On 4/30/07, Jonathan Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
limelizard wrote:
> I am trying to do Spelljammer with GURPS but I need to find an
> alliterative to spelljamming.
(I'm assuming you meant "alternative", not "alliterative" - I could
give you a bunch of alliterations for "spelljamming", but I doubt that
you'd find them all that useful.)
As I understand it, the essence of spelljamming is the "spelljamming
helm", a magical item that provides propulsion for the spacecraft of
the setting. It would also be nice to provide a magical means of
maintaining a habitable environment while in space; but that's a
separate issue.
From what I remember of the setting, the Helm provides propulsion/lift
as well as an atmospheric 'bubble' and localized gravity. The center
of the ship is the gravity point and it's possible for people to stand
upside-down on the bottom of the ship.... :)
Most of the spelljamming ships are patterned after sailing vessels,
but ships from races traditional common in astral-space, such as Drow
and Mindflayers, have significantly unusual designs. IIRC, Drow ships
look like giant spiders and the Mindflayer ships look like giant
seashells...
--
Chris J. Whitcomb
"I try to keep an open mind, but my brain keep falling out!"
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