D&D 5E Tracy & Laura Hickman Announce Skyraiders of Abarax

Tracy and Laura Hickman, known for the Dragonlance setting and the original Ravenloft module, have announced a D&D 5E setting called Skyraiders of Abarax. It will be coming to Kickstarter this fall. There's not much more information yet, other than a mailing list for updates and a single (stunning) art piece.

Their Facebook page actually says "AD&D 5E", rather than "D&D 5E", although I'm not sure whether that's significant.

"Tracy & Laura Hickman's first adventure world since Dragonlance ... coming to AD&D 5E through Kickstarter this fall! Join us in the creation of Sky-high Fantasy discovered through magical books brought to life our unique 'Living Tome System'."

Skyraiders

www.skyraiders.net

There's also a couple of other art pieces floating about on social media.

 

[kinwolf]

Any news on the new Dragonlance novel? A release date of July floated around for some time, but obviously it didn't happen.

 

[Morrus]

Any news on the new Dragonlance novel? A release date of July floated around for some time, but obviously it didn't happen.

I asked Margaret Weis on Twitter and she replied "2022".

 

[amethal]

That artwork is indeed stunning.

I suppose "Tracy & Laura Hickman's first adventure world since Dragonlance" is technically correct (the best kind of correct!) since they came up with the original concept, but the actual setting that resulted was a TSR group project.

 

[wicked cool]

wonder if they have a novel tie in?

 

[sevenbastard]

Looks like this is an adventure and not just a setting.

Lots of people hate on the Dragonlance modules for being railroads but DL1 is a great example of "here is my setting play in it". No need to read a 100 pages of backstory and geography just enough to get you excited and set you lose.

I think the two enworld adventure paths did the same things.

 

[Dungeonosophy]

Looks great. Man, they ought to do a cross-over with Bruce Heard's Calidar!

 

[Aldarc]

"The mythic place called home"

Anyone else getting Battlestar Galactica vibes?

 

[This Effin’ GM]

Ok well this is something I’m backing.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Looks good, the art is real pretty and I'm a sucker for flying ships and the like.

I do wish they went a little more out-there with their ancestries though. Cat-people, Dragon-ish people, small humans and elves-proxy are a D&D staple, I know, but I sure wish more settings tried something new.

I'll probably end up backing this one or the new kickstarter I saw in this week round-up on Enworld about the vampire pirates in spaaaace. Or both, depending on the money.

 

[John R Davis]

Is it " on " or " one" ? dragon's sylph. Looks of interest

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

AD&D 5th / Living Tome System? This sounds like a pack of added rules, but still compatible with "our" 5th Ed.

Maybe we are seing the birth of one of the most popular 3PP settings.

 

[Stormonu]

That artwork is indeed stunning.

I suppose "Tracy & Laura Hickman's first adventure world since Dragonlance" is technically correct (the best kind of correct!) since they came up with the original concept, but the actual setting that resulted was a TSR group project.

That’s actually incorrect. They had Sovereign Stone back in the 3E days.

<EDIT>. Whoops! My bad - Elmore created Sovereign Stone, they wrote the novels for the game!

 

[Zaukrie]

Interesting.....they created some of the best old skewl stuff.....will 100% check this out.

 

[harbison32]

Maybe AD&D5e means they're making it for Level Up...that would be awesome.

 

[GMMichael]

It's a good thing someone took pics of those messages before the tide got them.

 

[Waller]

That’s actually incorrect. They had Sovereign Stone back in the 3E days.

<EDIT>. Whoops! My bad - Elmore created Sovereign Stone, they wrote the novels for the game!

You're gonna need another edit. You’re thinking of Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. This is Tracy and Laura Hickman. Larry Elmore was the cover artist.

 

[Stormonu]

You're gonna need another edit. You’re thinking of Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. This is Tracy and Laura Hickman. Larry Elmore was the cover artist.

Let me get my foot outta my mouth before I dig any further…

 

[Gradine]

The artwork looks great, but the fonts make me feel like I'm reading the opening splash screens to an early-90's LucasArts adventure game

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

This sounds very exciting!