Hey that's legit too. I try to stay at a pretty similar level to the main quest but that's really just because I'm busy rushing through the game. Overlevelling is for the second playthrough, or something.

Oh my god WHAT A CHARACTER. Please protect this cleric. For me. (Cleric solidarity??)

Also a steampunk campaign sounds super fun! So far I've only gotten to play in traditional fantasy settings but I really want to play in other settings sometime. Though given my campaign is on semi-hiatus for the holidays, right now I just want to play at all! I've been in a huge D&D mood with no game to play. So I've been rewatching Critical Role :')