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Legendium -> RE: Let's make a world (12/26/2012 12:28:07)
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*comes back without reading other posts to go on rant*
Alright. I've been thinking and making a few sketches, and analyzing and all that, (because I'm an INTP) and I have come up with a theory on how the seasons work in this tricky area of rotating rocks.
First off: Do we want an axle that has a tilt like the earth does? Because I'm assuming these three planets revolve around the invisible gravitational center.
We know, (at least I hope so) that seasons are only enabled because the earth's axis is on an angle. If we put our three planet's gravitational center on an angle, this would end up making things a bit more wintry. Because each of these rocks are moving around each other while moving around the sun, sometimes one would get in the way of the other, making a long night fr the one that's covered. With the tilted axis theory, we can avoid that, but there would be a very inconsistent seasonal change. Because they're on a tilted axis, one planet, like the north pole, would be entirely lacking in sunlight, because these planets wouldn't be big enough to have various heats.
Oh forget it. Let's cut to the chase. During winter on these planets, one will have summer. During summer, one will have winter. At least, on a tilted axis they would. And because these planets keep moving, it'll be any of the three that'll go through cold during summer. Depending on how they rotate around each other, all of them might experience cold while the other two experience warmth.
As soon as I get to a scanner, I'll scan my sketch onto my computer.
@Madam Mutant
I'd disagree with your opinion on physics. It's better to make a place and understand how it works, and then see how creatures could have evolved on it. For instance, if the square isn't tilted, the top and bottom sides won't get very much light or warmth at all. So the animals or plants that live there will have to be very, very tough.
@The Demon Mage
I'd say the part of physics that we're changing for the sake of fantasy would be gravity. Gravity has huge impacts, and if we say things can float around something that has no apparent weight, it can. It's the consequences of it that we should be going into. Everything that weighs something should weigh normally. If you fall to the middle of the sphere of air, you just hang their, because you can't fall. Same goes for the planets that have holes. But, naturally, the inhabitants would have been too scared to test this. ;)
As for cultures, my suggestion is we take turns drawing maps, writing histories, creating cultures and races. Then the next person can take the place as their worst enemy. And naturally, we would have to base things off each other to make sure the maps fit with the planets. So each of us can create something interesting and unique.
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A liquified planet. Uh, what kind of liquids? Is it completely Aqueous or are their other melted solids in there?
When that was mentioned, it was meant as a planet that was hit so hard by meteorites that it became a pile of floating rocks.
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Just wondering: How exactly did we learn magic? What did we observe to gain the idea of doing the impossible?
We could have an entire legend about the coming of magic or something! *Squeals in excitement.*
I was thinking of that, and wanted to base it off Warhammer Normal's "Winds of Magic". The different branches of magic appear in some people's mind to hang there as winds, or forces that can be formed and used. But only by people with this ability to see into the second reality. But that was just a thought.
I say go ahead! Make a history for magic, and we'll all review and edit it, and tailor it till everyone's happy.
@Dai
Why would the crack be unnatural? And how? But otherwise a good idea. Interesting that you would choose a species type of conflict. I was going for something like a "King of the Hill" conflict. Where there is one empire trying to hold onto a very rich land while the others attack it out of greed.
But that's the magic of having three different planets with obvious divides. We can each have our ideas, because there is plenty of space for culture separation.
*back to a lecture*
I've also been thinking about the square planet. If the people on one side thought up was simply above their heads, wouldn't the next side of the cube look like a very long cliff? That could scare people into staying away from the other sides of the cube, creating more divides. Then, I guess what would happen when you go from one side of the cube to the next, is that you would be in a freefall, and then suddenly go splat on the next side of the cube, with your face in the dirt.
Am I making sense?
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