Greyspace

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Greyspace
Cover art by Thomas Baxa
AuthorNigel Findley
GenreFantasy role-playing game
PublisherTSR, Inc.
Publication date
1992
Media typeBook
Pages96
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Greyspace (product code SJR6) is a supplement published by TSR in 1992 for the steampunk role-playing campaign setting Spelljammer, which uses the rules for Dungeons & Dragons.

Contents

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Greyspace describes a part of the sphere of the Ptolemaic system that surrounds the planet Oerth of the Greyhawk setting. The book has 18 chapters that describe:[1]

  • the planets Oerth, Kule, Raenei, Liga, The Grinder, Edill, Gnibile, Conatha, Ginsel, Borka, Greela, and The Spectre.
  • Other astronomical bodies and phenomena
  • Spacefaring companies, including pirate bands, trading companies and mercenaries
  • Adventure ideas
  • New magical items
  • The limitations of religion while travelling in space
  • Three space-faring monsters

The book also includes a wall poster illustrating a map of the Sphere of Known Space.[1]

Publication history

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In 1989, TSR introduced a number of new RPG campaign settings, including Spelljammer, which added a note of steampunk science fiction to the fantasy Greyhawk setting. TSR subsequently published several supplements and adventures for Spelljammer, including Greyspace in 1992, a 96-page softcover book written by Nigel Findley, with cover art by Tom Baxa, interior illustrations by David O. Miller, and cartography by John Knecht.[1]

Reception

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Greyspace was a finalist for "Trophée du meilleur supplément, français ou étranger, publié en 1992 pour un jeu de rôle" ("Best Role-playing Supplement of 1992, French or foreign-language") awarded by the French RPG magazine Casus Belli.[2]

References

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