Re: helms

On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Downer, Chris wrote:

> > Realistic?  We're discussing a game in which wooden sailing ships can
> > magically fly between stars, through a medium which has been proven not to
> > exist, taking oxygen along by virtue of the ship's own inherent gravity.
> > With all of that in mind, you want realism?
> >
> > Could you explain what you mean, please?
> >
> 	First off Yes it is a game, But I prefer to make it as realistic as
> possible.

Fair enough.

> 	Now what do I mean? Well first off I run the my game with RL Physics
> with additions. Since Science is only scratching the surface of how the
> universe works, then magic (The undiscovered science) works along side of RL
> Physics. In fact it that part of physics which has yet to be discovered on
> Earth, (at least officially.)  Anyway the way I run helms is that all the
> strange effects (wooden sailing ships can magically fly between stars, air
> envelope and so on.) are caused by the magical effects of the helm.

Hmmm...that makes sense (mind, I wouldn't play that way myself, but it is
a really good idea).

[Snip Chris' explanations]

> 	Well this is it in a nut shell. Any questions?

Nope.  Your explanation made perfect sense.  I misunderstood what you were
saying in your earlier post.  (My apologies if I came across like a jerk.)

Richard Gant
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