Gisk

Dreaming Together With You - A Fading Memory Experiment - On Hiatus

Sad to hear it, but we all know it happens sometimes.

I'm still around! I've just had a busy week, including having to replace my phone (which is the main thing I post from). I don't have an ETA for a post at this time.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

I didn't realize it was founded that recently!

It seems I'll need to make a decision about the exact year soon, give me a little bit of time.

Does the specific year affect anyone else's character very much? @Fading Memory yours seems like it might matter.

I was actually considering making it closer to the turn of the century, but I'm worried that might break the vibe a little.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

If you want to see steampunk Istanbul, check out Scott Westerfield's Leviathan series. I think they visit Istanbul in the second book.

Loving the character ideas, I'm also pleased to see someone with a character from outside of Europe. The setting definitely lends itself to European characters, but I still like to see some variety.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

@Noktys@Czelsc

Yeah, I'm still in the interest check phase, so it's definitely still open.

If you're interested, you can feel free to post a CS here in the thread, so I can see what kinds of characters people are making.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

Yeah, for sure there's gunpowder.

And don't write mechanical prosthetics off completely! There's a lot you can do with them, even if you can't link to nerves directly.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

@BenG85 a quick nudge, as you expressed interest in the previous thread.

@Expendable

Well for an eye there's not really another option at present. For an arm it depends on the person, but I assume you know what you're thinking of for your character better than I would.

I'm going to make some write ups for more tech and science that has been formally established. For the purposes of your own writing, the rule of thumb is basically as long as it doesn't directly contradict something that's already been said, you can probably do it. I'll say something if you do something that's too far out there, but I'm hoping to see creativity, so I'll endeavor to make most things work, if you're willing to work with me.

Dreaming Together With You - A Fading Memory Experiment - On Hiatus

I don't think I have much to add, so I will sit and chill until I do. Audrey has already acquiesced to forging on and talking to Princess Lonely.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

@Gisk - What is the general policy concerning transplants and prosthetics? Say an eye transplant and an arm prosthetic?

@Expendable

Great question! Transplants are relatively common practice, including whole body parts like a hand, foot, arm or leg. An eye is doable, but a doctor capable of it would be considered nothing short of an artist. It's been done, but it still makes the papers when it's successful.

Mechanical prosthetics are a different matter. At present there's no machine-nerve interface(again, maybe something a student works on!), so any mechanical prosthetic will fall short of the bionic arm that you might envision. They'll tend to be simple and clumsy, though a clever engineer can find ways to make them functional and useful. Just like we do with mechanical prosthetics today.

Regarding culture: lower class folks take a pretty utilitarian approach, and won't scoff at whatever it takes to get a working arm back. But higher class people see (obvious) transplants and prosthetics as a sign of poor health. So a wealthy person would try very hard to find the very best doctor, and a replacement part that looks as much like their own as possible.

Lower quality transplantations also require more care to keep them healthy. Lopsided arms, or a lumbering gait can be signs of poorer trasnplant work, no matter how the recipient tries to hide it.

Worth noting that those attitudes are in society as a whole, but on board the NKNM Frankenstein, scientific curiosity will often win out over decorum, even among the high born.

Franc and Stein's Polytechnic Institute (a school for mad scientists)

@scribblehead So there's no age limitations imposed by the school. I meant it when I said they will take literally anyone who can pass the test and pay the tuition. I think the average range is what you might see at your average college between late teens to mid twenties, but there absolutely are outliers.

A resurrect is functionally "alive," so they will heal if properly maintained but they do require maintenance, as their humors need to be kept in balance. The better they are constructed, the easier this is. The highest quality are self regulating. Resurrects have legal limitations on how smart they can be(in this world, how much of the "gray humors" they are allowed).

An automaton will, given the same inputs, always perform a given task exactly the same way. Resurrects meanwhile, have a certain amount of variation, depending on their conditioning. Automatons are definitely sturdier than resurrects, typically, being machines rather than flesh. An automaton can operate in circumstances that a resurrect never could. In extreme heat or cold, for instance, or an an absence of oxygen, or a toxic environment. Automation is a new science, however, whereas resurrection has been in use for decades.

There's no hybrid at present, but hey, maybe one of our students will be the one to make that leap!

Thelonious Franc is one of the founders. Stein died years ago, I will clarify a timeline a little later.

Dreaming Together With You - A Fading Memory Experiment - On Hiatus

Hey folks, quick plug(with GM permission), but if anyone is interested, I've just put out an interest check for an RP.

Basic concept is a slice of life in a school for mad scientists.