On the use of the Jammer against the Vodoni:

On the use of the Jammer against the Vodoni:
Tavenjii wrote:
>>  Ambitious... taking control of the Spelljammer from all of its warring
factions seems like a bigger challange than getting several races to work
together against the vodoni and win!
  No disrespect, but the Spelljammer is kinda the Holy Grail of the
Spelljammer universe, and no mere ship to be commandeered for a little war.

I just wanted to add the Jammer to the list of planet/sun/sphere busting forces.  As a holy
grail it makes a perfect player campaign to find a way to control it, complete your mission
(save the alliance),and get off (after being abandoned by elven high command).  As far as
the Spelljammer itself not allowing its use for wanton destruction of life, I think a careful
Captain could avoid harming the inhabitants while trouncing the Vodoni in hit and run tactics.
 Unless there is more to the Spelljammers motivation unknown to me (a likely possibility,
what are the novels about? and their titles?), the Jammer in the hands of a well briefed
alliance commander with an ultimate helm could take the fight to the vodoni spheres.  You
dont need the cooperations of the various factions to fight the external menace (although all
those heavy weapons would help).  In our campaign, the PC united the neogi, illithids, and
beholders, and giff, and left the  other humanoids to hang (including the EIN).   With this
limited pseudoalliance a true captain could: a) destroy many Vodoni ships in hit and run
tactics b) perforate the heck out of the vodoni sphere, allowing alliance forces the element of
surprise c) put out the vodoni sun d) rain down Spheres of Annihilation on the planet e)
capture some vodoni ships , assimilate their crew, ( or let Non captain PC's kill them), and
analyze the captured ships for weaknesses).  This obviously would have to wait for a
number of really difficult tasks (finding a Ultimate helm, finding the Jammer, boarding it,
surviving etc etc)

Thanks

PS Unfortunately in our campaign the last captain was deathly afraid of tarrasques
;)