Expect invocations of Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton. Clockpunk settings may mix their Renaissance/Baroque feel with lighthearted fantasy due to Fantasy Gun Control, mixing Clockpunk tech with Functional Magic is less of a strain on Willing Suspension of Disbelief than more advanced technologies.Ĭlockpunk settings are often populated by Clockwork Creatures. Fascinatingly enough, the latter fits the Renaissance/ Baroque style of the genre very well this was the last era of European history when serious scientists could study such things without losing all credibility. Given such practical problems, writers who don't want to just Hand Wave things may resort to more fantastical power sources, such as gunpowder - or, very often, Functional Magic or Alchemy. Science-savvy audiences may note that the amount of energy stored in a clockpunk device often seems far greater than the amount of energy it takes to rewind them. Wind or water mills can fit, but clockpunk machines may literally have to be wound with a key. The visual style draws on the Renaissance and Baroque eras, so mechanisms and casings will typically be adorned with intricate decorations and carvings, making some very beautiful-looking machinery if it's done right.Īs the basic technology predates steam, clockpunk devices need another source of power.
#Clockwork automaton in eq portable#
If that genre could be built on a lot of steam-powered technology and Victorian fashions and images, why not look a little further back, to the era that invented more basic technologies and had its own style? Hence, in Clockpunk stories, gears and simple machines predominate, and feature in both heavy machinery and portable devices. This style of Speculative Fiction seems to have arisen in the wake of Steampunk (as a recognized phenomenon, at least one can find a fair number of older clockpunk-like fictions). A Setting Trope similar to and perhaps derivative of Steampunk, involving lots of artsy clockwork mechanica.
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