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[Weiley31]

Makes sense I would just call them Orcs. But where did you get that impression anyway?

Scro are still Space Orcs.

 

[Weiley31]

Me too, although the story of the Unhuman Wars and the Scro is worth keeping, in no small part because I like the idea of elves looking bad.

Look, if the situation was reversed out in Nature, The Elf/Scro wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger.

 

[Weiley31]

now THIS is pod racing...

Okay this looks awesome (still upset about PDF, but work around seems to be working... but view printab;e handout is nice) part 2 is got an update on skill challanges (strix haven had some of this too) and I love it...

and more danger room/ holodeck D&D play.

nothing as cool as the disentigrate sword yet that I saw but I only skimmed

How are the Skill Challenge updates in this? Compared to Strixhaven's Mage Tower?

 

[Bolares]

How are the Skill Challenge updates in this? Compared to Strixhaven's Mage Tower?

Not at all different

 

[Weiley31]

Hmmm, I wonder what the Elven Imperial Navy thinks of the Spelljammer Academy. Something tells me that both organizations don't/would not see exactly eye to eye on some things.

 

[Bolares]

Hmmm, I wonder what the Elven Imperial Navy thinks of the Spelljammer Academy. Something tells me that both organizations don't/would not see exactly eye to eye on some things.

Maybe that's why the academy is so secretive and placed in a remote location?

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Scro are still Space Orcs.

No I was asking why they were saying they were gone?

 

[Weiley31]

No I was asking why they were saying they were gone?

Probably because their names aren't being reversed this time.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Probably because their names aren't being reversed this time.

I was just wondering were they noticed that.

 

[Weiley31]

Maybe that's why the academy is so secretive and placed in a remote location?

Add in the fact that one of the Founders of the Spelljammer Academy hails from Waterdeep, which from what I read has a whole section of surface Drow refugees living there, probably causes the Elven Imperial Navy some concerns.

 

[darjr]

Yes. Absolutely they did. They have infinite space to release rules digitally. They made a choice to not include those rules. Intentionally. On purpose.

As has been stated by someone later, you dint in fact need those to run the adventure. So they did not.

 

[darjr]

Hmmm, I wonder what the Elven Imperial Navy thinks of the Spelljammer Academy. Something tells me that both organizations don't/would not see exactly eye to eye on some things.

Oh? I wonder if there be an assault scenario?

 

[Weiley31]

did lantan have one? I don't remember the wonder island having one

Don't forget that Evermeet, the main Elven Holy land city basically, pretty much also has its own Spelljammer fleet that is composed of Spelljammers from the Elven Imperial Navy.

 

[Weiley31]

Oh! This adventure takes place in the future?!

I like the idea that The Spelljammer Academy was founded during the same time period of the Forgotten Realms that the Acquisitions Incorporated book is placed in. Meaning that if you ordered the 5E books in a timeline order, Aqisitions Incorporated takes place waaay after the events of Tyranny of Dragons 2019 and Dragon of Icespire Peak.

So, The Forgotten Realms have Verdan, Autognomes AND Spelljammers/Eberron-style Airships as recent style developments.

 

[Weiley31]

Interesting, I don't really imagine a Giant Cleaver basing its stats as a refluffed Longsword. But I guess it makes sense to somebody.


Man.......all the homies in the chat pour one out for the Petty Officer Giff cook. Wasn't expecting him to die at all.

 

[Stormonu]

I like the idea that The Spelljammer Academy was founded during the same time period of the Forgotten Realms that the Acquisitions Incorporated book is placed in. Meaning that if you ordered the 5E books in a timeline order, Aqisitions Incorporated takes place waaay after the events of Tyranny of Dragons 2019 and Dragon of Icespire Peak.

So, The Forgotten Realms have Verdan, Autognomes AND Spelljammers/Eberron-style Airships as recent style developments.

Who or what is Verdan?

 

[Weiley31]

Behold: The Newest race to call Faerun home.

Who or what is Verdan?

Verdan

The verdan were a race of continuously mutating goblinoids that first appeared in Faerûn in the late 15th century DR. Young verdan were similar to small half-elves with jade-green skin and about as tall as goblins. However, as they aged, they underwent dramatic and somewhat random changes to...

forgottenrealms.fandom.com

 

[darjr]

Acq!

 

[Weiley31]

I will say this, I'm kinda hoping the Spelljammer: Adventures in Space gives us more options for Spelljammer ship weapons. I mean, I got nothing against Catapaults, Ballistas and all that, but I'm surprised that Cannons were never given to em.

Granted, Ghosts of Saltmarshes 5E, Seas of Vodari, and Pirates of Pugmire will probably help out with that.

 

[overgeeked]

I will say this, I'm kinda hoping the Spelljammer: Adventures in Space gives us more options for Spelljammer ship weapons. I mean, I got nothing against Catapaults, Ballistas and all that, but I'm surprised that Cannons were never given to em.

Granted, Ghosts of Saltmarshes 5E, Vast Kiyvia, and Pirates of Pugmire will probably help out with that.

Cannons are in the DMG, the giff are blackpowder junkies, and the sneak peek at the Spelljammer DM's Screen shows that there are cannonballs...so we'll get cannons. Oh, there will be cannons.