Re: Proposal: Into the Void: a Spelljammer online magazine

> Into the Void sounds like a great idea for a magazine. I hope that you can
get enough
> people to provide content. I guess it will have a "Moon of the Month" in
every issue if
> you are doing it! ;-)

    Well, monthly would certainly be way too aggressive, given most other
such mags are around the bi-annual level.  But I certainly plan a regular
feature or two :)

> Here are some other things that I'd be interested in seeing at some point:
>
> * Some sort of question and answer column. "Ask Estriss" perhaps. ;-)

    I like that idea.

> * A list of Spelljammer websites and what's on them. There are a lot of
tiny Spelljammer
> websites out there that some people might not know about. They are not all
listed on DMOZ
> so can be hard to find.

    Another fine idea.  That certainly would help...I know I have trouble
finding SJ sites myself :)

> * Reviews of non-Spelljammer related material (websites and game books)
that can be
> converted to Spelljammer. Telling us what stuff is. Why the reviewer
thinks it is worth
> converting (eg: *why* it is cool enough for the Spelljammer setting). How
much work is
> involved in a conversion. (Plus a link to the website where the original
stuff can be
> found.) I'd personally prefer articles to concentrate on stuff that could
legally be
> republished (Open Game Content, perhaps) so that conversion stats could be
put up on BtM
> for the best sites and books reviewed.

    Not a bad idea.  Lots of stuff certainly fits here.

> * Some sort of history of Spelljammer (out of character) that tells us a
bit about the
> Spelljammer creators (including all the authors of Spelljammer stuff) and
what they are
> doing now. Don't forget to put in stuff about people on the SJ Council as
some of us will
> not know who *you* are.

    Heh

> * Interviews with Spelljammer authors. If you can get any of them to
answer an email full
> of questions.

    That might be difficult...not many are left in the business.  Worth a
try, though.

> * A Spelljammer 3e column. (With articles being reused on BtM's 3e pages).
Maybe the first
> issue could have Static's wish list for 3e rules. :-)

    Sure, I'm positive there will probably be rules of some sort.

> * Writing competitions that encourage new people to submit stuff.
>
> * Adventure ideas. Not necessarily full adventures. People could point out
groups of NPCs
> in the Dragonlance, Greyhawk and Fogotten Realms settings that might be
found in space.
> And what they might be doing. For example the Knights of Nimbral could be
found doing
> something in Realmspace. Perhaps they need to take a message to a
Spelljamming port
> somewhere in Realmspace and want the help of the players.

    Good idea.  Extrapolation on that, perhaps a "rumors" page, too.
Something like in the old 1e FR box, which had neat rumors from around the
Realms (without a doubt, my favorite part of the old gray box).

Adam