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As we begin a new century, many of us are looking back to a period that ended as the last century began. Viewed through goggles of brass and leather, the Victorian period can look like a lost golden age - a time of excitement and adventure, opportunity and possibility. Writers, artists, film-makers (and gamers) have all revisited the speculative fiction of that period, mining it for ideas.

Steampunk writers and artists have taken the worlds of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs (among others) and created new works based on the tropes and themes that these authors used, but viewed through modern eyes.

Based on the FATE system (www.faterpg.com). This supplement contains additional rules to tailor the game to the steampunk genre.

As well as the rules, this book also contains a history of the steampunk genre of fiction, the early science fiction works that inspired them and an exploration of their influence on today's society. This genre is about looking as honestly as possible at one of the most important periods in the history of our species. Hopefully, this will help you, the GM, to create worlds that celebrate the best aspects of our Victorian ancestors while not shying away from the worst.

If you don't want to use this game, the information will be useful for any tabletop campaign.

Please note: some artwork depicts partial nudity, if you are offended by this do not buy this product.

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April 3rd, 2011
This sourcebook for Spirt of the Century (or any Fate system) is very useful, not only for steampunk campaigns, but also because it gives a lot of tips and clues to be used for old technology. Specially considering that SotC is already quite steampunk [...]
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September 6th, 2010
Description -- BBS is a compliment to any D20 game ruleset, where you can experience a BIZARRE world based loosely on the Victorian era Steampunk Genre. Easy Rules -- it's an average book; not many pages, but a lot of writing to read through, in [...]
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March 1st, 2010
Brass, Blood and Steam is a useful product, especially given its very economical price point. If you are playing FATE or Spirit of the Century based games, BB&S gives you guidelines for "steampunking" character skills, stunts and a [...]
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February 12th, 2010
This is an OK product. Its worth the $2.50 I paid, but barely. Its got some great adaptations of Spirit of the Century to the steam punk genre. However, it also has some flaws that made me grit my teeth. First, the computer generated art, with a [...]
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This title was added to our catalog on February 11, 2010.