D&D 5E Tracy & Laura Hickman Announce Skyraiders of Abarax

Tracy and Laura Hickman, known for the Dragonlance setting and the original Ravenloft module, have announced a D&D 5E setting called Skyraiders of Abarax. It will be coming to Kickstarter this fall. There's not much more information yet, other than a mailing list for updates and a single (stunning) art piece.

Their Facebook page actually says "AD&D 5E", rather than "D&D 5E", although I'm not sure whether that's significant.

"Tracy & Laura Hickman's first adventure world since Dragonlance ... coming to AD&D 5E through Kickstarter this fall! Join us in the creation of Sky-high Fantasy discovered through magical books brought to life our unique 'Living Tome System'."

Skyraiders

www.skyraiders.net

There's also a couple of other art pieces floating about on social media.

 

[This Effin’ GM]

Let me get my foot outta my mouth before I dig any further…

I’m just impressed, digging with a foot in your mouth is impressive

 

[Gradine]

"The mythic place called home"

Anyone else getting Battlestar Galactica vibes?

This is actually a pretty common reference to Mormon stricture, which isn't all that surprising, considering the creators of both of those properties are Mormon.

 

[Dire Bare]

You're gonna need another edit. You’re thinking of Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. This is Tracy and Laura Hickman. Larry Elmore was the cover artist.

Yeah . . . it's a common misconception. To add . . .

Tracy and Laura Hickman are married to each other, and responsible for some classic D&D modules like Ravenloft. And the genesis of what became Dragonlance.

Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis are co-authors of the original Dragonlance trilogy, plus many other books down the road, both Dragonlance and others.

And Tracy's a guy. Not that it matters really, but it's also a common misconception that all of the above are women.

 

[Aldarc]

This is actually a pretty common reference to Mormon stricture, which isn't all that surprising, considering the creators of both of those properties are Mormon.

There are forum rules about things we can talk about on this forum and things we cannot, so I didn't necessarily want to explicitly name the background vibes I was getting.

 

[Dire Bare]

This is actually a pretty common reference to Mormon stricture, which isn't all that surprising, considering the creators of both of those properties are Mormon.

Yup. Although I'll add . . . it's not just a Mormon thing. The whole "lost tribes of Israel" is a mythology trope that goes back much further than Mormonism, it just happened to be popular in the zeitgeist of the time when Joseph Smith founded Mormonism.

 

[Dire Bare]

There are forum rules about things we can talk about on this forum and things we cannot, so I didn't necessarily want to explicitly name the background vibes I was getting.

Well, we don't want to argue whether any particular religion is right or wrong, good or bad . . . . but we can certainly identify tropes and from which they spring.

 

[TrainedMunkee]

You heard it here first Advanced Dungeon and Dragons, coming soon.

 

[This Effin’ GM]

I wonder if the AD&D5e is similar to the O5R tag, a term to imply “ad&d style play in 5e!”

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

So sort of a fantasy Australia, except contact was lost with the homeland that sent all the prisoners there, who eventually set themselves free and the PCs will be their descendants.

 

[pukunui]

Skyraiders in flight!
Afternoon delight!


I like the art. Tagline could use some work, though.