Re: athasian space

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The origin of crystal sheres is tied to gods? When did this happen? Last I
remember, there was no officially endorsed origin theory...There's no reason
Athas wouldn't have a crystal sphere, and it's often referred to as closed
or unreachable in the published books. Following this theory, any sphere
without intelligent life or whose dominant life forms died out somehow would
disappear, leaving the planets/central fire body to the indelicate mercies
of the phlogiston, and creating one [insert expletive indicating an
unpleasant afterlife here] of an explosion.

!

Anyway. The main thing about gods and spelljamming is that gods need at
least 200 followers in a sphere for their priests to gain spells above third
level, if I recall. I may not be recalling too well, because my little
sister whalloped me in the back of the head with a crab-smashing mallet a
few hours ago...

~George Lavalle

"Art begins when a man wishes to immortalize the most vivid moment he has
ever lived."  - Arthur Symons




>From: Dustin Keckta <Mirai_Trunks@????????.???.net>
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>Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] athasian space
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:08:18 -0700
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>I do know this much: since Athas is a world without the aid of gods, (it
>cannot transmit faith energy or something like that) technically a crystal
>Sphere would not exist. I don't think Athas follows the laws of
>Spelljamming; it may have a crystal sphere created from the combined
>ambient
>Psionic energies of the people of athas, or, as I think, it may only be
>reachable by means of extra-planar travel. (this is hinted in the
>Planescape
>setting)
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: ryan conrad <isard@?????.com>
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>Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 2:41 PM
>Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] athasian space
>
>
> > does anybody know what is up with Athas and darksun's crystal sphere.
>isnt it supposed to be really far away and take centuries to get there by
>spelljamming, and once you get there you cant enter the crystal sphere or
>something?
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