RE: Digest Number 467

From: Adam Benedict Canning <dahak_at_...-online.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:56:56 +0100


> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 12:28:45 +0300 (EET DST)
> From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Moonboats

> Ah, marvelous. I was remembering something like
> this. Flying reedboats
> sound really nifty. And I like the analogy.
> Reedboats don't last very
> long, since the reeds decay in the water much
> faster than wooden ships
> do. I'd imagine the harvested moonreeds start to
> fray and lose their
> magic, and the ships only last a couple of years.
> (parhaps one can store
> the reeds, onboard but not in use, to make
> repairs on long campaigns.)
>
> The moonrock booster reactor could still be a
> part of the works.
> Especially for military vessels that need to be
> extra fast, and travel
> outside the glowline. To enhance the moonbeams,
> if you will.
>
> "The keelreeds canna' take it cap'n!"
>
> "Damn it, I said full power!"

Which leads to the Questions Do Moonboats fly Better inside the Bat's Glowspot?

Say on Dark Moon days outside the Empire?

Can you fly a MoonSkiff by the light of a Bat Priest?

Adam

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