| Contains Cogs | +0.5 |
| Believable or Functional primitive Gear Train | +2 |
| Boiler, Walking Beam, or Fly Ball Governor | +5 |
| Functional Boiler | +10 |
| Contains Weird Science Items | +1 to +5 |
| Obviously Modern Electricals | -5 |
| Modern Goggles | -5 |
| Incorporated Dead Things | No direct +/-, judge as part of whole |
| Overall Feel is DIY | +5 |
| Obvious Current Brand Name | AUTO FAIL unless ironic/comedic |
| Conforms to Establishment and/or Societal Norms | -1 to -10 |
| Flies in the Face of Establishment and/or Societal Norms | +1 to +10 |
| Nudity is SteamPorn, NOT SteamPunk | -5 |
| Overembeelishment is SteamFetish, NOT SteamPunk | -5 |
| Airships, Non-Rigid | +2 to +5 |
| Zepplins | Cap at +2, otherwise DieselPunk |
| Jury Rigged/Modded Steam Jammers or Paddle Wheelers | +5 |
| Gold Braid/Ornament | -2 (Implies Establishment Acceptability) |
| Machined Brass or Copper Salvage Parts | +2 |
| Mock Period Protest, Suffrage or Solidarity Pins | +1 to +5 |
| Mechanical Moving Fortresses | +2 to +5 |
| Air Pirates, Entrepreneurs, Mad Scientists, Iconoclasts, Alternative Philosophers, Mercs-for-Hire, Independent Explorers, Heretical Intellectuals/Clergy, Free Labourers | +1 cumulative to +5 |
| Slumming Nobles, Disgraced Officers, Power Brokers, and Other Such Societal “Questionables” | Work as Part of a Steampunk crew, but as Standalones Get -2 to -5 |