Re: Portable Spelljamming!

In <URL:news:local.spelljam> on Sat 08 Jul, Steven wrote:
> Lol good point mate! :)
> 
> The problem of carrying a lifeboat or the like is an issue often overlooked
> (takes up too much deckspace, or easily lost if towed).
> 
> That's' a good way to deal with it.

The life boat spec in CoAS, "Other Spelljamming Equipment",
pg.47, has got some interesting specs for drives/engines.  I'd be
interested in unpacking these into drive, auto navigation, etc. -
I'm sure various people could see other uses for these.

They'd go nicely with the 'elven engines' that elves put into
Flitters for planetary landing (LotV), to stop risking a Helm.


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> Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] Portable Spelljamming!
> 
> I can't believe I'm the only one to have thought about this, but
> I noticed that the "Boat, Folding" Misc. Magic item in its ship
> form is 24'x8'x6'...
> 
> Now, the minimum size object to have a gravity plane is 25', and
> it seems to me that only a slightly larger than standard Folding
> Boat, for it be 1 SG ton, either with a Minor Spelljamming Helm
> enchantment on it, or similar from a scroll, would make a
> remarkably useful emergency craft!
> 
> Now, if it had some sort of air enchantment, so it got the
> standard four man-month air envelope, when you summoned it, it
> would be really useful!
> 
> If nothing else it would be a good idea to store a few suitable
> scrolls in the box.
> 
> 
> The 3rdEd and 2ndEd version look very similar, but if you are a
> 3rdEd enchanter interested in spelljamming then it looks like a
> really good idea.
> 
> How much tweaking to the standard magic item do people think
> would be needed to make a minimum size SJ-capable craft, assuming
> all the other stuff it done using scrolls?
> 
> 
> Thoughts?

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