The Little Prince as told by Miyazaki. Flash Gordon by way of Guillermo del Toro. Tiny planets ruled by backyard despots, intelligent stars burning like capricious gods, ships made from leather gasbags or metal rockets or wooden hulls or dragonfly wings, all sailing the skies together. Goggled freedom fighters, bumbling alchemists, winged clerics; spherical lakes filled with copper fish. Lost kingdoms and zero-g castles and trash gyres swirling with the wreckage of a thousand cities, a million forgotten empires...

#

Welcome to Spelljammer, a full-on gonzo and goofy D&D in space setting of the utterly bizarre and fantastic. D&D Age of Sail and the Golden Age of Piracy...in space. Space fantasy. Space as sea. Black powder cannons and pistols. Ship-to-ship battles. Boarding actions. Pirates of the Astral Sea. Giant space hamsters. Flumph pirates. Beholder bartenders. We’re going to embrace it. All of it.

The game is meant to be a fun and lighthearted action-adventure romp. It’s not a comedy and I want players to take is seriously enough to actually show up and play, but this game isn’t live-or-die serious business. We’re here to cut loose and have fun letting our imaginations fly.

This will be a player/character-driven game. I will populate the setting with situations, factions, creatures, locations, and NPCs. The players will decide how, or if, they engage with that content. I will run an open table. Players are free to come and go as they need to. We’ll focus on including everyone over the faux-realism of making players wait to join the action.

For me, the point of Spelljammer is to explore the unique elements of the setting itself, not use it as merely a means of conveyance between other established settings. So, while visiting other campaign worlds is certainly possible, the focus will be on exploring what makes the setting unique and fun in itself.

#

Would anyone be interested?

I am entirely and completely in for this.

I'm interested, but what rules are you using? WoTC's rules aren't due out until August.

What rules do we need that aren’t already published? Ship rules are in Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Black powder rules are in the DMG. The extra races are in the Travelers of the Multiverse UA. And Spelljammer helms are in Dungeon of the Mad Mage. There’s also all of the original Spelljammer stuff to draw from, if we need to. Not to mention just deciding as a group how something works.

And there's always Spelljammer: Beyond the Moons official site.

I'm interested in playing for a change.

I have an extensive list of spheres and helms if you need any other material.

Haven't heard of Travelers of the Multiverse UA. Does it have Hadozee and Giff?

It does I believe. At least, I know there is a UA with both of those and that one makes the most sense.

Count me firmly in. We can always start based on existing seafaring rules and adjust/adapt when the official rules hit as necessary. Plus, the Monstrous Compendium did just drop 10 monsters for Starjammer. A few low level, a couple high level.

Yes. (Hums theme from Atlantis II videogame trailer)

Spelljammer? Oh HELLS yes! I always loved the setting, the mix of fantasy, age of sale and exploration vibes. It is a blast.

As much as I always wanted to, I never actually got a chance to play Spelljammer, so I'd be interested.

Oh, liblarva. Always running things close to my heart. I hope this runs long and is lots of fun for you all. =)

I would be interested, for sure. My knowledge of Spelljammer is fairly shallow, but I'm willing to learn (and I love the weirder side of D&D).

As someone who has enjoyed Spelljammer in 2E and adaptations in 3E, Pathfinder and 5e. The setting itself can be amazing to explore.

I had a friend who praised this in AD&D, but sadly never got to play it at all. I'd definitely be interested in giving it a good go.

Oh, absolutely!

I very much enjoy spelljammer. I'd be interested too

Cool. Game open and accepting RTJs.

link to another game