Aye. 'Tis impossible to kill an idea once it has taken root in people's minds. Once you make one, others will strive to mimic it - and man has always, especially, yearned to fly...
[ He snaps his fingers and a see-through model of a blimp-like airship appears between himself and the camera. Some kind of magical illusion for Mid's benefit.
The explanation which follows is suddenly very technical. He won't go into exacting detail right now since they're not actively trying to build the thing. However, he will explain enough to Mid that she can get a better grasp of how and why these sorts of vehicles manage to stay airborne. Any questions she has on top of that, he will patiently answer. ]
--Now, as for the means to deal with aggressive incursions from airborne ships...
[ This explanation is briefer and simpler and covers such considerations as typical weak spots on flying craft, disadvantages for those defending on the ground, disadvantages for those in the air, and so on. It's more like a military tactics lesson than an engineering one. The artillery needed to shoot something down may not exist just yet - not when they have mages who can simply fire spells into the air - but he has no doubt it will eventually. ]
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[ He snaps his fingers and a see-through model of a blimp-like airship appears between himself and the camera. Some kind of magical illusion for Mid's benefit.
The explanation which follows is suddenly very technical. He won't go into exacting detail right now since they're not actively trying to build the thing. However, he will explain enough to Mid that she can get a better grasp of how and why these sorts of vehicles manage to stay airborne. Any questions she has on top of that, he will patiently answer. ]
--Now, as for the means to deal with aggressive incursions from airborne ships...
[ This explanation is briefer and simpler and covers such considerations as typical weak spots on flying craft, disadvantages for those defending on the ground, disadvantages for those in the air, and so on. It's more like a military tactics lesson than an engineering one. The artillery needed to shoot something down may not exist just yet - not when they have mages who can simply fire spells into the air - but he has no doubt it will eventually. ]