With the new Tech revolutions book out we got something cool for everybody. What struck me as unique is my favorite class, the Solarian, got a new cycle. I'm intrigued because this one seems to have cool setting hooks and somewhat expands it if you really want to separate the Solarians from the Electromagni.
Setting: How will Solarians view the Electromagni in your setting? Will they be viewed as heretics by those in the Cosmonastery? Do you think Kasathans dislike this upstart faction? Where do you think they would have their largest temples? I believe the Liavaran moon Arkanen would fit, as it's constantly storming there. The two native species, Dirindi and Sazarons, would make natural Electromagni. What neat name would their centers of worship be, Electemples? Do you think they're more science oriented, as a mirror to the more mystical leaning Solarians? How does electromagnetism work in a spiritual view of the universe? Something to do with how all living and constructed creatures use electricity to function, which technology also relies on? Tapping into resistance to temper themselves spiritually?
Mechanics: So the lightning attunement is easy to understand with its changes. Plasma sheath now covers your weapon in electricity, ray of light becomes a lightning bolt, constellation blasts are now miniature lightning storms. The difficult part for me, is resistance. What does that effect look like for Solar armor or a weapon? How does controlling resistance create wormholes, or allow you to harm with Crush? How do these new aspects of the cycle work with Sidereal influence? I'm not experienced with electromagnetism/physics to think of fitting lore besides ts magic.
Whats everyone's thoughts? I'm excited as my favorite class has a cooler aspect I think I'll stick with.
I could see the gravity powers being created by like electromagnetics, but don't really 'get' how they tie into resistance. It doesn't help that my brain associates resistance with heat, more than anything else.
Electromagnetism I suppose?
Resistance is literally electrical resistance
Crush is grabbing the electrons of someone's mass and crushing them inward
Wormhole is an ultrathin superconducting wore you travel along as electricity freakazoid style.
That's about all I got.
Also bear in mind that Solarians are ultimately not powered by science, their abilities are magical in nature. Electromagni don't need to have a strict scientific explanation for how their powers work anymore than their more traditional cousins do. How does electrical resistance make a wormhole? By the power of the cosmic cycle. And also magnets.
That's just admitting that it's non-sensiscal to me. Graviton had gravity powers. Photon had fire/light/radiation powers. Solarian's power is tied to the cosmic cycles, but, they still aligned with the flavour of what aspects of the cycle they were associated with. Even the electromagnets element some of us are mention would have them fall under the electrical side rather than the resistance side.
Would probably have been easier if they just removed the 'cycle' aspect and just had photon convert over or something.
