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The announcement thatDungeons & Dragonsfans have waited nearly thirty years to get a line has finally been made , as the Spelljammer run mount is returning to the game , in theSpelljammer : Adventures in Spacebox set . Spelljammer is aD&Dcampaign settingthat guide the player to outer place , where they can voyage the stars behind the helm of a magical ocean ship .
Spelljammer debuted during theAdvanced Dungeons & Dragonsera of the plot , bring sci - fi concepts to theD&Dmultiverse . It was now possible to journey between theD&Dcampaign worlds by flying to them by ship . This meant that players could become intergalactic sea robber , while still oppose with swords and magic . The Spelljammer campaign setting stopped being supported during theD&D3e era , but it has been referenced many times in the following years , both in theD&Dgamebooks and picture game .
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Wizards of the Coast held the first - everD&D lineal case today , where it was at long last announced that Spelljammer is making its comeback , inSpelljammer : Adventures in Space . In a going from the other classic campaign set books , Spelljammer : Adventures in Spaceis actually several item in a slipcase . Spelljammer : risky venture in Spacecontains a DM screen , a poster map of the Rock of Bral , an asteroid - city that can serve as both an adventure locating and a campaign hub in the Astral Plane , and three books : Astral Adventurer ’s Guide , Boo ’s Astral Menagerie , andLight of Xaryxis . Fans wo n’t have to wait long to take to the star , asSpelljammer : Adventures in Spacewill launch on August 16 , 2022 .
Astral Adventurer ’s Guidecontains rule for the Spelljammer campaign mise en scene , including six novel playable race options . The recentD&D Unearthed ArcanaSpelljammer articlehinted at these race , as the Word of God will contain astral gremlin , auto gnomes , hadozee , giff , plasmoids , and the thri - cracking . Boo ’s Astral Menageriestars the famous miniature giant space hamster from theBaldur ’s Gateseries and it act as theMonster Manualfor the Spelljammer setting . Light of Xaryxisis a new adventure set in wild quad and the astral ocean , containing twelve different exciting episodes . There will also be a prequel escapade secrete in July .
The nods to the Spelljammer setting over the years had give fans hope it would return someday , such as the opening ofBaldur ’s Gate 3taking place on a Nautiloid ship . Spelljammer was one of the most extremely - anticipatedD&Dclassic effort settingsand it ’s amazing to see it return toD&D5e . The groups that are looking for something raw and different ca n’t go wrong with Spelljammer , as there is an integral universe of adventure waiting to be found .
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TheSpelljammer : Adventures in Spacecampaign set forDungeons & Dragonswill launch on August 16 , 2022 .
