Warps

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:24 pm

Cris wrote:

Here is the information on Warps that will be in the Sourcebook:

Most Awakened Celestials can make Warps. Because this is a physical ability, some Celestials are born without it, much the same way that some Humans are natural athletes and some are not. Celestials who cannot make a Warp can still use them, however. No gear or Celestial technology is required to create a Warp.

A Warp works like this: The Celestial creating the Warp must be able to physically see the destination. The Celestial reaches out with her mind—through the space/time she currently occupies—and grabs the space/time at the destination. She then pulls that bit of the fabric of space/time to her location, as though she were reaching out and grabbing an object. When that bit of space/time from the destination reaches her current location, the Warp opens and the Celestial is then flung through the Warp to the destination, much in the same way a rubber band snaps back into place after it’s been pulled out of shape.

The Celestial who created the Warp does not have to be the last one through the Warp. Once it is opened, the Warp stays open for roughly six minutes and during that time, any number of Celestials can move through it. However, a Celestial can create a “personal” Warp, which is genetically coded for that specific Celestial and cannot be used by others.

Warping is used to arrive at a destination quickly and is used the way Humans and Terrapyres run. Like running, it takes more energy that walking but is not physically draining.

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:33 pm

Cris wrote:

I would like to open an discussion about Warps to explore the possible things than can go wrong when a Celestial Warps.

One of the things than can go wrong in Warping is if the Warper encounters a space/time anomoly even on a hyper-microscopic level. This would be like hitting a speed bump in the space/time slipstream traveling 120 light years per second. After all, in seriousneess, the speed of a warp is just under light speed. If a Celestial were to hit one of these anomolies, his quantum map, which normally would not be scrambled during a Warp like it is during a Morph, could become confused. This would be rare, but possible. And could potentially be devestating if a Celestial were carrying a child.

E.J., in the Mardi Gras 3000 Universe, what might cause one of these slipstream anomolies?

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:41 pm

AreaneCreator wrote:

Can a Celestial carrying a child even go through a warp? I know they can't morph with their child, but warps are okay? Just wondering. I think I remember talking about it before, but it escapes me Good question and information, though, Cris. I didn't know how a warp worked. That's really cool.

Are portals similar? They just need to be more structured and stuff because the portal is leading to another space/time/dimension?

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Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:07 am

EJ wrote:

Warps, Portals and Thresholds all work in the same way. They pinch space/time together (like making a burrowed tunnel). They decombine and then recombine the same matter -- they do not take a picture of the matter and then recreate it from other mass (as a transporter would).

If (for instance) the Grail dropped right next to a Warp, Portal or Threshold when a Celestial was using it, the Grail would cause ripples through that "end" of the pinch and this could very well scramble or confuse the decombined matter. It may not naturally be able to recombine on the other end.

However, this would be very rare.

Pregnant Celestials should not use Warps, Portals or Thresholds if they can be avoided.

EJ

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Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:43 pm

JenDiMarco wrote:

So... a pregnant Celestial should, basically, not be active on Earth in the battle for the Grail? Which would require them to use Warps and Thresholds all the time?

I ask about this because so very many Celestials are involved in the battle and I'm concerned that birthrate would drop dramatically if pregnancy poses risks on Earth. Also, if the danger is such, why were so many 3D Celestials born? Though, come to think of it, how common are 3D Celestials?

Jennifer

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Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:46 am

AreaneCreator wrote:

Well, I know that Celestials could be in their outposts while pregnant, but I suspect that a Celestial couple would decide about having a child and would return to Hom for the year that a child is carried.

We know some Celestials have children on earth, however, because of this in the sourcebook:

"Three dimensional Celestial children had few to none of their parents’ fourth dimensional attributes. To make matters worse, children of Celestials who became pregnant on Earth but gave birth on Hom, appeared devoid of life and resonance. They were, in fact, 3D creatures trying to exist within four dimensions. On Hom, the birth of these children sent shock waves through the Celestial community. Very quickly it became apparent that any child conceived on Earth could never live on Hom. Not only did these children have to be born on Earth, but they could never return to their homeworld. Their condition was called XXX or “dimensional reduction.”

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Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:14 am

JenDiMarco wrote:

Hm. Good facts there, Launa. I'm curious how EJ will weigh in this one. The Warp and Threshold danger must be uncommon enough (low enough risk) that it's considered but not really a hard rule to avoid them.

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