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Da Vinci Machines

Fantasy is usually swords-and sorcery, set in

a time before gunpowder and technology. Some

settings allow dwarves to build steam engines

or manufacture gunpowder. If you’re running a

psuedo-historical fantasy game, you might wish

to set it as late as the Rennaissance.

Here we take a look at using Da Vinci

machines in a fantasy setting. It’s an official,

and free, add-on for the Fantasy Gear Toolkit .

choice. If you do, you might wish to consider

using the Weird Science rules as a starting

point. Fly , for instance, may be a helicopter,

whereas burrow might be a drilling machine

(useful in sieges) and blast a revolutionary

new cannon. Not every power is suitable for

turning into a Da Vinci machine, however.

Unfortunately, Weird Science uses Power

Points, and equating these to non-magical

devices can be difficult. For instance, if you

have a new type of cannon (blast), what’s

to stop you simply reloading it? A flying

machine ( fly ) might resonably be powered by

gears or even pedal power, but why should it

not be rewindable or able to fly as long as

the pilot has enough stamina?

The easiest solution if you intend to use

Weird Science is to have them require a

unique fuel source. Maybe clockwork devices

are powered by crystals, which store a charge

and then release it over time. Once drained,

they take time to replenish their energy.

The cannon, for example, might produce

such power that the barrel gets red hot.

Power Points thus equate to the time it

takes for the barrel to cool. Sure, you could

pour water on it to help it cool quicker, but

since Power Points represent a finite limit

to a devices’ usage, the barrel would crack,

rendering the entire device useless.

What Are They?

Da Vinci machines are gizmos based on

the sketches and plans of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Although fantastical for their time, there

is evidence that they could have worked

had any of them being constructed. Unlike

“steampunk” devices, they work on the

principal of gears and clockwork rather than

steam engines.

Of course, not all of Da Vinci’s machines

were clockwork, or indeed fantastical. His

machine for storming a castle wall is simply

a variation on the siege towers of old.

Making Machines

If you’re thinking about using Da Vinci

machines, you’ll first need to consider how

to introduce them into your setting. It doesn’t

matter whether they’re bult by dwarves or

exist as “what ifs” in a pseudo-historical

game—someone created these devices and

you need an entire of how they function.

Mundane Items

If you want Da Vinci devices to be more

mundane, the best option is simply to device

a list of standard equipment. Players might

be able to buy these items, depending on

their rarity, but they can’t knock one up from

spare parts found in their workshop.

Weird Science

Whether you allow your characters to

manufacture Da Vinci machines is a personal

Aerial Screw

Da Vinci Trappings

Here’s a list of possible Da

Vinci-style machines as trappings

for Weird Science. The list isn’t

exclusive, but Da Vinci machines

shouldn’t be able to mimic mental

powers, such as puppet or beast

friend, any form of healing, or

more unusual powers, such as

teleport..

Armor: Metal plates for a

vehicle, such as a cart.

Barrier: Pop-up wooden

fortificati, held down on springs

until released..

Blast: Cannon.

Bolt: Advanced flintlock.

Burrow: Digging machine.

Burst: Flamethrower.

Environmental Prot: Diving

suit (water) or flame retardent suit

(fire)

Fly: Helicopter, ornithopter,

wings.

Obscure: Smoke generator,

smoke bombs.

Speed: Clockwork engine.

The aerial screw is a pedal-powered,

single person flying machine. It comprises

of a large, upturned screw attached to a

small platform by a shaft. The pilot rotates

the shaft, and thus the screw, by pedaling,

efffectively pulling the device off the ground.

Forward momentum is provided by the

wind, and thus the pilot hass little control

over which direction he goes. More advanced

versions might use a fan attached to the

same pedals or powered by a passenger to

provide forward momentum.

Pedalling is, of course, quite tiring,

especially for long periods and without the

benfit of advanced gearing. For every 10

minutes the device is pedalled, the pilot must

make a Vigor roll or suffer a level of Fatigue.

One Fatigue level is recovered after 5 minutes

of rest. If the pilot stops pedalling while

airborne, however, the device plummets to the

ground at 20” per round.

Acc/Top Speed: 3/12 (2/6 with fan);

Climb: 3; Toughness: 8 (2); Crew: 1; Cost:

$1000.

Notes: —

Armored Car

As such, there are no firm rules or

guidelines for creating a Da Vinci machine—

you simply give the device whatever it needs

to function. Some devices you can build as

vehicles, others are weapons or items with a

specialized purpose. Not every device needs

to have some “super power,” such as flight or

the ability to destroy castle walls in a single

shot.

Don’t fret too much over the game

mechanics. So long as the device is

reasonably balanced, serves it function, and

doesn’t become the “must have” item in the

setting, you can’t go far wrong.

A Da Vinci armored car, also called a tank,

is a tortoise shell design designed to protect

the crew. Comprised of wood reinforced with

metal plates, the shell protectes an inner

turret and the workings. The entire device

move on wheels, protected by the shell, and

is powered by a crew of six who use gears

and cranks to propel the vehicle.

This version has a series of portholes around

the shell, which allow gunners to pick which

arc they wish to fire in. A single cannon

protrudes from the front. When reloading, it is

pulled back inside, and a hinged wooden hatch

closes to seal the temporary breech.

Acc/Top Speed: 2/6; Toughness: 13 (4);

Crew: 6+8; Cost: $6000.

Notes: Heavy Armor

Weapons:

• Cannon (20 shots)

Example Devices

This section looks at a sample of Da

Vinci devices, from armored vehicles to

watercraft, and cannon to more innocuous

items. Although based on Da Vinci’s working,

a great deal of liberty has been taken with

some of the devices to make them usable in

a roleplaying game.

Diving Suit

Da Vinci diving suits come in two forms—

tube fed and self-sufficient. Tube fed suits

are made from leather and have a cane hose

fixed by leather joints to allow flexibility.

Steel rings in the canes prevent them from

collapsing under pressure. The top of the

hose extends above the water and is held in

place via a float.

The diver can remain submerged

indefinitely, although there is a practical limit

as to how far he can go before sucking in air

becomes impossible due to pressure. How far?

It’s your setting, so you decide. We suggest

about 20” as a guideline.

Self-sufficient suits are far more elaborate.

A leather bag rinfoced with metal rings

provides a supply of air and allows the diver

to move freely without getting his hose

tangled or revealing his presence to watchers

above. Again, there are limited as to how deep

the diver can go and how long a bag of air

lasts, but these are questions you need to

answer.

Tube Fed: Weight: 15; Notes: +1 Armor

(entire body); Cost: $500.

Self-Sufficient: Weight: 15; Notes: +1

Armor (entire body); Cost: $750.

Flying Ship

The flying ship is one of the more

fantastical devices available. Roughly the

same size as a sloop, power is provided by

two huge wings, which flap in a manner

similar to that of a bird. Five crew power each

wing, using a gigantic oar-like mechanism

which is moved in a rowing fashion.

The reason for the large crew is to allow

shift changes. Unless the crew are changed

every hour, they automatically suffer a level

of Fatigue for the exertion. A 20-man crew

can keep the flying ship airborne indefintely

(or until supplies run out, anyway).

Acc/Top Speed: 2/10; Climb: 3;

Toughness: 13 (4); Crew: 20+8; Cost: $40,000.

Notes: Heavy Armor

Weapons:

• Eight cannons (20 shots each)

Hull Rammer

Eight-Barrel Organ

The hull rammer is a device used to sink

ships, and is most often employed by divers.

It comprises of a U-shaped iron bar with

a central screw. To use it, the “legs” of the

device are placed against non-adjacent planks

of a ship and the screw turned until it bites

into the middle plank. A second screw then

forces the legs of the U upward, cracking the

hull plates.

Damage is inflicted each round. When the

vessel is Incapacitated, it begins to sink. Any

critical hit caused by the weapon is always a

hull hit.

Damage: 2d6; Weight: 10; Str: d8; Notes:

Can only be employed against wooden ships,

AP 4; Cost: $400.

This is a primitive machinegun, comprising

of eight muskets or bowchasers (small

cannon) mounted on a wheeled carriage

and arranged in a fan pattern. Although the

eight guns are locked in their fan-shape, the

entire fan be quickly be rotated via handles,

allowing the gunner to adjust his aim for a

better shot. A screw allows for the elevation

to be adjusted.

All barrels are fired simultaneously, and

use two Cone Templates. Place the small ends

of the template adjacent poiting away from

the organ. Everything in the template must

make an Agility roll at -2 or take damage.

Although reload times are slow, the entire

barrel fan can be removed and replaced.

Changing the fan takes just two rounds.

Because of the gun carriage, a single gunner

can pull the entire assembly at his base Pace.

He cannot run, however.

The 33-barrel organ has three rows of

11 barrels fixed in a straight line. Each row

can be fired independently or as a collective

whole. Still use the Cone Templates, but

increase damage by one die if two rows are

fired and 2 dice if all three rows are fired.

Range: Cone; Damage: 2d8 (muskets)

or 3d6 (bowchaser); ROF: 1; Notes: 1 round

per barrel to reload/2 rounds to change the

assembly; Cost: $2000.

Self-MovingCar

The self-moving car is a cart frame to which

are attached a complex set of leaf springs and

gears. The leaf springs are “hand-loaded” and

release energy to the wheels through the gears.

Each wheel is independently powered, though

only the front wheels are steered by the driver.

Ten minutes of powering the springs provides

one hour of drive time.

A more advanced of the armored car

uses this mechanism to provide pwoer, thus

removing the need for the large crew.

Acc/Top Speed: 3/6; Toughness: 11 (2);

Crew: 1+3; Cost: $2500.

Notes: Four Wheel Drive

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