Spelljammer What Would Your Ideal Spelljammer Book Be Like?

[Scott Christian]

That sounds more like planescape than spelljammer

I don't know why, but when I typed that late last night, I was actually thinking Planescape, not Spelljammer. It was like 12:30 - way past my bedtime.

 

[Ath-kethin]

But they could be combined into one product, without combine the mode of travel correct?

Couldn’t use planescape portals (Sigil) to get to different planes of reality, and spelljammers to navigate the Prime?

You could, sure. But I'd just as soon you keep your chocolate out of my peanut butter!

 

[Parmandur]

You could, sure. But I'd just as soon you keep your chocolate out of my peanut butter!

I love mixing chocolate and peanut butter, but I still store my peanut butter and Nutella using different jars in my pantry.

 

[Demetrios1453]

I love mixing chocolate and peanut butter, but I still store my peanut butter and Nutella using different jars in my pantry.

Honestly, that might be the best way. Give the classic Spelljammer system as the default, and just have a sidebar saying "Hey, if you optionally want to allow the ships to go to the Astral, or even further afield in the planes, go ahead!" That way, everyone gets what they want at their own table.

 

[Parmandur]

Honestly, that might be the best way. Give the classic Spelljammer system as the default, and just have a sidebar saying "Hey, if you optionally want to allow the ships to go to the Astral, or even further afield in the planes, go ahead!" That way, everyone gets what they want at their own table.

To be clear, I want Sigil, portals and all that jazz to exist in the same universe as Spelljammer: same way that Strahd is in his Domain of Dread in the same universe as Spelljammer. I just think Spelljammer is a Setting worthy of it's own time in the spotlight.

 

[Demetrios1453]

To be clear, I want Sigil, portals and all that jazz to exist in the same universe as Spelljammer: same way that Strahd is in his Domain of Dread in the same universe as Spelljammer. I just think Spelljammer is a Setting worthy of it's own time in the spotlight.

Oh, same here! I want both Spelljammer and Planescape getting their own attention. I wouldn't be surprised that, if the March book is a Spelljammer adventure/setting hybrid, we'll see a full Planescape book/"non-traditional release format" soon afterwards, maybe even as the May release.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

You could, sure. But I'd just as soon you keep your chocolate out of my peanut butter!

But I love, and I mean love, Reese cups

 

[teitan]

An adventure with an attached rules supplement describing how spelljamming works and a selection of spelljamming ships. The adventure could include the Rock and the Spelljammer to complete the only essential elements of the setting. Because it is all inclusive it doesn't really need a full campaign setting. Only extra thing needed might be a system for creating worlds to visit.

 

[jmartkdr2]

For me the big draw of Spelljammer is the ships - ideally I'd want rules that could be adapted to other kinds of magic ships like airships or sailing the Astral Sea, but if the rules for Spelljamming are complete that's pretty much inevitable.

 

[Steampunkette]

Imagine David Bowie writing the soundtrack to Treasure Planet and also Titan A.E.

And also having a role as a significant secondary character that is in both films.

That is what the Spelljammer book should be like.