Re: Vodoni Aftermath - Strategy

Greetings,

In our last episode, Kent Lerch said:

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Re: Destroying sun
>Also, I just wondered what effect "putting out the sun" would have
>on Vodonispace; if I recall correctly this does not entail the destruction of
>the worlds, but "just" the extinguishing of all light (and heat?) from the sun -
>I mean, the Illithids and the Vampire from Crystal Spheres had planned on
>staying in these spheres, didn't they? 

	Yes, they did.  Though I doubt either would survive long with the
destruction of their food source (no sun = no food for people = no food
for vampires/illithid).  

>The effect might thus be only a long-term
>one (crop failure), which would give the Vodoni time to think up some
>countermeasures (like the Sun Seeds from Crystal Spheres). 

	During which time most of them (or at least their "enforcers") 
would die, weakening them enough for an assault.  In theory, at least... (:

>Are there
>any other Armageddon devices mentioned in the Spelljammer supplements? 
>Other world-wrecker strategies might be the use of Witchlight Marauders, the
>Reigar Master Stroke, or the magic employed by the Elves to blow up Borka. 

	The Tales of the Eternal Wanderer also has something called
"Mosaic", which is a green goo that acts kinda like Project Genesis
from Star Trek -- destroy a world, and rebuild it.

>The latter incidient seems especially worthy of note, as it
>is also mentioned that the elves realized something then "that has coloured
>their military thinking since that time: planetary invasion is expensive, in
>terms of manpower, ships, and material: planetary >destruction< is not"
>(Greyspace, p. 55). 

	Gotta love those elves... (:

>Any ideas, comments and other examples for world-wrecker strategies are most
>welcome! BTW, what's the best way to destroy a phlogiston river, Eugene? ;-)

	Someone on this list created a "Boost Flow River" (or something
like that) spell, which thickens the flow to allow a ship to move faster.
Well, if we assume that kind of magic exists, then I'm sure that the IEN
can come up with a way to permenantly (or even long-term temporary)
destroy a river.

-Static

ps.  I wonder if Clockwork Horrors could be "pointed in their direction"?
They're pretty good at destroying spheres.  It'll at least give the good
guys time to think.

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