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Why not bronze?
knnn:
--- Quote from: Quantus on October 12, 2015, 03:36:14 PM ---There is a single mention of Pewter: Bridget wakes up in the ship infirmary with a Pewter cup in her hands.
If we are correct that different spires have different mineral resources it would make sense for that kind of ship to have products from other Spires, with materials that arent as natively available.
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That would make a lot of sense. I think it would be worth keeping an eye out for references of what things get shipped between the spires and see if they include minerals. I know that honey is one, and I remember that Ransom claimed she had some sort of shipment (clothes?).
In any case, the Aurorans seem to use the exact same tech (copper clad swords and gauntlets) as Albion, so that's a minor point against.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 12, 2015, 03:41:50 PM ---That would make a lot of sense. I think it would be worth keeping an eye out for references of what things get shipped between the spires and see if they include minerals. I know that honey is one, and I remember that Ransom claimed she had some sort of shipment (clothes?).
In any case, the Aurorans seem to use the exact same tech (copper clad swords and gauntlets) as Albion, so that's a minor point against.
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Well, the gauntlets at least are electric devices, so actual Copper is a functional requirement (barring gold contacts) and a Bronze Sword doesnt hold up well against an Iron one (presumably even with copper cladding) so that may be simply a matter of the Unending Arms Race dictating the materials, rather than local availability. Im more looking at the uses where they'd be a reasonable substitute but not have to compete directly as in a swordfight.
knnn:
--- Quote from: Quantus on October 12, 2015, 03:48:18 PM ---Well, the gauntlets at least are electric devices, so actual Copper is a functional requirement (barring gold contacts) and a Bronze Sword doesnt hold up well against an Iron one (presumably even with copper cladding) so that may be simply a matter of the Unending Arms Race dictating the materials, rather than local availability. Im more looking at the uses where they'd be a reasonable substitute but not have to compete directly as in a swordfight.
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Maybe.
A bronze sword would be heavier, but on the other hand you wouldn't need to worry about rot (or rust). I don't know enough about this kind of stuff, but I'm not convinced the trade-off makes for an obvious choice. For the other side of things, consider Grimm's pistol. If we use the UAR argument all the way, I think it would be made of bronze despite the cost.
Second Aristh:
The Auroran forces were also trying to infiltrate the spire by posing as guards. I don't think we can draw conclusions based on their equipment alone. The Olympian whose room in Habble Landing got bought out would be a better choice for comparison if there were any helpful details about him.
wyltok:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 12, 2015, 03:41:50 PM ---That would make a lot of sense. I think it would be worth keeping an eye out for references of what things get shipped between the spires and see if they include minerals. I know that honey is one, and I remember that Ransom claimed she had some sort of shipment (clothes?).
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Please note that spices (which honey would be considered), precious metals/jewels, and clothing would all be deemed light products for transportation. Metal would very likely require quite a different infrastructure to transport.
--- Quote from: knnn on October 12, 2015, 03:41:50 PM ---In any case, the Aurorans seem to use the exact same tech (copper clad swords and gauntlets) as Albion, so that's a minor point against.
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I would propose that the Aurorans may be considered the next door neighbors to Albion, so they probably share many preferences when it comes to resources (plus, as Second Aristh mentioned, they were probably using local weapons as part of their infiltration; it may be that the reason the berated Auroran had messed up with the copper coating of his sword was due to lack of familiarity with that particular coating agent).
It's also worth remembering that iron is the second most common metal in the Earth's crust (only aluminum is more common, but it's somewhat hard to produce). There's almost 500 times more iron in the Earth's crust than copper and zinc combined. As such, it is almost inevitable that most spires will use iron as the basis of their industry, with the only question being what they coat it with.
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