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A steampunk RPG set in a parallel history where the solar system is being explored in Victorian times using spaceships with solar-powered steam engines and clockwork computers (analytic engines). All of Venus¸ Mars¸ Mercury¸ Vulcan¸ and the Belt include habitable areas. The British Astronomical Navy is the dominant military force in space¸ though many countries operate solar steamers. It uses a custom system. Resolution uses rolling 4d6 and taking higher or lower dice depending on the attribute level. There are six attributes (Acumen¸ Brawn¸ Coordination¸ Intellect¸ Leadership¸ and Savoir-Faire) and thirty skills. Characters also have thematic batteries - which are freeform player-chosen descriptors like Competitive¸ Gentleman¸ or Inquisitive. A thematic battery can give a bonus to a related roll¸ but only if it has been charged by taking a voluntary penalty on a related roll. So a player can get benefit from Competitive only if they experienced problems from that earlier. There is also a system for tracking spotlight time in scenes by passing a note (Scrip) that players write on when they have a scene - also used for experience. - A description fromdarkshire.netwith kind permission of John H. Kim