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Total Members Voted: 25

[FArgHalfnr]

Exactly what I had in mind. Probably won't do anything to block a metal sword, but people seems to have nothing better than clay shards at the moment in terms of weapons, so I've figured it might be able to block a few blows. That or make a predator's job harder to gain some time.

[IcyTea31]

The problem with making armour from rope is that it tears up completely if only one bit of it is cut. A more effective and historically accurate fabric armour would be linothorax.

[Quartz_Mace]

Posting my character sheet (assuming you're still accepting them?).

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Char (pronounced "Shar")
Spheres: !!Fire!!(primary) and minds/mentality (secondary)
Form: A winged dragon capable of changing the color of his shiny metallic scales. His great claws are a steely grey.
Associated Symbol: 3 sparks above a small flame
Background: This God is the spark. The spark of fires. The spark of imaginations. He gives the world these tools, the fire and the intellect, though he gives caution too, for these tools have limitless power, both to destroy and to build.

[IcyTea31]

So many gods with spheres pertaining to psychology... Not that it's a bad thing, but surprisingly few have actual creative spheres to actually make some things to mess with the minds of.

[FArgHalfnr]

The problem with making armour from rope is that it tears up completely if only one bit of it is cut. A more effective and historically accurate fabric armour would be linothorax.

That seems a bit too complex. They are merchants after all, not warriors. And about tearing up completely, what do you mean? It's basically chainmail but with thick ropes instead of metal.

Spoiler: Shar Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Char (pronounced "Shar")
Spheres: !!Fire!!(primary) and minds/mentality (secondary)
Form: A winged dragon capable of changing the color of his shiny metallic scales. His great claws are a steely grey.
Associated Symbol: 3 sparks above a small flame
Background: This God is the spark. The spark of fires. The spark of imaginations. He gives the world these tools, the fire and the intellect, though he gives caution too, for these tools have limitless power, both to destroy and to build.

Added you to the list.

[Quartz_Mace]

What I'm going for is the actual minds within the brains and how I make something from that, like psionic and psychic powers and stuff. Well, better start reading up on what's already been done.

[Lord_lemonpie]

Yay, another color changer! I think Shar and Alicia are going to get along just fine.

[IcyTea31]

That seems a bit too complex. They are merchants after all, not warriors. And about tearing up completely, what do you mean? It's basically chainmail but with thick ropes instead of metal.

Chainmail is not actually made from chain, but metal rings in a geometric pattern, usually hexagonal. If a blow breaks one of the rings, the others still remain connected. This is also the case with linothorax. However, rope is only hard enough to turn blades when its very tight. A blow will cut some of the fiber, weakening the rope and loosening it. This also makes it easier to break and loosen other nearby parts of the suit. As the ropes loosen, the armour becomes less and less effective, and will soon fall apart entirely.

people seems to have nothing better than clay shards at the moment in terms of weapons

Apropos, about this from earlier: ceramic blades can actually be made sharper than metallic ones. They weren't popular in old times because they degrade quickly if not made perfectly (almost impossible without technology), but they are starting to become somewhat common in modern kitchens.

[FArgHalfnr]

That seems a bit too complex. They are merchants after all, not warriors. And about tearing up completely, what do you mean? It's basically chainmail but with thick ropes instead of metal.

Chainmail is not actually made from chain, but metal rings in a geometric pattern, usually hexagonal. If a blow breaks one of the rings, the others still remain connected. This is also the case with linothorax. However, rope is only hard enough to turn blades when its very tight. A blow will cut some of the fiber, weakening the rope and loosening it. This also makes it easier to break and loosen other nearby parts of the suit. As the ropes loosen, the armour becomes less and less effective, and will soon fall apart entirely.

people seems to have nothing better than clay shards at the moment in terms of weapons

Apropos, about this from earlier: ceramic blades can actually be made sharper than metallic ones. They weren't popular in old times because they degrade quickly if not made perfectly (almost impossible without technology), but they are starting to become somewhat common in modern kitchens.

Yes, rope rings, that's what I meant. I somehow forgot the word (that seems to happen quite often to me). But again, this is just supposed to block a blow or two at max. The goal is to survive an ambush or a theft attempt, since again, they are not soldiers. This isn't meant to be used for a real battle or war, just a little bit of protection for emergency situations.

[Andres]

I drew a Maag trader, along with the other stuff I made in the game. I think I'll try drawing each thing I make in the future because I suck at explaining things.

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I noticed so many imperfections when I put this here that I'm ashamed of it now.

This is great! As for imperfections, I didn't see any. Your art style is really nice to look at.

The problem with making armour from rope is that it tears up completely if only one bit of it is cut. A more effective and historically accurate fabric armour would be linothorax.

Linothorax means glue which means animal fat which means Humans. If they can make glue, they can probably make linothorax.

[Vgray]

The Maag are so cute. And probably a better race for Uztot to leech off of than Humanity.

[Andres]

What are the pantheon mechanics? If three gods in a pantheon work together to perform an action, will the action be cheaper or more powerful than if it were done by just three gods working together?

[Jbg97]

What are the pantheon mechanics? If three gods in a pantheon work together to perform an action, will the action be cheaper or more powerful than if it were done by just three gods working together?

Either or, i wouold assume. If something costs 1 E to do, and 3 gods all put in 1 E, it'd be more powerful. If each god put in .33 E it'd be cheaper.

[Andres]

What are the pantheon mechanics? If three gods in a pantheon work together to perform an action, will the action be cheaper or more powerful than if it were done by just three gods working together?

Either or, i wouold assume. If something costs 1 E to do, and 3 gods all put in 1 E, it'd be more powerful. If each god put in .33 E it'd be cheaper.

Not what I meant. Let's say you want to fire a 3E fireball. You can fire it yourself. If you fire it with multiple people, the price per person drops from 1E each to 0-1E each due to the group discount. I want to know if being in a pantheon with those three people would give an even bigger discount, if the fireball would get a damage bonus from being made by a pantheon, or both.

[FArgHalfnr]

The Maag are so cute. And probably a better race for Uztot to leech off of than Humanity.

Thanks! And yeah, I guess they might be better for your character, I envision them as a very united species. If you feel like working on that go ahead, you'll probably get some worship from them too. We might want to do that IC though. Just saying I'd be open to the idea.