tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post8853298379948751506..comments2024-03-25T21:52:03.310-05:00Comments on Hill Cantons: A Contest Begun, A Contest ExtendedChris Kutalikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-70646587523575161502011-07-15T20:26:02.250-05:002011-07-15T20:26:02.250-05:00My entry http://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/20...My entry http://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2011/07/hull-value-35-length-390-ft-varies-with.html<br />Well one of them tomorrow a location!Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-61361505907749695982011-07-15T18:58:09.297-05:002011-07-15T18:58:09.297-05:00Okay, we finished the illustration, but will ahve ...Okay, we finished the illustration, but will ahve to stat-up <a href="http://netherwerks.blogspot.com/2011/07/nautical-contest-entry-slug-boats-of.html" rel="nofollow">The Slub-Boats of the Bitter Sea</a> on Monday. It is part of an adventure that we've been prepping for the Sea of O'sr project. Just ran out of time--have a great weekend!netherwerkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361800925618339097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-34591824381238645222011-07-15T17:20:16.042-05:002011-07-15T17:20:16.042-05:00I have something for the ship and the locale, and ...I have something for the ship and the locale, and a little for the culture too. It's all bound up together <a href="http://theporkster.blogspot.com/2011/07/scree-scrapers-baggers-and-squalley.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-64990435463746370182011-07-15T09:28:49.030-05:002011-07-15T09:28:49.030-05:00The link I posted earlier is broken. Sorry about ...The link I posted earlier is broken. Sorry about that. <a href="http://dandy-in-the-underworld.blogspot.com/2011/07/fishing-for-god-spawn-hill-cantons.html" rel="nofollow">This one</a> should work fine.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-62987977079145725472011-07-15T07:10:05.376-05:002011-07-15T07:10:05.376-05:00Not an entry, but an excellent dimension-traveling...Not an entry, but an excellent dimension-traveling fantasy ship story you may wish to read: <a href="http://www.strangehorizons.com/2006/20061002/spinningout-f.shtml" rel="nofollow">Spinning Out</a> by Jaime Barras.<br /><br />Cool names to rip off too.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-10589257792936136092011-07-15T02:10:43.947-05:002011-07-15T02:10:43.947-05:00A large, spherical, urchinlike vessel. Made of arm...A large, spherical, urchinlike vessel. Made of armored plates with thick green glass windows. Small fins stick out in every direction. Filled with just enough water to stay half-submerged. Held in the center of the sphere by struts is a cage, likewise spherical. Inside the sphere there are giant rats or large boars.<br /><br />The inhabitants hold a carrot in front of the animal, it runs toward it, spinning the cage (and thus the entire sphere), propelling the sphere in the direction the animal runs.<br /><br />The inhabitants stay upright by floating in the water inside the sphere.<br /><br />They are primarily used by water-breathing races to attack the surface.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-45917340657854606772011-07-14T23:13:03.449-05:002011-07-14T23:13:03.449-05:00My entry was a bit long, so I posted it here.
I r...My entry was a bit long, so I posted it <a href="http://http://dandy-in-the-underworld.blogspot.com/2011/07/fishing-for-god-spawn-hill-cantons.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a><br /><br />I realize now that it might be slightly outside the parameters, and also features a catamaran (like Trey's entry). Still, I hope you enjoy it.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-82791365270493607432011-07-14T21:01:55.349-05:002011-07-14T21:01:55.349-05:00Reading all your entries as I trail a lazy leg thr...Reading all your entries as I trail a lazy leg through the Caribbean, excellent.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-74364905786665354862011-07-14T14:36:20.442-05:002011-07-14T14:36:20.442-05:00Moon’s Rake
Of course, the Selenites are long dea...<b><i>Moon’s Rake</i></b><br /><br />Of course, the Selenites are long dead and the lunar oceans they once sailed are dust, but ghosts of these mariners sail forth on the moonlight, down to the seas of Earth. The ghost seamen and their vessel appear only as shadows to the naked eye, but in the moonlight reflected on the water they appear as they were in life--delicate-limbed, large-eyed beings (at once reminiscent of elves and insects) in the <i>Moon’s Rake</i>--a vessel like a sleek catamaran as big as a sloop-of-war with eccentricities of design as fanciful as any royal pleasure barge. Sometimes they come to trade, exchanging strange tear-shaped emeralds (which fade to naught with the coming dawn) for trinkets that strike their fancy. Other times they engage in piracy. Their silvery cutlasses draw no blood but cause pain and opium-nightmares.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-45116867256520327992011-07-14T10:49:19.037-05:002011-07-14T10:49:19.037-05:00Just to clarify, when's the absolute deadline ...Just to clarify, when's the absolute deadline for the nautical contest? I've got some details down, but I have to leave for work in a few minutes.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-23959721844227633382011-07-14T08:15:15.010-05:002011-07-14T08:15:15.010-05:00Interesting idea. I'll see if I can come up w...Interesting idea. I'll see if I can come up with something.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-75900566917340350802011-07-14T03:16:47.902-05:002011-07-14T03:16:47.902-05:00The Cygnus Argentum
Created by a wizard for his p...The <i>Cygnus Argentum</i><br /><br />Created by a wizard for his personal explorations of the oceans, the Cygnus Argentum is a beautiful vessel. Appearing as a giant swan with wings folded, it is propelled by the two feet moving by magical forces.<br /><br />(AD&D 1E DMG stats):<br /><br />Hull value: 25<br />Length: 30' Width: 15'<br />Crew: 1 (can carry up to 20 people, 100 or so in crowded conditions)<br />Speed: 7 mph (takes 3 rounds to go from standing start to normal speed)<br />Burning time: 2-8 turns<br />Cargo Capacity: (similar to small merchant)faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-77234288841172769692011-07-13T19:38:42.802-05:002011-07-13T19:38:42.802-05:00I've just been watching "Human Planet: Oc...I've just been watching "Human Planet: Oceans" and I've got all kinds of crazy nautical ideas rolling around in my head. I'm entering this one for sure.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-67971104055850530292011-07-13T18:47:10.945-05:002011-07-13T18:47:10.945-05:00Be careful of what you wish for. Either is fine, l...Be careful of what you wish for. Either is fine, link to a post or reply here.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-18154213711770005372011-07-13T17:47:41.750-05:002011-07-13T17:47:41.750-05:00That's even better! Do you want them fully in ...That's even better! Do you want them fully in the comments here or will links to blog pages do?Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.com