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Anne Ominous

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Dead horse, meet club
« on: September 01, 2006, 03:42:41 pm »
I know people post about a zillion times more than we'd like asking for transport systems and the like.. I hope I'm not doing too typical a suggestion when i say i would simply like a different twist on walking that wouldn't take much tweaking from the norm, to make it transport...

I am likely ranting and raving, but just as i was dozing off, i had thoughts of planeshift & was imagining what further maps might be like... i envisioned air-based or water-based areas with people running with these

under their feet--

I imagine--assuming levels with open air or deep water between buildings could be on the table-- you could use these or whatever animals had been intended... but these would make for simple animation & nice variety...
i suppose this is lacking a why...
how about so people whose characters may not be so good with animals can travel the same (all based on assumption/hearsay/rumor)
-- or simply give some variety to whever transport gets cooked up along the way... I know original thoughts are encouraged, and i figure it looks pretty original.. to me anyway, pedals & levers, simple...

obviously neds a mechanism under it, propellor or such (type you'd see in a pedal boat i guess) if water... maybe just some wheels, make it a land thing.. or both to be amphibious... i guess the handles should turn more at the top to be held at rest...dunno if a baloon or inflated device would go nice on top or bottom...

Comments & Thoughts very welcomed please.



grenkar

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Re: Dead horse, meet club
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2006, 01:23:59 am »
I don't think it would fit in very well with role playing.  If it's like a Bicycle, just think about when those were invented.

Krann Omins

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Re: Dead horse, meet club
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2006, 08:07:18 am »
Just a quick wiki away--

"Pedal
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The word pedal comes from the Latin (Pes, Pedis) and relates to the foot.

A pedal is a lever activated by one's foot.
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"The earliest remaining writings regarding levers date from the 3rd century BCE"

there is debate as to when bikes were invnted, but no debate it was closer to the last 500 years or so that they became common...

Altho it doesn't look like the idea was intended as like a bicycle, it seems worth mentionning that I am pretty sure technology is a bit different in ps than reality-- It would take some sick engineers/architects to slap together most of what exist with what was mant to be available at the time; from those narrow-at-the-bottom buildings we have to the laanx temple...
And we have advanced medicine (potions of healing)... ok, now i'm gettin silly