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Post by Kitsunenotsume on Aug 25, 2015 12:37:50 GMT -5
Whats the standard measurement units for Calidor/the world? Imperial(US is arse-backwards), SI(being developed in 1799), or something different? Is it consistent everywhere, or do certain countries use separate measurement standards? [Edit]: I'm hoping that DM EmptyKnee's support for subjective measurements is a lesser position.
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 25, 2015 14:28:38 GMT -5
Just use metric, for simplicity.
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Post by jakunen on Aug 25, 2015 21:37:43 GMT -5
As an "ass-backwards" American, I'm certainly not converting all measurements made in RP into metric. (However, those who still use stone to describe weight are clearly the barbaric ones here.)
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Post by sparky on Aug 26, 2015 0:38:04 GMT -5
Alright, I suppose this question doesn't exactly fall under lore, but is there an equivalent to the Miranda Rights in Calidor? If so, what are they, and what are these rights called? Asking because I've used them when arresting someone, and figured I may as well ask if what I quoted to them would've had other CCPD officials quirking a brow and asking "The hell are you doing?" or not.
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 26, 2015 0:50:07 GMT -5
There are none, and there are no habeas corpus laws, either. The rights of the criminal are entirely determined by the arresting copper and their precinct/mood/what day of the week of is.
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Post by Kitsunenotsume on Aug 26, 2015 13:30:59 GMT -5
Back again with more questions about the sciences!
What is the general level of understanding of rocketry in Calidor and other parts of the world?
We clearly have grenades of various forms, thereby demonstrating a reasonable comprehension of solid explosives, and clearly enough gunpowder production to supply munitions to the playerbase, letalone the rest of the city. Has there been any equivalent work to the Artis Magnae Artilleriae?
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Post by Psionic-Entity on Aug 26, 2015 13:52:20 GMT -5
Back again with more questions about the sciences! What is the general level of understanding of rocketry in Calidor and other parts of the world? We clearly have grenades of various forms, thereby demonstrating a reasonable comprehension of solid explosives, and clearly enough gunpowder production to supply munitions to the playerbase, letalone the rest of the city. Has there been any equivalent work to the Artis Magnae Artilleriae? Gunpowder exists but rockets don't. The fastest means of delivering ammunition is to pack a metal tube with gunpowder and blow it up. The fastest mode of travel is the airship, which uses propellers driven by steam engines.
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Post by Kitsunenotsume on Aug 26, 2015 14:05:34 GMT -5
The fastest means of delivering ammunition is to pack a metal tube with gunpowder and blow it up. Isn't that exactly how a rocket works? the metal tube can go pretty fast. So, no fire-arrows, fireworks, or the like?
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Post by Psionic-Entity on Aug 26, 2015 14:11:47 GMT -5
Not arguing about what constitutes a rocket. Anything gunpowder is fine, anything relying on more complex fuel, jets, internal combustion engines, etc. is not.
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Post by Kitsunenotsume on Aug 26, 2015 14:23:56 GMT -5
Sorry, rereading it, I can see that my previous comment came off with more snark than was intended. Was considering the solid-fuel variants, which is largely a compacted mass of gunpowder, which slowly burns (slower than exploding, at any rate) and produce thrust. I don't recall that the liquid fuel was conceived until well into the 20th century, but the Congreve and Hale rockets were gunpowder-based and used rather commonly in the mid 1800s and gained quite a lot of recognition, hence my inquiry.
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Post by pochoclo on Aug 26, 2015 16:40:52 GMT -5
You might see some engineers at the Calidor Institute of Technology and/or the Academy experimenting with gunpowder rocketry, but they see absolutely no use in real battle except for signalling. Smoothbore gunpowder cannons are in wide circulation - Carronade-style (1770s) is the most common. Heavy, short range.
A common rumor is that either dwarves or gnomes have working (practical, that is - the concept of propelling a projectile with a blast of steam is of course known and even applied in smaller scale such as with some weapon mods) steam cannon prototypes (supposedly with much higher range and accuracy), but if they do, they're keeping it a closely guarded secret.
The CIT has developed better gunpowder cannon prototypes than what is currently in circulation (think Griffen Gun), but the replacement cost still proves too high for the advantages. Rifling has been tested, but it presents ammo loading problems, and prohibitive cost (the rifling process can't properly be scaled with current fabrication tech).
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Post by Kitsunenotsume on Aug 26, 2015 18:58:44 GMT -5
Rifling has been tested, but it presents ammo loading problems, and prohibitive cost (the rifling process can't properly be scaled with current fabrication tech). Would that mean that Hunting Rifles are actually breach-loaded muskets, or is the 'fabrication tech' statement mean that it needs hand-manufacturing for the rifling? If they are rifled, are Hunting Rifles less reliable than other fire-arm forms? For reference, I'm trying to figure out what sort of non-fantastical weapon mods are applicable to suggest for the setting.
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Post by pochoclo on Aug 26, 2015 19:40:38 GMT -5
I meant in the context of artillery cannons in particular.
Revolvers, pistols, rifles, etc, come with smoothbore and rifled barrels, muzzle-loading and breech-loading, etc. Rifling personal weapons is expensive and might explain higher level weapons. A level-0 rifle might be an obsolete musket, while a level-100 might be very similar to an American Civil War top quality rifle.
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Post by fuzziebunny on Aug 27, 2015 11:10:23 GMT -5
Just a few racial questions on babies and baby making.
Has the elven birth rate always been low or has it decrease in the last hundred years or so?
Is there a noticeable difference in the number of half elf babies in the last hundred years,and do they seem to have the same difficulty having children as elves?
Do elven women have as many half elf children as human women do?
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 27, 2015 11:51:31 GMT -5
Just a few racial questions on babies and baby making. Has the elven birth rate always been low or has it decrease in the last hundred years or so? Is there a noticeable difference in the number of half elf babies in the last hundred years,and do they seem to have the same difficulty having children as elves? Do elven women have as many half elf children as human women do? There's no such thing as a half elf, just FYI. Humans, dwarves, and elves can all interbreed, but their children come out being one race or the other. In the case of mixed elf pairings, the kids almost always are the other race an be rarely come out as elves. Dwarves and humans are 50/50. Gnomes can't interbreed with any of the other races. Elven birth rate has steadily declined for the last several hundred years, to the point where in the actual Elven cities children are paired off at very young ages and there's a push to start young and have as many children as possible. The nomad tribes intermarry regularly and have fewer issues with breeding, no one is sure why.
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