Re: Strong/Weak Gravity Theory attn Static was Re: MAGIC: Spelljamming

---Reply to mail from Static about [SPELLJAMMER] - re: MAGIC: Spelljamming

> Howdy folks who are still following this,
>
> In our last episode, steve swenson said:
>>>>  I don't have the rules here but I believe the helm itself (in the sense
>>>>of normal helms minor and major) must be attached to the vessel in order
>>>>to be active. Merely putting a helm on the deck without anchoring it will
>>>>not work.  (Let me know if you can find this... I believe it to be true.
>>>>And if it is it is further corrobative evidence from the text.)
>>>
>>> No, this is quite true, a helm must be bolted to a vessel for it to work,
>>> this is in the text (sorry, no time to hunt for the quote).  But that
>>> doesn't really affect my problems here.
>>
>>  Well I extrapolate my understanding from this requirement and the nearly
>>identical wording on towing.  Thats why I mentioned it.  I believe the
>>helm is providing both the tower and the towee with a unified
>>propulsive/bouyancy force.  In static's words an isolated inertial frame.
>
>   If touching doesn't create an inertial frame, then a person who's
> standing on the "bottom" of a ship near the ground would fall off, since
> they're not attached.  And two squidships (with minor helms) who ram each
> other and get stuck (creating a rigid bond, probably stronger than rope)
> are now dead in space because they're attached and neither helm can "tow"
> the combined mass.
>
>   If that's all true, then this system is far too complicated for
> my campaign.  I use GAE for gravity and a "wet rock" analogy for air
> envelope interaction.  These two simple rules solve all my problems,
> and keep terrestrial physics pretty much as they were. :)
>
> -Static
>
> --
>          May His Shadow fall upon you.
>

 Hmm, Static ... I really thought I had explained my model.  It really
isn't complicated at all.  Where did I throw you?


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