Difference between revisions of "Steamband"

Steamband
Angband Variant
Developer	Courtney Campbell (campbell@oook.cz)
Based on	Angband 2.9.3
Theme	Science Fiction, Steampunk
Released	May 27 2002 (0.1.0)
Updated	Dec 24 2007 (0.4.1)
Download	Official, Mirror
	Official site

Latest revision as of 04:04, 6 March 2014

What is Steamband?

Steamband is a Victorian/steampunk/pulp variant of Angband, which uses none of the original Angband content and is perhaps one of the largest departures from standard Angband. It uses a new stats system, uses skills, and includes new races, classes and monsters. The adventurer is even civilized enough to wear trousers, an article of clothing largely absent in the Roguelike genre.

Races

One can belong to any of a number of human nationalities:

African
American
Arabic
Asiatic
British
French
German
Russian
Scandinavian
Spanish

Or one can be a member of some non-human race:

Brownie
Daoine Sidhe
Djinn
Dwarf
Ghost
Giant
Goblin
Ogre
Old One
Rakshasa
Seelie Fae
Troll
Unseelie Fae

One may even represent the cutting edge of technological advancement:

Automaton
Steam-Mecha

Classes

There are three combat-oriented classes:

Adventurer - class powers are mainly useful utility functions
Dashing Hussar - class powers are mainly combat boosts
Officer - some combat boosts, influencing monsters

Other classes:

Aesthete - main power is money; enchants items
Engineer - special access to certain spellbook-like devices
Gentleman/Lady - lacking in class powers, possibly good choice for spell magic
Medium - psychic class powers
Naturalist - class powers are elemental and nature centered; get good healing early
Rogue - while stealth-centered, martial arts awesomeness allows to run as combat heavy character

How Do I Play This Crazy Thing?

Gameplay discussion is here: Steamband Gameplay

Links

Angband ladder: Steamband

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-{{angband-variant | name = Steamband
+{{angband-variant-beta | name = Steamband
 | developer = Courtney Campbell (''campbell''@''oook.cz'')
 | parent = [[Angband]] 2.9.3
-| released = 0.4.0, on 15th Feburary, 2006
+|theme = [[List of roguelikes by theme#Science_Fiction|Science Fiction]], [[List_of_roguelikes_by_theme#Steampunk|Steampunk]]
-| download = [http://angband.oook.cz/steamband/steamband.html Official], [http://www.furytech.net/phpATM_130/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=Variant/Steamband Mirror]
+| released = May 27 2002 (0.1.0)
+| updated = Dec 24 2007 (0.4.1)
+| download = [http://angband.oook.cz/steamband/steamband.html Official], [http://www.furytech.net/tech/angband-variant-list/steamband/ Mirror]
 | site = http://angband.oook.cz/steamband/steamband.html
 }}
-Steamband is a Victorian/steampunk variant of Angband, which uses no original content and is perhaps one of the largest departures from standard Angband.  It uses a new stats system, uses skills, and includes new races, classes and monsters.
+== What is Steamband? ==
+Steamband is a Victorian/steampunk/pulp variant of Angband, which uses none of the original Angband content and is perhaps one of the largest departures from standard Angband.  It uses a new [[stat]]s system, uses [[skill]]s, and includes new [[race]]s, [[class]]es and [[monster]]s. The adventurer is even civilized enough to wear trousers, an article of clothing largely absent in the [[Roguelike]] genre.
+== Races ==
+One can belong to any of a number of human nationalities:
+* African
+* American
+* Arabic
+* Asiatic
+* British
+* French
+* German
+* Russian
+* Scandinavian
+* Spanish
+Or one can be a member of some non-human race:
+* Brownie
+* Daoine Sidhe
+* Djinn
+* Dwarf
+* Ghost
+* Giant
+* Goblin
+* Ogre
+* Old One
+* Rakshasa
+* Seelie Fae
+* Troll
+* Unseelie Fae
+One may even represent the cutting edge of technological advancement:
+* Automaton
+* Steam-Mecha
+== Classes ==
+There are three combat-oriented classes:
+* Adventurer - class powers are mainly useful utility functions
+* Dashing Hussar - class powers are mainly combat boosts
+* Officer - some combat boosts, influencing monsters
+Other classes:
+* Aesthete - main power is [[money]]; enchants items
+* Engineer - special access to certain spellbook-like devices
+* Gentleman/Lady - lacking in class powers, possibly good choice for [[spell]] magic
+* Medium - psychic class powers
+* Naturalist - class powers are elemental and nature centered; get good healing early
+* Rogue - while stealth-centered, martial arts awesomeness allows to run as combat heavy character
+== How Do I Play This Crazy Thing? ==
+Gameplay discussion is here: [[Steamband Gameplay]]
 == Links ==