Re: Krynnspace inconsistency

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Westermeyer" <westermeyer@???????.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Krynnspace inconsistency


> Of course, looking at the timeline, the spaceport SJR7 describes at 
> Palanthus is only 6 years old.
>
> In my personal campaign, there is no SJ port at Palanthus, period.  There 
> is a port on Taladas in the Minotaur Empire, and there is Mount Nevermind.
>
> But, I just wanted to point out the canon material in this case doesn't 
> contradict itself as firmly as folks might think.

Given that it is technically canon (even if it is badly thought out canon) 
it would be nice to use the port somehow. I think that Trampas has given us 
the solution in Dragonhelm's Guide to Krynnspace. Or as a wise woman once 
said:

"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit - its the only way to 
be sure."

> At 1:51 PM -0500 2/4/07, Paul Westermeyer wrote:
>>Teldin visited Palanthus in  358 AC (5043 OC).  SJR7 is dated to 364 AC 
>>(5049 OC).  Palanthus is also mentioned in the War Captain's Companion, 
>>which is dated to  361 AC (5046 OC).
>
> I haven't been into Dragonlance since the Twins trilogy, so I'm no expert. 
> But can any Dragonlance guru tell us what events occur in Palanthus 
> between 358 AC and 361/64 AC?  Perhaps internal Dragonlance material will 
> provide a solution.

I think that Trampas could help give us some pointers.

> I always feel its best, when dealing with canon to focus on specific 
> printed materials.  An in regards to specific worlds, the settings canon 
> supercedes SJ canon.  (ie FR printed material supercedes SJ printed 
> material on Toril, if they conflict, same for Greyhawk or Dragonlance). 
> The same applies to conflicts with Ravenloft or Planescape (ie if a 
> conflict exists about something on Krynn between Planescape and 
> Dragonlance, Dragonlance wins).  Spelljammer, Ravenloft, and planescape 
> still have priority in their own realms, of course.

On the groundling worlds themselves I agree with you 100 percent. I'd even 
go further. I think that the feel of the groundling campaign rules should 
extend to the entire crystal sphere (after review by the SJ community to 
ensure that individual rules/organisations don't break the crystal sphere).

Your comments in your review that SJR7 didn't have enough DL or SJ feel to 
it were what inspired me to go back to the books and hunt for any DL 
material that can be thrown up into wildspace and put onto one of the other 
planets. I'd also like to throw lots more SJ organisations (like the EIN, 
Celestians and all other "universal" groups) into Krynnspace and eventually 
turn the crystal sphere into something that would get five stars from you.

David "Big Mac" Shepheard
Virtual Eclipse Role Playing Club
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