Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5824038-20150203191459/@comment-5824038-20150214130134

(As to new characters: Yes, you are allowed two characters. Only make one if you are planning on using them, though. Airships are basically exactly the same as the skyships in The Edge Chronices books, but if you haven't read them then you wouldn't know about that.

Basically, the rock propells them, and generates lift, and all that crap, it's essentially the engine. It has a lot of steam inside of it, with coal burners to produce more steam from water. The steam is heated to give the rock lift, and it comes out of the sides at high pressures to generate thrust. I never bothered thinking about the lift per unit, but they are basically the same as your bog-standard steampunk airship in that respect.

Cannons don't exist yet, the weaponry on airships is limited, most battles take place form boarding the enemy ship. Gattling guns do exist, but they are incredbly expensive and very rarely found on airships. The ships vary in size, but the majority are around 80-100 feet long. The larger barges used for transport are more like 150-200 feet long.

Airships are expensive, but are still quite easy to buy if you have the money. Big companies like the Psijic Scientific Order or the Alinor Manufacturing Company will have several, merchants will probably have one, and then there are the skypirates. All in all, there are a lot of airships.

I will (when I have the time) make a page/several pages detailing the technology of AoI, but that may not be for a while. Although over 'ere in ol' Blighty we are having a short week-long holiday, so I probably will be able to write something up.)