[OOC] Academy of Noble Arms

[Matsuri]

@TheHangedMan I'll get a short post up soon, dun wurry

[Progenitus]

@TheHangedMan
Also, one thing came up. It seems that this game's setting is somewhat more advanced technologically - what with the hardlight AR rooms for training or what that exercise Catalina participated in was. Could you elaborate on that?

Oh, and one more thing. Will we be getting challenges along the lines of "fight the conventional forces"? Because with all the Army's connections there I would be surprised if someone would not try and evaluate our worth in that avenue.

[TheHangedMan]

@Progenitus yeah, technology is slightly more advanced - I say slightly, but it actually depends on the field - so think Twenty Minutes Into The Future kind of thing. Though basically this just means that as long as it's plausible, we'll have it on :D For the sake of being flexible.

As for your other question, well, we'll see what happens :)

[Progenitus]

@Progenitus yeah, technology is slightly more advanced - I say slightly, but it actually depends on the field - so think Twenty Minutes Into The Future kind of thing. Though basically this just means that as long as it's plausible, we'll have it on :D For the sake of being flexible.

@TheHangedMan

Well, could you say what breakthroughs were made in the warfare-related technologies? It is kind of relevant for my character.

[TheHangedMan]

@Progenitus a lot of tech, even in our world, was due to the outbreak of war. It's not surprising at all to see that as an explanation for the sudden emergence of new tech, so go ahead I'd say.

[Progenitus]

@Progenitus a lot of tech, even in our world, was due to the outbreak of war. It's not surprising at all to see that as an explanation for the sudden emergence of new tech, so go ahead I'd say.

@TheHangedMan

Ah, you misunderstood. Could you describe, in general terms if you will, what was invented? At least the most prominent breakthroughs? I would like to know what one could expect to meet with, when conducting business of waging war or helping with it, so as to not be caught flat-footed.

[TheHangedMan]

@Progenitus Hardlight sims, Virtual Reality tech ala Sword Art Online, teleportation devices and practical laser weaponry. Of course, do note that a lot of this new tech is still expensive and very hard to afford regularly.

[Altasaire]

@TheHangedMan

>teleportation devices
Wow, wow, wow, WOW. This one is way not like the others. Unless it's one-of-a-kind product of tinkering-powered Arms Masters?

[TheHangedMan]

@Altasaire my mistake. By devices, I mean huge machines. Usually supported by an Arms Master.

[Altasaire]

@TheHangedMan

Ok this makes more sense. Thank you.

[The ghost in black]

@TheHangedMan
I'm fine with a time skip as well

[Progenitus]

@Progenitus Hardlight sims, Virtual Reality tech ala Sword Art Online, teleportation devices and practical laser weaponry. Of course, do note that a lot of this new tech is still expensive and very hard to afford regularly.

@TheHangedMan

Let's see....
>hardlight sims
How much infrastructure they require, exactly? 'Cause forcefields that ALSO could imitate visual characteristics of something have more potential applications in warfare and civil engineering than I care to count.
>VR
How advanced, exactly? Can it do time-gradient or model Arms effects inside the simulation?
>teleportation
Holy~ Ok, do they have a maximum range? What about limitation on mass and energy requirements? This right there is a space-boom waiting to happen. Just set up orbital portal, or one on the Moon, and you're good to go for all the resources of Solar System.
>practical laser weaponry
Small-arms scale or vehicle-mounted only?

What about medicine, btw? Seeing as rather serious injuries are rather commonplace here(and, well, duels would be even more lethal with that kind of weaponry), there have to be some form of accelerated healing with options for restoring lost body parts, so that students could continue to attend and not be bed-ridden for months and crippled for life.

[TheHangedMan]

@Progenitus
> hardlight sims are generally created in large buildings as the machinery required to create them are large and difficult to move around.

> On VR. It's not too advanced. Sensation and perception are mimicked almost perfectly, including Noble Arms effects and abilities, however they've yet to find a way to safely tamper with a persons perception of time inside a VR sim.

> Teleportation is a "designated point a to designated point b" in other words, there is no physical limit in distance, however, the processes in inflexible and the wider the distance, the more power needed. Generally, teleportation is only used to haul massive shipments quickly inside countries. Teleportation hubs to the moon have been proposed, however there is a problem of getting a power source established on its surface; there is no one country currently able to fund its creation, and the materials needed for it t be built are practically impossible to get to the Moon in a feasible amount of time.

> Laser weaponry is so far limited to vehicle mounted ones, due to the required energy output. However, a Laser-mounted tank is now widely considered to be the nightmare of garrisons and armored divisions globally, due to its range, accuracy, and general inability to be shielded from. There are no known counters as of now for laser weaponry asides Arms Masters.

In other news, Timeskip time!

[Progenitus]

@TheHangedMan
>There are no known counters as of now for laser weaponry asides Arms Masters.
Uh, what about specialized smokescreens with highly reflective particles? Not a panacea, not against lasers capable of working in field conditions, but throw enough of that smoke in the air and efficiency of laser weaponry would be severely hampered due to dispersion.

[TheHangedMan]

@Progenitus There is that, but it's not really a "counter" but more of a "Let's hope this works"; I guess it's more of a difference in definition so I guess it's sort of a counter?

[Progenitus]

@TheHangedMan
Ok, I see.
What about medical technologies, though? I would like to know how much we could go on each other in the event of combat, after all.

[Altasaire]

Yay, timeskip time.

[Eklispe]

Dat pairing doh. lol

[Progenitus]

@TheHangedMan@Eklispe

Well, aside from "that pairing", there might be some problem with the fact we haven't seen Minato Namikaze for some time. Will pairings be changed if he would drop out or something?

[TheHangedMan]

@Progenitus if that's the case, yeah, I'll fill the void with an NPC.