There are dozens of us who want to bring back Spelljammer, also known as D&D... IN SPACE! Yes, once upon a time, the official D&D designers thought it would be a good idea to introduce the idea that sword & sorcery characters co♊uld board magic spaceships and travel the stars. And they were right. Spelljammer has a passionate fanbase that loves the weird mashup of traditional D&D and space-faring swashbuckling. Despite that, Wizards of the Coast doesn't seem to have any plans for re-introducing Spelljammer in D&D's latest edition.
Spelljammer was first introduced in 1989, and looking back, it was ahead of its time. The selling points of the Spelljammer setting saw then-D&D publisher TSR push the novelty of the mashup and how it would serve as a big crossover. The idea is that all the traditional fantasy D&D worlds were planets that could be visited by those who had Spelljammer spaceships. This is the kind of stuff that modern audiences eat up. Marvel movඣies have created a love of huge crossovers with a shared story, and today's D&D players are always looking to break away from the tropes and issues presented by typical medieval fantasy. Spelljammer was a way to create a huge shared D&D universe that a group could play in for years and years.
Yet for some reason, there hasn't been a Spelljammer release since Wizards of the Coast took over the D&D brand. All of the Spelljammer campaign books are a part of D&D's second edition, with only the occasional crashed ship or lost alien popping up in later versions. Instead, Wizards 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:gravitates towards♔ the gothic horror of Ravenloft and crossovers with esta🔯blished brands like Critical Rol꧃e and Magic: The Gathering. What gives?
This is by no means a complaint against more popular D&D settings. The latest Critical Role book is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:one of my favorite releases. I'm more wondering why Spelljammer isn't considered a more viable product. D&D is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:at its mosꦗt profitable point in hist𝓡ory. It feels like there's room (and budget) to do the mainstream stuff AND get weird with Sp🥃elljammer♕.
There's definitely a demand for it. "Spelljammer confirmed" is a meme that crops up every time a new D&D setting book is teased. And sure, many people might tweet it for meme's sake, but there is a genuine desire to see Spelljammer updated. Just ask Paizo, who created a whole other game about space-faring magic users called 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Starfinder. And even if Spelljammer is mostly a meme, it's not like memes don't create actual demand. Just look at the "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Waluigi for Smash" fans or the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Snyder Cut.
Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition has been ar﷽ound for almost seven years, and Spelljammer still isn't confirmed𝓰. It seems like all hope is lost, but really the chance is higher now than ever. The steampunk-style Eberron was brought back two years ago, and last year saw the release of a Greek myth setting. This year, Wizards is letting people play as zombies, fairies, and owlfolk. At this point, aliens and fish-shaped spaceships don't seem so farfetched.