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Post by faiiry on Apr 23, 2018 7:01:54 GMT
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Post by Gulby on Apr 23, 2018 7:03:08 GMT
Dang it. You were faster than me. XD
And I like your theory.
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Post by faiiry on Apr 23, 2018 7:06:07 GMT
Dang it. You were faster than me. XD   |
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Post by shadow3 on Apr 23, 2018 7:11:17 GMT
"Everyone! Send your energy!" |
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Post by madjack on Apr 23, 2018 7:24:41 GMT
Ok did not expect the robots to be making the shield
Doom and gloom question: How much power does something like that drain?
Also disagree on the significance of the tree-chopping, it probably just got in the way.
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Post by noone3 on Apr 23, 2018 7:43:19 GMT
How much power does something like that drain? Will Ysenyote be cash enough to pay up, when they send him the bill? Also: The Dome  |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 23, 2018 7:54:25 GMT
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Post by manabi on Apr 23, 2018 8:22:10 GMT
Ok did not expect the robots to be making the shield Doom and gloom question: How much power does something like that drain? Also disagree on the significance of the tree-chopping, it probably just got in the way. My guess is it's etheric, so it's drawing on the ether to "power" it. If so it could probably be maintained indefinitely. I agree on the tree chopping. |
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Post by madjack on Apr 23, 2018 8:32:25 GMT
"Drawing" from the ether has never been shown to be simple for anyone that isn't an etheric being to begin with; See: Power Station.
I'm mostly worried that we'll see the robots in general and one or two in particular start to drop from the strain, they're certainly lined up dramatically enough.
EDIT: VVV That is a good point. Time to see how this unfolds some more.
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Post by Nnelg on Apr 23, 2018 8:40:29 GMT
"Energy" is a physical concept, so if that device is etheric then it shouldn't need for it to even be a consideration.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 23, 2018 8:52:54 GMT
We do know that the robots don't have an etheric presence; it's tough to say with etheric tech but this suggests that they're acting as relays for something else and probably not using their own power sources, so they should be able to keep this up for a while (until Ys notices them and uses the trees inside the shield to start taking them or the source out). Two questions: Who designed the shield, Diego, the robots, or one or more Donlans (or a combination of those things/people) and will the shield only last until a suitably dramatic moment right before the main characters are ready and able to confront Ys? I'll guess Diego and yes. |
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Post by fjodorii on Apr 23, 2018 8:54:44 GMT
I would like to know whether the laser cows are contributing to the shield too.
And if the shield is etheric, how do robots tap into it? ( + ^ what imaginaryfriend said up there)
Maybe the power station sucks up etheric power and stores it in the robots like some sort of batteries for this sort of cases? If this is the case, how long will the batteries last?
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Post by Earin on Apr 23, 2018 9:09:41 GMT
Spare a thought for poor Zimmy, whose brain is probably fizzing and smoking right now.
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Post by fia on Apr 23, 2018 10:21:51 GMT
All I can say since Friday is, "Daaaaaaang, Donlan!"
(by which I mean Anja, but am happy to include Donnie too). Despite continued evidence of their power and cleverness, I keep underestimating the Donlan parents. It's such a trope in YA fiction usually. Nonetheless, here they are, kicking butt and taking names. Hope it lasts.
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Post by aline on Apr 23, 2018 10:24:36 GMT
That shield looks a lot like the one Anja used to protect her friends that one time when they tried to peak at some intruders from the forest.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 23, 2018 11:26:52 GMT
On reflection, I jumped to a conclusion when I saw this page that may be incorrect. It's no coincidence that the robots are up on rooftops but they may not be instrumental in the shield. They could also be there for surveillance. That shield looks a lot like the one Anja used to protect her friends that one time when they tried to peak at some intruders from the forest. If the shield was made with vintage Diego tech I'd guess it would be green. But that's only a guess. Because it's purple it's probably etheric tech like what the Donlans use, maybe their work, but the scale of this is a bit large for what I'd expect them to be able to do on their own (even with the robots providing some labor) and for some reason I doubt the Court would go ahead with such a large etheric science project. In Torn Sea the seraphs' beacons were purple and their "seals" were blue and white so right now I'm figuring robots are probably behind it with tech from Diego, the Donlans, and elsewhere. Jen's mojo is red and when Kat used her abilities in tandem with the event it was red tending towards purple. Brinnie's (and Egg's) teleporting is blue. And a dryad's eyes may glow greenish-white and Ysengoyote's fist has a gold and gold-with-white highlights glow but his eyes have always been green and sometimes (before he got Coyote's power, mostly) he has a greenish glow or a pale aura; in the ether he's got gold markings and green eyes. Renard's gold when out of body and his eyes in wolf form are yellow. Zeta's eyes are red and her powers are gray/black/dark purple and sometimes purple or white. Coyote can have a reddish aura. So... there appears to be a pattern with "natural" magic falling in the center of the spectrum. |
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Post by faiiry on Apr 23, 2018 11:42:02 GMT
That shield looks a lot like the one Anja used to protect her friends that one time when they tried to peak at some intruders from the forest. Nononono, that one was a spang. This one is a sprang.   But for real, you're right. They are identical. I wonder - are the robots responsible for this shield, or is Anja? |
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Post by TBeholder on Apr 23, 2018 12:06:01 GMT
My guess is it's etheric, so it's drawing on the ether to "power" it. If so it could probably be maintained indefinitely. Depends on what it is. If it's just the old pet project of Anja, perhaps so. If that's Anja herself, no. If it's powered by the ether stations - who knows, after all they work in cycles. Probably no. Or maybe they can take turns collecting, but there's enough of them to power up whatever does this continuously. Maybe this barrier cuts them from the power source. Then again, maybe depletion in itself can be weaponized. Then they'd need to move Zimmy somewhere not depleted, however - or good old 'Grin will be the least of their problems. The other side of the Court, or simply a room inside one of those stations, with a leak from the nearest ether-collector. Spare a thought for poor Zimmy, whose brain is probably fizzing and smoking right now. Why? She doesn't mind magick activity as such, more the other way around. Now, if all this fun will noticeably dry up the local "etheric background"... |
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Post by csj on Apr 23, 2018 12:34:35 GMT
If it was robots on their own initiative, their eyes wouldn't have changed colour and they wouldn't have assembled all zombie-like. And Donnie's already been proven to have a way with those robots.
Actually, it would be cool and plausible for Hyland to be in on this, after that incident with the laser cows.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 23, 2018 12:35:16 GMT
Thought experiments are fun. I was wondering what would happen if the Court, looking for an improvised weapon, fired Jones at hypersonic speed into Ysengoyote. Or somehow tricked him into eating Zeta. Or kamikaze'd Zeta into Ys at hypersonic speed. Not sure what would happen in any of those cases but good thing they've got a big shield.
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Post by Nepycros on Apr 23, 2018 12:57:53 GMT
This is bizarre. Ysengrin went through the magical girl transformation, but now he's being stopped by the power of friendship!
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Post by saardvark on Apr 23, 2018 13:05:23 GMT
My guess is it's etheric, so it's drawing on the ether to "power" it. If so it could probably be maintained indefinitely. Depends on what it is. If it's just the old pet project of Anja, perhaps so. If that's Anja herself, no. If it's powered by the ether stations - who knows, after all they work in cycles. Probably no. Or maybe they can take turns collecting, but there's enough of them to power up whatever does this continuously. Maybe this barrier cuts them from the power source. Then again, maybe depletion in itself can be weaponized. Then they'd need to move Zimmy somewhere not depleted, however - or good old 'Grin will be the least of their problems. The other side of the Court, or simply a room inside one of those stations, with a leak from the nearest ether-collector. Spare a thought for poor Zimmy, whose brain is probably fizzing and smoking right now. Why? She doesn't mind magick activity as such, more the other way around. Now, if all this fun will noticeably dry up the local "etheric background"... the local "background" may include Coysengrin himself... so perhaps they can even drain his etheric energy to power it. Ironically, maybe they can use Ysote to defend against himself! What I am a bit puzzled about is why the severed branches of the Mega-tree haven't fallen to earth... it like they are actually still connected to the tree, but just visually "interrupted" by the Sprang shield. I wonder if they are etherically interrupted as well; unable to continue sneaky anti-Court activities as long as they are "spranged" like that... |
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Post by Spoopy on Apr 23, 2018 14:17:18 GMT
What I am a bit puzzled about is why the severed branches of the Mega-tree haven't fallen to earth... it like they are actually still connected to the tree, but just visually "interrupted" by the Sprang shield. I wonder if they are etherically interrupted as well; unable to continue sneaky anti-Court activities as long as they are "spranged" like that... They are falling, look at how they are shifted to the left compared to the branches themselves. Although perhaps some motion lines would have helped here. I'm glad others are confused about whether the robots are contributing or not. Hopefully all will be revealed soon? |
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Post by ctso74 on Apr 23, 2018 14:25:52 GMT
Thought experiments are fun. I was wondering what would happen if the Court, looking for an improvised weapon, fired Jones at hypersonic speed into Ysengoyote. Or somehow tricked him into eating Zeta. Or kamikaze'd Zeta into Ys at hypersonic speed. Not sure what would happen in any of those cases but good thing they've got a big shield. They could shot a different kind of arrow. One designed to push a rolled-up extra-dimensional Movable Compartment into an extra-dimensional Tote of Keeping, and send Y into the Ether. But then, how do you bring a Tote of Keeping into Llanwellyn's Lavish Lodging? And if a robot climbs a Power Cord Trick do th- and now my ears are bleeding. |
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Post by Per on Apr 23, 2018 14:29:33 GMT
"Purple mana? This game has jumped the shark, I'm outta here"
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Apr 23, 2018 15:40:11 GMT
Didn't Anja also tinker with the robots back in her day, together with Donnie? I wouldn't be surprised if those two together made possible this Courtwide robot-etheric shield.
Don't you worry, y'all, Boxbot is just around the corner to mess everything up for everyone!
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Post by saardvark on Apr 23, 2018 16:14:07 GMT
What I am a bit puzzled about is why the severed branches of the Mega-tree haven't fallen to earth... it like they are actually still connected to the tree, but just visually "interrupted" by the Sprang shield. I wonder if they are etherically interrupted as well; unable to continue sneaky anti-Court activities as long as they are "spranged" like that... They are falling, look at how they are shifted to the left compared to the branches themselves. Although perhaps some motion lines would have helped here. aah, I think you're right! I was mentally lining them up incorrectly. But they still aren't falling normally... they should drop vertically (thru the purple shield-bubble), but instead they are slide-falling along the curved Sprang-shield. And what's more, the severed down-reaching branches (under the shield) aren't dropping vertically either... they are acting like they are still connected to the ones outside as they slide-fall along the surface. Weird! |
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Post by Earin on Apr 23, 2018 17:32:37 GMT
Spare a thought for poor Zimmy, whose brain is probably fizzing and smoking right now. Why? She doesn't mind magick activity as such, more the other way around. Now, if all this fun will noticeably dry up the local "etheric background"... I'm guessing that between Ysenote and the shield, there are some tsunamis of ether moving around where before there was the occasional splash or river. I'd be very surprised if she weren't affected at all. |
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Post by archmagarche on Apr 23, 2018 18:01:26 GMT
Theory: the robots have nothing to do with the shield.
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Post by Gulby on Apr 23, 2018 19:42:00 GMT
They are falling, look at how they are shifted to the left compared to the branches themselves. Although perhaps some motion lines would have helped here. aah, I think you're right! I was mentally lining them up incorrectly. But they still aren't falling normally... they should drop vertically (thru the purple shield-bubble), but instead they are slide-falling along the curved Sprang-shield. And what's more, the severed down-reaching branches (under the shield) aren't dropping vertically either... they are acting like they are still connected to the ones outside as they slide-fall along the surface. Weird! To me, the branches above the dome were cut off by it, then, while falling, they were cut again, quite instantly. Now everything or everyone trying to poke through the shield would be cut the same if possible to go through. |
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