tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8317958610208692380..comments2024-03-28T13:22:07.685-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Outer Space ReduxJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14983917276355173142009-12-28T21:57:05.323-05:002009-12-28T21:57:05.323-05:00I totally understand your excitement at anticipati...I totally understand your excitement at anticipating the eventual exploration of other planets and the space between, whether that is astral or otherwise. I have been waiting eagerly for my Mutant Future campaign to blast off into outerspace for a while, or to other dimensions through the plane shift mutation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648499022366444265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-17533371054086154872009-12-28T12:35:55.396-05:002009-12-28T12:35:55.396-05:00The Ethereal plane could be called the Other Side ...The Ethereal plane could be called the Other Side if you want something with a traditional ring to it, or the Spirit World as the other post, or simply the Gray (I believe this is from Darksun). <br /> The Astral Plane could be the Astral Gulf or Astral Depths or the Void, or something of a similar Lovecraftian flavor. <br /> I agree that the Spelljammer was a nice idea never truly realized in the execution.Ed Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069918557904273756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87611459252678210462009-12-28T02:22:05.629-05:002009-12-28T02:22:05.629-05:00Considering the purpose of the Ethereal Plane, it ...Considering the purpose of the Ethereal Plane, it might be perfectly acceptable to call it the Spirit World, or perhaps the Otherworld.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4562630875327956552009-12-28T00:07:42.306-05:002009-12-28T00:07:42.306-05:00You may recall dungeon maps in CSIO that mention p...You may recall dungeon maps in CSIO that mention portals to Mars/Venus. I've been wanting to send my players there for years. Re-reading A Princess of Mars as I write this. :)Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23075547809795539252009-12-27T21:27:22.240-05:002009-12-27T21:27:22.240-05:00I might be too much of a traditionalist, but the d...I might be too much of a traditionalist, but the different moons and stuff are things I would love to see on tapestries or murals. I'm not sure I'd want an unexpected trip to one of the Moons, unless it was a limited, one-session adventure. The ideas you present are really cool, though.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65637107567837981532009-12-27T19:07:04.364-05:002009-12-27T19:07:04.364-05:00Bargle,
I don't visit Dragonsfoot all that re...Bargle,<br /><br />I don't visit Dragonsfoot all that regularly, so I probably missed that thread. I'll go take a look and see if there's anything that of use to me.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43200860461111951712009-12-27T19:06:25.432-05:002009-12-27T19:06:25.432-05:00Nick,
The most basic ideas behind Spelljammer are...Nick,<br /><br />The most basic ideas behind <i>Spelljammer</i> are (mostly) pretty sound, but the development of those ideas just left me cold. There's too little there to make it worth mining for ideas when I can just as easily come up with my own.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80458679226517275932009-12-27T16:37:11.386-05:002009-12-27T16:37:11.386-05:00Doesn't 'spectral' mean 'visible&#...Doesn't 'spectral' mean 'visible'? I'm not sure why that makes a good alternate to 'astral' considering space has stars and astral literally means "having to do with stars". <br /><br />Did you read my post on this subject on dragonsfoot general forum last week?<br /><br />-bargleUWS guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277557128674527225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9602560198596431952009-12-27T16:13:27.389-05:002009-12-27T16:13:27.389-05:00'Sidereal' is a nice synonym for 'Astr...'Sidereal' is a nice synonym for 'Astral' and also has the connotation of ghostly or haunted.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285645317925993821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23813892128152841422009-12-27T11:25:33.332-05:002009-12-27T11:25:33.332-05:00Consider this a "third" for Spectral Pla...Consider this a "third" for Spectral Plane. And the campaign sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun in the coming year. :)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-64620271999991942092009-12-27T05:40:11.077-05:002009-12-27T05:40:11.077-05:00I realize that it was a purely AD&D, way-past-...I realize that it was a purely AD&D, way-past-the-Golden-Age creation, but it sounds like a little Spelljammer action in Dwimmermount? While there was much NOT to like about Spelljammer, I think that there was a lot to like as well. Have you given it any thought?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531253485041961783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4729115463635400252009-12-27T05:13:24.508-05:002009-12-27T05:13:24.508-05:00@forvrin - Spectral Plane - mmm, like the sound of...@forvrin - Spectral Plane - mmm, like the sound of that so much that I'm stealing it. Thanks!Daddy Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40655136552067863862009-12-26T23:27:10.726-05:002009-12-26T23:27:10.726-05:00call it the Spectral Planecall it the Spectral PlaneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486284257344466719noreply@blogger.com