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Ok, this is one that’s up for grabs… is it the Spelljammer (Adventures in Space) Campaign Setting or the Planescape campaign setting the best campaign setting for advanced dungeons and dragons?

For those of you that don’t know, Spelljammer was a weird idea that characters could travel between worlds using “spelljamming” ships. These had a false gravity and oxygen bubble around them and used a magical “helm” that allowed the navigator to move between the galaxies. Players could hitch a ride on a ship (or own their own) and a few new races were included. Various accessories and expansions were added to describe different galaxies (for example Spelljammer Realmspace – spelljamming in the Forgotten Realms universe) but none had the excitement or writing of the original.

Jeff Grubb is at his best in this book (well boxset to be precise) and although it was made for 2nd edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons it’s easy to create a conversion to use 3.5 or 4th edition. It’s still available from various sellers (admittedly secondhand/used but in varying conditions) so check it out at ewelike (and don’t forget to press the “auctions” tab incase ebay has it at a better price).

Ok, it seems like a naff idea, but it’s truly a D&D classic (from the days when they were TSR – oh and the novels aren’t too bad either!)

barcode is 978-0-88038-762-0 for those of you who like your isbns , and before anybody asks… no i’m not selling you my pristine copy!