Flight Rising Discussion

[quote="Temper, Temper Lorebook"] "There have been cutbacks across the whole mountain; many forges and [b]railways[/b] are in need of repair materials we can only procure from other flights, so money's been tight." The thick-bodied bogsneak flicked his tail and nodded to the next dragon in line behind Por.[/quote] I noticed the lore tie-ins with the latest update (saying that the new armor sets are being manufactured by Por's blacksmith rebellion) and decided I was going to read the lorebook again just for fun. And when I did, this quote caught my eye. Railways? Do dragons have trains? If you think about it, flights like Fire and/or Lightning probably have a lot of the materials necessary to make railways and trains and stuff. Plus... didn't we get an answer from "Ask the Team" a while back saying that the technology level in Sornieth was somewhat comparable to that of the 20s*? (I think that's the time period given, anyways) Because according to Google, the first [successful] steam locomotive was built and *used* in 1814, with some being invented even earlier. In any case: quite a while before the 1920s. Based on that, I personally think it's entirely plausible to think that there are at least a [i]few[/i] trains chugging around Sornieth. Magic Sornieth Thoughts? Discussion? I'm by no means an expert on train history, either, so feel free to correct me if my dates were wrong [s]don't blame me, blame Google! Google gave me the info![/s] *decided to go find that answer! Here it is: [quote="Ask the Team Answer"] [quote="Question"]Following up on that question about internet in Sornieth, what is exactly the technological level in the Shifting Expanse? We know about robots, but can they create AI and/or powerful computers? Also, is this kept from other Flights or are they allowed to trade for such advanced technology?[/quote] R-robots? *cough* I think you mean golems. Which are like a totally different thing. There are no computers or AI at this time. Most of the technology could be compared to the electricity, steam, and machine innovations created through the 1920's but given a distinctly fantasy/Sornieth bent.[/quote] ([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/2125195/176#message]link[/url])

choo choo here comes the meme train

i'm sure trains could be a good source of transportation of goods from one clan to another though. especially for like in bulk.

But...dragons fly? I guess snappers and the smaller folk like faes would appreciate it.

I think our technology level in canon sorienth is like

Magical 1920s? So yeah, it's perfectly plausible for many things, like phones, boats, trains, and even tanks to exist. Even cars were a thing at this point.

dragon tanks. mmm.

Oh my gosh imagine a giant magical version of the train from Zootopia, with different cabins within cabins for differently-sized dragons. That’s a beautiful image as well.

@hyung, ahh man that sound awesome! Magic tanks? Amusement parks but with dragons? yes pLEASE

And, referencing google again, mini black-and-white films were first gaining ground in the 1890’s, and they got sound in like 1927. Does that mean.... our dragons could conceiveably go out to see movies? :0 I feel like they’d be able to utilize magic to advance that stuff probably faster than we did, too. Potentially......?

I mean, a possibility due to all that steampunk stuff. My first thought with rails and blacksmiths though was mine carts, since well, need that ore, but that's not that far off.

@Hisscale

Dragons fly, but carrying stuff puts extra strain on them. We learned in the lorebooks that flying is treated pretty realistically in that is takes a lot of effort. Edgar was grounded for a month because of the effort it would take carrying goods without winds to aid his flight. When Fire and Lightning flights are transporting goods like metals, flying those loads is fairly unrealistic. Ground transportation would be much easier.