Roderick said:
>
> The Bat eats. And grows in size. By a Lot. The poor howdah riggers will
have
> to be called in after every feeding (Twice a week, according to WBRM) to
> re-adjust the restraining straps on the howdah. Maybe that's what that
> Caravan mentioned in Cults of Terror really is - not the food & slaves to
> feed the bat, but the poor riggers with extra straps, tiedowns, etc. for
the
> Howdah.
>
Actually now that I think of it the chain idea could work pretty well. Just have two huge windlasses mounted on the howdah that hold the chain. There's a crew of burly half-naked servitors that are trained to tighten and loosen the windlasses as the Bat shrinks and grows. Timing is everything as you don't want to piss the Bat off by making the chains too tight and of course you don't want them too loose. Unless you want to test the aerodynamic abilties of a patio deck.
This makes for cool battles for the windlasses on the Bat's back.
Oliver
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