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

This definately sounds like a fun thing to do. I would
be interested in adding something now and again.

Set us a deadline to have article ideas submitted.


--- Night_Druid <Night_Druid@??????????.net> wrote:

> > 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
>
>
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