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<blockquote data-quote="Big Mac" data-source="post: 5729475" data-attributes="member: 61182"><p>...and...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've not got <em>City of the Spider Queen</em>, but it sounds like it might be a reboot of an old 2e concept (with the SJ elements being removed).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would suggest a drop to 6HD and (probably) the removal of any special attacks that are not implied by War Captain's Companion.</p><p></p><p>The description of the (drow) Radiant Spelljamming Helm (War Captain's Guide page 81) says that drow ships carry a "cyst-like ore found in the cavernous realms of the Underdark" and that this ore gives off radiation that helps to power the helm (and also stops drow weapons from loosing their powers in Wildspace).</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the Jade Spider from Wildspace could partly be made from the cyst-like ore. Perhaps that ore could be something that Umber Hulks are allergic too. I'm not sure what the power levels should be like, but for something that targets a single monster, I think it might be possible for it to be fairly powerful.</p><p></p><p>Spacefaring drow use Umber Hulks to power Lifejammer helms, so they probably do not want to kill them. Turning Umber Hulks into stone would definitely not fit in with the SJ monster.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>War Captain's Companion was published in 1992. Can't we ask WotC to rename <em>their</em> Jade Spider instead? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Given that spacefaring drow call them Jade Spiders and also call two types of ships Jade Spiders (the larger ship is called a Jade Spider Commandship), I think that the name shouldn't be split up.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Space works for me. You are right, but I think it works best as a prefix to the rest of the name.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps Space Jade Spiders would work as a name (with the description saying that in space they often get called Jade Spiders, because the other type of Jade Spider is not common there).</p><p></p><p>Maybe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrite" target="_blank">Nephrite</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadeite" target="_blank">Jadeite</a> could be used to create Jade Spiders (or Space Jade Spiders). Or maybe the WotC Jade Spider could be created from one type of jade and the TSR Jade Spider could be made from the other type of jade.</p><p></p><p>At the risk of annoying the Deadites, I'm hoping that the Space Jade Spider could be made from Jadeite rather than Nephrite, as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_use_in_Mesoamerica" target="_blank">Jadeite has a Mezo-American spin to it</a>, that I <em>might</em> be able to use to inspire the Maztica Alive guy* to create a hidden drow spelljamming port in Maztica! Muhahahah! <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" /></p><p></p><p><em>* I hope you have all seen the beautiful <strong>Monsters of the True World</strong> netbook that the Maztica guy (Seethyr) has made. <a href="http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=357" target="_blank">Here is a link to that netbook and some other Maztica freebies</a>. With the epic project you have here finally starting to "finish" the monsters for campaign settings that WotC "abandoned" I'm hoping to see every set of converted monsters find a home in a netbook.</em></p><p></p><p>If the larger CotSQ Jade Spider could be made from Nephrite, then it could fit in with Faerun being closer to the Kara-Tur region (which I think fits in better with China, where the real world has a source of Nephrite). <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/angel.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angel:" title="Angel :angel:" data-shortname=":angel:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Mac, post: 5729475, member: 61182"] ...and... I've not got [I]City of the Spider Queen[/I], but it sounds like it might be a reboot of an old 2e concept (with the SJ elements being removed). I would suggest a drop to 6HD and (probably) the removal of any special attacks that are not implied by War Captain's Companion. The description of the (drow) Radiant Spelljamming Helm (War Captain's Guide page 81) says that drow ships carry a "cyst-like ore found in the cavernous realms of the Underdark" and that this ore gives off radiation that helps to power the helm (and also stops drow weapons from loosing their powers in Wildspace). Perhaps the Jade Spider from Wildspace could partly be made from the cyst-like ore. Perhaps that ore could be something that Umber Hulks are allergic too. I'm not sure what the power levels should be like, but for something that targets a single monster, I think it might be possible for it to be fairly powerful. Spacefaring drow use Umber Hulks to power Lifejammer helms, so they probably do not want to kill them. Turning Umber Hulks into stone would definitely not fit in with the SJ monster. War Captain's Companion was published in 1992. Can't we ask WotC to rename [I]their[/I] Jade Spider instead? :p Given that spacefaring drow call them Jade Spiders and also call two types of ships Jade Spiders (the larger ship is called a Jade Spider Commandship), I think that the name shouldn't be split up. Space works for me. You are right, but I think it works best as a prefix to the rest of the name. Perhaps Space Jade Spiders would work as a name (with the description saying that in space they often get called Jade Spiders, because the other type of Jade Spider is not common there). Maybe [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrite"]Nephrite[/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadeite"]Jadeite[/URL] could be used to create Jade Spiders (or Space Jade Spiders). Or maybe the WotC Jade Spider could be created from one type of jade and the TSR Jade Spider could be made from the other type of jade. At the risk of annoying the Deadites, I'm hoping that the Space Jade Spider could be made from Jadeite rather than Nephrite, as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_use_in_Mesoamerica"]Jadeite has a Mezo-American spin to it[/URL], that I [I]might[/I] be able to use to inspire the Maztica Alive guy* to create a hidden drow spelljamming port in Maztica! Muhahahah! :devil: [I]* I hope you have all seen the beautiful [B]Monsters of the True World[/B] netbook that the Maztica guy (Seethyr) has made. [URL="http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=357"]Here is a link to that netbook and some other Maztica freebies[/URL]. With the epic project you have here finally starting to "finish" the monsters for campaign settings that WotC "abandoned" I'm hoping to see every set of converted monsters find a home in a netbook.[/I] If the larger CotSQ Jade Spider could be made from Nephrite, then it could fit in with Faerun being closer to the Kara-Tur region (which I think fits in better with China, where the real world has a source of Nephrite). :angel: [/QUOTE]
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