Re: Review:Shadow of the Spidermoon

In our last episode, Thatotherguy said:
>>         The last two chapters describe the 'Shadows of the
>> Spidermoon' setting specifically. It seems to be a pretty standard
>> sphere (though crystal spheres are never mentioned one way or the
>> other in the articles at all). It's fairly pedestrian though the
>> economics, politics, and ecology of the setting are poorly thought
>> out. The setting establishes foes and societies, but never explains
>> why anyone would spelljam at all [aside from the rapacious illithids
>> duping the drow into conquering the other planets for them]. Is there
>> any trade, and if so between which planets? What goods are they
>> exchanging? If there is no trade then why did the humans develop
>> spelljammers at all? Still, the setting is quite salvageable by a GM
>> willing to put some work in.
>
>On trade, if there is none, then why do elven traders occasionally use
>human ships (for their extra cargo room) as merchantmen?

        That wasn't the point, I think.  The point was that the article
provides no *reason* to trade.  It just assumes trade is there.

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