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The Techlock - Transport


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The Techlock - Transport

Transportation, i.e. boats, hot air balloons, and carriages, serve no ‘purpose’ on LotC, at least at the moment and how fast travel is gone. Yet, they serve an important purpose in the aesthetics of a location, and as such will be addressed in the Techlock as well as the extent of capabilities with them.


 

On Land Transportation:

Land transportation, i.e. carts and such used to be quite important before fast travel was removed. Despite serving no mechanical purpose, they serve an important part of the aesthetic of some locations, and we will be defining the extent of them and their capabilities.

 

Carts & Carriages: Transportation on land is limited to things such as carts, carriages, and other animal drawn vehicles. Magical equivalents are possible, for example a MArt for ‘arcanist horses’ to pull a carriage. The need for this isn’t really there, as fast travel isn’t a thing anymore, but the option is there for possible aesthetics. 

 

Trains: Large steam trains and other things are not allowed, though the comprehension of tracks and carts and minecarts is there and things such as roller coasters and minecart lines can be constructed for mechanical reasons. This could change should ‘train’ lore be accepted in the future.


 

On Sea Transportation

Sea transportation and boats are just as important as things such are carriages, and are an important part of the aesthetic of ‘trade ports’ and other locales. As such, we are defining the extent of them.

 

Sailboats: LotC has many fantasy elements, and so unnaturally large ships, unrealistic builds, et cetera, are mostly expected and accepted. However, unless there’s some other excuse for how a ship is ‘powered’, sails are generally required.

 

Steamboats: Steamboats have been a thing for a long while, and are allowed to continue existing. This is limited to boats in this situation, however; you couldn’t have a steam based land vehicle, for instance.


 

On Magic & Extraneous Transportation

Sea & land transportation covers the majority of ‘transportation’. However, there are a few concepts such as teleportation and possible air travel that haven’t been covered, and that’s what this subcategory is for.

 

Air transportation: The only ‘air travel’ permitted is hot air balloons, and hot air balloons cannot serve any mechanical purpose beyond aesthetic. Ie, floating around a village during a festival, and the likes. They cannot be used mechanically in a warclaim or skirmish or anything of the equivalent.


 

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