Re: helm creation

Thatotherguy wrote:

> and here's a question I've always had:  can I create an
> artifurnace using a minor helm as a power source?)

My gut instinct would be to say no. Not so much because a helm isn't powerful
enough to theoretically power an artifurnace (heck it might be, it might not
be), but because the artifact in an artifurnace has to be active for the
artifurnace to draw power from it right? This would mean that there would be
two active helms on one ship (the minor helm, and the arifurnace), and this
creates all kinds of problems (including IMC big nasty explosions if the dice
cooperate ;-).

> Other than that mages can always use the spells create minor helm and
> create major helm (though we don't know if permanency works with these
> spells)

I would rule that permanency would work with these spells, but the helm itself
would have to be specially prepared with enchant an item, and would have to
have the right materials (just like creating any other magical item). I make
these 'lesser' permanent helms less able to withstand damage IMC (in fact I say
that the energies involve actually mean that you use the basic saving throws of
the material it's made out of...with a -2 penalty), and then there's the fact
that unless the spellcaster is of a high level he probably won't be able to
create a helm which can power, say, a 100 ton ship.

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