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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 2463496" data-attributes="member: 5203">In my opinion, the concepts 'low-magic setting' and 'magical flying ships' don't really mesh well together...Your best bet might be to approach this from a purely mechanical standpoint, as has been suggested.&nbsp; You've already suggested that you tend to incorporate real-world physics into your world-view; a zeppelin-like craft may fit your needs better than an enchanted ship.&nbsp; I believe that A&amp;EG has statistics for zeppelins.If you want the magical elements, then spells like lesser planar ally and lesser planar binding are within the reach of your nation's casters.&nbsp; Rather than a permanent enchantment, perhaps the mages bind air and/or fire elementals to power the ship for the duration of a particular voyage.&nbsp; So the ship itself doesn't cost any more than a normal ocean-going vessel, but extra costs would be in either the payment required for the service (using planar ally) or in risking the bound elemental breaking free (using planar binding).&nbsp; In this situation, the nation would probably only authorize the use of the flying ships at times of great need, and for as little time as possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 2463496, member: 5203"] In my opinion, the concepts 'low-magic setting' and 'magical flying ships' don't really mesh well together... Your best bet might be to approach this from a purely mechanical standpoint, as has been suggested. You've already suggested that you tend to incorporate real-world physics into your world-view; a zeppelin-like craft may fit your needs better than an enchanted ship. I believe that A&EG has statistics for zeppelins. If you want the magical elements, then spells like [I]lesser planar ally[/I] and [I]lesser planar binding[/I] are within the reach of your nation's casters. Rather than a permanent enchantment, perhaps the mages bind air and/or fire elementals to power the ship for the duration of a particular voyage. So the ship itself doesn't cost any more than a normal ocean-going vessel, but extra costs would be in either the payment required for the service (using [I]planar ally[/I]) or in risking the bound elemental breaking free (using [I]planar binding[/I]). In this situation, the nation would probably only authorize the use of the flying ships at times of great need, and for as little time as possible. [/QUOTE]

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