History! Science! Steampunk’d.
The typical fare when you think “alternate universe” is ultra-modernized, sped-up and shiny, with floating cars. Like the Jetsons, but a bit grittier. However, there’s a new retro-futuristic that’s gaining popularity and esteem. While most other science fiction/fantasy game settings out there deal with what is most otherworldly, Steampunk threatens to go back in history and draw something much closer to both literature and historical context. It threatens, in short, to make history fun.
