Re: More Helm

In <URL:news:local.spelljam> on Mon 03 Apr, Ariel Sibal wrote:
> Experience Helm
> 
> This helm functions as a major helm. It's major
> difference it it's ability to allow regular people to
> operate the helm. Magic-users and natural spell
> abilities are not drained of magic energy when using
> this helm. The helm used the helmsman's experience
> (points) to power the helm. It takes about 100
> experience points to bring it to spelljamming speed.
> It drains 25 experience points per hour when cruising
> at spelljamming speed. It only takes 5 experience
> points to drop out of spelljamming speed or 0
> experience points if a body of sufficient size is in
> it's path. At tactical speed it drains 5 experience
> points per hour in normal operations. An additional 5
> experience points to raise the SR or MR by one per
> round. It takes 0 experience points to lower the SR or
> MR by one. The user will exhibit lost of memory and
> difficulty in executing skills pertaining to their
> class. Total memory or skill lost (drained one point
> below the next required level) happens to helmsman who
> never exercise their skills through adventuring.

Ak! That is going to be one unpopular Helm to operate!

On balance, I think that I wouldn't allow it, as you can bet that
someone of going to try and use it as a Lifejammer. Even
Lifejammers only kill you (which need not be fatal [grin] ), they
don't drain you as well!

Mentally control some high HD monster, and let _them_ burn XP to
run the helm for you?

I'm not sure if you imply that this can take away levels, in
general XP loss to using magic doesn't allow this, I thought.
Does this Helm stop when you would lose a level to it?

You might want to note that level/HD is equivalent to spellcaster
level for the purpose of SR.

Im not sure what the bit about memory loss means.


Interesting idea, but I don't think it is likely to be used.

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