Re: helms and the XXI century

On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Boris Karpa wrote:

> I'm composing a weird campaign.

That's always fun.  Weird campaigns are good.  :)

> It speaks of a conspiracy of modern-day mages. These guys have
> "rediscovered" the art of magic and attempt to take over the world,
> using all sort of wierd plans (not SJ related, so I'll not list them
> here). Also, some orgs (FBI, FSB, CIA) are also tracking the wizards to
> try to use them for themselves. However, some of the mages  plan to
> escape Earth and all the evil guys by building a helm or somesuch and
> linking it to a modern warplane. Do you think it would work? And if yes,
> how? Any help? (AD&D stats won't be of much - I'm using Fuzion).

Hmmm...

A few problems come to mind.  A fighter jet wouldn't carry much atmosphere
(assuming you use the gravity plane and related effects when you cross
over to Fusion), and it would be limited to a fairly small crew.  (And
*don't* use the jets - you will simultaneously foul and deplete the
atmospheric envelope to no effect.)  If you want a plane, a Lear jet or a
C-130 might be better choices.  So would a submarine,if you want to get
farther afield.

Now that I think about it, a sub might be a better vehicle to use.  It is
hermetically sealed and has its own internal air supply (to supplement the
atmospheric envelope), giving it better range.  Replace the sonar with
radar and the torpedo tubes with missile launchers, and it could even
fight in space (assuming you use a military sub).  On the down side,
you're using either a diesel boat or a nuclear boat.  The diesel sub will
foul the atmospheric envelope pretty quickly, and the nuclear sub will
stop working rather quickly (as they are glorified steamships, and water
intakes won't work in space).

In general, however, the idea seems sound.  You'll just need to think
about some of the mechanics.

Richard Gant
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