Now here’s some gaming fodder for you:
Ohio police say a rare gold replica of the lunar space module has been stolen from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
Police in Wapakoneta, in northwest Ohio, responded to an alarm at the museum just before midnight Friday and discovered the 5-inch high, solid-gold replica had been stolen.
After all, the symbolic value of that item, in the ritual magical sense, would probably be off the charts. It’s valuable in its own right, with all the occult resonances that solid gold already has; and it’s a detailed reproduction of a significant device associated with American ingenuity and glory. It also has a strong personal link with the individual most intimately associated with a major, portentous, and unquestionably unique event in human history. In game worlds where magic works, this lunar space module statue is going to pack some pretty hefty mojo. A perfeact Macguffin for whatever adventure you need to run.