Re: blue fields

[Wright Frazier <khelek>]

Multiplies everything, stuff included.

Wright

> 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
> 
> ----------
> > 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
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
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