Polymath
Leonardo da Vinci designed a lot of war machines during his career. Luckily, I have recently been able to visit a display of wooden models of his inventions in a Tuscan museum. The sheer amount and diversity of his inventions is simply mind-boggling. Luckily (?) it appears that none of his designs were ever actually used, but if you're a
weird fantasy referee, you may safely transform your Renaissance setting into a "Renaissance-punk" one.
Leonardo da Vinci lived almost exactly 100 years before the Blood Countess, so you may consider that, by the times of the Csachticz campaign setting, whatever secret machines he had created had spread all the way to the Fair Kingdom and the surrounding warring empires.
You may have a look at this
blog entry here, and at my pictures below for inspiration.
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| Glider (simpler design, with a rudder) |
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| Glider (wing-like) |
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| Vertical Parachute |
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| Artificial Wings |
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| Bicycle |
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| Mechanism to counter siege ladders |
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| Scythe Chariot |
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| Ninja-Style Climbing Gear |
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| Ninja-Style Water Walking Gear |
