Reinforce Field: Difference between revisions

Some settings have "structural integrity fields" reinforcing the spaceship's existing frame. As an extreme variant, few settings have extra-extra-large constructions (including spaceships) that are explicitly stated to be physically possible only due to force fields keeping them from being crushed or torn apart. Size matters, but scaling things up [http://stardestroyer.net/Empire/Science/Size.html is not cheap]. Spaceships can be free from the burden of gravity, but unlike loose asteroids and orbital stations they have to move, and any noticeable acceleration of a great mass involves great forces, and turning—even inertial—gives G-force increasing proportionally to radius.<br />Of course, strengthening effects have lots of other uses, up to and including reinforcing [[Razor Floss|frail]] melee [[Improbable Weapon User|weapons]] to make them both [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|sharp]] and resilient.