Re: A problem to solve

On Mon, 6 May 2002, Rian A. McMurtry wrote:

> I'm anticipating my PCs a little here, and asking for input from the sages of
> the list.  In an AD&D context, what would be required to get the ship from
> S3, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, off the ground?
> For those unfortunates who are unfamiliar with the ship in question, it is a
> 220' high, 540' diameter disc section of a sci-fi starship, made of high-tech
> metal with heavy machinery on board.  There are no indications of functional
> engines.

If I've done my math right, it weighs in at 413 ship tons (volume of a
cylinder is, IIRC, height x area of the base). I don't think that any
standard spelljamming helm could move it.

Rich Gant
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