paizo.com Recent Posts in FTL, Drift and otherwise...paizo.com Recent Posts in FTL, Drift and otherwise...2017-10-10T02:20:07Z2017-10-10T02:20:07ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: FTL, Drift and otherwise...LordRiffingtonhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2unpx?FTL-Drift-and-otherwise#22017-10-10T03:50:43Z2017-10-10T03:50:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mad Paladin wrote:</div><blockquote>2) Can a ship be tracked through the Drift? While traveling through, I imagine once they drop out various divination type spells/abilities and such could become a teleport beacon...</blockquote><p>While in the drift they can be tracked via divination, but as far as I can see, divination spells can't get through the barrier. The person tracking them would need to be in the drift.
<p>From the book: </p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote> While magic still functions inside the Drift, only technology can pierce the membrane between it and the rest of reality, which, combined with Triune’s role as gatekeeper, keeps any other deities or organizations from monopolizing the place.</blockquote><p>That being said, there's no reason you can't say that magic can pass between the drift and the real world. Maybe it can only do it near drift beacons, or perhaps it works the opposite way.Mad Paladin wrote:2) Can a ship be tracked through the Drift? While traveling through, I imagine once they drop out various divination type spells/abilities and such could become a teleport beacon...
While in the drift they can be tracked via divination, but as far as I can see, divination spells can't get through the barrier. The person tracking them would need to be in the drift. From the book:
Quote:While magic still functions inside the Drift, only technology can pierce the membrane...LordRiffington2017-10-10T03:50:43ZForums: Starfinder General Discussion: FTL, Drift and otherwise...Mad Paladinhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2unpx?FTL-Drift-and-otherwise#12017-10-10T02:20:07Z2017-10-10T02:20:07Z<p>So, the Core Rules mention things like "Shadow Drives" and using the outer planes to travel faster than light. Clunky, inefficient, and required making deals with certain powers in order to actually use.</p>
<p>So, here's a few thoughts:
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1) Is there a reason some groups would continue to use non-Drift drives? The ones that spring to mind are an over-reliance on magic, or an affiliation with a certain planes that makes travel to others painful or dangerous.
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2) Can a ship be tracked through the Drift? While traveling through, I imagine once they drop out various divination type spells/abilities and such could become a teleport beacon...</p>
<p>Reason I'm asking is I have an idea for a BSG-style wandering, and I need a reason for them to say "we can't head towards the pact worlds." The idea of leading a new threat (one that doesn't use Drift drive, and may not know enough about it)... Actually, cross between BSG and Halo's Cole Protocol...</p>
<p>So, make sense? Cross between "adventure" and "we need to lose them before we can get home."</p>So, the Core Rules mention things like "Shadow Drives" and using the outer planes to travel faster than light. Clunky, inefficient, and required making deals with certain powers in order to actually use.
So, here's a few thoughts:
1) Is there a reason some groups would continue to use non-Drift drives? The ones that spring to mind are an over-reliance on magic, or an affiliation with a certain planes that makes travel to others painful or dangerous.
2) Can a ship be tracked through the...Mad Paladin2017-10-10T02:20:07Z