Rosser's Landing

Steampunk Sims

 

 

Steam-punk

noun 
1. a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.

From Dictionary.com

 

    The decision to establish Rosser's Landing as Steampunk sims came fairly easily for Kwaibebe and me. When you consider our shared passion for the Real World history of that curious time known as the Victorian Era and our curious delight in trips of imagination then Steampunk was a quite natural evolution.

 



 

   Rosser's Landing is also a sort of virtual photographic studio for my creative endeavors. Sometimes the two sims have a certain feel like a Hollywood back lot; I'm constantly trying out new builds and gadgets for my pictures. Rosser's Landing is also home to Kwaibebe's and Isabella's substantial Amaretto horse operations.

 



 

   Most Steampunk sims have a story to them though; the heart of quite a bit of Steampunk is the alternate histories they conjure from a melding of Real History and fantastic possibilities. Rosser's Landing also has it's 'story'...

 



 

   Imagine a place springing to life on two desolate islands somewhere in the vastness of the Caribbean. Both islands have been largely overlooked by the nation states of the time; other islands were more preferable as coaling stations for the ironclad fleets of the time and way stations for airship travel.

 

 

I seriously miss Armada Breakaway.



 

   These two islands found their purpose in the hands of others with less than noble intentions. Steampunk and Real History is filled with tales of pirates and larceny. Rosser's Landing is such a place for lawless enterprise and has flourished in this regard. It is an interesting peculiarity of history that many corrupt ventures eventually assume the trappings of more honorable society. Such is the case with Rosser's Landing; one island flourishes with the makings of a civilized Steampunk community, the other island holds the vestiges of a past of smuggling, piracy and periodic mayhem.

 

 

Yes, the same Deadwood as the television series.



 

   Kwai and I are both avid students of the history of the Old West and particularly one notable Old West community - Deadwood, South Dakota. You'll find references every now and then to this outlaw community as we detail this blog. I am also a bit of an aficionado on the Late Victorian Colonial Era so I might be taking some inspiration from that now and then. I hope that you will enjoy taking this imaginary journey with us in our Virtual World.