Re: blue fields

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

Then make the limit 5,000 lb mass.  By the way I don't have a book handy,
but does emass actually increase your mass or does it increase your size
and or weight (different concept than mass).  Also if the emass spell
effect goes away, blue field could no longer be relative to it and would
latch onto something else.

-Kris

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> From: Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>
> To: Kris Ames <kris@cioe.com>
> Cc: gmlist@ns1.cioe.com
> Subject: Re: blue fields
> Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 7:52 AM
> 
> 
> Enmass.
> 
> Wright
> 
> > 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
> > 
> > ----------
> > > 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
> > > 
> > 
>