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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pergentile" data-source="post: 5496604" data-attributes="member: 6671368">I will admit, I am obviously not following the thread as well as I want to think. Lets simplify things for my sake.Parabolic, kept at a set distance from the earth, and made to focus light at a point equal to that of the distance away that the earth is, was discarded? Was the device itself determined to be structurally impossible, or was the curve of the parabolic decided to be impossible to determine?Lets just contact a god and ask them what curve the parabolic should have, at X distance from the earth, where x is the distance needed to be able to orbit the earth while staying above a specific point (unless obtaining orbit that follows the rotation of the earth is impossible...).Lets not aim it, lets just go Dr. Evil style on a country and just drag the "Disintegrate" all over said country. Lets draw our name. To hell with aiming at anything specific. Wouldn't the penalty to hit due to distance be irrelevant if the thing can only damage a set distance, and the target is always at said distance? Even if it is relevant, the device would cause considerable damage to anything vertically within several miles of the intended focus point wouldn't it? Meaning that you could drag it over a mountain or a valley and still get destruction out of it. It would be a matter of moving the thing horizontally relative to the earth. Any penalty in that regards would easily be offset by the fact that you are directing the thing straight at the center of the earth from your perspective on the device. What would be the modifier to hit the earth? I think it would be equal to any arguable penalty from distance, etc.Since you (Greenfield) argued yourself that Aluminum is a prime choice to make said parabolic out of (a mirror in this case), is there no metal in D&D that would be appropriate? Adamantine, Mithral, some "indestructable and unalterable" material that can only be manipulated with magic? Would Diamond do the job?Could we even just use a spell that redirects sunlight, and make it permanent, and cast it (365(24(60(10*1d4+1)))) times?I really do want to see this thing be made possible. It is an entire campaign in a single idea.As always, <3 you Greenfield!</blockquote>

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