Re: Known Space

--- David Shepheard <david_shepheard@???????.com>
wrote:

> That works for me. With that definition, I'd argue
> that the organisations found in Adventures in
> Wildspace, should be more common in those spheres
> and less common elsewhere.

That works.


> Into the Void page 186 has a planet called Waypoint
> in Wayspace. I'd argue that was the main planet in
> the sphere.

That's how I see it, too.

> The Broken Sphere page 202 has Primespace between
> Pathspace and Vistaspace.  I'd put the three spheres
> on a phlogiston river.

I'm tempted to use them + wayspace to fill out the
Inner Flow.


> I can't find anything on Darnannon.

Elf sphere from Sea of Sorrows.  And beyond its name &
ownership, nothing is known about it.


> I'm pretty sure that "deserted" doesn't work for
> Greatspace, but I'd go with these spheres having
> groundling planets.

Deserted = little/no SJ activity, not uninhabited. 
Major worlds are inhabited, but moons & asteroids are
not.


> I'm not sure why, but that still doesn't do it for
> me. I'm thinking that we are going to need a
> groundling world, where elves discovered (or were 
> taught) spelljamming and then spread it to their kin
> on other worlds.

I'm mostly going off of the Evermeet novel.  It
implies that Realmspace was unknown to the Elven
Fleet.  I'm ok with making the Elf Fleet originating
from beyond "known space"; it has a Star
Frontiers-style feel to it :)


> I think I'm going to need homeworlds for all of
> these SJ ancestor races. (At least homeworlds for
> the spacefaring versions of the races. I'm happy for

> grounding versions to exist in multiple spheres.) I
> don't mind if these homeworlds are outside Known
> Space, in fact I want them to be outside Known 
> Space and to either be hard to find or legendary.

I'd say that for many races, they have many homeworlds
(krynn/oerth/toril).


> I'm willing to go with illithids being time
> travelers if, and only if, we sort out an
> Astromundispace for them to timewarp back into
> *and* come up with a reason for them not jumping
> back to the begining of time.

Heh, I could go either way.  I'm not sure I care for
the whole time travel bit.


> Hmm. These races can not be "new". They should all
> start of as groundling races. Someone should
> deleberately be bringing new races into wildspace.

New to known space SJ. :)  


> I think we either need these races to live in
> spheres where the elves or another group arrive, or
> to be spelljamming races from outside Known Space 
> that send out explorers, who arrive in Known Space
> during this period.

Pretty much.


Adam

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