D&D’s Spelljammer: Adventures in Space Is Exactly What’s on the Tin

Years after Spelljammer: Confirmed grew to become a meme, we’re getting an in-depth take a look at what Dungeons & Dragons has in retailer for the revitalized science-fantasy setting. At a latest press occasion, Chris Perkins (D&D’s principal story designer) and Greg Tito (D&D’s senior comms supervisor) launched the up to date setting and gave us a bunch of artwork to point out off.

“Spelljammer has always been a bit of a weirdo,” Perkins stated, whereas discussing the three books which are included within the revamped setting: an adventurer’s information, a bestiary, an journey, and a Dungeon Master’s display alongside an enormous map of the Rock of Bral. The Fifth Edition setting takes numerous the lore from the 1989 setting, and interprets it into fashionable stats and descriptions, however there aren’t any actually massive departures from the area pirate aesthetic of the unique. It has adjusted a few of the world-building to go well with the “cosmology” of Fifth Edition, and in doing so taken away a few of the weirdness—and the distinctiveness—of the unique.

Still, the choice to have a space-faring marketing campaign in Fifth Edition is a enjoyable addition, and whereas there are some gonzo components (like area clowns and large area hamsters) that really feel just a bit too weird for a ebook that can also be trying to steadiness out intergalactic political intrigue with the Light of Xaryxis journey, the entire endeavor will enchantment to individuals who had been already focused on what Spelljammer has to supply.