Spelljammer has finally been confirmed for modern Dungeons and Dragons, and three new star-trekking D&D books th𒊎at allow players to explore the space between worlds are set to arrive later this year.
Unveiled during the first D&D Direct stream, these Spelljammer books are collectively labelled 'Spelljammer: Adventures in Space' and will join the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best tabletop RPGs on shelve🦄s this August 16 (you can pre-order it for ). This mimics the setting's original title from 1989.
Unlike most modern 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dungeons and Dragons books, this new take on Spelljammer has been split into multiple volumes: a setting overview called Astral Adventurer's Guide, a tome of monsters (dubbed 'Boo's Astral Menagerie, in reference to the famous miniature giant space hamster from the Baldur's Gate video game), and Light of Xaryxis, a prewritten adventure with 12 episodes to play through. These books are all 64 pages long and delivered inside a slipcase that arrives alongside a Dungeon Master's screen and do🅘uble-sided poster map. As usual, alternate covers for Spelljammer: Adventures in Space will be available too.
Besides adding a science fantasy spin to the series, Spelljammer introduced the idea of 'crystal spheres' that contain individual solar systems to D&D. Using galleon-like ships equipped with a 'spelljammer helm', players can travel between these spheres and thereby hop from one setting to another. That includes Dragonlance (which is 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:also getting a revival this year), the Forgotten Realms, and ꦓܫyour own homebrew worlds.
No matter where you set your games, there are six new races to explore within Spelljammer: Adventures in Space. This includes the space-🔯faring astral elves, auto gnomes (steampunk robots, essentially), the flying monkey hadozee, slime-like plasmoids, insecti𓂃le thri-kreen, and giff hippo-folk. Some of these featured in the original version of Spelljammer, but all been revised for the new D&D rules.
Before Spelljammer: Adventures in Space launches on August 16, 2022, players can check out a free Monstrous Compendium with 10 Spelljammer monsters on the . It includes the asteroid spider (a creature big enough to engulf ships), an eldritch lich that's powered by Great Old Ones from the dark reaches of space, and a gadabout, a winged p🎀lant that allows players to fly though the void. You'll need to access this book is a free D&D account, but it won't cost you anything.
This is due to be followed by a free prequel adventure in July.✅ Although we don't know much about it just yet, its name - 'Spelljammer Academy' - suggests it will show us the ropes for this space-faring world.
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