Publication:War Captain's Companion

War Captain's Companion

System: Dungeons and Dragons 2e  Abbreviation: —  Author: Dale "Slade" Henson  Publisher: TSR  Item Code: 1072  Publication Date: 1992  Format: Boxed set  ISBN-10: 1-56076-343-4

Product Blurb COMBAT IN FANTASY SPACE! The worlds of fantasy space are legion. Not all are friendly. The spider-like Neogi slavers, the cold and calculating Mind Flayers, the savage Scro, and others all build great ships of war to catch the magical currents of space. Now YOU can face the perils of deadly combat in the depths of the void. This game accessory gives you the chance to storm enemy ships or brave a barrage of wizard spells that could tear your ship apart. This latest boxed set, the War Captain's Companion (sequel to the earlier SPELLJAMMER boxed set, Adventures in Space) contains the following: Ship-to-Ship game: Tactical ship rules and two 22" x 31" mapsheets with an extra-large hex grid. Three complete books: Over 190 pages of vital information designed to expand your SPELLJAMMER campaign setting. Additional game cards: 6 full-sized 8½" x 11" cards: player aid cards, game markers, and three new color ship cards. Colorful playing pieces: 6 sheets of full-color 3-D ship pieces, over 30 ships in all. War Captain's Guide 96 pages New role-playing rules, including new character skills and magical items. New section allows creative players to design their own ships. War fleet and shipyard bases for our major campaign worlds! Ship Recognition Manual 64 pages Updated and expanded information on all existing ship types. Each ship in this book is accompanied by a detailed line illustration. Introduces over a dozen ship types for the first time anywhere! Combat Among the Stars 32 pages Easy-to-learn ship-to-ship rules that will give hours of enjoyment. Includes ramming, boarding actions, magic use, and much more. Optional rules feature 3-D movement and advanced weapons and equipment! This text is quoted from promotion material. Text and images are copyrighted by the original publisher.

War Captain's Companion is a boxed set for the Spelljammer Campaign Setting.

War Captain's Guide

War Captain's Guide is the name of the first book in the War Captain's Companion boxed set.

It provides additional role-playing rules for player characters who own their own ships, gives information about ship-building companies and provides details about some of the larger fleets of ships found in arcane space.

Ship Recognition Manual

Ship Recognition Manual is the name of the second book in the War Captain's Companion boxed set.

Combat Among the Stars

Combat Among the Stars is the name of the third book in the War Captain's Companion boxed set.

Credits

• Design: Dale "Slade" Henson
• Editing (War Captain's Guide and Combat Among the Stars): Jon Pickens
• Editing (Ship Reognition Manual): John D. Rateliff
• Cover Painting: Eric Olson
• Cartography (War Captain's Guide and Ship Recognition Manual): Diesel
• Cartography and Diagrams (Combat Among the Stars: Diesel and Dennis Kauth
• Internal Art (War Captain's Guide): Diesel, Jeff Easley, Newton Ewell, Mark Nelson, Eric Olson
• Internal Art (Ship Recognition Manual): Mark Nelson, Diesel, Steven D Sullivan
• Typography: Angelika Lokotz
• Thanks To (War Captain's Guide): Anne Brown, Rich Baker, Timothy B. Brown, David "Zeb" Cook, Andria Hayday, Rob King, Colin McComb, Bruce Nesmith, John Rateliff, Thomas Reid, Steven Schend, Dori Watry, Steve "Old Man" Winter, David Wise
• Thanks To: (Ship Recognition Manual): Anne Brown, Timothy B. Brown, David "Zeb" Cook, Andria Hayday, Colin McComb, Bruce Nesmith, Jon Pickens, Steven Schend, Dori "The Barbarian" Watry and Steve "Old Man" Winter
• Thanks To: (Combat Among the Stars): Anne Brown, Timothy B. Brown, David "Zeb" Cook, Andria Hayday, Colin McComb, Bruce Nesmith, Jon Pickens, Steven Schend, James M. Ward, Dori Watry, Steve "Old Man" Winter
• Very Special Thanks: Jeff Grubb, James M. Ward
• Play Testers (Combat Among the Stars): Sam Adams, The Association of Roleplaying Gamers of Houston, Brian Baker, Rich Baker, Wolfgang Bauer, Bill Beggs, Tom Beggs, Dave Boddorf, Darin Brown, Timothy B. Brown, Paul Conaway, Troy Daniels, Charles Frederich, Alan Grimes, Scott Hala, Jerry Harper, Stirling Hershey, John Hinkle, Jeff Hornberger, Joseph C. Justice, Brian Knaak, Kelli McMillan, Mitchell McPherson, Mark Middleton, Brad Mongar, Brendan O'Brien, Sam Orlando, Mark R. Paxton, Robert Quillen II, John D. Rateliff, Jay Reese, Thomas M. Reid, Kip Romaine, Cameron Shellum, Lloyd Shellum, David Stowe, Michael Walter Sr., Mike Walter Jr., Heath Waugh, Mark Welch, Skip Williams, Todd Wilson, Tommy Wilson, Tracey Wilson, Dan Wood, Darrel Wood, Kim Wood, Kathryn Woods, Paul Yaeger

See also

• Category:WCC (the War Captain's Companion category)
• Category:WCG (the War Captain's Guide category)
• Category:SRM (the Ship Recognition Manual category)
• Category:CAtS (the Combat Among the Stars category)

References

• Spelljammer reference: 1072XXX0701 (Comparative Sizes of Spacefaring Vessels poster), 1072XXX0701 ('tactical combat hex grid'), 1072XXX1201 ('fold up ship cards'), 1072XXX1901 (War Captain's Guide), 1072XXX1902 (Ship Recognition Manual), 1072XXX1903 (Combat Among the Stars)
• TSR reference: TSR 1072
• ISBN: 1-56076-343-4

External links

• War Captain's Companion at the TSR Archive
• Paul Westermeyer's review of 'War Captain's Companion' at Beyond the Moons (the official Spelljammer website)
• Purchase 'War Captain's Companion' PDF from DriveThruRPG
• Purchase 'War Captain's Companion' PDF from Paizo
• Purchase 'War Captain's Companion' PDF from RPGNow

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