The thing is that what I'm posting here isn't what the SB version is going to be. I could've been posting on SB a month ago, if that was my plan.
What you're getting in the thread here isn't the full thing, or even the first draft- more like the first draft of only 80%ish of the full story. That's part of why I was asking the question in the first place. I don't want to start posting the real thing to SB, only for some wag to come in and spoil everything because they came here and read ahead in v1.0. That, and I'm going to end up totally rewriting a bunch of what I've done as of late. The tone isn't quite right.
Jorlem: The same thing that happens in 1G, except the definition of 'down' would be 'whichever direction my feet are pointed'.
Why would metal/earth affinities make DT work better?
Technically possible, and it'd make the spells work better, but I'd lose most of the benefit of having that mode if I used it that way.
Rob: Not quite. This bit should point you guys in the right direction.
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Given all of this, I've got a few theories about what's going on. Dimensional Transfer is a space-time manipulation spell- it works by basically bending space between the caster's location and the target location, forcing you to exist in both places simultaneously, before letting it snap back into place without you. For it to be more efficient would mean that the anomaly in my mana made it better at bending space-time.
Add to that the odd behavior of my spells. Spells meant to defend cause attacks to fall out of the air. Spells meant to move move downward, as though they had mass. Spells meant to harm fling their targets into the ground. It seems like this anomalous mana has an affinity for attraction- possibly magnetism, possibly gravity... maybe even just adding mass.
On top of that, I went back over the video of my... episode... with Tre. I manifested an IS circle, and then Tre was pulled to the ground. I'd initially assumed that the two events were unrelated, but now? I think there's a link.
Add this all together, and you have an IS that causes mass/gravity effects, along with anomalous mana that causes mass/gravity effects and bends space-time better than usual. I'm not sure which it is; adding mass would cause more gravitic force, which could bend space-time... but just increasing gravitic force would do the same thing, and could provide the illusion of increased mass without testing for it specifically.
I'd take it one step further, and suggest that I have a gravity-related IS, it works by altering some of my mana, and my spells are going wrong because that mana is being pulled into my linker core. It's the best explanation I can think of to fit the facts. I still don't know for certain, though- and even if I'm right, I have no clue how to gain control of it, why it's happening, or whether it's harming my system.
Nothing else for it. I'm going to have to ask the doctor. May Anubis have mercy on my ka.
"Doctor? DOCTOR!?"
Despite the pure technological sophistication of the place, the manufacturing bays in the depths of Scaglietti's lab weren't really that different from a high-end factory back home. Parts were built additively, instead of being shipped in, but that wasn't too far off when I left. The robot arms that performed assembly appeared to be more versatile than the ones back home, but that was just a difference of degree.
The place was just as loud as factories back home were. That was definitely a thing.
After much exploring (and a good bit of gawking), I reached the doctor's workplace du jour- a force bubble in the center of the manufacturing complex. The field felt cool against my hand, rippling as I touched it; after a few seconds of resistance, it seemed to recognize I was an object it should allow through, and did so.
The instant my head went through the bubble, the sounds of raw industrialism almost completely cut off. I could hear all the machines of the factory working away, each with its own distinct rhythm, without the overpowering noise that had dominated space outside. It was a thought-provoking symphony of construction, one I couldn't help but take some time to contemplate.
(Of course, this had nothing to do with the sheer blessed relief of having my sound dampeners stop yelling at me about all the noise. That couldn't possibly be a factor. Nope.)
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
What you're getting in the thread here isn't the full thing, or even the first draft- more like the first draft of only 80%ish of the full story. That's part of why I was asking the question in the first place. I don't want to start posting the real thing to SB, only for some wag to come in and spoil everything because they came here and read ahead in v1.0. That, and I'm going to end up totally rewriting a bunch of what I've done as of late. The tone isn't quite right.
Jorlem: The same thing that happens in 1G, except the definition of 'down' would be 'whichever direction my feet are pointed'.
Why would metal/earth affinities make DT work better?
Technically possible, and it'd make the spells work better, but I'd lose most of the benefit of having that mode if I used it that way.
Rob: Not quite. This bit should point you guys in the right direction.
**********
Given all of this, I've got a few theories about what's going on. Dimensional Transfer is a space-time manipulation spell- it works by basically bending space between the caster's location and the target location, forcing you to exist in both places simultaneously, before letting it snap back into place without you. For it to be more efficient would mean that the anomaly in my mana made it better at bending space-time.
Add to that the odd behavior of my spells. Spells meant to defend cause attacks to fall out of the air. Spells meant to move move downward, as though they had mass. Spells meant to harm fling their targets into the ground. It seems like this anomalous mana has an affinity for attraction- possibly magnetism, possibly gravity... maybe even just adding mass.
On top of that, I went back over the video of my... episode... with Tre. I manifested an IS circle, and then Tre was pulled to the ground. I'd initially assumed that the two events were unrelated, but now? I think there's a link.
Add this all together, and you have an IS that causes mass/gravity effects, along with anomalous mana that causes mass/gravity effects and bends space-time better than usual. I'm not sure which it is; adding mass would cause more gravitic force, which could bend space-time... but just increasing gravitic force would do the same thing, and could provide the illusion of increased mass without testing for it specifically.
I'd take it one step further, and suggest that I have a gravity-related IS, it works by altering some of my mana, and my spells are going wrong because that mana is being pulled into my linker core. It's the best explanation I can think of to fit the facts. I still don't know for certain, though- and even if I'm right, I have no clue how to gain control of it, why it's happening, or whether it's harming my system.
Nothing else for it. I'm going to have to ask the doctor. May Anubis have mercy on my ka.
"Doctor? DOCTOR!?"
Despite the pure technological sophistication of the place, the manufacturing bays in the depths of Scaglietti's lab weren't really that different from a high-end factory back home. Parts were built additively, instead of being shipped in, but that wasn't too far off when I left. The robot arms that performed assembly appeared to be more versatile than the ones back home, but that was just a difference of degree.
The place was just as loud as factories back home were. That was definitely a thing.
After much exploring (and a good bit of gawking), I reached the doctor's workplace du jour- a force bubble in the center of the manufacturing complex. The field felt cool against my hand, rippling as I touched it; after a few seconds of resistance, it seemed to recognize I was an object it should allow through, and did so.
The instant my head went through the bubble, the sounds of raw industrialism almost completely cut off. I could hear all the machines of the factory working away, each with its own distinct rhythm, without the overpowering noise that had dominated space outside. It was a thought-provoking symphony of construction, one I couldn't help but take some time to contemplate.
(Of course, this had nothing to do with the sheer blessed relief of having my sound dampeners stop yelling at me about all the noise. That couldn't possibly be a factor. Nope.)
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.