Re: So, who can operate Major and Minor Helms at 3.5e?

I have been running pretty constant SJ campiagns since the games
release and find that sticking to the original concept works fine. It
makes for good gameplay when the backup helmsman dies and the PCs have
to juggle helm vs. spll capabilities while their back is to the wall.
Players will always surprise you with their inventiveness, hence my
love of the game.

-Loki

On 8/2/06, Nils Jeppe <nils@???????????.de> wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Dreamer wrote:
>
> > In <URL:news:local.spelljam> on Mon 31 Jul, Dante Inferno wrote:
> >> I'd say the problem is not with the fact that non-magic users can't use
> >> the helm, but with the fact that as soon as you sit down all your spells
> >> are gone. I think one of the caster level or slow spell draining
> >> propositions would be a much better idea than allowing anyone to sit on
> >> the helm.
> >
> > In theory a nice idea, but in practice powering a Helm is such a
> > major proposition that anything less than: all your magic, or all
> > your magical powers, both for the day, or a chunk of your life-
> > force (which may kill you on a daily basis); may well not be
> > enough.
>
> But it makes for very lousy gameplay. Either the helmsman is an NPC, then
> the players don't get the fun of operating a ship themselves, or a PC
> spellcaster is a useless character if there's a "surprise" encounter.
>
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