Re: The Beholder Imperium-- Ships and Technology of Beholderspace

Greetings,

In our last episode, steve swenson said:
[Snip Re: Planetkillers]
>> 	If it can only be used for 2 hours/day, does that mean a planet
>> killer can only destroy a size F body in 12 x 1d4 days?
>
>    I don't think so since each period would be 14hrs/day so 1d4 days should
>be right.  Maybe you were thinking hours?

	I'm sorry, but that made no sense... (:  What periods are you
talking about?  Originally you said that they could only be used for
two continous hours before a day of rest was needed.  Did I misunderstand
something?

>Anyway I need some ideas for weaknesses that are somewhat logical to destroy
>these monstrous ships.  Obviously a straight on fight is probably not going
>to work unless it was  VERY large scale assualt.  A fleet battle would be
>nothing less than a planetary invasion.

	Let me get this straight:  You create a super planet-killer, and
want the list to find a way to kill it?  (:  My suggestion is plague.
Maybe the rebels could find a way to create the "blinding rot" mentioned
in the novels.

>  My thoughts:  The beholders use a series helm that is boosted to carry
>  upwards of 59,000 displacement tons (100cuy). In the case of the Star
>Swords  1.65x10^18 tons.
>
>                The drive needs to derive tremendous powers t boost the
>magical energies of the Helm.  It might be based on spheres of Annihilation
>and power drawn from it somehow. (I always thought of this thing as a
>magically shielded mini-blackhole)  Another obvious drive would to be use a
>positive/negative material drive electrical or explosive?

	I like the positive/negative material plane drive better...
Didn't somebody post one for the Star Trek conversions?

>    Question:  The beholders possess a technology that is powered by magic
>and by their own innate powers.  If we (humans) could invent a computer in
>1500 ad out of machine parts (A kinetic Computer proven to function from
>drawings sometime in the last coupla years)  Would the beholders be capable
>or interested in inventing a computer... Hmm, maybe an organic computer with
>orbi as its parts?

	You must be joking.  Computers?!?!  Who needs computers when you
can summon demons and ask them questions and/or bind them.  Hmm...  Then
again, what if the resistance created them and "leaked" the tech over.
Then they could create an internet.  Then they could get the beholders
waste all their time downloading pornagraphic images, during which time
the rebels can attack!  Or better yet, infest their computers with a
virus  (ala ID4)!  If you start including computers, you may as well have
tac-nukes and mammoth tanks... (:

	Hmm... Mammoth tanks...  :)

-Static

ps.  "Technolasers" could be called "Sunbolt (or Sunfire) Cannons".

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