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A Primer on the World of the Association of Ishtar Are you a steampunk fan—but tired of top hats and goggles? Are you looking for worlds that are ocean-wide and canyon-deep? Then The Association of Ishtar might be the series for you. It is a collection of books and games set in a world of weird fiction and cosmic mystery, accompanied by a tabletop role-playing game called Nightwatch . If you are looking for a steampunk RPG with a relatively simple ruleset—something you can r

Mecha in Steampunk — Reinventing Victorian Warfare Click this image to watch the video on YouTube. Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Bonsart of Radio Retro Future, and today I want to talk to you about mecha in steampunk. Because who doesn't like big, stompy robots? Therefore, it's high time we talked about them! First things first: what people often get wrong about war machines in any setting is that they assume the audience just likes big, stompy robots. But no—th

To understand the Directorate of 1875, we need to return to the past, back to the origins of the Turkish peoples. The ancestors of the Turks originated from the Eurasian steppes, an area that includes parts of modern-day Russia and Central Asia. Over the centuries, many steppe tribes conquered the lands to the West. However, instead of spreading their own culture directly, like the Greeks and Romans, these nomadic tribes assimilated into the local populations, adopting their

To Dr. Brandy, Dear Doctor, I return this file to you because I am not sure what to do with this document. It just contains a note signed by you, dated the 5th of February, 1865. That was five years ago. Has there been any other documentation on this entry? If so, please ensure it reaches the archive’s desk so these records can be filed properly. Thanks in advance. Dear Associate ▓▓▓, At this time, it’s advised that Associates avoid P-13. Would you be required to enter the fa