Steampunk World vs. Magic World

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-09-01 11:17pm

SirNitram wrote:
If it's a world with Spelljamming, they'll never get to the ground. Fear the Galleon that flies at 10% cee while cruising!

Maybe.. How much do you know about the Aetherships from Space: 1889? They strike me as being at least as durable as anything put out in Spelljammer--and, remember, since there's no theory of relativity related to the Aether Theory, there's also no upper speed limit for the universe.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-09-01 11:22pm

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:
SirNitram wrote:
If it's a world with Spelljamming, they'll never get to the ground. Fear the Galleon that flies at 10% cee while cruising!
Maybe.. How much do you know about the Aetherships from Space: 1889? They strike me as being at least as durable as anything put out in Spelljammer--and, remember, since there's no theory of relativity related to the Aether Theory, there's also no upper speed limit for the universe.

There flat out isn't a law of relativity in Spelljammer("The laws of Einstein, Newton, and their colleagues don't apply here.. Instead, the laws of Elminster, Mordekain, and their contemporaries rule."), so one derives speed estimates from how fast they get around. Spelljammers are sluggish leaving system(Since they must pass farther out than the last planet-sized body), but they can do trans-galactic travel in as few as 10 days.

I'm afraid I don't know much about Space: 1889. Can you offer some examples? It sounds like it might be very interesting.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-09-01 11:38pm

SirNitram wrote: There flat out isn't a law of relativity in Spelljammer("The laws of Einstein, Newton, and their colleagues don't apply here.. Instead, the laws of Elminster, Mordekain, and their contemporaries rule."), so one derives speed estimates from how fast they get around. Spelljammers are sluggish leaving system(Since they must pass farther out than the last planet-sized body), but they can do trans-galactic travel in as few as 10 days.

I'm afraid I don't know much about Space: 1889. Can you offer some examples? It sounds like it might be very interesting.

Basically, in the 1850s, an "Ether Propellor" was invented which allowed ships to travel in the Ether, and an expedition was launched to Mars by the inventor. There they discovered the planet to be habitable and inhabited by a species which used canals to coax the dwindling water out of the planet--though they were hampered by their low technology and static, autocratic civilization. The Ether Propellor as an invention was quickly copied by the Great Powers, and a colonization race in Space began.

Before long, Mars has colonies on it from all the major powers, with Britain naturally getting the largest chunk. The mysterious insectoid creatures of the Moon are driven underground, and of course the amphibian savages of Venus are pushed back into their swamps, or reduced to veritable slavery, by the Kaiser's armies. There's no better fun than Imperialism! Humanity rushes forward, refining the Ether Propellor and using the Floatwood of Mars to improve the designs of Aetherships. After not very long, explorers have penetrated as far as the asteroid belt in the continuing effort to refine the capabilities of the Aethership, while of course the colonial competition and scheming for interplanetary resources continues.

All sorts of interesting things are seen, from dirigables to floatwood gunboats on Mars to land-battleships (giant tanks) and in the stars, both ironclad floatships and dirigables can be used, with an ether propellor, for space transport; or floatships if merchant. IIRC an outright standard battleship could be built without the use of floatwood, but it would have to be assembled in orbit.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-09-01 11:44pm

Sounds interesting; a little like Spelljammer here and there. I'll have to look it up.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-09-01 11:44pm

Ah, excuse me:

Space: 1889 Timeline

The first experimentation with an Aether Propellor was in 1868, by Thomas Alva Edison.

LordShaithis · Post by **LordShaithis** » 2003-09-02 02:18am

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:Ah, excuse me:

Space: 1889 Timeline

The first experimentation with an Aether Propellor was in 1868, by Thomas Alva Edison.

Coolness.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-02 09:54am

::mutters darkly about the Lanchester Equations::

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