Splugorth satellites.

LunarYoma · Unread post by **LunarYoma** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:51 pm

splugorth satellites. Has anyone created a few of these? how about ones powered by eyes of eyelor?

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:57 am

As for communication and surveillance (be it meteorology,
geology or just plan ol' spying) I think the Sploogs usually
use Kittani - read: mundane, high tech.

Somehow I have the gut feeling that magic is better suited to
deal with large amoung of boring data (but is great to find
that needle in a haystack).

However, as surveillance drones (sent in to investigate a
system) go, EoE can be a part of it - providing mystic
stealth (invisibility) for example.

As purely biowizardry based sats/drones...

...maybe there are a few of them used to spy on really
high tech systems, like the Altess, where "countermagic"
is lower, than "countertech".

In that context, they are powerfull tools, but also very
expensive.

And as Sploog design goes, they are probably include
a high lord bioborged into the spy craft, who - floating
in slime - superwise the op.
On the other hand, several EoE surveillance eyes
(similar the ones described by the Slaver) can be
assigned to the mothercraft.

---------
One last "flavor".

Again, with my gut feeling about magic... I mean, if you
manage to insert a spy sat to monitor the communication
of a planet, you will get a rather large amount of "public"
data, which can be used to form a psyhological profile
about that society, get an overall picture of their everyday
life.

If that planet is subjected to magical surveillance, the
observer gets fewer, but more in-depth information.
However, it might very well be a rather important
piece of information.
Also, it is in the form of feelings, not cold, exact digital
data. Maybe even to the point of being cryptic.

(Kinda like Rifts Africa. The CS and the Triax expeditions
probably gathered a vast amount of data, detailing flora
and fauna, precise maps, etc.
Mystics had that less-then-exact warning about the Four
Horsemen.)

Adios
KLM

Greyaxe · Unread post by **Greyaxe** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:15 pm

Don’t forget that while the Splugorth are an ancient race they are relatively new to space travel. They do most of their communications and traveling through magical means, by ley lines rifts and dimensions travel. The Splugorth kingdoms in PW are old but have expanded very slowly thanks to their over reliance on magic to get them places. It has only been in the last say couple thousand years that they felt the need for space fleets and that is only because…. Lets wait for the book to come out.

Greyaxe · Unread post by **Greyaxe** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:34 pm

Well past but as KLM has pointed out they use Kitanni for their space travel/satilites

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:04 pm

DReam-Probes...the secret alien satellites that listen in on your unconscious mind as you sleep..... :twisted:

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:06 am

Greyaxe wrote:Don’t forget that while the Splugorth are an ancient race they are relatively new to space travel.

Well... Exactly how Lord Splynn encountered the remains of
the Kittani fleet? As I recall it happened in space and some dosen
millenia ago...

So, while they are relatively new to the Three Galaxies,
they had like 38.000 years to excange ideas with the
Kittani.

-------------------
Dream probes? Yeah, definitely.

Somewhere in Atlantis it is mentioned, that Lord
S. maintains an 1984 level surveillance net (though
appearently not such a rigid security).

Adios
KLM

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:56 pm

With magic? Of course.

Adios
KLM

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:39 pm

Darkmax wrote:no privacy whatsoever......

Welcome to Galactic-Band Dreamtapping and the Bold New Future of Paranoia....

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:21 pm

And soup it up for commercial use.

Seriously... With all the psionic and magic resources
of the Splugorth orchestrating anything against him
is as a demanding task...

Well it took a really powerfull Palpatine to try to go
against the Jedi... While of course it took place in
a galaxy far-far away, the problem is generally
the same...

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:59 am

Sounds like an interesting topic. Figures someone would start something like this when I'm away.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:24 am

Darkmax wrote:many under-estimate the power of one individual against a whole army.If properly use, a single person can execute what a whole army or even a specialized group cannot.

Especially if the magic is real in that scenario (or psionic,
Force, whatever). What is more - it takes a powerfull individual
who - by his/her magic abilities - can remain hidden from
magic surveillance.

Would we be getting some form of censorship on certain "wet" dreams?..... And also, would "wet" dreams involving certain celebrities be liable for a lawsuit?.....

As for Sploog dream control, they probably do not
monitor each and every subject.

What is more - the majority of minions and slaves
are not even aware of the possibility. It is strictly
used on "suspicious" individuals, who attracted
the attention of authorities by other means.
(For example Clairvoyance).

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:43 am

Have people decided what sort we are talking abouot. I mean proxies are one thing and things that orbit your planet being something else.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:50 am

That works. And they can be crewed by proxies.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:21 am

I like the "hear my own voice"

, so I repost my first in this forum,
for the bold part's sake.

KLM wrote:As for communication and surveillance (be it meteorology,
geology or just plan ol' spying) I think the Sploogs usually
use Kittani - read: mundane, high tech.

Somehow I have the gut feeling that magic is better suited to
deal with large amoung of boring data (but is great to find
that needle in a haystack).

However, as surveillance drones (sent in to investigate a
system) go, EoE can be a part of it - providing mystic
stealth (invisibility) for example.

As purely biowizardry based sats/drones...

...maybe there are a few of them used to spy on really
high tech systems, like the Altess, where "countermagic"
is lower, than "countertech".

In that context, they are powerfull tools, but also very
expensive.

And as Sploog design goes, they are probably include
a high lord bioborged into the spy craft, who - floating
in slime - superwise the op.
On the other hand, several EoE surveillance eyes
(similar the ones described by the Slaver) can be
assigned to the mothercraft.

---------
One last "flavor".

Again, with my gut feeling about magic... I mean, if you
manage to insert a spy sat to monitor the communication
of a planet, you will get a rather large amount of "public"
data, which can be used to form a psyhological profile
about that society, get an overall picture of their everyday
life.

If that planet is subjected to magical surveillance, the
observer gets fewer, but more in-depth information.
However, it might very well be a rather important
piece of information.
Also, it is in the form of feelings, not cold, exact digital
data. Maybe even to the point of being cryptic.

(Kinda like Rifts Africa. The CS and the Triax expeditions
probably gathered a vast amount of data, detailing flora
and fauna, precise maps, etc.
Mystics had that less-then-exact warning about the Four
Horsemen.)

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:19 pm

That is very good idea KLM! I hope you don't mind if I use your idea in my game.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:50 am

Of course. Everyone have their own houserules,
tweaks from canon, etc.

That is why I do not bother with stats (well, usually),
'cause odds are that whoever use the stuff I came
up with, will modify somehow anyway.

And that is the point, sharing my genius...
Cough, cough...
:angel:

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:19 pm

I don't modify other people's creations! Now my own and the canon stuff, those can be modified up the yingyang.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:46 am

Yepp, ban them outright

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:47 pm

I hope those satellites are coming along at a good pace!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:30 am

The sploogie ones!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:50 pm

And if those satellites could transmit that ley line energy to a predetermined point on a planet surface.....say a pyramid to recieve that controled energy.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:38 am

Darkmax wrote:Hee.... Just joking.

Can you imagine a Sploogie satelite network that controls the flow of ley lines coming in or going out into the space around the planet?

THAT is categorised as a space station.

A giant, MDC stone d4 or d8 (well, even maybe a d6
- ie. a cube)...

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:10 am

It doesn't have to be huge.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:36 am

You have to admit that it would be cool to look at from their prespective! And ominous to the others!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:07 pm

But it works for sploogies.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:27 am

They have been doing this sort of thing for many millenniums.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:46 pm

The sploogies could also put one heck of a magic defense net around a world they claimed. Heck they could put that sort of net around a world they were going to harvest slaves from.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:24 am

It'd be quite a surprise to both of those you mentioned.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:42 pm

That is very true!

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:56 am

Conservators come into mind.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:35 pm

LOL That is very true KLM!!!

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:25 am

Most RIFTS material have HUGE potential in it.

Sadly, even Palladium does not expand it.

I mean CJ Carella did some of it - and he was then
banned from the Pantheon, being "munchkin".

Sad...

Adios
KLM

Greyaxe · Unread post by **Greyaxe** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:27 am

KLM wrote:Most RIFTS material have HUGE potential in it.

Sadly, even Palladium does not expand it.

I mean CJ Carella did some of it - and he was then
banned from the Pantheon, being "munchkin".

Sad...

Adios
KLM

It wasn't long after the paladium line started to show signs of weakness.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:04 am

Come on, lets not think these dark thoughts. Things are going to be better.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:49 am

Then everyone! Let's think positive thoughts!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:45 pm

We are talking about Sploogie satellites!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:51 pm

Does that mean you'd have to put the regular EoE in some sort of fertilizer to get them to grow to a decent sized satellite?

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:02 am

I was just teasing about that.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:23 pm

I was hoping you would get it right away!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:31 pm

Everyone is once in a while. I know I am.

So what else should we put on a sploogie satellite?

What about energy dampening? I believe there is a spell which does this.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:18 pm

What about jamming communications!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:15 am

That is along the lines I was thinking about too.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:32 am

Darkmax wrote:Ability to take over other orbiting satellites.... or merge with them.

That is more like the role of Kittannii technological sattelites...
which of course are asking for a TW/Biowizardry (=EoE) upgrade.

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:38 pm

I guess it does scream that too.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:17 am

Kittani high-tech sattelites TW-ed by Sploogs...

Well, after pondering on the idea, I think that since the
Sploogs are doing their best to prevent the tech-apes
to learn magic, plus they are quite self-assured in
their magic, such blending of technologies is just
not gonna happen.

Or...

Well, if one takes a high-lord, who acquires a bunch
of Kittani underlings, who are strictly his personal
"employees", yet they are also strictly forbidden
from the magic details...

I mean for such a high lord, a Dragon Dread
is a viable personal vehicle. It can have EoE
upgrades, TW-ed spy-drones, etc. But those
are unique (nothing mass produced, like Stormspire),
and the magic stuff is clearly an addition to
the technological craft (and cannot be operated
by the Kittani pilots).

just my 0.02 UTC.

Adios
KLM

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:28 pm

The Sploogies have all of those Tech minions to rely upon for their technology. But they can always put bio tech on their stuff along with it. And since it was created in house they can build them cheaper.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:38 pm

Someone still has to pay for the raw materials.

KLM · Unread post by **KLM** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:07 pm

Not exactly. I mean a sploogie dominion's "output" is
measurable and finite amount.

So, while a high lord (or even a sploog intelligence)
does not have to pay for a sattelite, there are no
limitless amounts of those sats are aviable. Therefore
they have to distribute them among the various
minions, based on something.

Ssssooo... Why do not call that something "credits"?

Adios
KLM