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#going to play magic tomorrow before i fucken spend the whole afternoon packing ;; w ;;
oathofmoonlight ยท 9 months
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mini meta: Kaguya's prosthetic
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As is probably pretty evident now from the art, Kaguya has a prosthetic right leg.
Functionally speaking, the construction is pretty minimalistic in order to enable ease of access for cleaning and other such maintenance. The prosthetic itself (or at least the base of it; the remainder can, in theory, be removed, but that's a bit complicated due to joints and such) is fused to her body, which is the only way it really works - it's, in d&d terms, essentially an attuned item, and is magically powered. The benefit of it being magic rather than mechanical, however, is that it requires minimal maintenance. There are no wires or other such internal components that need replacement or a high tier of expertise to repair should something go wrong - the most maintenance she typically needs to do is keeping it clean, and most anyone with some skill in engineering and/or artificery could repair it pretty easily should anything break... in theory. The prosthetic itself is made from the ever-classic fantastic metal adamatine, which is the ideal combination of lightweight and durable for an adventurer's prosthetic, but it is also rare and expensive.
Despite being pretty cutting edge for her world, it is still somewhat limited - obviously, metal joints aren't really going to be as flexible or versatile as muscle is, so she does sacrifice some agility. (Which is fine by her. Agility was never her strong suit to begin with.) She also doesn't have any sense of feeling in the leg - engineering, magical or otherwise, was nowhere near advanced enough in her world to enable something like that. She's gotten used to it enough to where that's no longer a huge problem for her, but she does tend to have a bit more trouble on uneven terrain than the average person as a result.
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