[quote=@Rhymer]
Other than changing the names of continents/technology what are the reasons for placing the setting on a 'Pseudo-Earth'? Why not just use Earth with a more advanced (albeit requisite for steampunk) energy source? I think I need more info...but interested nonetheless!
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Part of the reason I wanted to use a Pseudo-Earth rather then use a Earth more close to ours was mainly to give us more freedom in molding our own histories. While I am going to be using cultures close to that of Earth, I feel it was set in a actual Earth we would get to bogged down in trying to deal with the politics and other historical events that might get in the way of allowing players to create a nation that they feel is unique.


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[quote=@Nerevarine]
Coolio, Can I play the Ottoman Equivalent?
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Yes, yes you can.