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What did people do for a living in the 1800s?

Golden Age of Steam Posted on September 4, 2022 by Paul FieldsNovember 6, 2022

I have a nice breakdown of occupations for people over 10 years old reported in the census. Industry 1870 1880 1890 Agriculture 53% 49.4% 42.6% Forestry and Fishing 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% Extraction of Minerals 1.4% 1.7% 1.9% Manufacturing and mechanical … Continue reading →

Posted in Steampunk, Victorian, Western

Wild West & Victorian Research Resources

Golden Age of Steam Posted on June 22, 2022 by Paul FieldsJuly 18, 2022

I’m making this page primarily as a resource for myself, but if others find it useful, that is so much the better. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps @ Library of Congress LINK Library of Congress Digitized Newspaper Collection LINK University of … Continue reading →

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Running up Boot Hill

Golden Age of Steam Posted on June 18, 2022 by Paul FieldsJune 18, 2022

In a briefly relevant title that will be forgotten in the fullness of time, I’m trying to decide what pieces and parts my Wild West book really needs. We’re going to start with a comparison of some previous wild west … Continue reading →

Posted in D20 Modern, Steampunk, Western

Old West towns historical, realistic and fantastic

Golden Age of Steam Posted on June 5, 2022 by Paul FieldsSeptember 3, 2022

So as we accumulate more Wild West town map assets, I wonder about how people are going to put them together and make up their own towns. In the past, we had towns built around farming, water sources, river traffic, … Continue reading →

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I rob banks because that’s where the money is -Willie Sutton

Golden Age of Steam Posted on May 11, 2022 by Paul FieldsMay 11, 2022
Old West Bank Stage

Matt recently gave us a map of the Old West Bank, banks and bank robberies were an important part of the wild west. I wanted to spend a few minutes today summarizing the challenges associated with robbing any bank in … Continue reading →

Posted in Map Tiles, Matt Francella, Starfinder, Steampunk, Virtual Tabletop, Western

Wild West Steampunk in Starfinder, Steamfinder?

Golden Age of Steam Posted on May 3, 2022 by Paul FieldsMay 27, 2022

So the Golden Age of Steam is a love letter to Steampunk, Westerns, Sherlock Holmes, Jules Verne, and to a lesser extent HG Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and many similar influences. As we … Continue reading →

Posted in Starfinder, Steampunk, Victorian, Western

Canyon of the Gods, a new map

Golden Age of Steam Posted on April 27, 2022 by Paul FieldsApril 27, 2022
Canyon-Encounters

A while ago I had Keith Curtis make us a new map of a canyon with steep walls and high karst pillars, the map was supposed to be inspired by the park in China that inspired Avatar. Keith produced three … Continue reading →

Posted in Keith Curtis, Map Tiles, Virtual Tabletop

You break it, you bought it. -Old man Wiggins

Golden Age of Steam Posted on April 26, 2022 by Paul FieldsApril 26, 2022
General Store Shopkeeper

This week I’m still working on making the Starfinder NPC stat block as small as possible for as book of NPCs and Pawns that I’m working on. Per recommendations from Jeremy Todd Corff I have removed the Multiattack, Size, Reach … Continue reading →

Posted in Jacob Blackmon, Starfinder, Steampunk, Victorian, Western

First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead

Golden Age of Steam Posted on April 21, 2022 by Paul FieldsApril 21, 2022
Gunslinger

This week I’m working on making the Starfinder NPC stat block as small as possible for as book of NPCs and Pawns that I’m working on. The next NPC is our Gunslinger, looking at the picture, he’s wearing a red … Continue reading →

Posted in Jacob Blackmon, Starfinder, Steampunk, Victorian, Western

Steampunk Movies and Media

Golden Age of Steam Posted on April 13, 2022 by Paul FieldsApril 17, 2022

This is an ongoing attempt at cataloging inspirations, please let me know if you have additions. The Island at the Top of the World (1974) the airship is gorgeous, it hits a lot of the steampunk tropes we all know … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Steampunk, Victorian, Western

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