Re: Space travel without helms

star sail, not a bad idea, or....

"mastsecuredmanufacturedmaterialmagicallyenhancedstellarwindpropellantdevice
sresemblingconventional
orgroundlingsailsbutwiththeabilitytopropelashipatmorethantwentyfivemillionmi
lesperdayorhigherdependant
ontheammountofsaiddevicesattatchedtowhichsoeverspatialbodyonewishestomove"

as the tinker gnomes would say :)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Davis, Daniel J. FC3 (SIMA SS07)" <DDavis@?????.?????.????.mil>
To: <SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Space travel without helms


> I agree with paul mana sail don't sound right star sail or something like
> that and i wouldn't go below 1/4 for speed half would be better.
>
> Daniel Davis
> thecatlord@???.con
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Westermeyer [mailto:westermeyer.3@???.edu]
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:38 AM
> To: SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com
> Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Space travel without helms
>
> I think some sort of special sail is th better route. I don't really
> like the name manasails, but it would accomplish the basic idea. Of
> course, making it impossible for 'sail' powered vessels to land would
> also help explain SJs relative lack of influence on large worlds like
> Toril, and help explain the need for asteroid ports and space
> stations.
>
> I also like the idea of sailed vessels being slower then helmed
> vessels, though perhaps 100 times as slow isn't  a good idea. maybe
> half speed...
> --
> "We sleep safely in our beds, only because rough men stand guard in
> the night, ready to visit violence upon those who would do us harm."
> H.G. Wells.
>
> Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer.3@???.edu
> Phd Candidate, History, Ohio State University
> Instructor, Humanities, Columbus State Community College
>
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