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Originally Posted by Phil Masters

In retrospect, the Barbarella movie had a touch of proto-steampunk in the production design. Running a Steampunk Barbarella campaign... might require a little more reference to Victorusn porn than would be good for the soul, I fear. But letting a naive ingenue loose in a twisted version of the China Seas, throwing in a touch of Sinbad, a bit of Flashman, and a twist of Roger Moore-era Bond, but with dirigibles and etheric shock weapons, suddenly feels dangerously tempting.

This comes dangerously close to the working description I have in mind of the Pearl Bright Ocean, in my Facets campaign.

Especially the Victorian porn part. Corsets and cutlasses, flowery bonnets and muskets and high leather boots, yarr! :)