Re: attack craft

>
> Has anyone thought about using flying creatures as fighter "craft"?
> You know: pegasi, dragons, rocs, etc. The "pilots" would need no
> magical abilities, although wizard pilots that could cast spells
> could be devastating. Sniping at crew with arrows and lobbing vials
> of greek fire are possible non-magical attacks. Dragons, although
> rare, obviously have deadly long-range attacks "built in".
>
> The main problems I see right now are speed and air. The creatures
> would need something like Haste potions to out run spelljammers. And
> their personal air-envelopes don't last very long.
>
> Solutions? Objections?

There is already someone on the net that has covered this, I haven't
got the URL, but you'll find a link at Static's page. It called
Dragon Dreams and the creator is Jerry Stratton.

As for the air-envelope. J. Stratton uses an example of a ranger on a
pegasus flying from the moon to Mars in 4 days and 13-? turns without
breaking one drop sweat. (They will though be hard pressed if it turns
out that the air-envelope of Mars is fouled or worse, as they have air
for 5.3 days :-) ).


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