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Autonoma: Steel Genesis is a D20 fantasy campaign setting, compatible with the revised D20 rules. A small group of bored and overly imaginative college students started one night, and since Thanksgiving break, 2001, has been working on the game in their spare time. Using the D20 Open Gaming License Autonoma will (hopefully) be printed as an open gaming campaign setting, and made available at as cheap of a cost as we can manage.
The way that has lead to the current Autonoma book has been a long one; many difficulties have arisen over the years. I've completely restarted the project several times, scrapping several entire notebooks of madly scribbled notes, and all of the typed material. All that remained after each restart was the feel of the book, and with each rebirth of the project, the scope broadened and the complexity increased. The book you are holding is the most current incarnation, the third version of Autonoma: steel genesis.
The Autonoma game is set in a Steampunk world; A fully developed fantasy world advanced to its industrial revolution, powered by advanced steam engines, full of gothic architecture and a cyberpunk feel, complete with gritty urban settings, Victorian style mechanical limbs and advanced firearms. We've found that this technology added to the magic and mythical creatures inherent in a fantasy world makes for an interesting mix of arcane abilities and slightly unpredictable yet powerful technology.
The name Autonoma comes from the towering mechanical city built upon what used to be a small paradise island; the black iron spire of the vertical city now reaches high into the clouds pouring smog out of its mighty smokestacks generated by thousands of steam engines powering everything from sewage control to the enigmatic moving levels of Autonoma. Several steam-trains and thousands of chain driven wire ladders transport citizens of the iron behemoth up and down the almost infinite amount of jury rigged levels as more areas are being built constantly to accommodate the ever-expanding population. Autonoma is a place of wonder where an adventurer can find almost anything in existence and if something doesn't exist yet; it's only a matter of time until it will be found there.
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