(09-12-2013, 12:38 PM)Magellan Wrote: .... multiple linkpearls? You only have two ears, and can join up to eight shells.
... indoor plumbing? Are there showers and flushing toilets in your version of Eorzea?
... travelling from city to city? Do you RP using the aethryte crystals? Or do you RP travel between town as actually taking time?
... electricity? Can my character make a pot of coffee in the morning, or is she sol? :p
More questions to come if I think of them...
Multiple Linkpearls
I think of Linkpearls as possibly being in the ear like others mentioned, but I personally like the idea of it being an earring. Put your finger to it to activate and speak into it or perhaps even to activate it for hearing and speaking through it. There's a scene from the story quest that presents its use quite similarly to the Codec used by Snake in the Metal Gear Solid games, so either the in-the-ear or earring works. If an earring, you can easily wear multiple ones. I don't know that IC I'd have multiple ones, though. Maybe, but not sure yet.
Indoor Plumbing
Considering the addition of magic and some levels of technology (airships for example), I imagine indoor plumbing would exist in Eorzea to some extent a little below our current real-world level but not archaic. Ancient Rome had indoor plumbing with baths and latrines with water that flushed away waste as well as an elaborate sewer system.
Traveling
I prefer to think of travel to be primarily by foot, followed by chocobo, followed by aetherite in less frequent situations. I like travel and journeying to be a part of the world and the ability to hop all over through teleportation magic used by anyone isn't a favorable option to me. But then, Swift is also not a magic user. I'd imagine a character who primarily does use magic would be more attuned to using aetherite a little more regularly.
Electricity
I don't think there would be electricity in Eorzea. However, here on Earth, coffee dates back to the 15th century, so there's no reason that a lack of electricity can deny your character the possibility of coffee.
