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Lord Dick Tim:
So here I'd like to discuss the various perils ship captains may face in their trade adventures from one city to the next. From water shortages, engine failures, poor weather and pirates.
I'd also like to speculate on some jargon that could be created about different things, situations, maneuvers and just some of the general mood of being onboard a sky ship.
Jargon
I'm more than a little biased in my opinion that naval language would become part of the sky ship life. Port and starboard, deck, galley, head, fore and aft.
But there are things that aren't commonly known by the general public that should probably be fleshed out a bit, or changed up to fit in the space with a bit more ease. I very, very much like the idea that languages other than English creep their way into this space as well.
Screw
My first example is jargon for the engines. Usually known as "Screws", referring to the turbines on a ship. So a squid would be a 4 screw ship.
Jib
The cut of the front sail of a ship, typically a defining feature of national vessels during the age of sail. A jib could now mean the general profile or style of a particular national ship. "Looks like a Yeshan Jib from here captain, could be Anglean though, they are similar". (I have no idea if they would be)
Cycle Guns/Gun Cycle
Refers to the manual cycling of a weapons firing cycle. Feeding, Chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extraction, ejecting, cocking. (Charon will be happy I still remember that after a year of never having said it.)
Weather Deck
The floor of the ship exposed to the open air
Gun Deck
The platform on which a gun emplacement rests
Pilothouse
Where the ship is piloted from, also where the binnacle is usually at as well(compass)
This is a sample of just some terms. What are some of the maneuvers that could come up as well? What do we call it when a captain intentionally burns out their balloon to drop faster? What is a typical meal onboard ship consist of? What is it usually called?
Lets bake some theories in every which direction, so I can get told no again :P
Sgt. Spoon:
--- Quote from: Lord Dick Tim on May 16, 2013, 03:48:41 am ---What is a typical meal onboard ship consist of?
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Since the world is seemingly populated by skinny elves, the only viable food would obviously be Lembas bread
ok ok for a more serious approach:
--- Quote from: Lord Dick Tim on May 16, 2013, 03:48:41 am ---Screw
My first example is jargon for the engines. Usually known as "Screws", referring to the turbines on a ship. So a squid would be a 4 screw ship.
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I'm a bit conflicted about this word. Firstly I thought it sounded a little silly, but then again it rolls so easy of the tongue to say "oh yeah it's a 3 screw ship" that I've started to like it.
Gato Blanco:
I wouldn't use Pilothouse
1) theres no "House," none of the ships offer significant protection to the pilot
2) I prefer the term Helm
3) sounds like "Outhouse"......
I use "Dive" and "Rise" for going up and down. I use "Surface" when comming out of cloud cover
"Shiv" when ramming with a pyramidion
I like the term "screws", but I dont find the use of "Gun deck" very useful since the only ship with main guns below the weather deck is the galleon
Gato don't shiv, he slicer-dicer
The Churrosaur:
--- Quote from: Sgt. Spoon on May 16, 2013, 03:54:55 am ---
--- Quote from: Lord Dick Tim on May 16, 2013, 03:48:41 am ---What is a typical meal onboard ship consist of?
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Since the world is seemingly populated by skinny elves, the only viable food would obviously be Lembas bread
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Add barrels, curses, and maggots and voila! Sea biscuits
HamsterIV:
--- Quote from: Gato Blanco on May 16, 2013, 01:44:23 pm ---I like the term "screws", but I dont find the use of "Gun deck" very useful since the only ship with main guns below the weather deck is the galleon
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To me there is a Gun Deck on the Junker, Spire, and Pyramidion as well as the Gallion. However I prefer the term upper deck, middle deck, and lower deck. I tend to make deck references in relation to where the helm is.
I prefer to call ramming "boinking" for the humor value.
When annother ship is ramming my ship I use the phrase"(shipname) is trying to mate with us"
I don't know about you guys but I feed my crew a steady stream of verbal abuse sprinkled with occasional praise when they act above and beyond the call of duty.
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