Moon picture [Archive] - Wizards Community

Moon picture [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
nick012000
06-09-06, 09:18 AM I remember someone posting a picture with all of the moons of Eberron and their sizes relative to our moon somewhere in an old thread, but a Google search turns up nothing.

Can anyone help?
ieattrollsforbreakfast
06-09-06, 02:08 PM Thankfully I still have it hosted...here it is:

http://www.eberronbestiary.com/ebmoons.JPG
Korhal_IV
06-10-06, 01:56 AM Has anybody really looked into how tides are affected in Eberron? I mean, sat down and tried to do the math or something? Because those are scary ass moons when you think about it. No wonder Sharn is on a cliff!
ieattrollsforbreakfast
06-10-06, 07:05 AM In the thread when this originally came up I think someone did calculate the effect on tides. IIRC, it came to about 1000ft. tides, which is far too much for any civilised world. Of course, you can just ignore tides (just leave them at usual Earth levels) and still keep the amazing night skies of Eberron, but if you must have an in-game explanation you could say the Ring of Siberys acts as a gravitational sink, reducing the gravitational forces from the moons on Eberron.
Bluebrush
06-10-06, 11:14 AM Useful image, but are those comparitive or apparent sizes?
ieattrollsforbreakfast
06-10-06, 12:24 PM Useful image, but are those comparitive or apparent sizes?

Those are all apparent sizes, how they would look from the surface of Eberron. IIRC, all the moons are actually smaller than Earth's, they just look so huge because they are much closer.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
nick012000 06-09-06, 09:18 AM	I remember someone posting a picture with all of the moons of Eberron and their sizes relative to our moon somewhere in an old thread, but a Google search turns up nothing. Can anyone help?
ieattrollsforbreakfast 06-09-06, 02:08 PM	Thankfully I still have it hosted...here it is: http://www.eberronbestiary.com/ebmoons.JPG
Korhal_IV 06-10-06, 01:56 AM	Has anybody really looked into how tides are affected in Eberron? I mean, sat down and tried to do the math or something? Because those are scary ass moons when you think about it. No wonder Sharn is on a cliff!
ieattrollsforbreakfast 06-10-06, 07:05 AM	In the thread when this originally came up I think someone did calculate the effect on tides. IIRC, it came to about 1000ft. tides, which is far too much for any civilised world. Of course, you can just ignore tides (just leave them at usual Earth levels) and still keep the amazing night skies of Eberron, but if you must have an in-game explanation you could say the Ring of Siberys acts as a gravitational sink, reducing the gravitational forces from the moons on Eberron.
Bluebrush 06-10-06, 11:14 AM	Useful image, but are those comparitive or apparent sizes?
ieattrollsforbreakfast 06-10-06, 12:24 PM	Useful image, but are those comparitive or apparent sizes? Those are all apparent sizes, how they would look from the surface of Eberron. IIRC, all the moons are actually smaller than Earth's, they just look so huge because they are much closer.