Like the tin says, I'm searching for material to run an electropunk game.
You know:
Tesla guns/rifles
Faraday shields
Edison mobiles
That kind of stuff.
Can't find anything other than Edison Force in DTTRPG, but since I don't know it I'm reluctant to buy it (Yes $5 US is enough I can't afford to waste it).
So, if you know of anything that could help me I would be eternally gratefull.
What the Hell is "Electro punk"?
All those things you describe are 'Steampunk'.
- Ed C.
Quote from: Koltar on August 12, 2022, 02:27:15 PM
What the Hell is "Electro punk"?
All those things you describe are 'Steampunk'.
- Ed C.
Steampunk = Everything is powered by steam/aether
Electropunk = Everything is powered by, you guessed it, Electricity.
So you don't have the steam powered Mechas, among other things.
But thanks for the snark, very helpful.
Quote from: GeekyBugle
Steampunk = Everything is powered by steam/aether
Electropunk = Everything is powered by, you guessed it, Electricity.
So you don't have the steam powered Mechas, among other things.
But thanks for the snark, very helpful.
It was not "snark' - it was truth .
There are only
TWO "Punk" categories -
Cyberpunk and
Steampunk. Every other use of sticking 'punk as the second half of a category noun is bullshit.
- Ed C.
Quote from: Koltar on August 12, 2022, 02:53:19 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle
Steampunk = Everything is powered by steam/aether
Electropunk = Everything is powered by, you guessed it, Electricity.
So you don't have the steam powered Mechas, among other things.
But thanks for the snark, very helpful.
It was not "snark' - it was truth .
There are only TWO "Punk" categories - Cyberpunk and Steampunk. Every other use of sticking 'punk as the second half of a category noun is bullshit.
- Ed C.
Yes oh arbiter of thruth! I stand rebuked.
Pinnacle (Savage Worlds) sells a $7 pdf (https://peginc.com/store/mini-settings-pdf-swade/) with four mini-settings, one of which is Tesla Rangers. The blurb reads:
QuoteIt's been 11 years since America lost the Robot War and ceded everything west of the Mississippi to the automatons. Now a fresh young scientist with a government contract and a load of new experimental devices is outfitting a voluntary expeditionary force to cross the ol' Miss and head deep into No Man's Land.
Tesla Rangers is a high-octane action adventure pitting cowboys with lightning guns against cast-iron killer robots in a battle for the Wired West.
Quote from: Effete on August 12, 2022, 05:26:51 PM
Pinnacle (Savage Worlds) sells a $7 pdf (https://peginc.com/store/mini-settings-pdf-swade/) with four mini-settings, one of which is Tesla Rangers. The blurb reads:
QuoteIt's been 11 years since America lost the Robot War and ceded everything west of the Mississippi to the automatons. Now a fresh young scientist with a government contract and a load of new experimental devices is outfitting a voluntary expeditionary force to cross the ol' Miss and head deep into No Man's Land.
Tesla Rangers is a high-octane action adventure pitting cowboys with lightning guns against cast-iron killer robots in a battle for the Wired West.
Thanks, checking it out.
Edited to add:Not bad, a bit sparse (to be expected is a setting in just a few pages) and it's steampunk gone bad welcome electropunk and clockwork.
One complaint (not a minnor one), the formatting sucks green giant monkey balls. They used text boxes and they overlap constantly leaving you to guess what was written.
For $7 US I would expect at the very least good formatting even if it meant less art. NEVER buying from that publisher again.
Reluctant as I am to cite this game three times in 24 hours, when I haven't played it....Radiance is setting out to be a designated Electrotech RPG. It's based on the D20 OGL, but with some stripping down of the mechanics.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/105102/Radiance-Players-Guide-A-Complete-Roleplaying-Game-in-the-Age-of-Electrotech
Personally, I am a fan of Electric Bastionland. The tech is about right. The setting might be a little too weird for what youre looking for, Geeky.
Quote from: ForgottenF on August 12, 2022, 09:55:29 PM
Reluctant as I am to cite this game three times in 24 hours, when I haven't played it....Radiance is setting out to be a designated Electrotech RPG. It's based on the D20 OGL, but with some stripping down of the mechanics.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/105102/Radiance-Players-Guide-A-Complete-Roleplaying-Game-in-the-Age-of-Electrotech
Well, the price for the pdf is a bit high, but I'll bite. ;)
Quote from: FingerRod on August 12, 2022, 10:20:11 PM
Personally, I am a fan of Electric Bastionland. The tech is about right. The setting might be a little too weird for what youre looking for, Geeky.
20 Pounds! Thats a bit much to invest only for the tech... Let me consult with the pillow.
Would Deadlands count, a lot of the tech seemed to be electrical(ish).
I don't know too much about electropunk I must confess.
Quote from: GeekyBugle on August 12, 2022, 05:49:51 PM
Thanks, checking it out.
Edited to add:
Not bad, a bit sparse (to be expected is a setting in just a few pages) and it's steampunk gone bad welcome electropunk and clockwork.
One complaint (not a minnor one), the formatting sucks green giant monkey balls. They used text boxes and they overlap constantly leaving you to guess what was written.
For $7 US I would expect at the very least good formatting even if it meant less art. NEVER buying from that publisher again.
Oof, so sorry about that. I did not buy the pdf myself, but I remembered there was some talk about a year or two ago. Pinnacle has had some great settings in the past (if you want to run Savage Worlds), so I wouldn't write them off completely, but their quality has been turning to shit lately. I don't think it's laziness, I think they are trying to do too much these days (launching multiple kickstarters at the same time, juggling several active product lines, etc.). They recently gave out a $5 rebate to backers for dealing with a botched product.
So they're making some efforts to address the issues. Sadly, I doubt a "throw-away" pdf is high on their priorty list.
Quote from: Rob Necronomicon on August 13, 2022, 07:08:25 AM
Would Deadlands count, a lot of the tech seemed to be electrical(ish).
I don't know too much about electropunk I must confess.
A lot of it is powered by ghost rock, could be converted, and there's a d20 version of it and I own both. Good thinking, worth a look.
Quote from: Effete on August 13, 2022, 11:20:42 AM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on August 12, 2022, 05:49:51 PM
Thanks, checking it out.
Edited to add:
Not bad, a bit sparse (to be expected is a setting in just a few pages) and it's steampunk gone bad welcome electropunk and clockwork.
One complaint (not a minnor one), the formatting sucks green giant monkey balls. They used text boxes and they overlap constantly leaving you to guess what was written.
For $7 US I would expect at the very least good formatting even if it meant less art. NEVER buying from that publisher again.
Oof, so sorry about that. I did not buy the pdf myself, but I remembered there was some talk about a year or two ago. Pinnacle has had some great settings in the past (if you want to run Savage Worlds), so I wouldn't write them off completely, but their quality has been turning to shit lately. I don't think it's laziness, I think they are trying to do too much these days (launching multiple kickstarters at the same time, juggling several active product lines, etc.). They recently gave out a $5 rebate to backers for dealing with a botched product.
So they're making some efforts to address the issues. Sadly, I doubt a "throw-away" pdf is high on their priorty list.
Not planing onj runing SWADE no, and if I was I would get the PDFs for free because fuck the publisher.