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[Maxim_inc]

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[Jerick]

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[NUKE9.13]

I reckon we should advance prosthetics in the revision (fixing the Wovenmen, essentially), and use our design to break into a new field.
Motors are a bit bland to my taste, not to mention MoP has all-but vetoed the Cetrical Revolution proposal as it is now.
Railguns are something we will want in the game proper, so laying the foundations now will be useful. I expect it to be difficult, but we have a guaranteed 12, so we definitely don't want something easier than Normal.

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[Doomblade187]

I do want the electric motors, but will adjust to current conditions for now until the design is updated.

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[TricMagic]

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The Cetrical Revolution
Towers were built in this era, capable of generating cetricity much as whales do. The heart of a tower was made using whale baleen as the power source, bones mixed with copper to direct that power, while skins and lead were used to help prevent overflow. They were enshrined near the top and fed lightning to help keep up a large flow of production. This cetricity would be the backbone of many advancements going forward, and they shone with light at night.

(Welcome to the Cetrical Revolution.)

Spoiler: Lore (click to show/hide)

The Zappo-Tek movement started as a religious one, seeking to better understand the nature of the old rituals. However, over time, those researching the involved phenomena came to a... controversial conclusion. Namely, that sometimes the human body was not the best medium to channel the storm. They started to dabble in non-implant research to replicate the Lightning Whale's use of it. At the time, a bright young philosopher took on the task of studying lightning whales during dissections and eventually created the Vitruvian Whale. This diagram went into deep detail on the biology of lightning whales, and was used to create the first Tower. Further details on them were shrouded in secrecy by the Wovenmen and Storm Caller priesthood, though their painting of the Moby Lisa is a national treasure, and many inventions are said to have been created by them during life.

During this time, tensions between The Wovenmen and Storm Callers began to come to a head. But an agreement was made which averted crisis. The Storm Callers would take on purely ceremonial roles, their lives dedicated to placating the gods. The Wovenmen would allow more power to fall into the hands of the people, merit rather than birth. And so the Zappo-Teknicians were trained in the building and repair of Zappotek, pulled from bright minds found among the people. Minds much like Mamatqui.

What of the WhaleSlayers though, who traditionally would find themselves with good standing and promoted to priests? The new status quo would mean that new priests would be trained specifically, rather than simply rise into the position through their guilds. Well, any naysayers died in self-sacrifices under the watch of the Storm Caller priesthood, tried and executed by being tied to a Tower. Not a one proved worthy of the gods, and so their pleas went unheard. Not counting the ones who resisted, and simply died to the superior Wovenmen and priests.

One could call this fate faith. Mimatqui, born to the streets, was a true polymath, and recognized by a forward thinking member of the Storm Callers and raised outside the traditional WhaleSlaying path. Their keen mind and drive led to a mending of bridges and advancement of society, and raised the quality of life as a whole for the people of Twelve Bays. However, all we have to go on is their works and diagrams.

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Do we want oil or electric going into the future. Clean energy for me. Viva la cetric!

[NUKE9.13]

Tric suggested a larger cannon-railgun would be easier than the man-portable version. While I prefer the rifle version, here's a cannon version.


Whalelock Cannon
Zappo-Tech. This is the name given to the many cetricity-utilising devices that were created by early-modern Twelve-Bay scientists.
For many, the biggest Zappo-Tech breakthrough was the Whalelock Cannon. Though termed a cannon at the time, it would later be referred to as a railgun. Two rails (made from treated whalebone) propelled an iron projectile to considerable speeds- greatly exceeding that of a ball shot from a gunpowder cannon. Power was provided by a canister of Ichor. Another benefit over a gunpowder cannon was the lack of a heavy barrel, making a Whalelock Cannon easier to move around (although they still required a carriage, usually pulled by horses).
Though contemporaneous with early gunpowder weaponry, it had its own niche- gunpowder cannons still found some use as cheaper, 'short range' artillery, with Whalelocks reserved for long-range 'sniping'. It is worth noting that, while impressive at the time, early Whalelocks were very primitive, and 'long-range sniping' generally did not extend over the horizon. This was both due to a lack of precision engineering and the limitations of the materials used.

[See Whalelock Rifle for lore]

[Quarque]

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[NUKE9.13]

This post contains lore for entertainment purposes only. It is not required reading. Not that any lore is required reading, but this is extra not required.

I mention the Twelve Guarantees in the lore of the Whalelock Rifle post. The idea is that it was a Magna Carta-esque proto-constitution, with the first version having twelve clauses, hence the name (and, uh, in case it isn't obvious, it's a reference to the fact that we're guaranteed to roll a 12 this turn).
Anyway, I was thinking about what the actual contents would be. I've put together a list, although I haven't given it that much thought, so don't take this as set in stone or anything.

Spoiler: Twelve Guarantees (first draft) (click to show/hide)

1-No individual or group shall hold absolute power.
2-Representatives of all cities shall assemble to pass laws in the Forum, the sanctity of which shall not be violated.
3-The priesthood, the people, and the protectors shall each always have a voice in government.
4-The people shall sustain the priesthood and the protectors.
5-The priesthood shall provide spiritual guidance to the people and the protectors.
6-The protectors shall ensure the safety of the people and the priesthood.
7-No human shall be sacrificed without their consent.
8-The arrest or execution of wrongdoers shall be approved by a court, the proceedings of which shall be open to the public.
9-Whale hunting shall be regulated by the priesthood, but shall not be denied without cause. 
10-The taxation of whale harvests shall not exceed three-fifths.
11-If a whale hunt causes damage to the city, the slayer shall reimburse the injured parties.
12-Weirs shall not obstruct navigable rivers or canals.

[Doomblade187]

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Whalelock Cannon (1): Doomblade

Switching because i prefer cannon flavor, and also difficulty reasons.

[TricMagic]

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Switching because i prefer cannon flavor, and also difficulty reasons.

Same on difficulty. And pulling a zap cannon around is fun. The worlds first mobilized artillery.(Even if it's just a metal ball.)

[NUKE9.13]

Powder Miner was concerned that having a hybrid armoury of railguns and gunpowder could get messy, that our attention would get split, or more likely that we'd simply not do much with gunpowder. Thus, a version of the whalelock that phases out gunpowder weaponry:

Whalelock Rifle (supplant gunpowder edition)
Zappo-Tech. This is the name given to the many cetricity-utilising devices that were created by early-modern Twelve-Bay scientists.
For many, the biggest Zappo-Tech breakthrough was the Whalelock Rifle. Though termed a rifle at the time, due to its accuracy, it would later be referred to as a railgun. Two rails (made from treated whalebone) propelled an iron projectile to considerable speeds- greatly exceeding that of a musket-ball. Power was provided by a canister of Ichor. Though it could be carried by a single soldier, it was quite bulky, therefore was typically mounted on a bipod when in use.
Though contemporaneous with early gunpowder weaponry, it initially had its own niche- too expensive (and bulky) to arm every soldier with, but more accurate at long range. It is worth noting that, while impressive at the time, the first Whalelocks were very primitive, and 'more accurate at long range' meant 'could conceivably hit a target at 400 meters'.
Thus, armies of the Twelve Bay Republican Theocracy dabbled in gunpowder-armed troops, the technology having been introduced from abroad. However, as time went on and the Whalelock became more compact, muskets began to get phased out. Come the age of pike-and-shot, the 'shot' was almost éxclusively Whalelocks.

[See Whalelock Rifle for lore]

[Powder Miner]

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[TricMagic]

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Whalelock Cannon (2): Doomblade,
Whalelock Rifle (supplant gunpowder edition) (1): Powder Miner, TricMagic

I feel this will be silly.

[NUKE9.13]

I'm not locked in to this- I wouldn't mind hybrid-, but I think Powder's arguments add up to making this my slightly preferred option.

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Liesel limbs ():
Whalelock Cannon (2): Doomblade,
Whalelock Rifle (supplant gunpowder edition) (3): Powder Miner, TricMagic, NUKE9.13

[andrea]

I like the liesel limb more from a lore point of view... but I can't argue with Nuke's reasoning for doing limbs on a revision and rifles on a design. namely, that we can revise limbs even if not as good as a design, so we should use the design for something we can't revise.

Lets go for gunpowderless and see where it takes us.

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Whalelock Rifle (supplant gunpowder edition) (4): Powder Miner, TricMagic, NUKE9.13, Andrea