It's a tower powered by refined hex crystals. Runic magic integrated with technology. The tower establishes a point of origin for the magic gate. Entering one portal pushes you out of another. It--
[Uses his armpit to lean on the crutch, then uses his hands to aaaaaalmost put the palms together.]
If our world is a plane represented by a flat piece of paper, and it's folded, you could poke a hole through and go from one side of the paper to the next. You bypass the whole journey over the land. That's a Hexgate.
[oh, she will listen to this. she's not extremely tech nerdy, but enough that she can follow. magic doesn't exist in her universe, but psychic abilities and technology are somewhat hard to distinguish from magic.]
I see. I'm not familiar with how magic works, but there are similar types of technology that I'm aware of. Generally, what's used to travel in space over long distances is a little like that, but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to explain it in enough detail to be interesting to you.
We use a tachyon drive - it's powered by particles that can travel faster than light. When you engage those particles you enter a wormhole that permits you to travel great distances nearly instantaneously; distances that could otherwise take years or centuries to traverse. This ship almost certainly has that capability as well - we couldn't be out here somewhere this remote otherwise.
[The way his eyes get the biggest, hungriest laser-focus when she starts talking. He's listening so intently, he probably forgets to even breath because he doesn't want to not hear what she's saying!!]
That is similar to Hexgates, but with more reach... It is something my partner and I would be interested in accomplishing later.
[Slaps intergalactic travel onto League of Legends.]
Yes, I had assumed this ship had... some sort of portable teleportation gateway. I would love to see it actually.
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It's a tower powered by refined hex crystals. Runic magic integrated with technology. The tower establishes a point of origin for the magic gate. Entering one portal pushes you out of another. It--
[Uses his armpit to lean on the crutch, then uses his hands to aaaaaalmost put the palms together.]
If our world is a plane represented by a flat piece of paper, and it's folded, you could poke a hole through and go from one side of the paper to the next. You bypass the whole journey over the land. That's a Hexgate.
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I see. I'm not familiar with how magic works, but there are similar types of technology that I'm aware of. Generally, what's used to travel in space over long distances is a little like that, but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to explain it in enough detail to be interesting to you.
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I... don't mind. I enjoy learning new things. Even a shorthand explanation could give rise to new, innovative ideas.
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That is similar to Hexgates, but with more reach... It is something my partner and I would be interested in accomplishing later.
[Slaps intergalactic travel onto League of Legends.]
Yes, I had assumed this ship had... some sort of portable teleportation gateway. I would love to see it actually.