Re: spoon-discuss: DimShips do.... what exactly?

[Eric Gerlach <egerlach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:06 AM 20/04/02 -0400, you wrote:
> On 4/19/02 at 4:04 PM Eric Gerlach wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Wonko wrote:
> >> Quoth Eric Gerlach,
> >>
> >> > Is it just me.... or are DimShips currently just a fun way to lighten
> >your
> >> > wallet by 100 points?
> >> >
> >> > ...Wow, just like real boats... a hole you throw money into...
> >> >
> >> > Bean
> >> >
> >>
> >> Um... You can move in dimensions... That's helpful...
> >
> >It doesn't seem to say that... It says it is *capable* of doing that at
> >several locations, but Rule 493 never specifies that your dimesions
> >change... not in any way I can interpret it anywho...
> >
> >Bean
>
> Your dimensions per se don't change, but, thanks to being in a DimShip 
> with ballast and buoyancy set, you are displaced in dimspace, so that it's 
> as if you're at a different dimensional location -- a virtual location, if 
> you will.

I got that as the intention, however I don't think the rule is strong 
enough to actually make it happen.  It doesn't say what a vitrual 
dimensional location is, nor does it override any rules.   So basically, 
for anything invoving DimShips, sure, you're at this virtual location.  But 
for any other purpose, your dimensions sre read as they are.  So they're a 
bit self-centric to be of any use.

> Which means (a) if you use a dimship to spend points you don't have, your 
> actual points might go negative, and your virtual points would decrease 
> because they're just a displacement from your actual points; and (b) if 
> your dimship gets shot full of holes your actual points apply.

Doesn't override the necessary rules.  This is a complex bugger that's 
going to take some effort to work out.  As it stands I think the DimShips 
are just a meaningless way to spend 100 points, and I'll CFJ to that effect 
if necessary.  Good luck with doing anything with them.

Bean