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<blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 6315860" data-attributes="member: 13107">Need to cool down the talk.&nbsp; This is an interesting topic, with plenty of room for different ideas.&nbsp; Vitriol and hyperbole needs to be set aside.One of the interesting details is how closely how the ability works in combat is applied as a general case for world building.For example, because there is no estimation and no chance of failure when Jaunt is performed on a game grid, that can be taken as a statement that in the general world, there is no need for estimation and there is no chance of a failure.Or, the in combat mechanic can be taken as an approximation made to simplify combat, and the application in general is looser.&nbsp; That opens a lot of issues (as I pointed out earlier).Also, the basic assumptions of the world matter: Is the world mostly realistic, with extraordinary abilities and magic added on the edges, or are extraordinary abilities and magic common?For example, in a more realistic world, abilities which seem very small can have a huge impact.&nbsp; Replace Jaunt with &quot;Absolute Time Sense&quot; or &quot;Absolute Directional Sense&quot;, and suddenly ocean travel becomes a lot easier (historical reference: Sextant), and the world becomes smaller and safer.&nbsp; Or, if only one group had the ability, they dominate ocean travel, either as masters of the sea, or as a navigators guild and controlling it indirectly.Also, for a consideration of what Jaunt does, consider how much a difference it makes to have a masterwork steel drill (say, 1/2 inches wide by 2 feet long), and a small pebble with a light on it attached to a string.&nbsp; That defeats many material walls, making defensive fortifications a lot more expensive.&nbsp; A key point is that the man-power advantage of a fortification is overcome if the walls can be breached, and that becomes a lot easier with Jaunt.Also, stepladders (hardly rare items) would make a 30' wall only a little better than a 25' wall.&nbsp; I'd add 15' feet to the height to make for a more secure wall.&nbsp; 25' to 40' is a pretty big height difference.Thx!TomB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tomBitonti, post: 6315860, member: 13107"] Need to cool down the talk. This is an interesting topic, with plenty of room for different ideas. Vitriol and hyperbole needs to be set aside. One of the interesting details is how closely how the ability works in combat is applied as a general case for world building. For example, because there is no estimation and no chance of failure when Jaunt is performed on a game grid, that can be taken as a statement that in the general world, there is no need for estimation and there is no chance of a failure. Or, the in combat mechanic can be taken as an approximation made to simplify combat, and the application in general is looser. That opens a lot of issues (as I pointed out earlier). Also, the basic assumptions of the world matter: Is the world mostly realistic, with extraordinary abilities and magic added on the edges, or are extraordinary abilities and magic common? For example, in a more realistic world, abilities which seem very small can have a huge impact. Replace Jaunt with "Absolute Time Sense" or "Absolute Directional Sense", and suddenly ocean travel becomes a lot easier (historical reference: Sextant), and the world becomes smaller and safer. Or, if only one group had the ability, they dominate ocean travel, either as masters of the sea, or as a navigators guild and controlling it indirectly. Also, for a consideration of what Jaunt does, consider how much a difference it makes to have a masterwork steel drill (say, 1/2 inches wide by 2 feet long), and a small pebble with a light on it attached to a string. That defeats many material walls, making defensive fortifications a lot more expensive. A key point is that the man-power advantage of a fortification is overcome if the walls can be breached, and that becomes a lot easier with Jaunt. Also, stepladders (hardly rare items) would make a 30' wall only a little better than a 25' wall. I'd add 15' feet to the height to make for a more secure wall. 25' to 40' is a pretty big height difference. Thx! TomB [/QUOTE]

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