Re: Star Trek musing

>
> >>        Now I have a question for you all.  What kind of helm would you need
> >>to power a starship?  A runabout is easily 25 tons.  If the starship in
> >>question is something like a Constitution class or Intreped class, we're
> >>easily talking about enhanced major helms.  If you're thinking of an
> >>Ambassador, Soverign, or Galaxy class... Ultimate Helm, no other way.
> >>
> > What about Major Helms linked together like a series helm... only more
> >powerful? Each moves up to 100 tons, but if they're linked their power
> >should be summed (2 helms 200 tons, 3 helms 300tons etc). Whaddaya think?
>
>         Actualy I think that if were going to use spelljamming helms we
> should have the nuber of helms^2 * 100 = tonage, 1 helm = 100 tons,  2 helms
> = 400 tons (200 each), 3 helms = 900 tons (300 each), otherwise you would
> need to have a 1/4 of a deck divoted to just the spellgaming room).
>         But personaly I think that wee should leave the tecnology & races of
> Star Trek just the way they are.
>
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   I am in the midst of writing some rules to allow just that (star Trek and
Co. operating as they might in a universe similiar to the "real one")  I
posted the first draft a while back.

   The rules/outline is available at
http://www.texmicro.com/~scott/adnd

      --steve