Re: Need "Under the Dark Fist" info, please

Hi Dreamer,

I don't know the article, but what you are referring to is called a Dyson's
sphere.  Even a "small" sphere is going to represent a massive land area
larger then all of known space put together.

In my game I have one with a working title "Bug Space"

This is the latest focus of my intrepid band of marry makers as they are
trying to deal with the race of xenophobic bug creatures that seemingly
threatens the entire universe. There numbers and resources are comparatively
infinite and this is a problem that's going to take more then firepower to
resolve :)

Some details include the inclusion of a form of infinity vine that encircles
the sun right now.  The bugs tend this vine and have a symbiotic
relationship with it.  Even to the point where a bug will burrow into a seed
pod and be cocooned within. Over a number of years, this pod will grow with
some external help into a spell jammer with built in strategic spell jamming
capabilities (no need for a helm). As the bugs have weak physonic powers,
the ship is then controlled via this method.

So far the PC's have snuck into the sphere to steal a pod and sample of vine
in the hopes of making their own ships in the far future. They just found
out about the recipe calling for one part bug however:)

So the story continues.

I have this sphere done as a series of notes and such but if your interested
I'm willing to put it into a legible format.  You can then pick and choose
what you want.

As far as your own ideals, I would not worry about it being "different"
enough, do as you will and have fun doing it.

Clint


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Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] Need "Under the Dark Fist" info, please


In "Under the Dark Fist", the Vodoni Empire, I recall reading a brief
description of a crystal sphere where the entire inside surface of the
sphere was the inhabbited area. I think the sphere was at least twice
Earth's orbit radius, i.e. 2 AU (approx. 200Mml). I think this was a high
tech sphere, with no intelligent inhabbitants.

Now, I can't find the description, in my notes or elsewhere, and I can't
seem to find it on the net. A friend tells me much the same thing, so I
don't think I imagined it. I don't think the total spec length was more than
one to three paragraphs.

The reason I ask, was I suddenly had an idea for a write-up for something
like that (partly inspired by Larry Niven's "Ringworld", partly by Jack L
Chalker's "Well World" series), and I wanted to make sure that it was
compatible, or different enough not to upset anyone.

If anyone knows of a fan write-up of this sphere, could they point me to
this on the web, or contact me?


Can anyone help?

Thanks.

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Dreamer
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http://www.romsys.demon.co.uk/

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