Re: Mtal Space : NEW Sphere

Yeah! Now we're cooking! These ideas will be integrated (in some bastardized
fashion no doubt) in my current write up. Just got some USGS maps I am
reworking for the Island of Garatoch as well. Keep 'em coming, shoot all the
holes in this that you can. I want the final to be starwheel proof.....
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From: "Night_Druid" <Night_Druid@??????????.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Mtal Space : NEW Sphere


> > MetalSpace- Revision 1.5- slightly less rough and still in need of
> > expansion, but better. This one integrates some ideas Adam had (Thanks a
> LOT
> > for those, they have set off a whole new train of thought for me) I am
> also
> > contemplating a 3.5 style template for 'Tochian sealife....
>
>     Heh, well, you're about to get some more :)
>
> > Garatoch
>
>     I like how dwarves can drink the water without ill-effect, and it
makes
> sense.  I'd also submit that gnomes should possibly gain a bonus to the
> save, because of their close relation to dwarves.  I dig the Hammer of
> Morradin :)
>
> > Verdigris
>
>     Ok, read this, and something struck me.  The greatest danger to an
army
> is not an enemy, but sheer boredom.  High pay is great, but if you do
> nothing but sit on your butt for months on end, well, it just sucks.  So
> here's a suggestion: Metalspace (sounds a bit silly, honestly...maybe a
bit
> more interesting name?) is not unknown.  In fact, it is well known.  So
thus
> there are all kinds of pirates, prospectors, and other undesirables trying
> to get into the sphere.  A common "sport" for the giff & dwarves might be
to
> be the first ones to find & destroy tresspassers.  Thus it might be common
> for giff captains to compete to see who can find pirates first, and the
> harder the challenge, the greater the glory.  Not a "sphere under constant
> siege", but enough action to keep the battle-happy mercs active and happy.
>
>     Another idea for conflict: creatures from the planes.  Maybe for the
> Xorn, Metalspace is the "land of milk & honey."  Insert a long, low-grade
> war as the dwarves try to keep the Xorn from overrunning the sphere; maybe
> even a new moon that was once a xorn stoneship that now orbits the
principle
> world, where xorn and dwarves fight over the "promised land."  Other foes
> could include dark dwarves & dark elves, dao (a dao caliph would make for
an
> excellent Big Bad Guy), and even azer & bladelings.  I could even see
> Yugoloths taking a real interest as well, both suppying mercs of their own
> to all sides and always looking to steal the precious metals for their own
> war machines.
>
> Adam
>
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