Erloas
2018-10-25, 06:04 PM
So with the obvious danger that fires pose on ships I think most would be protected against fire somehow. In a world where so many people can cast a spell like spark or flaming hands and the like you're not going to have your ship go up in flames easily.
I'm thinking there are two general types of protection available, long lasting things done by high level casters, either during construction or every couple of years, and mid level "active defense" types of things that a ship's wizard would do while on the sea.
Things like permanent energy resist (fire), or maybe something like waterproof, but of course opposite - fireproof. Potentially other things like imbuing the wood and sails with water. Things like that. Even a more mass level waterproof, protect the ship from the sea in a way that wouldn't require the tars and oils that were used in real life.
Active would be lower level, because high level casters aren't common. Bigger version of snuff. Maybe a water spout or rain cloud. I'm thinking some would be lower level because rather than summoning the water, they would have to be cast in close proximity to large bodies of water (such as the ocean). Ways to preemptively mitigate some of the damage of everything from simple fire arrows to bigger things like a fireball, so that huge warships aren't regularly taken down by any 5th level wizard that picked up fireball. They'll still take damage, but not go up in flames.
I had thought I saw a few examples before but I'm not seeing them now when I look again.
I'm thinking there are two general types of protection available, long lasting things done by high level casters, either during construction or every couple of years, and mid level "active defense" types of things that a ship's wizard would do while on the sea.
Things like permanent energy resist (fire), or maybe something like waterproof, but of course opposite - fireproof. Potentially other things like imbuing the wood and sails with water. Things like that. Even a more mass level waterproof, protect the ship from the sea in a way that wouldn't require the tars and oils that were used in real life.
Active would be lower level, because high level casters aren't common. Bigger version of snuff. Maybe a water spout or rain cloud. I'm thinking some would be lower level because rather than summoning the water, they would have to be cast in close proximity to large bodies of water (such as the ocean). Ways to preemptively mitigate some of the damage of everything from simple fire arrows to bigger things like a fireball, so that huge warships aren't regularly taken down by any 5th level wizard that picked up fireball. They'll still take damage, but not go up in flames.
I had thought I saw a few examples before but I'm not seeing them now when I look again.