Sky & Steam Miscellany

Sky and Steam Miscellany is a steampunk-esque ttrpg where players take on the roles of working class, peculiarly powered quasi-Dickensian protagonists. 

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Sky & Steam Miscellany is a compendium of rules, materials, mechanics, in-world resources, and tables. It bears the Mark of the Odd, so is compatible across that broad family of games, including Cairn. 

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Sky and Steam Miscellany is modular. Each section  of mechanics, procedures, tables, play options, in-game source, and adventure is laid out to be printed on a single letter size piece of paper, folded in half, with 'content' on the front, back, and interior spread.

Each of these 'folios' can be used and printed separately (all PDFs are set up as these single fold sheets).  There are 20 folios divided into two Volumes, including two covers to hold the contents. Each Volume is the same size as a 40 page A5 zine (That's 80 pages of faux Victoriana!)

Included ...

• Character generation, backgrounds, and peculiar knowledge (Free!)
• Elemental magic (Also free!)
• Ghosts & Spiritualism & More Ghosts (Generate 1000's!)
• Complete Airship rules + loads of tables 
• Making and building mechanical creations 
• Adventure seeds and hooks (player-facing)
• Esoteric cameras & plates
• A player facing Bestiary of the ominous Mystborne
• Two complete starter adventures with player materials (The Effras Incident: Urban Elemental Intrigue & The Unmooring at Tom Bailgeann: Highlands Airship Recovery)
• A folio of names, NPC's and pre-generated items, plus loads more peppered throughout
• Examples of play & a self-aware epilogue
• Character and airship sheets (Free!)

Downloads include the following files

• Two .zip files containing the 20 individual folios and the Volume compilations
• 2 compilations designed for easy printing/access, one for each Volume. (NOTE: These are not laid out as booklets!)
• Screen Reader friendly .txt files containing complete text and map descriptions
• One printable cover for the collection

Format & Design

The format refracts that of 19th century broadsheets, with a cover containing multiple folded sheets laid out sequentially, not nested within each other. Information for specific purposes is easy to find and folios not of interest or don't pertain to a particular campaign, session, or character can be easily tucked away, not printed, or discarded.

As a designer with a significant visual disability flying solo there is almost no art, as parsing and manipulating images is not possible. There will be differences in letter tone, nuances of fonts, or other fiddly design bits I am unable to decipher. I worked with a designer to make the bespoke Loch Nessmap for the project (Thanks Shout!).

Thanks to the playtesters: Charlie, Chrysta, Dylan, Ian, Michael, Nat, Ryan, Spencer & Wyatt!

Want More?

Physical copies are available at no charge in exchange for a physical copy of something you made. Small batch, hand assembled, newsprint with a stamped cover. Please email for specifics dodocahedron.games@gmail.com

Please contact me to discuss other accessibility options, more detailed resources for those using screen readers, and community copies!!