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[Madman198237]

Another option is to redesign our lightning spells so that they seek out crystal. Casting the Hammer would then be about the same as casting the Spear of Allah....except it hits a lot more people. It would allow all our mages to just sit in the back lines, using the Winds of Ruin spell to cast the Hammer across the entire Arstotzkan army. It would be devastating.

[Kashyyk]

I believe it already does seek crystal, at least to an extent. I think a more potent improvement would be to make each strike explosive somehow, as looking back at the reports each strike only seems to affect one enemy each currently.

[Madman198237]

No, what happens is that we can guide it....a little...from the lightning rod to the soldier. Making the crystal-seeking autonomous would be awesomely effective.

EDIT:

Also, will the skiff be capable of destroying their tanks? So far even our ballistae have been ineffective, though I hope that was merely a GM mistake/too many high explosives falling out of the sky.

[evictedSaint]

Firestorm shells are decent at burning down the wooden wheels and smoking out the occupants, but the bolts generally don't penetrate the crystal.  This has been the case since the Crystalclads, though.

[Madman198237]

"Smoking", or "heating to a rolling boil"?

[evictedSaint]

The smoke works faster than the heat.

[Kashyyk]

Explosive shells are the next step then, but we'll definitely need to revise some sort of AP round soon.

[evictedSaint]

Seems like skyskiffs are winning.  Votes locked in an hour or so.

[evictedSaint]

Design: Skyskiff [5+1, 5+1, 4+1]

Relying on our copious amount of flying experience, we design a better skyship this turn.

Foregoing grandiosque names for the rather humble "Skyskiff" designation, it represents a rather impressive advancement in avionics.  It is shaped similar to a skinny boat - some would call it a "canoe", if such a ship type existed in Forenia.  It is constructed entirely out of Adamantium thick enough to survive a shot from medium-range from Arstotzkan HAC-1's, so it should be virtually invulnerable to enemy action...assuming they don't catch it at a low angle or during a turn, as the Skyskiff is open-topped and solely bottom-armored.

We have success in enchanting the hull to grant it flight, but quickly realize a problem.  Once enchanted, any damage to the structure would quickly cause the threads of magic to unravel - much in the same way our War Pegasi did when damaged.  This isn't an issue for standard use or minor scratches, but an enemy bullet is likely to put a dent in the hull and harm its flight characteristics.

However, the advancement of Adamantium-enchanting is not wasted; we replace the time-consuming carpet manufacturing process with an Adamantium-based one.  Essentially the same magical prayers and spells woven into the carpet, the magically-engraved Adamantium is rolled up into a type of large "scroll" and one is mounted on each side of the Skyskiff, with additional armor added below that wraps around the Adamantium scrolls to protect them from damage.

As an added bonus, we discover that by not rolling up the scroll completely and leaving a small tunnel down the center, the Adamantium scroll can actually pull in air and force it out the back at an increased speed! Despite being significantly heavier than the War Pegasi, the Skyskiff is miles faster, to the point where it becomes difficult for the pilot to see through the wind.  It is slightly less manueverable, but with absolute air domination it shouldn't be a problem.

The Skyskiff can be flown by someone as low-skilled as an Apprentice, with room in the rear for a supply of Thunderbolt wands and firestorm grenades that a second Apprentice can use.  Due to the all-Adamantium construction, it is merely Cheap.

[Taricus]

Aw shit Arstotzka is going to be salty about this one!

Anyone up for applying those adamantine scrolls to something like our ballistae? I mean anything going through one of those is going fast so we might be able to develop rifles or even bigger cannons to launch.

I mean, we aren't going anywhere further with flight until we get windscreens

[crazyabe]

Windscreens? Lets just spend our Revision on gaining the ability to change some new values on our Adamantium, Such as if it's Opaque or Not (Better then Bullet proof Glass!), how brightly it glows (is it on fire, or just a bright idea?), Whether it weighs 1/4th an ounce per sq foot or three tons, per sq foot (For wall use obviously).

[Taricus]

Or the tensile strength of the material. Those guns of their won't work if our armour is effectively bulletproof.

[Kashyyk]

I can get behind customantium and won't complain if it wins, but I'd still prefer to revise our firestorm shells to explode rather than just burn. Fire on it's own isn't doing enough to stop their crystal armour.

[NUKE9.13]

Yes indeed, explosive shells are where it's at.

Alwathnayu Mukafa'a (Heathen's Reward): The people who make Alnnar Almuqaddasa are a strange bunch. Though some consider their product magical, they themselves insist it is not. Calling themselves the al-Chemists, they have started to... experiment. After their first experiment led to the Alnnar production center burning to the ground, we moved them to the edge of the city. After the new compound exploded, we moved them into the desert. So far, their remote laboratory has yet to explode or burn down, though not for lack of trying.
Anyway, all this effort has led them to a new substance that they call Alwathnayu Mukafa'a. They have managed to recreate the worthless powder that the Chinese merchant gave us as a gift last time he was here, and combine it with Alnnar to create an extremely volatile substance. A thick liquid, it can be poured into shells just like Alnnar, but when hitting a target, it does not simply burst into flame, but explodes in a manner reminiscent of Arstotzka's fireballs. They believe that the explosive power should be strong enough to at least crack Arstotzka's crystal armour.
Shells filled with Alwathnayu Mukafa'a will be known as HE Shells (which stands for Heathen Embracing Shells).
(Naturally Alwathnayu Mukafa'a will also be made available in grenades, much as Alnnar Almuqaddasa is)

[Atomic Chicken]

(1) Alwathnayu Mukafa'a: AC

Explosive shells are definitely a much-needed improvement, especially now that our air deployment capability has grown so considerably. If we're going to swarm the sky effectively next turn, we need to arm our bombers to destroy, not hinder.