Re: blue fields

["Kris Ames" <kris@cioe.com>]

Lets say "Once cast the bluefield is immobile relative to the closest
object which is directly below the bluefield where the object masses more
than 1000 pound mass" and be done with it.  In most cases this would be
Jaeran, but it could be a boat, a temple, but not a brick or person since
they don't mass more than say 300 pound mass.

-Kris

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> From: Greg Mowczko <mooch@ns1.cioe.com>
> To: gmlist@ns1.cioe.com
> Subject: Re: blue fields
> Date: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 5:44 PM
> 
> > From: Keith Klumb <kklumb@expert.cc.purdue.edu>
> >
> > > > > 	I'm just going to try and sum up the problems that are being
run
> > > > > into with the blue field ideas. The spell essentially takes
someone out of
> > > > > our frame of time. Now for sake of gaming ease the planet
doesn't move
> > > > > away from them b/c (insert good reason here). Even though in
theory in RL
> > > > > that's what would happen, if you are taken out of time you stay
still in
> > > > > an astonomical sense.
> > > > > 	Thus this whole gravity issue seems to be everyone making up a
> > > > > reason why you still stay somewhere over the ocean b/c that's
where I blue
> > > > > fielded you.
> > > 
> > > Negative. The blue field itself (not what's in it) is part of our
> > > physical universe and, as such, falls under its rules. The simple
> > > method would be to just say that the field stays exactly where it
is
> > > relative to Jaern (lets forget about space travel for a bit). 
> > > 
> > > The time spells are good spells. But we need them to function the
way
> > > we want them to. I think what we want is for the blue field to stay
> > > with whatever it was moving with, but within certain boundaries (ie
> > > its OK to stay with a boat, but tarzan doesn't stay with his vine).
> > > Then we have to come up with physics to fit what we want and then
those
> > > physics will dictate other circumstances that we haven't thought
about.
> > > 
> > > That is the creation process. Tricky but the results are usually
cool
> > > as hell.
> > > 
> > > 						-Steve
> >
> > Alright..screwed up situation. We say it that the field is stationary
to
> > something reasonable nearby. Probably means that you will stay with a
> > ship but not necessarily a long boat.
> > 	What happens if your ship starts sinking/ballista bolt goes
> > through the deck underneath your feet. Do you stay relative to the
center
> > of the boat or what? 
> >
> 
> If the ship sinks you sink with it if we are ruling you move with the
> ship. I would also say you stay with a long boat.
> 
> 						Greg
>