Spelljammer Comfirmed?!?!

[darjr]

All I have to say if this an April Fool's joke, it is very mean spirit to us Spelljammer fans.

No it’s not. Step down off the high horse.
Cheese and Crackers

I’m a HUGE spelljammer fan and completely disagree with you.

 

[Tormyr]

Now I want to know what an April Fish is as a trope, and where it's used.

While we don't entirely know the origins of April Fool's Day, there are a lot of details that build a convincing story.

April 1 was the start of the new year in the Julian calendar. It also coincided with the end of Lent. During this time, the Christian church forbade the eating of meat during Lent, but the eating of fish was tolerated. Fish was a popular gift for the New Year.

King Charles IX of France delivered an edict in 1564 that France was going to switch to the Gregorian calendar, moving the start of the year to January 1 starting in 1567. Some people didn't like the change and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1. Over time, the holdouts were mocked and had practical jokes played on them, including gifts of false (fake) fish.

Nowadays, it is common in francophone countries for children to try to surreptitiously stick a paper fish to the back of their target. When the fish is discovered, the instigator calls out « Poisson d'avril ! ». Back when we lived in Brooklyn, my children started hiding paper fish all over the place. We would find little paper fish hiding in nooks and crannies for months afterwards.

 

[darjr]

Spelljammer: the search for Boo!

 

[Staffan]

The funniest would be if they then surprise-released Spelljammer later on, and said, "What? We confirmed this back in April!"

As I recall, that's what they did with the Unhinged MtG set. They announced it on April 1st, and then followed up the next day by saying "By the way, that was not a joke."

 

[IvyDragons]

I felt like Spelljammer was a different sci fi game, though we did take a boat through space once.

 

[darjr]

 

[eyeheartawk]

When I saw the text in the tweet I was afraid Netflix was going to make another terrible live action version of a thing I like.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

The funniest would be if they then surprise-released Spelljammer later on, and said, "What? We confirmed this back in April!"

Okay, I normally despise pretty much any form of prank with a vehement disgust, but that would be fairly entertaining.

 

[Jer]

I would absolutely buy a copy of N'ghathrod's Guide to the Night Sea. I wish that one were real rather than well made bait...

 

[darjr]

Oh no