Re: You know you're a Spelljammer nerd when...

On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Bill Olander wrote:

> Orcs are (Usualy) Chaotic evil.. Goblins are Neutral Evil  
> (Usually). On the
> bright side, Hobgoblins are (Usually) Lawful Evil.

When I said goblinoids are lawful I was actually talking about 1st  
and 2nd ed, as opposed to the massive 3e retcon  :-p

> But yeah.. when it comes down to parallels. The EIN is the  
> Federation and
> the Scro are Klingons.. and hypothetically the Drow are
> Romulans.Althoughnone of the D&D races says 'Vulcan' to me quite like
> Maenad... but I don't
> think they really have a foothold in Arcane space.

See, I dunno. The IEN-Federation parallel is not really a complete or  
accurate one. The two organizations don't really resemble each other  
at all, since the IEN is sort of overtly racist, secretive and openly  
militarized, whereas the Federation is ostensibly open to all and  
maintains the pretense of its starfleet as one of "exploration."