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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 8758380" data-attributes="member: 52734">SPEEDWhen cruising through Wildspace or in the Astral Sea, spelljamming ships are propelled by magical forces that allow them to move at an unbelievable pace of 100 million miles per day (or about 4.1 million mph or 6,944 miles per round).  The ebb and flow of the forces in Wildspace and Astral Sea allow vessels traveling at spelljamming speeds to easily avoid small pockets of "dead" space and objects that would prove fatal if collided with at such speeds.However, this magical force dissipates near large bodies such as planets, moons or other phenomena - including certain creatures or spelljamming vesssels, such as the whale-like kinori.  At the least, any substantial object that has its own air envelope can disrupt the ability to spelljam near it.A spelljamming pilot can sense the oncoming approach of a "dead" area as far as an hour away and normally avoid it with ease.  However, if for some reason the "dead" area is in motion or a small adjustment will not avoid intecepting the "dead" area, a Dexterity (Spelljamming Vessel proficiency) check is required to avoid it.  The DC will be based on the speed and size of the object.  If it is another spelljamming vessel that is actively attempting to intercept another, an opposed check is made between the two vessels.  Even if interception occurs, the two objects will slow from spelljamming speeds at a distance of at least one air envelope (using the larger vessel) between each other's own air envelope.  For example, if two space galleons were to intercept, they would drop out of spelljamming speeds no closer than 390 feet from each other (as each of their air envelope is 130 feet).Near such places of "dead" space, whose area of effect fluctuates just beyond their air envelope, spelljamming movement is greatly disrupted and other means of maneuver and motion are required.  The most common method employs harnessing what is known as the celestial winds - an undulating, radiant breeze that emanates from the Astral Sea and permeates almost all of Wildspace.  This phantom, starry breeze can fill the sails of a spacefaring ship like an earthbound wind, and many creatures native to Wildspace can glide through it as easily as one might fly or swim.  Creatures moving along the celestial winds move at much slower speeds, known as "Tactical Speed".Generally speaking, once an object has moved so there is at least twice the air envelope's distance (always counting the larger object's air envelope) between the objects, a spelljamming ship may return to spelljamming speeds - though this does not preclude enemy ships from pursuing a fleeing vessel.SPACE SICKNESSCreatures unfamiliar to the slight undulations of spelljamming vessels might experience mild nausea or other ill effects.  Beings that are not native to Wildspace or that do not have a background in space travel should make a DC 10 Constitution save after their first hour of travel.  On a failure, the target is Nauseated (treat as Poisoned) for the duration of the trip, and 1d4 hours afterward.  If the target succeeds the saving throw on a trip, they do not need to make saves on future trips, having gotten their "spacelegs".</blockquote>

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