http://www.sisterworlds.com/ 2010-03-10T09:02:22-07:00 http://www.sisterworlds.com/ http://www.sisterworlds.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-03-08T14:21:33-07:00 khavikanum http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:mercantile:bow_muffle&rev=1268083293&do=diff Bow make distinctive sounds when they are released, and one way to reduce that sound is to use muffles. Bow muffles are essentially furry or stringy balls attached near the ends of the bowstring, and significantly reduce the amount of noise made by the bowstrings. The trade-off is a significant reduction in power and sometimes accuracy. Most bow muffles are rather cheap, and home made versions work quite well. text/html 2010-03-08T14:14:48-07:00 khavikanum http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:mercantile:mercantile&rev=1268082888&do=diff There are some things available uniquely to Gaeleth, or under very unique circumstances. Few conventional merchants might carry them, but sometimes a man can get lucky and find a powerful mercantile exchange or a local dealer that carries the unique items. In other cases, items are quite commonplace in Gaeleth and almost nowhere else. text/html 2010-03-05T09:13:47-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:skate&rev=1267805627&do=diff Size: Colossal (L225ft, W40ft, D16ft). Propulsion: 6,500 square yards of sail. Speed: 16-18 knots, 248 miles a day. Crew: 800. Cargo: 2,175 tonnes. Hull: 2 feet of solid oak at the water line. Deck: 1 foot of solid oak. Mast: 205 feet from the water line. Weapons: 9 heavy ballistae and 4 light ballistae on each of two gun decks, with two mangonels on the aft castle, and several swivel-mounted crossbows across the decks. Ship Qualities: Oceanic, Frigate. Flag: Rakore. Cost and Construc… text/html 2010-03-05T09:07:42-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:heavytrireme&rev=1267805262&do=diff Size: Colossal (L135ft, W40ft, D8ft). Propulsion: 2 medium sails, or oars (18 sets). Speed: 40ft (large sails), 200ft (oars), 200 miles. Crew: 240 normal, 960 maximum. Cargo: 65 tonnes (50 tonnes provisions). Hull: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 90. Deck: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 20. Mast: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 250. Weapons: 80 slots, usually 12 heavy catapults (6 port and 6 starboard), 2 repeating crossbows (fore), and 1 ram (fore). Ship Qualities: Bull of the Sea, Mighty Oars. Cost and Construction… text/html 2010-03-05T09:05:07-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:ships&rev=1267805107&do=diff The seas of Gaeleth are ferocious -- not only because it is a moon world orbitting a brown dwarf star, but also because the Goddess of the Seas, Olorin, demands daily payment for the use of her waters -- or dark consequences follow. The ships that sail the sea are therefore vitally important to national economies, exploration, communication, and even war. Adventurers can spend months on the open sea with not another vessel in sight, or they can put in to land every other week, all depending on t… text/html 2010-03-05T09:04:21-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:clipper&rev=1267805061&do=diff Size: Colossal (L115ft, W30ft, D12ft). Propulsion: 10 large sails, 5 medium sails, 5 small sails. Speed: 290ft (sails), 395 miles. Crew: 120 normal, 300 maximum. Cargo: 180 tonnes (30 tonnes provisions). Hull: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 40. Deck: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 25. Mast: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 350. Weapons: 8 slots, usually two light ballistae port and starboard. Ship Qualities: Oceanworthy. Cost and Construction Time: 23,375gp, and 1yr, 3wks. text/html 2010-03-05T09:00:11-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:light_galleon&rev=1267804811&do=diff Size: Gargantuan (L80ft, W30ft, D9ft). Propulsion: 5 large sails, 3 medium sails, 2 small sails. Speed: 155ft (sails), 211 miles. Crew: 90 normal, 350 maximum. Cargo: 220 tonnes (70 tonnes provisions). Hull: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 40. Deck: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 25. Mast: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 300. Castles: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 40. Weapons: 36 slots, usually four light catapults port and starboard (two on the aft castle), and two light ballistae. Ship Qualities: Oceanworthy. Cost and Cons… text/html 2010-03-05T08:55:21-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:heavy_galleon&rev=1267804521&do=diff Size: Colossal (L100ft, W40ft, D12ft). Propulsion: 5 large sails, 4 medium sails, 2 small sails. Speed: 160ft (sails), 218 miles. Crew: 150 normal, 550 maximum. Cargo: 300 tonnes (90 tonnes provisions). Hull: AC 5, Hardness 7, HP 50. Deck: AC 5, Hardness 7, HP 25. Mast: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 350. Castles: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 50. Weapons: 60 slots, usually light catapults on the castle decks, light cats and ballistae on the main deck, and the gun deck full-up with heavy and light ballist… text/html 2010-03-05T08:51:36-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:brigantine&rev=1267804296&do=diff Size: Huge (L60ft, W20ft, D4ft). Propulsion: 3 large sails, 1 medium sail, 1 small sail. Speed: 90ft (sails), 123 miles. Crew: 30 normal, 110 maximum. Cargo: 40 tonnes (20 tonnes provisions). Hull: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 45. Deck: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 20. Mast: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 300. Weapons: 12 slots, usually three light ballistae port and starboard. Ship Qualities: Oceanworthy, Reinforced Sails. Cost and Construction Time: 16,775gp, and 5mos, 3wks. text/html 2010-03-05T08:47:13-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:ships:sloop&rev=1267804033&do=diff Size: Huge (L60ft, W20ft, D4ft). Propulsion: 2 large sails, 1 small sail. Speed: 55ft (sails), 75 miles. Crew: 16 normal, 80 maximum. Cargo: 60 tonnes (20 tonnes provisions). Hull: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 40. Deck: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 20. Mast: AC 5, Hardness 5, HP 300. Weapons: 8 slots, usually two light ballistae port and starboard. Ship Qualities: Built to Last, Beachable. Cost and Construction Time: 15,825gp, and 4mos. text/html 2010-03-03T14:42:30-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:encyclopedia_gaelica&rev=1267652550&do=diff A Aboriac Sea (a bOr' ee ak'): This large body of water, nestled between the continents of Halganeth, Baroneth, and Galanath, has water connections to the Sea of Kiriath, the Gulf of Teras (via the Straights of Sloph), and the Tamineth Ocean. The waters of the Aboriac tend to be somewhat rough, though the fishing is excellent. text/html 2010-03-03T10:47:25-07:00 rossphocles http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:gaeleth&rev=1267638445&do=diff Gaeleth is a SisterWorlds campaign world with a rich history, dating back over ten thousand years into recorded history. It is a large world, full of mages, gods, dragons, and more. More than half-covered in water, with vast expanses of land, it suffers from mage-controlled weather patterns, remnants of the ancient ways, and the gravitic tug of being a moon world to the brown dwarf star known as Maroth. text/html 2010-03-03T08:11:18-07:00 khavikanum http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:magic:magic&rev=1267629078&do=diff What is magic? There are as many answers as there are questions, across the planes, on all the worlds, throughout the multiverse. On Gaeleth, and throughout the Sisterworlds, we have adopted the ADN Protocols of magic. These protocols -- defining Arcane, Divine, and Natural magic -- do not change the nature of the game, or alter anything already available in the general manuals. What they do is give players a base for understanding the background, rational, and mentality of Gaeleth's spell-slin… text/html 2010-03-03T08:04:11-07:00 khavikanum http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:magic:adn_protocols&rev=1267628651&do=diff The ADN Protocols redefine spells as either Arcane, Divine, or Natural in origin. Though the spell effects may be essentially the same, the origin of the magic governing a spell, and the powers that shape the spell, may differ from mage to priest to druid. The different origins of the magic, and the different rules governing them, do not alter or change game-play in any measurable way. They do, however, further define the magic -- a necessary step on a world as polarized about magic as Gaeleth. text/html 2010-03-03T07:51:58-07:00 khavikanum http://www.sisterworlds.com/doku.php?id=gaeleth:magic:home&rev=1267627918&do=diff “One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.” -Robert A. Heinlein “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” (also known as Clarke's Third Law) -Arthur C. Clarke “Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.” -Larry Niven