Re: Magic to aid farming in space

--- Michael Sandy <wuggadad@??????.com> wrote:
> I have a question or two about commanding undead:
>
> How long do commands last?
> If a Cleric commands some skeletons to transport water from a pond to
> a field, how
> long will they do that?

As long as they are supposed to.  Telling them to keep transporting
water is easy.  Now you have to irrigate so they have one spot to dump
it in.  They aren't good at determining where it shoudl go.

> Could a Cleric give each skeleton a different command:
> Skeleton 1:  With scythe, cut all grain in that field

Nonstandard wording (nonstandard to the creator) will confuse mindless
undead.  Also, define "cut grain".  A skeleton might try to cut grains
of sand in half.

> Skeleton 2-4:  Gather grain, carry it to wagon/grain storage silo
> Skeleton 5-6:  Thresh the grain

These are complex tasks.  How do you thresh grain?  It's not that easy,
it requires judgment and a lot more than three words.

> Could the Cleric then go to a different field, with a different set
> of skeletons, and
> give them commands?

Yes.  Once he has a system figured out.


> In general, there are only a few circumstances where a city will be
> dramatically
> larger than its local food supply:

No city will ever be larger than it's food supply.  No matter how far
away that supply comes from, people starve when they don't have food.

> Take a look at the big US cities, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles.
> Harbors, lakes
> and rail junctions.

Look at any US city.  All are larger than the immediate surrounding
food supply.

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