(TFT) Mark Tapley hits one into orbit

[Ed Thorn <prophesor@yahoo.com>]

He also has a lot of time on his hands.  :)
 
 Honestly, Mark, all I wanted was confimation of my '17' answer.
 
 This all sprang from a setting where medieval-flavored PCs would encounter the remnants of a post-magocaust society.  The 'launch tower' you speak of was to be one of the facilities explored.
 
 My answer to the tower vacuum problem?  Elementals, with task "keep it all out of the way".  It's a handwave, I know.  But consider it more a somatic component.  :)  It also lets me have enraged and deranged elementals greet my explorers.
 
 My answer to the tower wall impact problem?  Correction gatepairs, with minute angular offsets from perfectly level.
 
 I also put the 'launch' entry gate above the stacked accelerator gatepairs.  It has the rule to activate when proper velocity has been reached.  It's mated gate points up in the example given, but could also be pointed at an enemy city, or whatever.
 
 I love the self-orbital demon.  But would he not have to see the point 90 degrees 'before' his orbit, which he wants to teleport to?  That would force the orbit to a minumum radius determined (I'm old school, here...) by a circumscribed square around the planet.  That does seem higher than might be desired for spying or weapons platform uses.
 
 And the question was in english units because I still think that way.
 
 I also had never considered the use of a 'braking tower'.  Bravo!
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