Spelljammer What is Spelljammer, video interview with Chris Perkins

[Micah Sweet]

I am currently going by old Spelljammer rules this might change with the new version. Objects and creatures of a large enough size will generate their own gravity plane in Wildspace which forms a bubble around them, and can take atmosphere with them into Wildspace. Smaller atmospheres can be replenished by running into other atmospheres, while ones on the larger side can self maintain.

Given the things they have changed, I see no reason to assume anything from the old rules that hasn't already been confirmed is still the same.

 

[Micah Sweet]

he did say you could travel from 1 world to another in your 'system' and I assume they will say the sun is a sun and planets orbit it just for ease of use.

Every system then, not literally every planet. I misspoke. Doesn't change my point though.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Don't know why. I would not assume changes unless they outright spell them out like the Astral Sea replacing the Phlogiston.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Every system then, not literally every planet. I misspoke. Doesn't change my point though.

That's how it worked in the old version. They were just in a Crystal Sphere instead.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Don't know why. I would not assume changes unless they outright spell them out like the Astral Sea replacing the Phlogiston.

they spelled out the change about the air... it 'isn't space' it is full of gases and living creatures...

 

[MonsterEnvy]

they spelled out the change about the air... it 'isn't space' it is full of gases and living creatures...

Our Space is full of gases. The living Creatures so far shown are the ones that would have gravity planes.

 

[see]

Well, they seriously screwed up.

The basic mission statement for Spelljammer is "D&D in space." If it doesn't even look like space, you've failed miserably.

You want to deliver the 4e Astral Sea for 5e, deliver that product. But don't hide it under the Spelljammer name like a deliquescing skin suit.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Don't know why. I would not assume changes unless they outright spell them out like the Astral Sea replacing the Phlogiston.

I bought Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. I assume changes. The real question is, what genre of storytelling tropes are they going to devote too much of this product to discussing to the detriment of setting detail? My guess is adventure/romance.

 

[darjr]

There are recent things released, one by WotC employee, that has Spelljammer ships with bubbles of air. The recently released epic comes to mind.

Edit: nope it’s not in the epics document. Must have been during the run of it…

 

[Micah Sweet]

Well, they seriously screwed up.

The basic mission statement for Spelljammer is "D&D in space." If it doesn't even look like space, you've failed miserably.

You want to deliver the 4e Astral Sea for 5e, deliver that product. But don't hide it under the Spelljammer name like a deliquescing skin suit.

Always been my issue with these setting revamps in the last few years. Painting the old name on new material.