Re: Armadas (was Re: A New Class for the SJ setting...)

>So, we have a primary hull of at least 80 tons, and a saucer section... uh,
>I mean citadel, that falls about 10 tons short of that.  Technically a major
>helm can't carry that.  To get around that mess, I decided that the elves
>actually have two helms running simultaniously.  The primary helmsman is
>using the major helm in the primary hull, while the secondary helmsman, or
>"co-pilot," is operating another major or minor helm in the citadel.  Since
>the two helms are in many ways working in series, they don't interfear with
>one another.  In effect, the second helm in the citadel gives the primary
>helm the extra "juice" it needs to drive a ship that comes close to weighing
>200 tons.
>
>It may take some tinkering to get the two helms to co-operate like this, but
>any arcane would know how to do it.  This and adjustment would be part of
>the instillation fee, which by arcane traditions is high enough to ransom a
>small kingdom.

Like is used for Zoocraft in the WCC? The series Major Helm has an SR that's
the average of the 2 Helmsman, BTW.





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