Publication:AD&D Adventures in Space
AD&D Adventures in Space is a boxed set for the Spelljammer Campaign Setting. It was the first published Spelljammer product.
It provides setting information about the Spelljammer Campaign Setting. The product consists of two 96 page books, four poster maps, eleven cardstock sheets (showing deck plans), three sheets of cut out pieces for tactical battles and one sheet of cut out symbols for use with the crystal sphere map. It was published by TSR Inc. in 1989.[1][2]
Contents
Concordance of Arcane Space
Concordance of Arcane Space is the name of the first book in the AD&D Adventures in Space boxed set.
It explains the rules for conducting AD&D games in space.[1]
Contents
- Arcane Space - This chapter covers: celestial bodies, wildspace, gravity, helms, crystal shells, the phlogiston, breathing in space, air quality, matters of gravity, temperature and time.
- AD&D Rules In Space - This chapter covers: ability scores, character races, lizard men, special races and classes, magic use in space, spelljamming, new wizard spells and new priest spells.
- Ships of Wildspace - This chapter covers: spelljammer architecture, outfitting, ship hulls (caravel, citadel, coaster, cog, damselfly, deathspider, dragonfly, dragonship, drakkar, dromond, flitter, galleon, great galley, hammership, longship, man-o-war, mosquito, nautiloid, sidewheeler, squid ship, tradesman, tyrant ship and wasp), power sources (artifurnaces, crown of the stars, forges, furnaces, gnomish helms, lifejammers, major helms, minor helms, nonmagical engines, orbus, pool helms and series helms), armaments (ballistas, bombards, catapults, greek fire projectors, jettisons, rams and sweepers), turrets, hull armor, improved manouverability, personal weapons and amunition, other spelljamming equipment and crews.
- Movement & Combat - This chapter covers: long-range movement, tactical movement, combat, long-range combat, short-range combat, ramming, crashes, shearing attacks, grappling, boarding, rapid resolution of small-scale combat, towing, encounters, evasion, running away and repair.
- Celestial Mechanics
- Apendix 1 - Spell Effects - This appendix includes: spells in space, wizard spells, priest spells and magical items.
- Appendix 2 - Travel Times
- Appendix 3 - Planetary Display
- Appendix 4 - The Rock of Bral
Lorebook of the Void
Lorebook of the Void is the name of the second book in the AD&D Adventures in Space boxed set.
It explains the races, monsters, and other things that can be encountered in wildspace.[1]
Credits
- Design: Jeff Grubb
- Editing and Development: Steve Winter, Jim Lowder, Jon Pickens, Karen Boomgarden, Eric Severson, Kim Mohan
- Spiritual Guidance: Jim Ward
- Box Paintings: Jeff Easley
- Book Cover Paintings, Illustrations, Ship Concepts: Jim Holloway
- Cartography: Disel
- Color Inking, Counter Silhouettes: Roy Parker
- Graphic Design: Stephanie Tabat
- Typography: Angela Lokotz, Gaye O'Keefe
References
- Spelljammer reference: Not applicable
- TSR reference: TSR 1049
- ISBN: 0-88038-762-9
