[D&D-5e] Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis

[Nizdiz]

Watch this for flavour!
https://youtu.be/DXtY7L4BmXM

Game Name Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis

Game System DnD 5e

Theme Grand Adventure, Module, Naval Space Combat, Fantastical

Flavour Will be light hearted, comically fun, yet have serious undertones, and an urgency to save the planet from annihilation.

Plot Summary When a cosmic enemy threatens to destroy their world, brave heroes must do everything in their power to save it. This quest will take them across the teeming oceans of Wildspace to the silvery void of the Astral Sea and beyond. Along the way, they’ll make friends, encounter terrifying foes, and face one cliffhanger after another. Can they save their world before time runs out? This adventure will allow you, the player(s), to navigate the Astral Plane on ships guided with magic known as spelljamming. The adventure will start with your character not having any prior knowledge to spelljamming - but that is about to change! "Home of the stars and gateway to the heavens, the Astral Plane teems with excitement and possibility. With the help of magic, spelljammers can cross the oceans of Wildspace, ply the silvery void known as the Astral Sea, and hop between worlds of the D&D multiverse."

Additional Allowed Sources Requests outside of the below sources will be denied. Everything in listed materials is allowed. Feats, Spells, Rules, & Subclasses From: PHB Spelljammer: Adventures In Space (Spelljammer backgrounds are not allowed, due to conflicts with the adventure we will be starting with) Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything Xanathar's Guide To Everything Allowed Races: 6 New Spelljammer races. -Astral Elves -Giff (Bipedal Hippos) -Thri-Kreen (Insectoid/Praying Mantic-like humanoids) -Autognomes (Robot Gnomes) -Hadozee (Simian-like humanoids with wings) -Plasmoids (Humanoid slimes) Almost anything from this page. Not Allowed: Lineages, Eberron races, Ravnica races (Loxodon ARE allowed), Verdan, Locathah & Grungs https://www.dndbeyond.com/races

Game Information Posting rate: I will post when each player does. Not too strict on this, but would hope to see 1-2 posts from players a week, minimum. Level 5-8 for module, will continue after its completion. 5 Players Rolled Ability Scores Max HP level 1, rolled 2-5. 1's are a re-roll. RAW ruleset with Flanking

Application Format The deadline for applications is August 27th, 2022 Please keep in mind 6 new races will be introduced in Spelljammer: -Astral Elves -Giff (Bipedal Hippos) -Thri-Kreen (Insectoid/Praying Mantic-like humanoids) -Autognomes (Robot Gnomes) -Hadozee (Simian-like humanoids with wings) -Plasmoids (Humanoid slimes) Name: Race: Alignment: Class: Personality: Backstory: If you are playing one of the 6 new races, you are from the Rock of Bral. You travelled to Faerun on Toril, to the Island of Nimbral, one of the spelljammer ports, and few places on Faerun where spelljamming is known. There is a spelljamming academy there, but your reasons for going there can be whatever you like.

[SnakeOilCharmer]

Tasha's and XGE don't have racial rules. Are you thinking PHB races only? I assume PHB not being a listed source is an oversight?

[Nizdiz]

Originally Posted by SnakeOilCharmer

Tasha's and XGE don't have racial rules. Are you thinking PHB races only? I assume PHB not being a listed source is an oversight?

See list of approved races above. All officially published races are allowed.

PHB is a given of course, SJ, Tasha's and XGE are additional sources allowed for subclasses/feats/spells. I'll add it to the list to avoid confusion.

EDIT: Expanded the list of allowed races.

[Chylopan]

Character Application Name: Splurtoongoonsooboo Bluoroporusoo IXV Nickname: "Splurt" Race: Plasmoid Class: Druid (Moon) — Utilizing Wild Shape as different goo/slime shapes. Alignment: Neutral Good Personality: Background:

[JaDeX105]

Also posting for interest/placeholder

[rhaiber]

Color me interested! Now I just have to get my hands on the Spelljammer books.

[GleefulNihilism]

Tentatively interested.

[kymrel]

Sounds very interesting. I'll get the book once it's out and see about an application

[RossN]

Very cool looking! Tentative interest even if I'm pretty thinly stretched these days.

[GleefulNihilism]

Still working on getting my hands on the books so not entirely sure this build is possible but had an idea.

 

Flying Squirrel Monkey Space Pirate "That sounds like it be a You-Problem. I just came with the Ship." Name: Hee Limeson Race: Hadozee Alignment: CG, but in denial about it and thinks he is CN. Class: Rogue (Soulknife) Personality: Two things always surprise people about Hee. How small the little Pirate Monkey actually is, and how fast he can make you forget that. A large personality that's quick to laugh, quick to anger, and quick to love he's actually quite friendly, and he's in utter denail of that fact. He tells himself he's a tough-guy space pirate who cares for nobody more than he cares for himself, but you'll have a friend for life before anyone realizes it. A rude little jerk that seems to be out for himself above all else, but he just somehow keeps ending up doing the right thing. He tells himself that he doesn't care that there's something out there destroying whole worlds. It's not like he even *has* a homeworld - but then he's right there trying to help evacuations. He's a liar who lies to himself the most, and being an experienced sailor of the Astral Seas you never quite know where he will pop up next. Backstory: One thing that sounds like one of Hee's lies that really isn't is his claim of being a lifelong Space Pirate. No, that's completely true. His Mother was the Quartermaster of a particularly notorious Spelljammer Pirate Ship, his Father a Wellerman - a sea-faring merchant that specializes in selling supplies to other ships. He was *quite literally* born into the crew of a ship of Space Pirates and will die one if he's too be believed. It's actually why he's called the Limeson, he's got so much experience on Spelljammers that he's actually named for something the crews eat to keep from getting Scurvy. He doesn't even know which world is the Hadozee homeworld, and to be honest he doesn't particularly care. Why would we? He lives on the the Pink-and-Silver Seas, he has all of existance before him as long as he has a decent ship with a good crew. Which is a bit of a problem right now admittedly. His original ship was taken down not long ago, and while he managed to slip out of the fingers of the authorities he's currently a sailor without a ship or crew. He misses it so much that he often sneaks onto ships in port to take naps. So if ye be looking for an experienced sailor, yer crew be true and yer ship be right Hee is lookin' fer work. He could literally come with the ship if the timing is wrong, and while he says he considers the World-Destoyer someone else's problem, he says it with a crack in his voice that's only he seems to not notice. In the meantime, get out the Rum and he'll tell you about the time he sailed around the Plane of Order...

[Nizdiz]

I've updated both the allowed races & game information after getting my hands on a copy of the books to better fit the narrative. Please review these if you have not already, and are interested!

[GleefulNihilism]

Oooo, so if Hadozee don't show up in that link before the 27th it's an auto-No for Hee. Dramatic.

Let's see what happens on the 16th. :P

[Nizdiz]

Originally Posted by GleefulNihilism

Oooo, so if Hadozee don't show up in that link before the 27th it's an auto-No for Hee. Dramatic.

Let's see what happens on the 16th. :P

All of the new spelljammer races will definitely be allowed!

[BestTeaMaker]

I have an interest in making a Thri-Kreen Ranger, and wanted to ask if chakrams or chatkcha (thri-kreen chakrams basically) are allowed. If not, then I can just make it a super archer (longbow in main hands, dual wield hand crossbows in secondary hands).

[Nizdiz]

Originally Posted by BestTeaMaker

I have an interest in making a Thri-Kreen Ranger, and wanted to ask if chakrams or chatkcha (thri-kreen chakrams basically) are allowed. If not, then I can just make it a super archer (longbow in main hands, dual wield hand crossbows in secondary hands).

Chakrams are fine.

You can wield as many weapons as you want to, just keep in mind a few things;

1. Two weapon fighting style RAW means that if you have 3 weapons, you do not gain the advantage, regardless of the races ability to do so. It also only works with melee weapons.

2. At 5th level you get an attack (longbow), a bonus action (Once a turn, hand crossbow), and an extra attack (longbow or hand crossbow). So that third hand crossbow will likely never get fired in a fight, unless you are willing to sacrifice damage for flavor. Which I am of course okay with.