Saturday, March 21, 2009

Magia and technology, day 1

Today we start answering a few questions concerning magia and technology.

Are there magical means of transportation (teleport spells, magic carpets, dragon-riding)? How do they compare in speed, safety, and expense to non-magical means? Are there any drawbacks (e.g., air sickness)? How commonly are they used, and for what purposes (industrial shipping vs. travel for fun)?

The two most common means of this in Sekiya are dragon and wyvern riding and teleportation. While dragoons (and those connected to them) usually ride dragons, some dragoons offer wyverns for normal people to ride. Each dragoon charges his or her own rate, and this rate can change depending on why you need the ride (shipping flights will generally cost more than a travel flight) and how far you're going. This way is not recommended if you get airsick easily or have a fear of heights.

With teleportation, most people with Time magia (either innate or as an influence) can use this, but the risk of the spell failing (or taking you somewhere comepletely different from where you needed to go) increases with the number of people you're trying to warp. Warping items fails less often than warping people, so this is commonly used to get an important item to its destination quickly.

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