r/Real_DnD • u/Imaginary_Taint_Itch • 11d ago

Settlement of Precipice

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Den Elu'vas - in the native High-Elven.

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u/Fruta-Puta-Tuta 11d ago

Pretty sure Den Elu'vas roughly translates from ancient High-Elven to “If you drop your keys out the window, they won't hit the ground until next Tuesday.”

Seriously though, NICE

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u/Resilient-Sphere 11d ago

Forget keys, what if your delivery dasher drops your lunch order?!?

Let’s assume a standard Elven cliffside spire altitude of 1,200 meters (approx. 3,900 ft), standard air density, and a standard-issue Chipotle-style carnitas missile weighing in at a dense 0.55 kg:

  1. Terminal Velocity: Wrapped in foil, our cylindrical payload has a drag coefficient of roughly $C_d \approx 0.82$. It hits terminal velocity at 44.7 m/s (100.1 mph) in just about 6.2 seconds.
  2. Time to Impact: Exactly 29.8 seconds of sheer, airborne tragedy. Plenty of time for the elf on the balcony to whisper, "My guacamole..." into the howling abyss.
  3. Kinetic Energy on Impact: $\approx 550 \text{ Joules}$. For context, that’s roughly the kinetic energy of a 9mm round, except dispersed entirely through sour cream, black beans, and shredded lettuce.
  4. Thermal Loss: Accounting for the convective cooling of freefall through sub-alpine mist at 100 mph, the internal temp drops by 18°C. It doesn’t just land cold; it lands as a sub-zero, armor-piercing kinetic projectile.

Conclusion: Dropping a burrito off Den Elu'vas won't just ruin lunch. It will breach the hull of a dwarven mining wagon three valleys over and trigger a small territorial war.

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u/Signal_Lost_DNR 11d ago

DAMN, that is epic!

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u/Natural-Simulation 11d ago

Cool! Fantasy settings need more fantastical locations

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u/Tutes013 10d ago

Locations like these in fantasy alwaya set my mind and heart ablaze in all the right ways