Spelljammer Boo Book: Spelljammer, Space, and Speculation!

[Urriak Uruk]

So I'm sure we've all seen this image by now from the "Future of D&D Panel" but I wanted to talk a little bit more about it, in its own special thread.

Now, Chris Perkins has already pointed out that the cute critter on the cover is none other than Boo, the miniature-giant-space-hamster... which may just be a hamster. But nonetheless, Boo is an interesting focus to put on any cover... and with a looming eye behind him, much like a beholder (or even Spelljammer Beholder Ships), a lot of folks (myself included) are leaning that maybe this is a Spelljammer book!

Boo is of course a Forgotten Realms character, but RealmSpace has a lot of beholders in it.

The (sort-of) planet H'Catha is a flat disc of water with a mountain jutting out of it. The planet is ruled by six beholders, each of which controls one port at the foot of the mountain. Beholders are a common Spelljammer monster, having their own ship designs to ply the space between worlds.

RealmSpace has a lot of other planets as well, including Glyth which is ruled by illithids. But a cover that has both Boo (allegedly) a miniature-giant-space-hamster, and what is likely a Beholder behind him? Coincidence.... I think not!

Anyway, lets say you join me on the hype train for this book... would you want this to be an adventure? Or a setting book? How much material on ships would you want? Do you want to see Giff, or other races make a return like the Scro?

This is just a fun speculation thread, so feel free to give thoughts on what you want, instead of what you think this book is likely to have.

 

[Demetrios1453]

I suggested in another thread that it might be an anthology of "crazy adventures with Minsc and Boo", that can can be plug-and-play, or a lightly comnected adventure path. And one of these would be Spelljammer-themed.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I suggested in another thread that it might be an anthology of "crazy adventures with Minsc and Boo", that can can be plug-and-play, or a lightly comnected adventure path. And one of these would be Spelljammer-themed.

Possible! But this ignores somewhat the giant floating eye behind Boo.

 

[Scribe]

I suggested in another thread that it might be an anthology of "crazy adventures with Minsc and Boo", that can can be plug-and-play, or a lightly comnected adventure path. And one of these would be Spelljammer-themed.

Hmm like the Candlekeep Anthology. That would be a good idea.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Realmspace is really cool, you have a planet of black Egyptian Ptah (God of Wildspace) worshipping Halflings (alot of folks don't know FR has black Halfling race, probably because as a Spelljammer cross over most aren't on Toril, they are on Anadar, but some might be on Toril as well), you have a Gas Giant with floating islands in it, Elminister owns a retreat there), Garden a giant plant planet with a Wa Colony on it, FRs Sun is inhabited, Glyth has drinkable Jelly Oceans, and a ton of other cool stuff.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Possible! But this ignores somewhat the giant floating eye behind Boo.

Go for the Eye Boo!

 

[Demetrios1453]

Possible! But this ignores somewhat the giant floating eye behind Boo.

Potentially one of the villains of various adventures, or the mastermind behind them all...

 

[Bitbrain]

I HOPE it’s a Forgotten Realms-to-Spelljammer adventure. Given the beholder behind Boo, Beholders as the big bads.

My dream layout for said adventure would be something like this:
Chapter 1 = Lantan
Chapter 2 = Tears of Selune
Chapter 3-? = the different planets in Realmspace. I know the names of most of the planets, but not the order they go in from nearest to farthest from the sun.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I HOPE it’s a Forgotten Realms-to-Spelljammer adventure. Given the beholder behind Boo, Beholders as the big bads.

My dream layout for said adventure would be something like this:
Chapter 1 = Lantan
Chapter 2 = Tears of Selune
Chapter 3-? = the different planets in Realmspace. I know the names of most of the planets, but not the order they go in from nearest to farthest from the sun.

Realmspace

Realmspace was the term used to describe the Torilian system and its surrounding environs within the Prime Material Plane. To those on the surface of Toril, Realmspace was called the Sea of Night, while the Netherese referred to it as the Skyward Realms. Contained within a crystal sphere...

forgottenrealms.fandom.com

Here you go.

Hope it has different Spelljammer options like BG: DiA had Infernal Warmachine options,minus the soul coins thing which I hated.

 

[CharlesWallace]

Here's what I want- no expectation that it would happen. A boxed set like the original Spelljammer boxed set, with a hex map and ship tokens, and rules for space combat between ships, explanations of how spelljamming works, etc. Then a second book that details the FR crystal sphere and has an adventure that takes ground based characters in to space.

To be clear, I don't ever expect that to happen. But wow would it be cool! I want my WizKids Spelljammer ship minis to paint for space battles!