Welcome to the fifth writing club update!
As I’m sure is the case with many of you, the news on my feed has been getting greyer along with the clouds outside, and so I find myself looking to solar punk as a glimpse through those clouds, at a better possible present.
I hope you are keeping safe and warm, and that your projects have been a source of strength and comfort for you.
Onward to our Participants!
- @JacobCoffinWrites - October goal
- @hazeebabee - October goal
- @grrgyle - October goal
- @okasen - October goal
As always, anyone and everyone is extremely welcome to comment or share their own work. And if you’d like to be included in the next writing club update, simply say what you’re working on this month.
Have a good November, folks. :)
So exciting youll be doing your first playthrough of the game! I hope everything goes smoothly & I bet seeing it get played will give you lots of ideas of new things you want to add on or change lol
I also took a look through your nautical slrpnk write up and its so useful! Detailed, accessible, and well organized.
One thing that popped into my head while reading through it is wondering if there’s the possibility for hybrid sail and solar ships. I know they’re working on making solar fabric & if the sails were made of that fabric maybe they could produce enough energy to support things like reefer ships and other things. It would also make folding masts more viable because the stored solar energy could power the boat as it enters port & needs to lower the masts in order to fit under bridges. It’s not a modern ship usage (which i know you were focusing on) more of a scifi concept that might make sense in a fictional setting.
Thanks! I hope running the game sessions will provide some good perspective and things I missed. I’m told the only thing you can count on as a GM is for your players to surprise you.
Solar sails are a cool idea - I think the feasibility would mostly depend on the fabric. How sturdy it is, whether it can stand up to the strain of pulling the ship along in a full wind, how well it handles being rolled up and unrolled again and again.
Yeah lol, other minds have a way of going a completely unexpected direction. It can be fun to see how an outside perspective views your world though :) ive definetly thrown off a few GMs with my unexpected game choices lol
& yeah the logistics are way beyond what we could do currently, more so a cool sci fi concept to daydream about