The life of an ordinary citizen was far deeper influenced by the oil-burning locomotive, bus, ocean liner or neighborhood power plant. To be noted: unlike the 2000s, the Diesel-powered car in the 1930s was a rare curiosity, only a single model being put into small-scale production in Germany during that age (and almost exclusively used as a taxi), but on the other side the vast majority of the population could not afford cars back then.
Pollak stated that it was intended to be on the "darker, dirtier side of Steampunk" and should be considered a "continuum between steampunk and Cyberpunk." (On the other hand, noted reviewer Kenneth Hite described Children as "Not really diesel, and not really punk.") The term Dieselpunk was popularized by Lewis Pollak and Dan Ross in 2001 as the genre for their RPG Children of the Sun. World War II may still happen in some Dieselpunk settings, though see below. If a Dieselpunk setting is presented as an Alternate History, a common point of divergence from our timeline is that The Great Depression never happened, leading to further economic and technological growth and less of the warmongering typical of the inter-war era. Typically, Dieselpunk roots itself in urban and wartime settings of the 1920s to the late 1940s, both literally and figuratively "down to earth". Two-Fisted Tales explore settings such as Heroic Fantasy and Space Opera that are not properly a part of Dieselpunk, and Raygun Gothic tends to reference a period both chronologically and technologically more advanced or just shinier and more optimistic. Vehicles may have exposed engines and customized exteriors.ĭieselpunk overlaps with Two-Fisted Tales and Raygun Gothic, but differs mostly in its Punk Punk themes. Both grime and glamour have their place in dieselpunk. Like Steampunk, Dieselpunk is a genre dictated primarily by its aesthetics rather than by its thematic content. As this covers a broad spectrum, the precise sources of inspiration can vary greatly between dieselpunk works. Generally, Dieselpunk can take inspiration from 1920s German Expressionist films, Film Noir, 1930s Pulp Magazines and Radio Dramas, and 1940s Crime and wartime comics, period propaganda films and newsreels, wartime pinups, and other entertainment of the early 20th century.
The protagonists are often Heroic Neutral and have low social status. The Dieselpunk narrative is characterized by conflict vs the undefeatable ( nature, society, cosmic powers), heavy use of technology, and Grey-and-Gray Morality. Dieselpunk hovercraft by Alexey Lipatov.ĭieselpunk is a Punk Punk genre of Speculative Fiction based on the 1920s- 1940s period, spiced up with retro-futuristic innovations and occult elements. Please email with an estimated price and any portfolio pieces that show what you could do for me.Because Steampunk isn't dirty enough. I realize that especially the first image probably took a very long time to make, so I'm looking for a level of detail somewhere in between the two images. Roger is more than a 1000 years old in my current campaign so is not all polished up and quite dirty, but not damaged. (Lots of precious metals with dragon emblems and scale-like decorations)ĭuring one shorter campaign, the character was restored by an angel using radiant magic, since radiant light (gold shine, gold colors in general) also played a huge role in the civilization that created him the light from the eyes & crystal on the first image is something that needs to shine through in Roger aswell.
They worshipped Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon from D&D lore, and this showed in most of their decorations. My character, Roger, was created by an ancient (now presumed extinct) race of Dragonborn who were at an early stage of industrialization. As previously stated the first image is exactly the feel and style I want to go for but most of the decorations on the character do not fit mine at all.
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