamy tech. I'll have to find out what it was called... I think you could probably say most of europe would all be pretty similar in terms of steampunkyness with maybe some aesthetic differences but otherwise more or less the same. If you were interested in native americans and steampunk, check out the excellent role playing game Deadlands which has lots of background info about such an eventuality! (Basically, the injuns use their magic to totally own all the machines) African steam tech would be interesting.. Especially if they came up with it first. :p Or like.. The mongol air-ship horde! That makes me think of Skies of Arcadia where each nation has their own distinctive airship style. You had your galleons, the far east country of Yafutoma had flying junks, the advanced nation of Valua had iron clad warships.... I could have sworn I posted damn near the same thing, bring up Skies of Arcadia...but it looks like I just quoted? I dunno. It apparently didn't work O.o
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:37 pm
*comes back to life after long term hiatus*
I love the idea of various cultures discovering steampunk, and what they would possibly try with it.
Even better, what about mythological cultures? Dwarves (I flip every time I even think about this), Elves, Goblins, etc..
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:32 pm
MrBambiHam During the time of which steampunk is based didn't it own part of the middle east, part of Africa, India, and the Eastern coast of America? No, England did not own the eastern coast of the U.S. in fact, the american civil war is during the victorian era. U.S.-theme steampunk is what I like to refer to as Expansionist Steampunk. It sounds better than Wild West Steampunk.
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:54 am
after reading through this i decided to mess with my avi and see what i could come up with for a more oriental-steampunk style  what do you guys think? i went for sort of a steampunk monk look (steammonk? haha)
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:25 am
Ha ha! I like it a lot actually. Though, personally I would add a little bit more of an Asian or Indian flare. I'm thinking more reds to match the staff, because that's a great piece in itself.
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