Unique Ships: Buccaneers and Adventurers amid the Stellar Main

Paul Westermeyer (aka GMWestermeyer) has given us permission to bring you a Spelljammer netbook he has been working on called Unique Ships: Buccaneers and Adventurers amid the Stellar Main.

Paul told us this about his netbook:

Here is my latest work, Unique Ships: Buccaneers and Adventurers amid the Stellar Main. It’s roughly 82 pages long and includes descriptions of 18 ships, some drawn from my Beyond the Moons entries and inspired by my old Unique Ship challenges on the SJML mailing list. All with 2e stats but should be easy to convert for anyone using newer rules.

The ships in the netbook are:

• Albaithorquduump (‘Devouring Doom of the Elves’): a Scro Navy Mantis ship,
• Ar’theren (‘Golden Autumn Sky’): an Imperial Elven Navy Man-o-War,
  
• Black Deliverance: a former Zhentarim river galley,
  
• Dragazhar: a House Cartan Shrikeship,
  
• Elentári (‘Star-Queen’): an Imperial Elven Navy Man-o-War,
  
• Fisher King: a Company of the Chalice Squidship,
  
• Flowfish: a House Moune Tradesman,
• Flow Ghost: a small Galleon,
• Hanali’s Sword: a modified small Galleon,
• Ilidthrokata (‘Elfeater’): a Scro Navy Vipership,
• Lacanha (‘Spirit Flyer’): a unique ship,
• Night Prowler: a pirate Great Galley,
• Nucharnut (‘Sky Bug’): a Scro Navy Scorpion ship,
• Rebuttal: a Wasp ship,
• Resplendent: a Dragonfly ship,
• Oathtaker: a Carrack
• Silent Star I: an Eelship and
• Windsong: a Waterdahvian Galleon.

This is a must-have PDF for any Spelljammer campaign.

There is a discussion topic over at the Spelljammer forum at The Piazza, where you can discuss Unique Ships: Buccaneers and Adventurers amid the Stellar Main with other fans and the author himself.

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Livestreamed Spelljammer: Adventure 1

Last year I started a Spelljammer campaign with viewers from my channel, livestreamed on Twitch.tv. This first adventure was an introductory set of sessions to get the players used to concepts of Spelljammer and AD&D 2nd Edition.

This first adventure involved a member of the Seekers who had failed to check in with another member of the Seekers, who then recruited the party to investigate what happened. What has happened to The Seeker’s Friend?

The party consists of:
Cadet Higgimus, a Giff Fighter, played by Asher
Braxon Miacc, a Human Fighter, played by Big Mac
Yeldan Sharpeye, an Elven Ranger, played by G_Man
Lafdul Moonblade, an Elven Mischiefmaker/Thief of Erevan Ilesere, played by Zakhad
Xanfyr, a Half-Elf Invoker, played by James
Levalithana Footloose, an Elven Wild Mage, played by Eleve

The campaign adventure can be watched on the YouTube playlist:

Adventures in Arcane Space back Saturday – catch up now

Earlier this week we ran a story called Adventures in Arcane Space Spelljammer show launches on Twitch TV and posted a link to the a YouTube video.

But there is a second YouTube video, as episode 1 of the show was split into two parts. So here are both parts so that you can catch up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You can watch the next show live on Saturday from 12 noon to 4pm EST.

Adventures in Arcane Space Spelljammer show launches on Twitch TV

Auld Dragon is one of the regulars over at the Spelljammer forum at The Piazza. He also has a YouTube channel, where he has been uploading Lets Play videos of D&D games for some time.

Last Saturday, at 12.00 noon EST, he broadcast the first episode of a new a live-streamed 2nd Edition AD&D Spelljammer game on his Twitch TV channel.

Called, Adventures in Arcane Space, the show features some of the viewers of Auld Dragon’s channel testing out Roll 20 for the first time.

Catch up on You Tube

The game stars off on The Rock of Bral, with the player characters being summoned to a drinking establishment, called The Rampant Lion, to meet with a mysterious stranger who is looking for some people to help him carry out a mission for The Seekers.

Adventures In Arcane Space – AD&D 2nd Edition Spelljammer Campaign – Part 1

Here is Auld Dragon’s description from YouTube:

 

Published on 6 Mar 2017

Welcome to Adventures in Arcane Space campaign, an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Second Edition Spelljammer campaign played on Roll20 with viewers from my channel!

Session 1, streamed live at 12pm EST/5pm UTC on March 4th, 2017 over at Twitch.tv:
http://www.twitch.tv/aulddragon

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The Party consists of:
Cadet Higgimus, a giff fighter.
Braxon, a human fighter.
Yeldin, an elf ranger.
Lafdul, an elf mischiefmaker/thief.
Xanfyr, a half-elf invoker.
Levalithana, an elf wild mage.

See Episode 2 on Saturday

Don’t forget that Episode 2 will be broadcasting live this forthcoming Saturday, from 12.00 noon to 4pm EST, on Twitch TV.

 

Les grands courants philosophiques à travers les Sphères Connues

Si les peuples qui vécurent durant l’Âge des légendes semblent devoir posséder des motivations incompréhensibles pour les espèces plus jeunes, et que les Âges sombres ne soient finalement qu’une succession de conflits à une échelle sans précédent, c’est bien durant l’Âge spirituel que se développent et s’affirment de grands principes qui vont rapidement exalter les ancêtres des Syndarh, des Mordd et des primitifs Valoriens.

Le Point d’Equilibre, la pensée mystique

Sous la guidance des Sharood, les Voies de l’Esprit sont développées en opposition au règne de la magie Reigar. Bien des élus de pratiquement tous les peuples d’alors sont initiés aux pratiques psioniques, afin de pouvoir par la suite dresser les leurs contre une tyrannie mystique qui n’existe déjà plus. A travers ce conflit que souhaitent initier les Sharood apparaît cependant le fondement d’un mode de pensée qui amènera la région des Sphères Connues à s’affranchir régulièrement du joug d’un…

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Bai’huan, les sanctuaires des cimes brumeuses

Sphère de cristal : Sphère du Singe d’acier

Type de monde : Sphérique rocheux

Taille : D (diamètre équatorial de 5 123km)

Rotation : 54 heures

Révolution : 832 jours

Lunes : Bai’lan

Population : 589 234 Lao, 156 327 Niriki

Trame magique : Tellur renforcée, magie profane dominante

La petite planète centrale du système de Bai Long est un monde dominé par le règne minéral, qui prend ici la forme de hautes chaînes montagneuses aux sommets enneigés. Les contreforts dominent quelques plaines rocailleuses battues par des vents froids, mais la surface de Bai’huan est plus connue sous le nom de dédale du dragon-montagne, tant les passes et défilés forment en effet un labyrinthe naturel à l’échelle planétaire.

Seuls les sommets équatoriaux sont peuplés par les Lao, qui trouvent là des températures moins rudes qu’aux deux pôles, domaines des Niriki. Le monde est surtout renommé pour la rareté de ses séismes et autres…

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SJA3 Crystal Spheres at DriveThruRPG!

SJA3 Crystal Spheres (2e)

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Wizards of the Coast

$8.95 USD; ON SALE FOR $4.99 USD.

Traveling the space lanes is risky and mysterious, and danger comes in many forms. The rescue of a tiny ship from pirate attackers leads to the discovery of a monumental, supernatural evil. Nothing is ever routine in space.

Crystal Spheres takes player characters through four unique crystal spheres to battle a powerful force of darkness. Player Characters will find themselves fighting not just for their lives, but the fate of an entire solar system and its millions of inhabitants.

“Crystal Spheres” is an adventure for the AD&D Spelljammer campaign setting. The Spelljammer boxed set is required to play. This 64-page adventure will easily adapt to any campaign world.

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Product History

SJA3: “Crystal Spheres” (1990), by J. Paul LaFountain, is the third Spelljammer adventure. It was released in October 1990.

Continuing the “SJA” Series. “Crystal Spheres” continues the Spelljammer adventures. It’s an epic adventure, as was found in SJA1: “Wildspace” (1990): a sphere’s sun is on the verge of being snuffed out, and the players must save it.

Adventuring Tropes. “Crystal Spheres” lies on the line between the adventuring tropes of the ’80s and ’90s. It contains lots of random encounters and mapped locations. However, it also features events that drive players along a path to confront the problems of the underlying storyline.

Expanding Wildspace. True to its name, “Crystal Spheres” does a great job of providing good reasons to adventure across Wildspace from one sphere to another. Along the way it details four new crystal spheres: Herospace (which is for heroic adventures only, with 9 planets divided by alignment); Faeriespace (which is one gigantic community); Greatspace (which is an elder sphere focused on nobility and honor); and Darkspace (which is a sunless, shadowy void).

Unfortunately, one of the problems with Spelljammer was that it never brought together its many spheres into a coherent setting. The Spelljammerboxed set (1989) focused on the Radiant Triangle of Greyhawk, Krynn, and the Realms, but then the six Spelljammer adventures barely touched on those areas. Similarly, the worlds of Darkspace, Faeriespace, Greatspace, and Herospace would never be heard from again.

(Though TSR never created a larger Spelljammer setting, some fans have taken the next step, compiling all the spheres of Wildspace into a cohesive whole.)

“Crystal Spheres” also includes a beautiful chart comparing the sizes of the many spelljamming vessels revealed to date — including the Hummingbird from this very adventure.

About the Creators. LaFountain did a scattering of TSR work in the early ’90s. This was his premiere freelance work; he’d later contribute to MC8: “Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix” (1991), SJR3: “Dungeon Master’s Screen” (1991), and some supplements for the Buck Rogers XXVC RPG.

About the Product Historian

The history of this product was researched and written by Shannon Appelcline, the editor-in-chief of RPGnet and the author of Designers & Dragons – a history of the roleplaying industry told one company at a time. Please feel free to mail corrections, comments, and additions to shannon.appelcline@gmail.com.

Lost Ships Pour Spelljammer

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Les Aventures éthériques – Navires en bouteilles!

Kite city 4 par Artbytheo

Les anciens Reigar manipulaient les forces magiques de manière intuitive, leurs prodiges sont bien connus, mais les fléaux qu’ils déchaînèrent à travers les Sphères également. Une très ancienne légende mentionne l’existence d’un lieu étrange, connu sous le nom ancien de Nagamarra’tolanhra, l’Univers scellé dans le verre.

Etienne incarnera le Redoutable, un Valorien Enchanteur, Timonier-à-louer, en quête de connaissances mystiques à travers les Sphères Connues.

Valérie incarnera Mebd, une Halfeline Barde de la Sphère de Toralikis en quête de chants épiques à composer.

Mélissa incarnera Driga, une Runath Druidesse Vacuu cherchant à rétablir un certain équilibre à l’échelle cosmique.

Arnaud incarnera Amneth Kapumis, un Goshène Prêtre de Ptah en quête des mythiques Pyramides perdues entre les Sphères.

Les pjs viennent de faire escale sur les rives d’une mer aux eaux dorées, emplissant un profond cratère sur la face intérieure de la…

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Baln’mazzad, les pyramides enterrées

Sphère de cristal : Dronesh-Qual’nareeth

Type de monde : Sphérique rocheux

Taille : D (diamètre équatorial de 5 723km)

Rotation : 27 heures

Révolution : 402 jours

Lunes : Gal, Ohulu

Population : 78 543 Lirii, 46 521 Goshènes, 39 478 P’z’l kreen

Trame magique : Tellur resserrée, magie divine dominante

Le monde médian du système de Dronesh-Qual’nareeth est un vaste désert de sable bleu, balayé par des vents chauds se transformant fréquemment en tempêtes hautement destructrices. Seule une haute chaîne de montagnes équatoriales permet de briser ces dangereux phénomènes climatiques, qui rendent la majorité de la surface impraticable. Une flore s’est développée dans les profondes vallées protégées des vents, mais elle prolifère plus facilement à travers de vastes réseaux naturels de cavernes, creusées par des rivières souterraines qui restent les ressources majeures pour les peuples de Baln’mazzad. La faune à la surface est pour sa part composée de nombreux prédateurs du désert, qui…

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