The Laws of Physics and How They're Followed in the Silver River

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The natural laws of the Silver River, at their core, operate somewhere between our laws of physics and the laws of physics that exists within the less realistic works of sci-fi. Moving faster than the speed of light is impossible and a ship in space continues to move even when its engines are killed until its momentum is counteracted, but flying cars and hoverboards are entirely functional products and the square-cubed law doesn't exist. Simply put, I intend to follow as much of the laws of physics as I can when it comes to space travel and the logistics of maintaining an interstellar government. Certain technologies, such as magnetically-accelerated slug weapons, energy shields, and plasma firearms, will be intended to be portrayed with a relative realism. The ultimate goal however is to have a universe in which all of the machines, weapons, and so on of the 80s sci-fi universe exist and can be used to deconstruct the typical trappings of those universes.

Certain laws, such as the square-cubed law, will be utterly ignored and do not exist within the universe's own laws. Likewise, the laws of thermodynamics and the idea of energy conservation may be thrown out the window owing to the Eldritch. Who can create and destroy energy at will, and likewise allow for a truly zeroed amount of heat.They can likewise warp the laws of reality to their whims and generally are not beholden to them in the first place, and thus certain non-adherence exists inherently. One might argue that this results in a shift from sci-fi to science fantasy, since it allows for constant violation of the rules of the universe. While I will concede this does allow for a certain amount of rulelessness and borderline 'magic' to exist within the Silver River, it is neither common nor the focus of the Silver River. It is the exception, not the rule when it comes to how the universe functions. It is closer to Lovecraft's use of creatures who could violate our universe's laws in horrific and often mind-melting ways, though usually without the same hostile intent and destructive outcomes. There can be as much benevolence behind these shifts in reality and the otherworldly beings that cause them as apathy and neglegence.

But for lesser beings, I.E. the normal inhabitants of the Silver River, there are far greater limits. The laws of thermodynamics and energy conversation do exist for them, but technology exits that allows these to be slightly bent. Especially to preserve the 80s aesthetic, with flying cars, gravity inside ships, and massive space stations with open areas for flying traffic. The heat generated by these living environments is more easily taken care of, there are technologies that can contain this heat to be later dispersed or reuse it effectively as energy to power various systems.