I asked questions and Nick ansvered:
> The cover of "Strangers in Prax" (an old RuneQuest adventure from
> Avalon Hill) shows a moonboat that's landed, while "Pavis & Big
> Rubble" (Moon Design reprint) shows a rather different moonboat in
> flight.
The boat looked huge, which I why I asked about them being huge galleons. (more galleon size than tech level).
> > Do the boats have sails?
>
> IMO, no.
I was just wondering. One way to augment movement (especially when the moon is weak) would be to gain boyancy with the moonbeam, and use sails for movement.
> > How are they propelled in the air?
>
> By moonbeams. Clouds and winds tend to muck them around, which is why
> they're seldom used outside the Glowline (where they benefit from a
> perpetual full moon *and* generally effective weather control).
That's true, of course. The pictures I've seen just look huge and heavy, and I have some trouble seeing them fly. Are they loaded with moonrock for boyancy?
> > Are they feather light or are they regular heavy galleons with no
> > sails that are picked up and propelled by the moonbeams alone?
>
> Closer to the latter. But not really "galleons" at the Lunar Empire's
> tech level.
Hmm... Time to put the 'ol leathersheet over my head and really think about these...
Thanks Nick.
-Adept
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