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From:     Robert Burmeister <rburmei@????.???????.edu>
Date:     Tue, 09 Jun 1998 21:57:27 -0400
Subject:  Re: Grand Helm
Optimus wrote:

> >"When in wildspace, the Quad of Thay can travel at double
> >spelljamming speeds (that is can travel 200 million miles per day.)
> >Unfortunately, due to the magical phasing the ship goes through,
> >the Quad of Thay can never enter the phlogiston on its own power,
> >nor can it travel the rainbow oceans.
> >Only by being carried on the back of another spelljamming ship
> >able to navigate the flow could it be transferred to another crystal
> >sphere."
>
> So, why can't I install a backup major Helm in the Quad and use the
> major helm for Phlogiston Travel?
> If I understood it correctly, the helm, which is bolted to the ship,
> is the working one. So isn't it possible to switch the helm function
> from the grandhelm to the major helm?
>

I would imagine that since your "inside" the Grand Helm, there is no way to
turn it off.
In which case, installing a second helm would immediately tear the ship appart.


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SubjectFromDate (UTC)
Grand Helm    Optimus    08 Jun 1998 20:44:44
Re: Grand Helm    SHAKEYT@???.com    08 Jun 1998 23:04:55
Re: Grand Helm    Robert Burmeister    09 Jun 1998 11:45:26
Re: Grand Helm    Optimus    09 Jun 1998 15:55:26
Re: Grand Helm    Erik Loren Jerks    09 Jun 1998 16:08:56
Re: Grand Helm    Robert Burmeister    10 Jun 1998 01:57:27

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