Re: [HoE] Re: Spook Juice vs. G-ray "efficiency"

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

> >>Fuel tanks seem to be relatively inefficient
>space-wise (10 slots for
>one
>gallon).  For the same 10 slots, you could store 100
>g-rays (with a
>power
>pack), or 80 g-rays if you prefer spirit batteries.<<
>
>The key thing to think about is about the amount of
>ghost rock you use up.
>You get only 80 GR/pound of ghost rock, or 5 GR/ounce,
>which at $10 an ounce, ends up costing you
>$2/GR...every time you charge the thing up.
>Now, with the same ounce of ghost rock, and a chemical
>component, you can make 5 GALLONS of spook juice.
>

Sure, but who buys the stuff?  There's scavenging rules for finding it (in 
the Companion book, under Witches, oddly enough), and it's not _that_ hard 
to come by.

>Let's compare: 100GR powerpack vs. 1 gallon fuel tank
>in a frame 10 car w/ 10 mph acceleration (giving it a
>max speed of 120 mph).  Assuming we floor it the whole
>way, the powerpack takes us about 1700 miles, while
>the tank takes us a mere 50 miles.  However, it costs
>$200 to recharge the battery.  That same amount of
>money will get 12 ounces of ghost rock and 12 chemical
>components, making 60 gallons of spook juice.  Those
>60 gallons will take you 3000 miles, almost twice as
>far.  Spook juice is ALWAYS better than GR, at least
>in the long run.
>

Just a note that, again, while "flooring it" might seem unreasonable, many 
of the examples I ran used aircraft, where that is much less of an issue.

Anyhoo, those 60 gallons take up 600 slots!  Where are you going to store 
the stuff in your vehicle while you're travelling those 3000 miles?

Or are you going to stop every 50 miles to make a gallon of spook juice, 
travel another 50 miles, make another gallon, etc., etc.?


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