The thing is that it's working fine right now, when the technology the Technists are working on is more or less already in the world somewhere. But what happens when they research the limit. I completely agree. Tech should be kept fairly limited to whats currently available. We already have magic doing crazy things, there isn't any need to introduce incredibly advanced technology too.
So the problem is once you get to the edge of acceptable technology does the technology stat stop working. Does it just slow down incredibly as you stop cribbing other people's notes and start working on actual new designs. Better to deal with it now one way or another than just let the precedent for extreme research build up and then run into a wall later.
As cool as some people might find it, I do not want to be facing people in steam driven battlesuits armed with coil guns. This is a politically focused game, with a helping of magic and a dash of technology. No need to change the setting by going heavy on the technology. There are already other games for that. Plus if this setting will be used for other things later you don't want it to be completely distorted by a technological arms race.
The biggest peice of tech I want to get is a lighter steel alloy, the blimp, a hang glider, and improved factories. I'm not planing fir god-tech. At most, very effecint engines, maybe a early tank. I know the limits, and will work witin them.
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Everyone should have gotten their EoTs back by now. This was a damn complicated turn to run, I must say.
The deadline for the next EoT is kind of uncertain at the moment, because I'm probably not going to have time to work on them this or next weekend. I'll call the deadline Saturday, but understand that I might not be able to get them back to you over the weekend.
Also, if a certain someone could post faction info (VIPs and whatnot), that would be excellent. You know who you are.
On the first part of my EoT - I knew it would happen. You are too good of a GM to miss it. Well, I must say, I really like Broken City.
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Magical Emperor Monkey. You have my vote.
I learned two things about Montgomery that day... ...The first was that his men would follow him off a cliff. The second was that he would lead them there.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
The Fist of Neposh and the Militia of Order and Justice have driven the Esoteric Order of Uncorrupted Designs from Lead Ferrow. In the aftermath the Order's workshops have been seized by High Watchman Kos, and Militia troops are digging into defensive positions in the neighborhood. Rumor has it that Richard Hearthfeather, commander of the Fist of Neposh, has taken the Militia's claim to the neighborhood as a personal insult, and has vowed revenge.
Does this mean Militia of Order and Justice first fought with Fist of Neposh and then betrayed them?
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Magical Emperor Monkey. You have my vote.
I learned two things about Montgomery that day... ...The first was that his men would follow him off a cliff. The second was that he would lead them there.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
Say, anyone want to help your freindly technist guild clear out the Gear's chosen?
just maybe i will help. things hit a little snag in my subversion of them. i am considering this personal and will do everything in my power to take those upstarts down.
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"let our mercy, as deep as the feitas, and our auhority, as powerful as the sun, be revealed to the entire world!"
"Damn! I gotta say, you just let down every man in Falena..."
probably me. i am always forgetting to repost factions. will do so once i can post from an actual computer and not my phone.
It's not you, actually, though if you haven't done so please do.
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Does this mean Militia of Order and Justice first fought with Fist of Neposh and then betrayed them?
Sort of. They helped defeat the Order, but afterwards pointed out that they had never agreed to give the neighborhood to the Church afterwards. I don't know what the Church's official position is, but Richard Hearthfeather is pretty upset about it.
Say oblivion6, there's some 1 turn mega bombs for 2 WEL. You buy 'em, I load 'em onto Enterprise, and do some bombing runs? Then we move in, I take the joint, and supply you with mechanical goodness?
Also, whats the current going rate of the mercs?
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Hey! So I'm going to joining this game as the Gears Chosen. I eagerly await the death threats and rent-a-super-weapon inquiries.
Anyway, Faction deets
The Gears Chosen
Spoiler
The Hardline of the hardline, Van Ryans men represent the most religious and fanatical of their former compatriots. Formed around a core of those who worked with Van Ryan on the Pyramid itself, the splinter faction attracted all those who couldn't bear the bitter feeling of corrupting religion with another wealth.
VIP's
Marius Van Ryan: Grand Engineer of the Divine Will:
A Mechanical Genius and a complete fanatic, he was the mastermind behind the Gold Pyramid, and the fiercest advocate of continued independence and evangelism as the future of the Chosen. Even if the city won't accept the truth and aid in the designs of God, Van Ryan intends to use its wealth to achieve them.
A tall, spindly man in his early thirties, with a shock of prematurely white hair on his head, and completely hairless everywhere else (a legacy to the accident that lead to his "revelation". He's quick, calculating and posses both a genius technical mind and a surprising ability to read and manipulate people.
"Joshua" the money-man for the cult, and the closest thing to a moderating influence Van Ryan won't try and destroy. Surprisingly for his position, he is an ice elf, and exile from the North who arrived in the city and became a quick convert. He is the main connection between the Chosen and the outside world that involves reasonable discussion, having some smattering of contacts among the Industrial centres of the city and contacts outside where most of the Cults supplies end up arriving from, at least at the moment.
The Gilded Pyramid: equal parts blessed idol and weapon of mass destruction, capable of reflecting a clouded sunset into a bonfire, and sunny high noon into a fiery apocalypse. Reflecting and refracting light through it's massive internal configurations of gold and mirrors, it refocuses the sun into a (or several) burning beams of light. The pilots compartment if extremely well-cooled and insulated, although insufficiently so for the full potential power of the device.
The Chosen have taken up residence in Factories South, and have quickly torn apart the industrial machinery therein to create workshops and plants more useful for the projects a machine cult composed primarily of fanatical mad scientists would commit to.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
Hey! So I'm going to joining this game as the Gears Chosen. I eagerly await the death threats and rent-a-super-weapon inquiries.
Anyway, Faction deets
The Gears Chosen
Spoiler
The Hardline of the hardline, Van Ryans men represent the most religious and fanatical of their former compatriots. Formed around a core of those who worked with Van Ryan on the Pyramid itself, the splinter faction attracted all those who couldn't bear the bitter feeling of corrupting religion with another wealth.
VIP's
Marius Van Ryan: Grand Engineer of the Divine Will:
A Mechanical Genius and a complete fanatic, he was the mastermind behind the Gold Pyramid, and the fiercest advocate of continued independence and evangelism as the future of the Chosen. Even if the city won't accept the truth and aid in the designs of God, Van Ryan intends to use its wealth to achieve them.
A tall, spindly man in his early thirties, with a shock of prematurely white hair on his head, and completely hairless everywhere else (a legacy to the accident that lead to his "revelation". He's quick, calculating and posses both a genius technical mind and a surprising ability to read and manipulate people.
"Joshua" the money-man for the cult, and the closest thing to a moderating influence Van Ryan won't try and destroy. Surprisingly for his position, he is an ice elf, and exile from the North who arrived in the city and became a quick convert. He is the main connection between the Chosen and the outside world that involves reasonable discussion, having some smattering of contacts among the Industrial centres of the city and contacts outside where most of the Cults supplies end up arriving from, at least at the moment.
The Gilded Pyramid: equal parts blessed idol and weapon of mass destruction, capable of reflecting a clouded sunset into a bonfire, and sunny high noon into a fiery apocalypse. Reflecting and refracting light through it's massive internal configurations of gold and mirrors, it refocuses the sun into a (or several) burning beams of light. The pilots compartment if extremely well-cooled and insulated, although insufficiently so for the full potential power of the device.
The Chosen have taken up residence in Factories South, and have quickly torn apart the industrial machinery therein to create workshops and plants more useful for the projects a machine cult composed primarily of fanatical mad scientists would commit to.
Any more details necessary?
That should do it. I've added the relevant information about the Chosen to the players list in the OP, now that the surprise has come out.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
Ya, I was going to be taking over the smokes and turning into a worker safe zone, as well as the center for a technological revelution. You? You have a super weapon, and the south factories. Was hoping of taling the blackfist out of north, was dealing with fat tippest, and have a bombing run planed for the under docks. You? Buddy, I'm putting the spikes on my steam wagons hubcaps.
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So far, I don't really see anything we'd have in common, ideologically. And we're both fanatic idealists.
People we'd both rather go after more?
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Ya, I was going to be taking over the smokes and turning into a worker safe zone, as well as the center for a technological revelution. You? You have a super weapon, and the south factories. Was hoping of taling the blackfist out of north, was dealing with fat tippest, and have a bombing run planed for the under docks. You? Buddy, I'm putting the spikes on my steam wagons hubcaps.
However, in the traddtion of being the only sane macheine cult in this city, I can talk it out. Heck, we tried being nice to the gear when they were npc's, said if they ever had trouble, we'd help 'em out. So, if you'd work with us, cuse we just want to further science, we'd be happy with that. I was just venting. I had plans, such sweet, sweet plans
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“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
However, in the traddtion of being the only sane macheine cult in this city, I can talk it out. Heck, we tried being nice to the gear when they were npc's, said if they ever had trouble, we'd help 'em out. So, if you'd work with us, cuse we just want to further science, we'd be happy with that. I was just venting. I had plans, such sweet, sweet plans
Ah, fair enough then.
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*shrug*
So far, I don't have any major problems with the other factions. That may change later, but so far, I don't need any desperate allies.
not so much "desperate allies" as "not stabbing each other with knives" is what I'm going for.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
However, in the traddtion of being the only sane macheine cult in this city, I can talk it out. Heck, we tried being nice to the gear when they were npc's, said if they ever had trouble, we'd help 'em out. So, if you'd work with us, cuse we just want to further science, we'd be happy with that. I was just venting. I had plans, such sweet, sweet plans
tell me about it. if this had not come up then i could slowly be working my way up to being a technological competitor.
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"Damn! I gotta say, you just let down every man in Falena..."
On factorys, would the blackfists like to help publish the Technist Guild best seller, Work place safety and you? Also, our managers and leaders do the same work as the interns. Plus addtional paperwork. And research. And reports. And they have to put in the same on the floor time as everyone else.
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“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
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, I can talk it out. Heck, we tried being nice to the gear when they were npc's, said if they ever had trouble, we'd help 'em out. So, if you'd work with us, cuse we just want to further science, we'd be happy with that. I was just venting. I had plans, such sweet, sweet plans
