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« on: April 11, 2016, 09:35:49 am » |
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I am looking for inspiration when it comes to "science branches" fitting in a steampunk setting. As examples I humbly submit the following as inspiration of what I am looking for; Paleocybernetics Thaumechanical Electrodivination Biopneumatics Ectozoology Aetheranalytics Thanautomatons Whatever comes to mind will be helpful - steampunk, Cthulhuesqe, magical, anything.  A number of words to be inspired by (behind a spoiler-wall if you prefer more "open" association/imagination): Alchemy, Automatics, Ontology, Plasma, Cryogenics, Mycology, Ferro, Essence, Manipulation, Graviton, Navigation, Meta-, -Mancy, Crypto- Thanks in advance |
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Atterton
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2016, 05:53:23 pm » |
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Are you looking just for names, or actual defined fields?
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Resurrectionist and freelance surgeon.
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Steelmage99
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2016, 08:32:24 pm » |
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Are you looking just for names, or actual defined fields?
Anything will be fine really. |
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pakled
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2016, 08:52:03 pm » |
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any two root words for what you're looking for (Latin, Greek, whatever), when put together should make it go. 'mancy' is something you can 'suffix' to anything for fortune-telling, for example.
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river rat
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Gambler. Grave Robber. All around fun guy.
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2016, 11:28:39 pm » |
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Meta-physics
Crypto-biology
Spiritualism
Astrology
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I'm not all bad. I rob graves. I don't add to their numbers.
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Athanor
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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2016, 01:59:03 am » |
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My own field I'm calling Thaumodynamics.....
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"Truly I say to you, he who seeks, shall find. And quite often, he shall wish he hadn't."
- Elias Ashmole Crackbone.
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pakled
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2016, 11:46:31 pm » |
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Hecate-dynamics?
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Dr Fidelius
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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2016, 01:48:25 pm » |
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I am myself a Professor of Applied Paleontology.
Here's my card in case your Arctic Behemoth thaws out and goes on a rampage in the City, or if your airship crashes on a remote plateau inhabited with antediluvian beasts.
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The opinions expressed here are my own, and do not represent any other persons, organizations, spirits, thinking machines, hive minds or other sentient beings on this world or any adjacent dimensions in the multiverse.
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2016, 06:09:44 pm » |
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Zoological prognostication - using animals to predict storms, earthquakes and other disasters.
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qui est in literis
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2016, 07:34:02 pm » |
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I like to call myself a cryptoanthropologist!
How about teratological engineers? (Most mad scientists are actually mad engineers, after all.)
Apocryphometrists? (Just because it may or may not be real doesn't mean it can't be measured!)
Eschatographer? (Who else is going to map the afterlife?)
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Angus A Fitziron
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2016, 10:37:05 pm » |
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Mythopology
Incantology
Classical Decomposition
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Airship Artificer, part-time romantik and amateur Natural Philosopher
"wee all here are much troubled with the loss of poor Thompson & Sutton"
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river rat
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« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2016, 05:59:19 pm » |
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psychoaudiometaphysics. The study of noisy crazy spirits.
Crypto anthropomorphic biology. The study of unknown plants with human characteristics.
Pasudometaphysical placebo spiritualism BBQ. The study of telling someone they are possessed. Thus insuring their recent bad behavior wasn't their fault. Then burning them at the stake for being a witch.
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