Steampunk Munchkin???

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by WookieTheChew

Steampunk is more of an alternative fashion than a genre, which is what core sets seem to be based on. To my knowledge there's no associated monsters and creatures in the world of steampunk. Patchwork zombies, maybe. It's cool on paper, but I don't see how expansive it could be, even for a booster set, it'd be all treasures.

Because Steampunk is a fashion.

There is plenty of source material to say it's a literary genre, and there don't have to be "monsters" or creatures associated with a genre for a Munchkin core set to work. Munchkin Impossible seems to do well. Super Munchkin, too.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Rendu

since the GURPS sourcebook seems to be in Limbo?

Unless you know something I don't; it's not in Limbo, it is apparently still actively being worked on.

[WookieTheChew]

Originally Posted by MunchkinMan

There is plenty of source material to say it's a literary genre, and there don't have to be "monsters" or creatures associated with a genre for a Munchkin core set to work. Munchkin Impossible seems to do well. Super Munchkin, too.

Touché. Carry on, then!

I'd argue, buuuut those two are based on essentially the same basis a steampunk set could be based on.

[Cheese8242]

Off the top of my head I can think of 2 monsters right away, both from that horrible (my opinion, not stated as a fact) cowboy/steampunkish Will Smith movie from a few years ago.

First the general in the steampowered wheel chair and second the giant steampowered spider thing. I'm sure if I watched the movie again, I could come up with at least a few more good ideas for monsters.

[WookieTheChew]

that horrendous movie doesn't count for anything. :P

[Cheese8242]

Originally Posted by WookieTheChew

that horrendous movie doesn't count for anything. :P

It still falls in the steampunk genre and is ripe for parody.

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by Cheese8242

It still falls in the steampunk genre and is ripe for parody.

Maybe doubly so. . .

[Ze'Manel Cunha]

Originally Posted by WookieTheChew

that horrendous movie doesn't count for anything. :P

It counts, so does League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Van Helsing, even The Brothers Grim.

For that matter, the latest Sherlock Holmes are totally Steampunk, and you gotta count any Jules Verne based movies, and pretty much any Frankenstein movie.

Frankenstein is pretty iconic as far as Steampunk monsters go...
*grin*

[Eben]

I think that Steampunk would do well as both boosters and a core set.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Eben

I think that Steampunk would do well as both boosters and a core set.

It's certainly an appropriate booster for The Good, The Bad and The Munchkin.