I've always loved the idea of steampunk probability — before random number generators, chance had to be mechanical.

So I built this: a brass-gear assembly where a small internal ball travels through labyrinth channels, and where it settles gives you a random result. The whole thing runs on gravity and machining tolerances. Seven different reading modes on one object, roughly pocket-watch sized.

The gear legs aren't just decorative — they keep the mechanism tilted at the right angle for the ball to flow.

Two questions for this community, because you folks know more about this aesthetic than anyone:

1. The finish options I'm debating: aged relic bronze vs. bright polished brass. For a piece like this, which reads more "authentic" to you?
2. What would YOU power with mechanical randomness in a steampunk world? I'm thinking fortune-telling machines and airship navigation.

Still refining the prototype, so roast the details — the more specific the better.

I am an author and I like to listen to music when I'm writing. I am working on a Steampunk adventure. Any recommendations for steampunk music, or modern songs done in Steampunk-acoustic style? I know ragtime and marches were popular (and classical like Also Spruce Zarathustra is of the era). I've found some stuff on Apple Music: Steampunk-Ian Cecil Scott, Electro Swingers, Derek Fiechter.

i’ve always loved designs that mix old machinery with futuristic ideas

the brass body, tiny gauges and glowing tubes make this feel less like a watch and more like a piece of fictional technology

curious what kind of steampunk character would wear something like this

I made the first phaser years ago, sold it, wanted to replace it and make another but sometimes, less IS more. Its a nice build, but the old one still feels a bit more special. What do you guys think, which is cooler?

⚙ ARC applications for *STEELBLOOD* are now open!

SUMMARY:

When the iron-and-steam Republic conquers her homeland, deposed Princess Airya Shah is sent to Arete Academy, the elite institution that trains the future rulers of the empire that destroyed her kingdom.

Determined to survive, Airya keeps her head down and guards a secret that could cost her life until Vanilott Hallotat, the Republic’s most feared heir, discovers it.

Now, she must strike a bargain with the last person she would ever trust.

His price for silence?

Styling his infuriatingly long, silky, night-blue hair every single morning!!

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⤷ Expect:

⟡ New Adult crossover (spice-free, but he yearns like HELL)

⟡ He falls first

⟡ Grumpy × Grumpy

⟡ Dark academia

⟡ Steampunk & gaslamp vibes

⟡ Found family and friendship shenanigans

⟡ A painfully slow burn

If this sounds like your kind of chaos, I'd love to have you on the ARC team!

DM me if you’re interested

Been told it looks like Mad Moxxie from Borderlands

I was rereading the VanderMeers’ excellent Steampunk anthology, the other day, and started looking for other works by the authors in the anthology. Most, if not all, are either no longer producing new material or they've moved on to other genres.

some of the best steampunk I’ve ever read produced recently was independently published but there’s a lot of not so good stuff and it is hard to choose which to pursue and which to skip. what are some recent recommendations in the genre that you’ve enjoyed?

I’m looking for new stuff to read on my kindle.

^{Creation I made in the game Highfleet, I'm not quite sure it's technically steampunk, but the aesthetic feels similar, it's up to you.}

It's said that when it approaches a city, the townsfolk can smell the reek of Oil before it's visible, thus nicknamed "The Black Wind"

The industrial facilities continue being desperately developed as the needs of the war run rampant, the pipes expand like a tumor, ruining an otherwise fine looking ship.

Even some friendly cities refuse to let it land as it is a bad omen, lest the blood of the earth turn into the blood of the people...

I'm redoing my home office and want to go with a steampunk theme. I really like this wallpaper but I'm not sure what color carpet to go with it? I don't want wood floors, I definitely want carpet. Thank you!

I'm working on a computer that is fully powered by the Stirling engine on top.

hello i am trying to make goggles for everyday use, so i can send them my doctor for the prescription

where or to whom can i order or request these ?