Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: fetch
This ball is too slobbery. Someone else play fetch with Kuma.
Posted on 2012-05-01 at 02:15:51.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Have posted info about the Falcon
It's in the Crew thread.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 22:01:02.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Just don't strain yourself.
We need to keep you around too. The inn would be so dull without Eol about. We need Ol' Uncle Darth Falafel Facelicks with Scissors.
No rush on this, It may take me a bit to get coordinated enough to figure out where everyone is, how long they've been there and how they got there in the first place.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 20:10:36.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Q&A
Subject: Just saving another one just in case
I may never use these, or I may have desperately needed them and never known.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 20:00:37.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Q&A
Subject: Hey look a bad map
This is what the layout of Vexotia looks like.
Sorta...
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 20:00:08.
Edited on 2012-05-02 at 06:48:05 by Kriea
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Q&A
Subject: Dawn Falcon Q&A
Oh look, an actual thread for all the questions that need answered.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 19:59:51.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Not any stranger than yours, Cap'n
By the way, Eol I just noticed your title thing and nearly died laughing. I don't even drink much and I'm so gonna have to try that.
Another word on weapons by the way, if you intend on it being a projectile take into account the difficulty of finding ammunition for it. The Falcon's guns use special ammo that Ardis commissioned from one of the city's rare arms dealers.
If you believe you're going to have a hard time finding ammo for your weapon you're welcome to try having Elly adapt it for you to something she can create ammo for or fashioning your own weapon.
On that note, keeping the ship running smoothly is a constant job. She has helpers but she probably thinks they're incompetent. I wouldn't give her rush jobs.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 19:54:04.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: As ranking crewmembers
Yes you guys get your own room, conjoined to your work post.
Your character's room is conjoined to the med bay
Celeste's to the galley.
Jenna's would probably be close to where the ammunition is stored.
Reralae's near workroom/materials storeroom.
Eol's would probably have a trap door from the Falcon's equivalent of a wheelhouse. (I am trying to decide what would be an appropriate thing to call this.)
They wouldn't be large of course, actually they would be fairly small. However, you could keep your supplies in your work station.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:36:57.
Edited on 2012-04-30 at 14:38:25 by Kriea
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Cake...
or death?
Gravy cake just sounds vile... just saying.
We nearly have all our main positions filled... *hums* Anyone have any questions currently? I'm working on ship stats.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:26:21.
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Topic: Crew of the Dawn Falcon
Subject: Reserving this for whatever I decide to use it for.
*insert important things*
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:14:36.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Gravy covered Falafels
Alright, soon as you get your bits in all the right parts pop your bios up. I'm working on things for Ardis and Lucas as we speak (cuz I went to bed early instead of staying up to work on them)
Edit: I see no issue with clockwork saw. I wish I were a better artist.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:12:52.
Edited on 2012-04-30 at 14:13:52 by Kriea
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Topic: Crew of the Dawn Falcon
Subject: Silent Second-in-Command
Lucas Newman
Age: 32
Lucas is a somber man. He stands 6'1” and runs about 200 pounds even. His sullen eyes are a velvety chocolate color though he rarely raises his gaze to look other people in the eyes. The quiet man has a large tightly curled mop of dark brown hair that sticks out at odd angles unless he is reminded to try to tame it. He wears plain army fatigues and unlike the captain never bothers with accessories or “fanciful nonsense.”
It is unclear when or how Lucas met Ardis but it is clear they've been around each other for a while. Lucas is fiercely loyal to the boy and protects him in every way he can. Rumors were spread among the crew for a while that Lucas was actually Ardis's father but they were laid to rest by Lucas drunkenly admitting to a couple crew members that he had lost his wife and son in a sand storm eleven years back. He does think of Ardis as a son, but they have no blood relation. Rumors also circulate that he ripped a sand shark in half to rescue the boy on one of their earlier trips into the desert but neither of them really like to talk about it.
Lucas has a variety of skills though more often than not he's content to handle mundane details like helping sweep sand from gun pits and chop tubers in the galley. He likes to drink and when he's drunk he likes to talk. Many a detail about his life and Ardis's taking over of the ship slip out when he's in his cups, though few people bother to sit and listen to his ramblings.
The man tends to be no nonsense and his weapons are the same. They are plain firearms with no embellishments and he has no fancy gadgetry. He also is apt to pick up the closest sturdy item and use that if his weapon has a firing issue. He keeps his gear and his living space spartan clean, despite not taking care of his appearance, and lives by good gear is the difference between life and death.
He is slow to anger but when he does he tends to toss the offender off the ship... do not get him angry.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:10:47.
Edited on 2012-05-02 at 06:22:54 by Kriea
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Topic: Crew of the Dawn Falcon
Subject: Fearless Leader
Ardis Winfall
Age: 17
Ardis is a wiry young man, lean and well toned from years of working his arse off on a ship. His hair, generally tied in a black bandana to keep it out of his eyes, has been bleached nearly bone white by his years in the sands. The same time in the sun that has lightened his hair has turned his skin a caramel shade, conflicting with his ever curious bright blue eyes. He's more strange looking than handsome. He tends to wear pre-desert clothes, favoring camo army fatigue pants, plain white shirt and serviceable combat boots he found in a destroyed army base.
The young Captain's usually grinning like he knows a secret that no one else will understand and often launches into stories about how things were in the old days, all of this precious knowledge learned from a small library of pre-desert books. Most of his books however are literature meant for children, resulting in him having a bit of an idealized version of how things once were. He can find an oasis or ruin easily and with eerie accuracy. He claims that the sands speak to him, though if this is just some sort of whimsy on his part is never really obvious. He also claims to have been born in the desert and raised by nomads... but no evidence of tribes of people living in the desert has ever been recorded and most people just assume he made it up to make himself more interesting.
Ardis seems to have a plethora of bizarre weapons, some of them Engie's experiments that he was fond of and many more of them treasures he has taken from ruins or appropriated from other sand ship crews. He uses a blow gun and crossbow with their ammunition tipped with poison created from burrow snake venom, but seems to prefer melee combat. One weapon he has constantly on him is a revolver that he has a small cache of ammo for. Generally he allows himself to be the tester for Engie's invented weaponry after she makes sure chance of explosion is minimal.
He doesn't often resort to open piracy of other sand ships, but occasionally the Falcon comes under attack thinking her slender form would be easy pickings. He like the desert animals and on many occasions has taken desert felines, foxes or snakes aboard the ship and kept them as pets for short periods.
Ardis has an obsession with locating or creating a flying ship. He will tell anyone who will sit and listen for a few moments about seeing one flying across the desert as a child and has a book talking about something called a Helicopter. The colorful drawing in the book depict a strangely shaped robotic flying machine that had a humanlike face and was capable of talking and flying itself without a human inside driving it. He gives large rewards to those that offer old world items having to do with flight machines.
The Dawn Falcon came into Ardis's possession when he was thirteen though the exact details of how that happened seem to be a bit fuzzy. It's rumored that if you catch Lucas well lubricated with liquor and in a talking mood he'll tell you the story, but no one knows if it is true. Ardis simply claims that the Falcon was always meant to be his.
He tends to be a bit awkward around girls simply because he rarely spends much time around girls his own age.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:10:30.
Edited on 2012-05-02 at 05:48:24 by Kriea
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Topic: Crew of the Dawn Falcon
Subject: The Dawn Falcon, proud beauty isn't she?
Height: From the bottom of the ship to the top deck she stands 30 feet high.
Width:At her widest point she is 60 feet across tapering to 40 feet across at the aft.
Length: From bow to aft she is 170 feet long.
Top Speed: Unloaded traveling on full power with no sand storms or obstacles she can go 60 knots.
However her usually traveling speed is around 25-30 knots.
Refer to this handy guide:
5 Knots = 5.8 MPH
10 Knots = 11.5 MPH
15 Knots = 17.3 MPH
20 Knots = 23.0 MPH
25 Knots = 28.8 MPH
30 Knots = 34.6 MPH
35 Knots = 40.3 MPH
40 Knots = 46.1 MPH
45 Knots = 51.8 MPH
50 Knots = 57.6 MPH
55 Knots = 63.4 MPH
60 Knots = 69.1 MPH
Behold my awesome paint drawing of what the bottom of the Falcon looks like.
The red ones propel the boat forward and the green ones can move it to the left or right. You'll notice they are only at the front, meaning they are meant for steering the ship, not moving her completely sideways.
Most sand ships are built more like tanks, tend to be bulkier with less maneuverability (not that the Falcon exactly floats like a butterfly mind you.) The Falcon is based off of pictures of seagoing ships instead of the remains they have found of cars and tanks. She's lighter than most sand ships as a result of a lot of her internal parts being made of a strange metal (aluminum but few people could identify it as such) unlike the common steel that makes up most of sand ships. Her design makes her a little less strong against enemies but faster and her firepower is double that of most of the desert moving fortresses.
She's been painted white several times in an attempt to help keep her cooler, but you can guess what constant desert travel has done to the paint job.
For her power source she uses both steam and four retractable wind mill turbine thingies that are located at the port and starboard points and fore and aft of the ship. These can be raised or lowered from points inside the ship. It takes two men to raise or lower each one. These also need to be maintained because sand in all the parts obviously is never good.
It's pretty rare that people go on the top of the ship when it's moving, one the wind is likely to push you off the side to your death, two you could be sandblasted to death. When the ship is stopped however it is possible to go up there, and during battles it is pretty common. Do not get caught on the top of the ship or one of the slim side decks during a sand storm. You will die.
The Falon is a bit better armed than most sand ships since she is less fortified.
She has a large harpoon gun at the aft of the ship, used primarily for sand shark fishing. The smaller ones make good eating, gotta get them before they're too tough... and before they get you of course.
There are large triple barreled crank machine guns (Gatling guns? Not sure on my gun terminology here) spaced along the sides, numbering three to each side. These take custom ammunition, so they tend to be used only one of them at a time. Takes three men to run them. One to point it in the proper direction, one to keep the crank turning at the proper speed and one to keep the belt of ammunition working. These are the fastest guns on board but require skilled workers and need to be kept clean and well oiled to stay working right. There are slide down locking doors that open to allow the gun pits access to the outside.
There are five cannons, one at the very front, two at the back and two on the sides. These are the slower but more powerful per hit than the crank guns. Can be worked by one man slowly or two working at a decent pace.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:10:12.
Edited on 2012-04-30 at 22:00:07 by Kriea
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Topic: Crew of the Dawn Falcon
Subject: Crew of the Dawn Falcon
I'm going to let everyone post their own characters so you can keep track of your own little bits of information you'd like to share and add things as you see fit.
I'll also post information on the Dawn Falcon herself here.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 14:09:55.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Flying toaster!!
I wish, actually currently there are no means of traveling the sky in Vexotia.
*hums* You're welcome to have parts from a pre-desert item and put it back together however you choose... *goes and hides before you guys blow something up*
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 13:44:09.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Just don't drink anything from Engie's room
Looks like alcohol, is actually probably rocket fuel.
Regarding weaponry, this world is one part Mad Max, one part Sky Captain and one part whatever imagination you want to pump into it. Just remember that if you want a ray gun, you better be able to explain said ray gun and how your character came to posses it.
I'm willing to let you guys get away with anything you can come up with a plausible explanation for. Think about the materials they would have available, what sort of income your character would have and the danger involved with said weapon.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 13:33:33.
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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: Many thoughts
My cat is on the fridge.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 13:22:38.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: You crew my ship and I'll crew yours?
Nice to have you aboard Jenna, I like the concept you sent me, just a few things we'll need to tweak timeline wise.
I'm working on information for everyone's specific jobs to send you.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 13:21:51.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: I feel...
I know way too much already.
Ardis: *burning with fever and obviously very ill* I'm FINE. Do NOT take me to that man!!"
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 04:42:16.
Edited on 2012-04-30 at 04:42:33 by Kriea
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Oh dear gods
That's gross.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 03:57:54.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: *nods*
Yes, yes you do. Gravy sense could save our lives.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 02:54:43.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Not everyone
Like I said, they're rare. XD Not everyone needs or will have them.
Posted on 2012-04-30 at 02:26:22.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: err...
Likes explosions... hmm... not so much, likes upgrades to the ship, yes. So long as the ship keeps moving and people don't get killed too often.
Posted on 2012-04-29 at 23:38:06.
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Topic: Dawn Falcon Seeking Crew! Steampunk Inspired Freeform
Subject: Nah
I just like gravy.
And Ardis likes not dying from bad food.
Posted on 2012-04-29 at 23:29:07.
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