Re: Cloaking Helms

Downer, Chris wrote:
>
> >
> >Help!  I would like to get a copy of the stats on cloaking helms, but neither
> >I
> >nor any of my friends have a copy of Dragon #159. (Figures!) Could somebody
> >please post it or send it to me?  Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Also send me a copy too thanks.

Here is a short description of a cloaking helm for the benifit of those
who don't have Dragon#159

Much the same a normal helm in appearance etc. Sold by the Arcane, so
bound to be very expensive.
Allows the mage to divert power from moving the ship into wrapping an
illusion of empty space around the ship. This prevents the ship from
being seen from afar, but doesn't effect the crew or spelljamming mage.
The only way to detect a cloak ship is ESP, or similare detection
spells.
If a cloaked ship passes with 1000 yards of another ship the cloaked
ship appears as a blurry spot in space, and light coming throught the
area is altered, creating a slight rainbow effect around the edges of
the cloak.
This is hard to see but can be spotted by a trained lookout (base 10%
chance).
The cloaks can be maintained for a maximum of 3 turns per day and can be
active only when the ship is at tatical speed. If the cloak ship attacks
by using ramming or missle weapons then the cloak is dissipated.
Gains a +4 bonus to suprise if attacking when cloaked though.
Value 350,000 gp.

Well hope that is useful for you. By the way in my campaign I altered
this to allow the ship to remain cloak as long as someone remained on
the helm, and the ship was at tatical speed. It could not however attack
while cloaked and had to drop the cloak before attacking. The ship with
the cloaking helm could however continue to remain cloaked as long as
was needed.

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