Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery waves, or whispering-gallery modes, are a type of wave that can travel around a concave surface. Originally discovered for sound waves in the whispering gallery of St Paul’s Cathedral, they can exist for light and for other waves, with important applications in nondestructive testing, lasing, cooling and sensing, as well as in astronomy. Whispering-gallery waves were first explained for the case of St Paul's Cathedral circa 1878 by Lord Rayleigh, who revised a previous misconception that whispers could be heard across the dome but not at any intermediate position. He explained the phenomenon of travelling whispers with
The Whispering Vault for his game, including the "Dangerous Prey sourcebook" (1995) and a three-panel GM screen (1995). Chris Pramas decided to create a company to publish "The Whispering Vault"; in early 1996 he acquired "The Whispering Vault" rights from Mike Nystul and formed Ronin Publishing with his brother, Jason Pramas, and their mutual friend, Neal Darcy. The company's first publication was "The Book of Hunts" (1997), a book of adventures for "The Whispering Vault"; Ronin Publishing had plans for another "Whispering Vault" book called "Mortal Magic" but they were never able to print it, or anything else for the game. The rights