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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:04PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 15, 2001
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Anyone here interested in Spelljammer? I'm working on a world set in a Dyson sphere and in order to get around that fast I am thinking of doing a Spelljammer settinging set inside the sphrere. The fluff would be totally different of course although things like the Elven Navy, beholder ships etc will be the same. Also thinking of using elements from Star Wars Saga for ship combat. For those of you who do not know Spellhjammer was a tongue in cheek D&D camapign setting set in fantasy space published in 1989 IIRC for AD&D 2nd Ed.
Heres an updated example of a D&DN based Spelljammer ship.
Dragonfly.
Built By: Humans
Used Primarily By: Humans, Elves.
Tonnage 10 tons
Hull Points 10
Crew 3/10
Maneuverability Class: +0
Landing-Land: Yes
Landing- Water: No
Armor Rating: 12
Saves As: +2
Power Type: Major or Minor Helm
Ships Rating: As for spelljammer
Armament: 1 light balista or 1 light catapult.
Cargo: 5 tons
keel Length 100'
Beam Length 20'
and a Squidship
Squiship
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Built By: Humans
Used Primarily By: Humans, Lizardmen.
Tonnage 45 tons
Hull Points 45
Crew 12/45
Maneuverability Class: -2
Landing-Land: No
Landing- Water: Yes
Armor Rating: 15
Saves As: +5
Power Type: Major or Minor Helm
Ships Rating: As for spelljammer
Armament: 2 medium balista, 1 heavy catapult.
Cargo: 23 tons
keel Length 250'
Beam Length 25'
Very simple d20 mechanics.
Reducing a character to a list of dice rolls and modifiers is not role playing*
*pg 30, AD&D 2nd Ed DMG, 1989.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:12PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 30, 2006
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apparently, a post that doesn't mention star wars is a post wasted.
as for spelljammer, i can't get into it. i know lots of people love it to death, but it's just not the setting i think of when i sit down to play dnd.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:15PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 15, 2001
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SW had some good d20 based rules for ship combat thats all.
Reducing a character to a list of dice rolls and modifiers is not role playing*
*pg 30, AD&D 2nd Ed DMG, 1989.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:20PM
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- VCL Emeritus
- The Inquisitor
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I am a fan of Spelljammer, though I usually have to ditch the wacky physics and crystal spheres to accomodate my more scientifically minded players.
I wouldn't call Spelljammer "tongue-in-cheek" though it certainly has humorous elements (giant space hamsters). It can be run fairly seriously, it just has more comic relief than most settings.
I don't remember what game system it was from originally, but I recall a game that treated ships as characters, basically, run communally by the entire party. Everyone contributed skill checks and combat rolls and such during ship-to-ship endeavors.
Quentin Small
WotC Online Community Coordinator
All around helpful simian
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:30PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 15, 2001
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In the current game I am going to give everyone a bonus skill. Profession:Piot, Navigator and Shipwrigth takes care of most duties on the ship I suppopse.
Ship to ship combat will just be basic attcks firing seige weapons or magi tech weapons at other ships or they can close to board. I'm going to put the mud sorcerers tomb on an asteroid today for the PCs to visit. They have never played SJ before.
Reducing a character to a list of dice rolls and modifiers is not role playing*
*pg 30, AD&D 2nd Ed DMG, 1989.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:36PM
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Date Joined:
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Anyone here interested in Spelljammer?
Yes there is! 
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:40PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 15, 2001
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Anyone here interested in Spelljammer?
Yes there is!
Any objection to warforged 19th century breach loaders
Reducing a character to a list of dice rolls and modifiers is not role playing*
*pg 30, AD&D 2nd Ed DMG, 1989.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:43PM
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May 24, 2012
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I object!
It just sounds wrong to insert any kind of projectile into a warforged.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:47PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 14, 2004
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Anyone here interested in Spelljammer?
Yes there is!
Any objection to warforged 19th century breach loaders
It's spelljammer, so ANYTHING can fit in it! 
Giant Space Hamsters, humanoid elephants and hippos and space gypsies. Throw in some slintlocks and a few grenades and we're all set!
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 3:49PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 15, 2001
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Flintlocks I'm thinking of a magical gatling gun lol.
Reducing a character to a list of dice rolls and modifiers is not role playing*
*pg 30, AD&D 2nd Ed DMG, 1989.
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