Editing Spelljammer (section)

==Publication history==
Shannon Appelcline, in the book ''Designers & Dragons'' (2011), highlighted that in 1989 Spelljammer was the first of a host of new campaign settings published by TSR. It was created by [[Jeff Grubb]] and "introduced a universe of magical starships traversing the 'crystal spheres' that contained all the earthbound AD&D campaign worlds. It suggested a method to connect together all of TSR's settings and at the same time introduced fun new Jules Verne-esque technology that had never before been seen in the game. It was innovative and popular".<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|last=Appelcline|first=Shannon|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}</ref>{{rp|26}} Appelcline commented that Spelljammer "offered a way to connect every single ''D&D'' fantasy world, was thus one of the first true crossovers" in role-playing games.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|219}}

=== ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (2nd edition) ===
[[Image:SpelljammerAdventuresInSpaceBox.jpg|thumb|Original [[Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space|Spelljammer boxed set]] (TSR, 1989)]]
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The ''[[Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space]]'' space fantasy boxed set was released in 1989.<ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp | title=The History of TSR | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | access-date=2005-08-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924195557/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp | url-status=dead | archive-date=2008-09-24}}</ref> Several of [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]'s other campaign worlds had their own sections in the ''Spelljammer Boxed Set'' - ''Realmspace'' for the [[Forgotten Realms]], ''Krynnspace'' for [[Dragonlance]], and ''Greyspace'' for [[Greyhawk]]. Along with the new sphere - ''Clusterspace'' - they were known as the "Big Three and Astromundi". [[Dark Sun]], [[Ravenloft]] and [[Mystara]] weren't included, as the first two did not fit with the setting and the Mystara only used the D&D rules, not the AD&D rules.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

The product line would be expanded with a number of boxed sets and accessories such as ''[[Lost Ships]]'' (1990),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=SJR1 Lost Ships (2e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17252/SJR1-Lost-Ships-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Realmspace]]'' (1991)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=SJR2 Realmspace (2e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17259/SJR2-Realmspace-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The Astromundi Cluster]]'' (1993). Appelcline commented that ''The Astromundi Cluster'' acted as "a soft reboot of the ''Spelljammer'' line" and was more of setting focused sourcebook than previous Spelljammer books which acted more "as a conduit between all of the other AD&D settings".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=The Astromundi Cluster (2e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17243/The-Astromundi-Cluster-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref> The first adventure module, titled ''[[Wildspace (module)|Wildspace]]'', was released in 1990; four connected adventure modules followed it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=SJA1 Wildspace (2e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17245/SJA1-Wildspace-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=SJS1 Goblin's Return {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17249/SJS1-Goblins-Return-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref> A longer campaign module, ''Heart of the Enemy'', was then published in 1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=SJQ1 Heart of the Enemy (2e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17250/SJQ1-Heart-of-the-Enemy-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref> followed by an adventure anthology, ''Space Lairs'', in 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=SJR8 Space Lairs (2e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17256/SJR8-Space-Lairs-2e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref>

The monsters of ''Spelljammer'' were detailed in two installments of the ''[[Monstrous Compendium]]'' series, ''Spelljammer Appendix'' in 1990 and ''Spelljammer Appendix II'' in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix (2e) |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17244/MC7-Monstrous-Compendium-Spelljammer-Appendix-2e |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=MC9 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II (2e) |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17261/MC9-Monstrous-Compendium-Spelljammer-Appendix-II-2e |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]]}}</ref>

In 1993, ''Space Lairs'' and ''The Astromundi Cluster'' were the final products of the line.<ref name=":0" /> Appelcline commented on the end of the setting in the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' era: "TSR's fifth second-edition campaign world, [[Planescape]] (1993), was released to replace Spelljammer, which had just then ended. TSR wanted a new world-spanning setting and [[Slade Henson]] came up with the answer by suggesting a new setting built on Jeff Grubb's first-edition ''Manual of the Planes'' (1987). [...] Unlike Spelljammer this new setting had a strong geographical centre, the City of Sigil, resolving a flaw in the Spelljammer setting that denied players a good home base".<ref name="designers" />{{rp|26}}

=== ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (3rd edition) ===
The ''Spelljammer'' line of products was discontinued by TSR before they were acquired by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in 1997.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=2021-10-08 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Just Added Old Spelljammer Content To Playtest |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dungeons-dragons-just-added-old-spelljammer-content-to-playtest/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2002, [[Paizo]] published an article for Spelljammer in ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #92 titled "Spelljammer: Shadow of the Spider Moon".<ref>{{Cite journal
  | last = Collins
  | first = Andy
  | author-link = Andy Collins (game designer)
  | title = Spelljammer: Shadow of the Spider Moon
  | journal = [[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]
  | issue = 92
  | pages = 16–65
  | date = May 2002
  | url = http://paizo.com/dungeon/products/downloads/92}}</ref> Using the [[D20 system]], it provided new rules for firearms and spelljamming, as well as skills, feats and prestige classes. [[Monsters of Spelljammer|Spelljammer monsters]] such as neogi and giff were not used. Instead, it featured creatures from the ''[[Monster Manual]]'' such as [[Drow (Dungeons & Dragons)|drow]], formians and yuan-ti.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

In May 2005, Wizards of the Coast updated the neogi to the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons v3.5|3.5 edition]] rules in the supplement ''[[Lords of Madness]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulp |first=Kevin |title=Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations (3.5) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1752/Lords-of-Madness-The-Book-of-Aberrations-35 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[DriveThruRPG]] |language=en}}</ref> The book included a chapter with a sample map of a crashed Spelljamming vessel, cultural habits of the neogi, and the monster's stat blocks.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

=== ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (4th edition) ===
A ''Spelljammer'' [[Homage (arts)|homage]] appears in the 4th edition ''[[Manual of the Planes#Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition|Manual of the Planes]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=Manual of the Planes (4e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/58822/Manual-of-the-Planes-4e |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=[[Dungeon Masters Guild]] |language=en}}</ref> the sourcebook highlights Spelljammer ships as one method of traveling between [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)|planes]] and provides information for in-game use of Spelljammer vessels.<ref>{{Cite book
  | last1 = Baker | first1 = Richard
  | first2 = John | last2 = Rogers
  | first3 = Robert J. | last3 = Schwalb
  | first4 = James | last4 = Wyatt
  | title = Manual of the Planes
  | publisher = Wizards of the Coast
  | date = December 2008
  | location = Renton, WA
  | pages = 20,159
  | url = http://www.wizards.com/Dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/218937200
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091114080253/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/218937200
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = November 14, 2009
  | isbn = 978-0-7869-5002-7}}
</ref>

=== ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (5th edition) ===
''Spelljammer'' content also appears in the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|5th Edition]] adventure module ''[[Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage]]'' (2018). In the adventure, a spelljamming ship and its illithid captain appear stranded in level 19 of the titular dungeon.<ref>{{Cite book
  | last1 = Perkins | first1 = Christopher
  | title = Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
  | publisher = Wizards of the Coast
  | date = November 2018
  | location = Renton, WA
  | pages = 243
  | url = http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/waterdeep-dungeon-mad-mage
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180606080309/http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/waterdeep-dungeon-mad-mage
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = June 6, 2018
  | isbn = 978-0-7869-6626-4}}
</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2021-10-12 |title=D&D playtest could hint at a Spelljammer reboot |url=https://www.polygon.com/22722987/dungeons-dragons-spelljammer-reboot-5e-fifth-edition |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> Then in October 2021, Wizards released the PDF ''Travelers of the Multiverse'' which is part of the "[[Unearthed Arcana#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|Unearthed Arcana]]" public playtest series. Of the six player races it included, four races (autognome, giff, hadozee, and plasmoid) are closely associated with the ''Spelljammer'' setting. Both ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' and ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'' highlighted that this playtest could indicate a future ''Spelljammer'' [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Wizards of the Coast released a new boxed set titled ''[[Spelljammer: Adventures in Space]]'' on August 16, 2022; this release updates the ''Spelljammer'' setting for the 5th Edition.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Spelljammer and Dragonlance Return in Dungeons & Dragons' New Adventures |url=https://gizmodo.com/d-d-direct-spelljammer-dragonlance-starter-set-1848822873 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="Bleeding Cool on Spelljammer date">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Brings Back Spelljammer With Three Book |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dungeons-dragons-brings-back-spelljammer-with-three-book/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref> The box set includes a Dungeon Master's screen, a double-sided poster map and three 64-page hardcover books: ''Astral Adventurer's Guide'' (a Dungeon Master guide), ''Boo's Astral Menagerie'' (a bestiary), and ''Light of Xaryxis'' (an adventure module).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2022-04-21 |title=D&D's Spelljammer reboot looks unlike any other 5th edition adventure so far |url=https://www.polygon.com/23033732/dnd-spelljammer-adventures-in-space-release-date-price |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> A special edition, with cover art by Hydro74, was also released.<ref name="Bleeding Cool on Spelljammer date" /> A prequel adventure module, titled ''Spelljammer Academy'', was released for free on the Wizards of the Coast website and on [[D&D Beyond]] in July of the same year.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Announces Spelljammer: Adventures in Space Box Set |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-spelljammer-confirmed-adventures-in-space/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Get Ready to Blast Off! Spelljammer: Adventures in Space Is Coming August 16 |url=http://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1228-get-ready-to-blast-off-spelljammer-adventures-in |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=[[D&D Beyond]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

''Monstrous Compendium Vol 1: Spelljammer Creatures'' introduced ten creatures from the ''Spelljammer'' setting to the 5th Edition in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Brings Back Monstrous Compendium Series, Free for All Players |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-monstrous-compendium-volume-1-spelljammer-dndbeyond/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2022 |title=D&D: Best New Spelljammer Monsters For 5e (So Far) |url=https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-spelljammer-new-monsters-dnd-5e-campaign/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref>