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CathNelson — TDC: Kiesse's Wing prosthetic design
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Published: 2019-12-08 00:41:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 273; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 0
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while drawing Moonlight Flight I realised that I didn't really have a solid design down for Kiesse's wings. I had a vague written description from somewhere deep in the scattered mess that is that book's WIP files which I used for that drawing, but nothing solid. so I thought I'd flesh them out a bit, and wanted to do something in the style of an in-universe design document.Feedback is much appreciated, especially in the design itself!
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I like it, its really cool! How are the fingers controlled, through magic? Does the magic allow the user to feel through the prosthetic, so they can fully utilise it?
I love technology and magic combined, its a real pity that its so unexplored in fiction. Almost every magic system seems to be set in the past, its a weirdly stubborn trope.
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Thanks!
It is controlled through magic, but the book uses a hard magic system, which means there are solid rules in place about how it all works, so it won't be "perfect" since the magic does have limits, and their tech isn't advanced enough to replace it yet. I also have a little bit of a pet-peeve about "perfect" prosthetics in stories 
Yeah, it's such a fun worldbuilding tool, magic and tech hybrid societies can have some super unique stuff but it's rarely ever explored, which is a real shame. I wonder why the trope sticks around so heavily lol. The closest thing to modern I tend to see is like, 50's era tech with some magic. This story would technically still be set in the past, but the magic makes it really hard to compare to our own timeline, some things they have are way more advanced than us, and others are way behind.
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Oh, interesting, I didn't know prosthetics worked like that.
If you've got so much magical ability to make a perfect prosthetic, may as well just regrow things, its probably easier with the genetic blueprints all available, so I don't really blame you for disliking perfect prosthetics.
Tolkien set up a lot of fantasy as we know it and people seem reluctant to ever move from that. Its really popular, but I think traditional fantasy must be getting stale by now.
Yes, you're right technology would develop differently, possibly drastically and its a pity that isn't explored, either. The closest I've seen, personally, is Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
I'm interested in creating a sci-fi/magic combo, where things are set in the 'future' but the world always had magic and how that would go. For example, a world like this might never invent faster than light travel or travel much in space, because magic portals are just better in every way.
Witcher 3 surprised the hell out of me when it took an unexpected twist towards the sci-fi/magic combo, basically demonstrating my example.
I'm interested in your book. Can I know more?
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Good luck getting that prosthetic. I imagine they're quite expensive.
I really like the sounds of your book! I look forward to seeing more about it. 100% need more dragon centred, especially dragon civilisation, books in my life.
I've had my own ideas for a dragon world with magic but I'm struggling to actually put a plot together. Its all just lore.
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OMG. I'm having the same problem. All I want is a wheelchair! I guess fainting from being upright too long isn't bad enough for my govt...
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that's awful! They're really stingy with wheelchairs in particular here too. My last chair was used until it literally fell apart, the backrest fell off if I remember right, but they wouldn't approve me for a new chair because not enough time had passed since I'd gotten that one. I was just really lucky one of my friends also used a wheelchair and he lent me his old one until the 5 years were up, otherwise, I'd have been screwed (I wasn't able to walk at all at that point). I'm trying to start the process for a new chair again now since I've had this one since I was a kid and its a total nightmare.
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Typical! Gee, I love being a second class citizen. Good to know this is probably going to be even harder than I thought.
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I just remembered you're from Australia. I'm currently living in the smoke cloud drifting off your poor country. I suspect my system is only slightly better than your's, if at all.
That's a good trick, thank you. I've used it before. I noticed my doctors seem to care more about my productivity than quality of life. I've been given the advice, before, to talk about jobs and productivity, instead of quality of life and pain. A pity its that way. Sounds like a decent doctor you had. I'd hang on to them, if you can.
Unfortunately, things are convoluted to an absurd degree in getting equipment. I had to go through a third party company and convince them I am actually disabled and they told me I'm not (probably because I don't have one of a pre-approved list of disabilities)... So I get to send a complaint instead. Blah blah blah, more bureaucracy, more waiting, more doubting and unhelpful, stern faces. You know the drill.
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That must double suck having a progressive condition and being treated terribly because no one knows what it is. Poor thing.
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