In Search of Gaea: a Seafaring Fantasy Adventure

[DruSM157]

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Hmmm. How does the engine protect the ship and hide it? Magic, I'm guessing, but how does the application of it play out? Does it blast the beasts with pressurized water or something?

I'm guessing that aether-forged weapons are greater than their metallic counterparts, but how much? Is it just a durability difference, or do they have special abilities tied to them because of their aetheric nature?

@Xiro Zean

Usually the protection is a barrier or making the boat silent as it moves through the water, depending on if it’s sun or moon aetherite. Different ships have different abilities. Big ships may want a powerful barrier so they can do battle with pirates or beats they are hunting. Smaller ships may want to be hidden to sneak around these beasts to find treasure troves.

Aether weapons are more powerful and usually have elemental properties. Ice axes, lightning spears, etc.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Could Aether weapons be used by people that do not wield aether as magic? Also could the weapons imbue the weirder with properties?

[Xiro Zean]

Aether weapons are more powerful and usually have elemental properties. Ice axes, lightning spears, etc.

@DruSM157

I thought that Aether was limited to Wind and Water only(?)

[Zapdos]

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I thought that Aether was limited to Wind and Water only(?)

@Xiro Zean

The OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is that the magic people can use is only wind and water, but the weapons enable other kinds of magic to be used.

[MonkeyBusiness]

[@Zap

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The OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is that the magic people can use is only wind and water, but the weapons enable other kinds of magic to be used.

@Zapdos

I think it’s more along the lines of water and wind are the only primary elements, while ice and lightning would be sub variations on those elements.

[DruSM157]

[@Zap

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I think it’s more along the lines of water and wind are the only primary elements, while ice and lightning would be sub variations on those elements.

@MonkeyBusiness

This exactly.

Also yes, anyone can use Aether weapons!

[ArmorPlated]

So I'm guessing, since it's a fantasy setting, that boats are generally made of wood?

How large are these 'engines', and what is the smallest form used?

Can Aether users utilize crystals in any way? make and/or charge them?

What is the interaction between Aether users and Aether-infused weapons?

Do the Sea of Ancients Researchers ever experiment with the application of Aether? If they only study the old, who studies the new?

Oh, and what kind of stuff do the Divers in the Sea of Ancients dredge up?

There's some fuel for the fire, eh?

[Emma]

So in this world, is it in anyway post apocalyptic like Waterword.
Is there slavery? Are there food and fresh water shortages? Are there people fighting over what little fertile land there is? I'm assuming because of the medieval tag that there are no guns, or electricity? Is there a religion, or any kind of cult within this world? Is the majority of civilization living life in the slums kind of way, while those with power are...not?

Personally I am a fan of the movie Waterworld, and like the basic concept of it. Though it was in need of some heavy edits, and more realistic ideas. The Anime Gargantia on the verdurous planet is the only waterworld esqe anime I've seen...

I have some characters that I previously made for a few other adventure RP, and one that was made specifically for a water world RP. I would love to use one of them again, of course once they are edited to fit this RP.

[DruSM157]

So I'm guessing, since it's a fantasy setting, that boats are generally made of wood?

How large are these 'engines', and what is the smallest form used?

Can Aether users utilize crystals in any way? make and/or charge them?

What is the interaction between Aether users and Aether-infused weapons?

Do the Sea of Ancients Researchers ever experiment with the application of Aether? If they only study the old, who studies the new?

Oh, and what kind of stuff do the Divers in the Sea of Ancients dredge up?

There's some fuel for the fire, eh?

@ArmorPlated

Ship makeup: Depending on the types of ships, they can range from wooden sailing ships to ironclads. Wooden ships use less aether power allowing for longer voyages, but also are weaker. Ironclads are excellent warships but require lots.

Just like the ships, aether engines vary in size and function. The larger the engine, the more aether it uses, and the more power it puts out. But it also requires more aetherite to function.

Raw aetherite is very unstable, and it takes an aether user to bend the aetherite into a useable form. Aether forges are found across the 7 seas, and many artisans specialize in certain aether weapons. Aether crystals can be used as a focus to aether magic, but untrained aether users can end up overextending themselves and can kill themselves if they’re not careful. It’s the same with Aether weapons, they can help the user’s magic but also they can easily overextend themselves

Sea of Ancients researchers: aether + ancient tech is how we have the technology of the era

Divers search for all sorts of artifacts: power cells, ancient engines, robots, weapons, schematics, gears, junk. You name it, they can salvage and sell it

[DruSM157]

So in this world, is it in anyway post apocalyptic like Waterword.
Is there slavery? Are there food and fresh water shortages? Are there people fighting over what little fertile land there is? I'm assuming because of the medieval tag that there are no guns, or electricity? Is there a religion, or any kind of cult within this world? Is the majority of civilization living life in the slums kind of way, while those with power are...not?

Personally I am a fan of the movie Waterworld, and like the basic concept of it. Though it was in need of some heavy edits, and more realistic ideas. The Anime Gargantia on the verdurous planet is the only waterworld esqe anime I've seen...

I have some characters that I previously made for a few other adventure RP, and one that was made specifically for a water world RP. I would love to use one of them again, of course once they are edited to fit this RP.

@Emma

I put the medieval tech mainly because it will be more fantasy fare, though I suppose steampunk may have been a better tag. Swords and sorcery are more common due to ancient technology being “lost” but it has been 1600 or so years since this catastrophe and researchers and scientists are finding new ways to adapt ancient technology with the new world.

The big difference with waterworld and this rp is that it’s not simply a sci-fi “flooded world” story. The world is magically changed, with giant waterfalls separating the shallow seas from deeper seas. Almost as if the planets plates are shifted up at places. Also, there IS land, but it’s just not a lot of land. The story begins in the southern seas where there are many small islands; but that’s the issue: there’s not a LOT of land.

Pirates, slavery, all the nasty bad stuff does exist. And if people want to pitch evil cults for the world I’m down to work that into the lore as well.

[Mistress Dizzy]

If I could convince you to do some manner of techfantasy merfolk...

[ArmorPlated]

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@Emma

Gargantia's city-ships were 10/10 awesome, mostly because of how they addressed where they got resources. rain collection being a huge deal, fishing, continual salvage dives. And the gliders. awesome setting.

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@DruSM157

Lots of good info!

So an Ironclad is a fully iron hull? or is it a wooden hull reinforced with metal?

If I'm reading this right, Aetherite amplifies casting rather than acting as any sort of "energy buffer", or am I mistaken in that it DOES act as a buffer, but the caster can't feel it deplete, and when the Aetherite runs out, momentum can kill the caster?

Do engines just channel unfocused Aether-energy, or do they have to be "programmed" with a single spell the engine channels energy into? If there are larger engines, is larger more efficient, or just linearly more powerful by being able to burn more Aetherite at once?

Mad Science galore, it sounds like. My kind of setting.

Robots and power cells? Would have thought they'd just be dragging up scrap metal mostly. If there are power cells and engines, that means electricity? Are we talking full Sci-Fi circuits and carbon-fiber or steampunk brass and smoke? either way, awesome.

I'd still like to know the smallest engine size commonly used. Are there Dinghy-sized Aether-engines? Skiff-sized? Do islanders slap crude Moon-Engines on surf-boards for fun and travel?

Additional questions: if nature has adapted, are there "floating forests" (sick idea for a name either way: "Forest of Sails") people could potentially live in, and if so, is it possible to create a "living boat" druid-style out of a sea-tree?

Last question, Is it just humans on the oceans? Monsters with enough wit to trick humans into a watery grave? Rumors of fantasy-races in remote corners?

Sorry for going full-broadside with the questions here, it's pretty interesting.

[mickilennial]

I started working on this to prepare. No real information yet, but hey it's a CS.

[Zapdos]

I started working on this to prepare. No real information yet, but hey it's a CS.

@Inkarnate

Good CSes in your thread (I skimmed it). I have an idea for a character, so hopefully the CS will be ready soon so I can see if my idea would fit in with the roleplay.

[Xiro Zean]

I started working on this to prepare. No real information yet, but hey it's a CS.

@Inkarnate

If this girl is a legal Loli, I swear... XD

Gonna be working on an idea as well. Of course, which one I use is determined by the mermaid waifus (or lack of), but what is entirely certain is that pirateering is the name of the game.

[mickilennial]

If this girl is a legal Loli, I swear... XD

Gonna be working on an idea as well. Of course, which one I use is determined by the mermaid waifus (or lack of), but what is entirely certain is that pirateering is the name of the game.

@Xiro Zean

Nah, Marina is just going to be short and not very… er… “developed” if you catch my drift. She isn’t going to be a twenty-eight-year-old masquerading as a ten-year-old.

[Xiro Zean]

Nah, Marina is just going to be short and not very… er… “developed” if you catch my drift. She isn’t going to be a twenty-eight-year-old masquerading as a ten-year-old.

@Inkarnate

Loli body, adult mind. Gotcha. I can already sea all the puns and jabs my pirateer's gonna be sending her way XD

[mickilennial]

Loli body, adult mind. Gotcha. I can already sea all the puns and jabs my pirateer's gonna be sending her way XD

@Xiro Zean

She doesn’t look like a ten-year-old, so she isn’t a loli. Seems a lot of people like to misuse the term.

[SunsetWanderer]

Heya Drew, I've been lurking over the past day _{as gowi caught me doing} and this looks really neat!

If there's room for another, I'd love to throw in some tentative interest.

[DruSM157]

Heya Drew, I've been lurking over the past day _{as gowi caught me doing} and this looks really neat!

If there's room for another, I'd love to throw in some tentative interest.

@SunsetWanderer

There's always more welcome! I haven't even started checking CS's yet. I'll try to have an OOC and a CS ready to rock and roll asap. I've been on the road a lot this past weekend, and I crashed when I got home, so now it's time to blast anime music and get to finishing up this stuff!