Professor Murder
Hero
So yeah.
5e Spelljammer is a letdown. It's a "C" product, which is most hurt by its price point structure. I have a lot of affection for the setting going back to 2e, but this just failed to give me needed systems. I would be better served going on Drivethru and selectively picking up 2e materials and converting. A real wasted opportunity.
I am being warry but hopeful with whats been revealed about 5e Planescape. I need a lot less crunch to run such a campaign, so really what I want is a clean presentation of the setting so I don't have to go and rebuy a bunch of 2e material just for that purpose.
However.
I actually really like the cosmology changes to Spelljammer. Having ships traveling through layers of the Astral instead of Wildspace/Philigston is better for me personally. What's more, it means its only a few steps to combine Spelljammer with Planescape in terms of cosmology. Hell, BG3 features a Illithid Spelljamming craft shifting through dimensions in the opening sequence.
So who else is thinking of doing a mashup campaign?
5e Spelljammer is a letdown. It's a "C" product, which is most hurt by its price point structure. I have a lot of affection for the setting going back to 2e, but this just failed to give me needed systems. I would be better served going on Drivethru and selectively picking up 2e materials and converting. A real wasted opportunity.
I am being warry but hopeful with whats been revealed about 5e Planescape. I need a lot less crunch to run such a campaign, so really what I want is a clean presentation of the setting so I don't have to go and rebuy a bunch of 2e material just for that purpose.
However.
I actually really like the cosmology changes to Spelljammer. Having ships traveling through layers of the Astral instead of Wildspace/Philigston is better for me personally. What's more, it means its only a few steps to combine Spelljammer with Planescape in terms of cosmology. Hell, BG3 features a Illithid Spelljamming craft shifting through dimensions in the opening sequence.
So who else is thinking of doing a mashup campaign?