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Post by Azrah on Jul 24, 2008 9:19:47 GMT -5
In the north it's a terrible probleme, male otters woo female otters then dump them and they can't look after themselves,** Azrah comented dryly with a frown.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 24, 2008 12:40:17 GMT -5
"Well, I don't do that." Apparently, the part where he was actually loyal when he said he'd be hadn't gotten across to Azrah. Linx didn't work that way; he cared about who he got involved with. "All this time has passed, I've gotten a lot of new mates and I'm still with Archon. Think of it like that."
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Post by Azrah on Jul 24, 2008 13:02:21 GMT -5
Oh, I see now,** she thought he jsut played around with various different creatures.** How's your weaponry doing?** She asked.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 24, 2008 13:07:41 GMT -5
"My weaponry? It's... Well, I'm not doing a lot of inventions lately, resting on my laurels a bit... Plenty of laurels, of course. No real demand for the same old small arms right now, anyway," Linx shrugged. He'd already done all the supplying he needed to do for the next few months, providing for an ample space for rest.
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Post by Azrah on Jul 24, 2008 13:23:18 GMT -5
I was wondering if you had armour that could repell your misiles?** She asked.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 24, 2008 15:33:46 GMT -5
"Only barely," Linx grinned. His weapons could typically punch through plate armor like it wasn't even there, let alone chain mail. "With this stuff, you have to consolidate the armor... That means a really thick cuirass and a helmet, and that's it. If you have any more, it's too heavy to comfortably wear, because the metal has to be very thick and dense to be able to withstand a strike from a CHAR."
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Post by Azrah on Jul 24, 2008 19:53:29 GMT -5
I see, so really you've invented a weapon to which their is no armor, that cool in a terafiying way,** she said dryly.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 25, 2008 6:16:30 GMT -5
"Well, there's an armor, it just... It just doesn't work unless it covers little of the body," Linx shrugged. "That one is under fort control only for the moment, so any vermin usage of it is going to be in small numbers at best... Of course there's the CEL, which there's definitely no armor against, ever. It fires projectiles that explode."
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Post by Azrah on Jul 25, 2008 13:06:49 GMT -5
I see.** She thought for a while then asked,** could you make the CEL into a large weapon, sort of like a catapult if you know what I mean.
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 25, 2008 13:09:17 GMT -5
"Already did, but it's more like a ballista," Linx smiled. "The cannon. Excellent piece of work, it's featured on the Threat, my steel-clad ship that I had built to strengthen our fleet here. There are a few on the wall towers now, too."
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Post by Azrah on Jul 25, 2008 13:10:11 GMT -5
Could you built one on my ship?**She asked,** how much would it cost?
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 25, 2008 13:15:44 GMT -5
"One cannon. That'd cost you a lot, really, it's a big piece of artillery, heavy, too. Lots of metal, you know." Linx shrugged. There was no set bore for cannons, although the naval ones tended to have a slightly lower bore. It probably had to do with ammunition storage. "Just one would cost you about forty coins, give or take depending on how you want it set up and its loading mechanism."
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Post by Azrah on Jul 25, 2008 13:17:46 GMT -5
How do they work exactly?**She asked. 40 coins was a lot, but she could manage it, anything for the protection of her ship.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on Jul 25, 2008 13:21:48 GMT -5
"Well, with a lever-operated loading mechanism, self-contained shells containing a cartridge and projectile are fed into a magazine positioned above the barrel... Gravity feed. Capacity is usually three for that," Linx started, preparing to launch into another long explanation of his works. "Pulling a lever on the side chambers and fires a shell. Pushing it back ejects the casing. The lever takes some strength to pull, so it's not like you can fire off three shells in as many seconds, but it works."
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Post by Azrah on Jul 25, 2008 13:22:51 GMT -5
How far does it fire?**She asked with interest.**
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