Re: Self-sustained vessels?

--- Thatotherguy <spellj@??????????.com> wrote:
> > A Scribe Sceleton (an undead that writes down as you dictate).
>
> Why?  Is he worried about carpal tunnel?

Because it's easier to dictate your thoughts out loud sometimes.

> > A ring of sustenance (reduces but not eliminates need for food for
> > MAGE ONLY, not his familiar)
>
> In previous editions there are innumerable devices, if you don't care
> about variety.  Murlynd's spoon, barrel of saltpork, etc.  There's an
> ioun stone that removes this need as well, IIRC.  Of course, if he's
> got a green thumb a barge with a garden would handle this nicely as
> well.

I like the idea of a garden barge (or other SJ ship, if holds can be
converted to swimming pools for aquatic elves then laying down some
soil for a garden shouldn't be impossible) as it allows for food and
air.  I imagine the water requirements would be prohibitive to anyone
without a Hose erm... Decanter of Endless Water or other reliable way
of creating water.

> > A decanter of endless water
>
> Create a gate to the elemental plane of water.  Use a
> precipitation/cloudburst spell (cast wall of fog or fog cloud first
> if
> you're worried about not enough suspended water in your atmosphere
> after too long).  Conjure magical ice and let it melt (or chill a
> surface for water to condense on from your wall of fog...).  This
> one's
> far too easy to handle...

These would work if you didn't mind the chill of a wall of ice being
created every couple days (and the mess it could make in thawing).

> > Anything else?
>
> Air.  A garden, ioun stone, crown of the void, or any of innumerable
> spells would help here.

I imagine the first thing a mage living like this would do would be to
research a "refresh atmosphere" spell.  Any smart mage, anyway.