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

In <URL:news:local.spelljam> on Tue 08 Feb, Clint Whelly wrote:
> 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.

Yup. I thought "Dyson Space" might be nice name for it, a usable
surface area more than billions of Earth-type worlds.

So big, you could have multiple high tech civilizations, and
unless they went scanning with something like SETI, they'd never
find out about each other!

Maybe.


> 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 :)

Definitely a social engineering job. Or, pull the "flush" chain
on the sphere's sun, and have to live with being a species
genocide for the rest of your life (see Orson Scott Card "Enders
Game" series).


> 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:)

Ah! Roll out the Insect Control potion, administered in small
doses to the bug, from even before it hatches! [grin]

Make your own bug by alchemy, using an alchemical manikin.

Make a simulacrum of a bug, under your control.

Or, work out how to get a bug to be non-xenophobic.

Or...


> 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.

Certainly sounds interesting, and might help me avoid making some
mistakes.

Would you consider posting some of it to the list, for everyone's
interest? If not, I'd be happy to get full benefit! [grin]


> 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

Again, thanks.

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