The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory. It is part of the Spelljammer campaign setting.
Out of the depths of wildspace come astonishing new ideas for SPELLJAMMER campaigns. Now you can create player characters from the nonhuman races of the giff, dracons, scro, grommams, and more. Equip your characters with kits like the Corsair, War Mage, and Aperusa. Then add some new space-oriented proficiencies and equipment, enlist your character in a spacefaring organization, and head off into the Void!
Description[]
The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook is part of the "Complete Handbook" series and is focused on providing players and Dungeon Masters with resources for creating and playing characters in a science fiction or spacefaring setting within the AD&D rules.
It contains guidelines for creating characters suited for spacefaring adventures, including options for races, classes, and backgrounds appropriate for a science fiction setting. It has information on skills and abilities relevant to spacefaring characters, such as piloting starships, navigating through space, and using advanced technology.
The sourcebook has details on spacecraft, starship combat rules, and information on futuristic technology and equipment suitable for a Spelljammer campaign.
It contains guidance on creating and interacting with alien species, as well as descriptions of alien worlds and civilizations that players and Dungeon Masters can encounter in their spacefaring adventures. It provides adventure hooks and campaign ideas for running spacefaring campaigns, including exploration, trade, diplomacy, and conflict in a science fiction setting. The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook also has information on spacefaring factions, organizations, and factions that players can align with or oppose in the campaign. In addition, it contains profiles of notable spacefaring NPCs, both allies and adversaries, that can be used in campaigns as mentors, quest-givers, or antagonists.
Contents[]
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Groundlings in Space
- Chapter 2: New Spacefaring Races
- Chapter 3: Spacefarer Kits
- Chapter 4: Role-Playing
- Chapter 5: Spacefaring Proficiencies
- Chapter 6: Spacefaring Logistics
- Chapter 7: Spacefaring Organizations
- Chapter 8: Campaign Design
- Chapter 9: Strongholds in SPace
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Project Design: Curtis M. Scott
- Editor: Barbara G. Young
- Black and White Art: David O' Miller
- Color Art: Jeff Easley, Brom, Eric Olson
- Typography: Tracey Zamagne
- Keylining: Laura Samuels
- Additional Spacefarer Quotes: Roger E. Moore
Dedication[]
The book was dedicated to Curtis Scott, and contained a memorial message on the credits page.
Appendix[]
See Also[]
External links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
Connections[]
| Spelljammer | |
| Boxed sets | The Astromundi Cluster • Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space • Spelljammer: Adventures in Space • War Captain's Companion |
|---|---|
| Accessories | Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix 1 • Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix 2 • The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook • Practical Planetology • Realmspace • Rock of Bral |
| Adventures | An Artist's Errand • Jammin' • Skull & Crossbows • The Sea of Sorrow • Under the Dark Fist • Visitors from Above |
| Gamebooks | A Wild Ride |
| Novels | The Cloakmaster Cycle (Into the Void • The Maelstrom's Eye • The Radiant Dragon • The Broken Sphere) |
| Organized Play | Adrift in Wildspace • Down and Out in Drydock • The Scroll of Heaven |
| Video Games | Neverwinter (Adventures in Wildspace • Spelljammer) • Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace |