Dune : Holtzman Shield

[Foriaa]

Shields use the Holtzman Factor to do some goofy ahh stuff. These are all the things that I could think of.

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Matter Manipulation​

The chameleon coating where matter interacting with the shield gets a pseudo - single - atomic layer.

"As matter impinges upon the outside surface of a Holtzman Shield, the electromagnetic bonds in the impinging matter undergo a phenomenon known as "chameleon coating," whereby the matter takes on an outward sheath of pseudo-atoms in a layer a single atom thick, at the intersection lines of the matter and the planar effect." - The Dune Encyclopedia

Radiation Manipulation (Limited)​

Emits radiation, although not too much to cause immediate damage.

"Commercial Defensive Shields are normally manufactured to admit all wavelengths from the very short-wave radio through gamma rays, and emit longer-wave radio. Though it might seem foolish to admit such dangerous wavelengths as the gamma and X ray wavelengths, the common decision has been that it is far better to expose oneself to a little background radiation than it is to have one's shield emitting dangerous radiation during a fight, possibly endangering unshielded bystanders. The ill effects of the radio emissions, on the other hand, cause, at worst, a bad bout of static in the immediate neighborhood." - The Dune Encyclopedia

Absorption and Attack Reflection?​

“Energy ‘absorbed’ by a planar field when it is struck by a fast-moving object is instantaneously re-radiated, in wavelengths throughout the electromagnetic spectrum which complement those which the field admits.” - The Dune Encyclopedia

Physics Manipulation​

Anything moving faster than the "strike speed", around 5.81 - 9.332 cm/s, won't be able to budge through the shield.

"These atoms then sublimate into the planar field as the normal matter passes through the field, and the speed at which this atomic sublimation can proceed determines the velocity, called the "strike speed," at which the normal matter can pass through a planar Holtzman field. This speed varies depending upon the emission spectrum of the planar field, but is never less than 5.81665 cm/s for one-angstrom fields, and increases only to 9.322 cm/s for all-absorptive fields. An object attempting to pass through a planar field at a right-angle vector speed of more than the strike speed is faced with resistance which grows more intense as the fourth power of the velocity. When the speed is sufficiently high, the field becomes essentially solid to the impinging object." - The Dune Encyclopedia

Agree : @Saqphire @Youngwolf-0.1 @Ser_Hakim_Dayne

 

[Saqphire]

Looks good at a glance, I agree

 

[Youngwolf-0.1]

Shields use the Holtzman Factor to do some goofy ahh stuff. These are all the things that I could think of.

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Matter Manipulation​

The chameleon coating where matter interacting with the shield gets a pseudo - single - atomic layer.

seems fine to me

Radiation Manipulation (Limited)​

Emits radiation, although not too much to cause immediate damage.

Yea

Absorption and Attack Reflection?​

Yea, this should have attack reflection

Physics Manipulation​

Anything moving faster than the "strike speed", around 5.81 - 9.332 cm/s, won't be able to budge through the shield.

neutral on this

 

[Foriaa]

neutral on this

Forgot to add this:

"He could analyze it now. His shield had been activated, set low but still enough to slow molecular interchange across the field barrier. And he had been pushing himself away from the table…that and Piter’s shocked gasp which had brought the guard captain darting forward into his own doom."

Let me know if you want more context/lore behind it.

 

[Youngwolf-0.1]

Let me know if you want more context/lore behind it.

No, this is enough for physics manip count me to agree

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

Matter Manipulation​

The chameleon coating where matter interacting with the shield gets a pseudo - single - atomic layer.

English is not my first language so I have trouble understanding how it works exactly, but I see how it is matter manipulation, I agree.

Radiation Manipulation (Limited)​

Emits radiation, although not too much to cause immediate damage.

Absorption and Attack Reflection?

Physics Manipulation​

Anything moving faster than the "strike speed", around 5.81 - 9.332 cm/s, won't be able to budge through the shield.

Forgot to add this:

Let me know if you want more context/lore behind it.

Agree too

 

[Foriaa]

English is not my first language so I have trouble understanding how it works exactly, but I see how it is matter manipulation, I agree.

Basically when something hits the outside surface of a Holtzman Shield the forces that hold its atoms together (called electromagnetic bonds) go through something called chameleon coating. That means the matter forms a super thin outer layer—only one atom thick—made of fake atoms (called pseudo-atoms).

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

When I think about it, I think we should check the canonicity of Dune before using texts from the Encyclopedia. Because from what I've read, Herbert Properties decanonized the Encyclopedia to make Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's books canon instead.

We should talk about it in a dedicated CRT or something like that.

 

[Foriaa]

When I think about it, I think we should check the canonicity of Dune before using texts from the Encyclopedia. Because from what I've read, Herbert Properties decanonized the Encyclopedia to make Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's books canon instead.

We should talk about it in a dedicated CRT or something like that.

Yea, I actually wanted to speak on that. I think there’s compelling evidence for it being Canon Pre Hunters of Dune.

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

Yea, I actually wanted to speak on that. I think there’s compelling evidence for it being Canon Pre Hunters of Dune.

I think we have two choices for the canon of the Dune books:

- Either we separate them into two timelines: the original books + the encyclopedia (which will be a secondary canon), and the other timeline is the original books + the books by Brian Herbet and Kevin J. Anderson.

- Or we consider only one timeline, as Herbert Properties does: the original books + the books by Brian Herbet and Kevin J. Anderson.

 

[Foriaa]

I think we have two choices for the canon of the Dune books:

- Either we separate them into two timelines: the original books + the encyclopedia (which will be a secondary canon), and the other timeline is the original books + the books by Brian Herbet and Kevin J. Anderson.

- Or we consider only one timeline, as Herbert Properties does: the original books + the books by Brian Herbet and Kevin J. Anderson.

Should we discuss this in the Discussion Thread or here.

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

Should we discuss this in the Discussion Thread or here.

Discussion thread I think

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

Bump

 

[Foriaa]

bump

 

[Youngwolf-0.1]

Did you try contacting any staff members?

 

[Foriaa]

Did you try contacting any staff members?

I’m not sure which to contact.

 

[Youngwolf-0.1]

I’m not sure which to contact.

Just leave a message on their message wall

 

[XSOULOFCINDERX]

Bump.

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

Bump

 

[Ser_Hakim_Dayne]

Should we discuss this in the Discussion Thread or here.

I think we should do like the Dune wiki and split the timeline into three:

- Original Dune, so only the six books written by Frank Herbert.

- Dune Encyclopedia, The first 4 books of Dune and the Encyclopedia.

- Expanded Dune, The 6 books written by Frank Herbert and then all those by Brian Herbert.