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SilverwolvesForever — The Essence Rod

Published: 2013-01-20 05:52:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 798; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 8
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Description asked me to do some concept design for a fanfiction he is writing, which involves airships, explosions, and ponies...and this thing. I'll just let you know it's an essence rod; it's used to jumpstart spell matrices (what those are...well, you'd have to read the story...*shameless plug*)

Says he: "It is discovered that earth ponies can extract, or "mine," magical essence from leylines. They store it in containers at first, then they put them in these rods to use as huge, but inefficient, batteries. It is then discovered that one can program crystals and gems with spell "programs;” thought the only spell that works is an energy creating one. The spell is housed in a special device of gems and wires known as a "Perpetual Matrix Shell," but in order for it to work, it needs a "jump start" just like a car!

"Enter your Essence Rod! It provides the energy to start/power the spell, which in turn produces more energy to replenish the Rod, but also to funnel toward an extremely large gem which, upon reaction, turns into raw magilectricity, which is channeled up the transformers and syphoned off to other devices!"


Ponies (Left to Right): Quick Fix (levetation spell, holding the matrix over a base core), Graphite (charging spell, giving the core energy), and Night Light (with the clipboard. He also happens to be Twilight's father). None are OCs - all three actually show up in the background of the show every once in a while. Oh, and Princess Celestia and Luna are watching from the balcony above...

Anyway, this is probably the most complicated thing I've ever done, and already I'm finding glitches and things I forgot to take care of...but hopefully they aren't too noticable. When the day comes that I actually post a decent piece of art we should all have a party with some flying pigs. If you care to download it, please excuse the flaws.
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Comments: 11

Padmec3po [2013-01-24 14:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Very nice!

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SilverwolvesForever In reply to Padmec3po [2013-01-24 23:43:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Padmec3po In reply to SilverwolvesForever [2013-01-25 00:13:46 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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wisealma [2013-01-21 13:20:04 +0000 UTC]

well done here!

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SilverwolvesForever In reply to wisealma [2013-01-21 17:08:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Capt-Light-Shine [2013-01-21 03:49:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh this is just the start of a grand adventure! So much more awaits just beyond the horizon!

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SilverwolvesForever In reply to Capt-Light-Shine [2013-01-21 04:19:51 +0000 UTC]

Can't wait for you to finish the story

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Fin-Infinite [2013-01-20 22:44:07 +0000 UTC]

Now I get what you said about twenty-three layers.

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SilverwolvesForever In reply to Fin-Infinite [2013-01-20 23:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Eeyup. Slowed my computer down so much...now I know it's time to upgrade, if I'm going to be doing stuff like this regularly

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Arcolm [2013-01-20 19:49:05 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm. We still don't know what runs Equestria's street lamps at night IF they are run off of magic. I mean sure we know they use candles still. But what about the magic they used all the time? So mutch technological advancement came from Equestrians. Its hard to think that we've only seen part of it as of current.

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SilverwolvesForever In reply to Arcolm [2013-01-20 23:18:59 +0000 UTC]

and his co-authors have come up with some incredibly neat ideas about the use of magic as a power source. But you're right - there are so many hints of more advanced technology that leave much to hypothesize. Thanks for the comment!

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