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<blockquote data-quote="lkj" data-source="post: 7763251" data-attributes="member: 18646"><p>It's probably worth mentioning that in the last 'Happy Fun Hour' someone asked Mearls about whether the subtle Spelljammer references meant something. And he responded by saying something like (not exact quote!) "Subtle? I don't think the references are subtle at all!". Now, he did NOT then say it meant there was a product. But clearly he (and Stewart and Perkins) are really enjoying dropping all the Spelljammer references.</p><p></p><p>They clearly have some plan in mind. But I really can't decide what it is. I sometimes think that Stewart started dropping Spelljammer teases because, if we're being honest, Spelljammer is so bizarre relative to standard D&D that it's a little crazy to think it would get it's own thing before a whole host of other projects (Dark Sun, Planescape, etc.) And maybe he gets a kick out of the fact that people actually take those teases seriously, as he quite plainly states (with a twinkle in his eye) that they have no short-term plans for Spelljammer. </p><p></p><p>So, in that scenario-- the WotC folks like Spelljammer, can't get to it for awhile, and so, for fun, add references whenever they can sneak them in. Sort of a nod more than some deep foreshadowing.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, they seem to plan things way in advance. And there have been so many Spelljammer references at this point that it's starting to seem unlikely that they wouldn't do something. Or if they didn't have any plans that they would keep teasing and risk making some of their fans very angry.</p><p></p><p>I don't know.</p><p></p><p>AD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lkj, post: 7763251, member: 18646"] It's probably worth mentioning that in the last 'Happy Fun Hour' someone asked Mearls about whether the subtle Spelljammer references meant something. And he responded by saying something like (not exact quote!) "Subtle? I don't think the references are subtle at all!". Now, he did NOT then say it meant there was a product. But clearly he (and Stewart and Perkins) are really enjoying dropping all the Spelljammer references. They clearly have some plan in mind. But I really can't decide what it is. I sometimes think that Stewart started dropping Spelljammer teases because, if we're being honest, Spelljammer is so bizarre relative to standard D&D that it's a little crazy to think it would get it's own thing before a whole host of other projects (Dark Sun, Planescape, etc.) And maybe he gets a kick out of the fact that people actually take those teases seriously, as he quite plainly states (with a twinkle in his eye) that they have no short-term plans for Spelljammer. So, in that scenario-- the WotC folks like Spelljammer, can't get to it for awhile, and so, for fun, add references whenever they can sneak them in. Sort of a nod more than some deep foreshadowing. On the other hand, they seem to plan things way in advance. And there have been so many Spelljammer references at this point that it's starting to seem unlikely that they wouldn't do something. Or if they didn't have any plans that they would keep teasing and risk making some of their fans very angry. I don't know. AD [/QUOTE]
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