Airships and Other Magical Transportation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Airships and Other Magical Transportation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
PrinceCurtis
03-06-07, 06:43 PM Which are good books to find airships and other such magic and extraordinary travel types?
RequiemOfReason
03-06-07, 08:37 PM Arms and Equipment Guide has zeppelins, hang gliders, ornithopters, and maybe more
There's probably some Eberron stuff, but I don't have my Eberron books with me.
Bhaal006
03-06-07, 08:39 PM Elemental Airships, thats what Ebberon has and they're great, way better than crazy zepplins.
Darth Sephiroth
03-06-07, 08:44 PM There are also railroads (Lightningrail) in the Ebberon books. Arms and Equipment also has submarines and other things as well as a tone of different mount choices
Bhaal006
03-06-07, 09:16 PM was spelling Ton "tone" intentional or accidental.
nilcat
03-07-07, 07:44 AM The FR book "Shining South" has some info on the Halruuan (sp) airships
mvincent
03-07-07, 06:15 PM Which are good books to find airships and other such magic and extraordinary travel types?As mentioned: Arms and Equipment Guide is an excellent good resource for extraordinary vehicles.

Personally, I often just use different types of (very large) animated objects (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/animatedObject.htm) for such vehicles.
Towel_Ninja
03-07-07, 06:21 PM i have the book 'Aerial Adventure Guide: Sky Captains handbook' it covers airships and stats for them, has a small char sheet for airships, it also covers aerial combat which im implamenting into my next campaign world.
Mooncalf
03-07-07, 08:13 PM I've always said you can't go wrong with spelljammers.

Yes, anyone with cash can get a boat with a Fly spell on it, but spelljammers have class. They have style. They have background setting.

Admittedly TSR cancelled the line before 3rd ed., but there's some decent, fanmade stuff over at the Lost Spheres: http://lost.spelljammer.org/

Ships powered with spells. So very good.
mvincent
03-08-07, 12:27 PM Admittedly TSR cancelled the line before 3rd ed., Dragon magazine has previously published 3.0 and 3.5 Spelljammer material (in various magazines).
PrinceCurtis
03-08-07, 06:45 PM I actually have two Ebberon books but I think the airship statistics are good enough. Maybe i should look again.
Patrick Draken-Korin
03-12-07, 02:03 AM Aside from eberron, spelljammer and AEG, there are several third party works, though I can only directly comment on Airships from boston press.

I's got lots of detail and covers several areas for the purpose of balance, however it's not easily meshed with a standard campaign, nor is it particularly simple.

There's also Dragonstar, something I've no experiance with, as well as several other works available somewhere on the internet. (look for mongoose puplishing, great white games, goodman games, and sword & sorcery for a few examples).

Personally, I'd just recommend looking into eberron. The newer vehicles in Magic of Eberron (the earthsled, and more specifically the tumbler) are also interesting, btw. The AEG should fill in any holes that Eberron leaves behind.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
PrinceCurtis 03-06-07, 06:43 PM	Which are good books to find airships and other such magic and extraordinary travel types?
RequiemOfReason 03-06-07, 08:37 PM	Arms and Equipment Guide has zeppelins, hang gliders, ornithopters, and maybe more There's probably some Eberron stuff, but I don't have my Eberron books with me.
Bhaal006 03-06-07, 08:39 PM	Elemental Airships, thats what Ebberon has and they're great, way better than crazy zepplins.
Darth Sephiroth 03-06-07, 08:44 PM	There are also railroads (Lightningrail) in the Ebberon books. Arms and Equipment also has submarines and other things as well as a tone of different mount choices
Bhaal006 03-06-07, 09:16 PM	was spelling Ton "tone" intentional or accidental.
nilcat 03-07-07, 07:44 AM	The FR book "Shining South" has some info on the Halruuan (sp) airships
mvincent 03-07-07, 06:15 PM	Which are good books to find airships and other such magic and extraordinary travel types?As mentioned: Arms and Equipment Guide is an excellent good resource for extraordinary vehicles. Personally, I often just use different types of (very large) animated objects (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/animatedObject.htm) for such vehicles.
Towel_Ninja 03-07-07, 06:21 PM	i have the book 'Aerial Adventure Guide: Sky Captains handbook' it covers airships and stats for them, has a small char sheet for airships, it also covers aerial combat which im implamenting into my next campaign world.
Mooncalf 03-07-07, 08:13 PM	I've always said you can't go wrong with spelljammers. Yes, anyone with cash can get a boat with a Fly spell on it, but spelljammers have class. They have style. They have background setting. Admittedly TSR cancelled the line before 3rd ed., but there's some decent, fanmade stuff over at the Lost Spheres: http://lost.spelljammer.org/ Ships powered with spells. So very good.
mvincent 03-08-07, 12:27 PM	Admittedly TSR cancelled the line before 3rd ed., Dragon magazine has previously published 3.0 and 3.5 Spelljammer material (in various magazines).
PrinceCurtis 03-08-07, 06:45 PM	I actually have two Ebberon books but I think the airship statistics are good enough. Maybe i should look again.
Patrick Draken-Korin 03-12-07, 02:03 AM	Aside from eberron, spelljammer and AEG, there are several third party works, though I can only directly comment on Airships from boston press. I's got lots of detail and covers several areas for the purpose of balance, however it's not easily meshed with a standard campaign, nor is it particularly simple. There's also Dragonstar, something I've no experiance with, as well as several other works available somewhere on the internet. (look for mongoose puplishing, great white games, goodman games, and sword & sorcery for a few examples). Personally, I'd just recommend looking into eberron. The newer vehicles in Magic of Eberron (the earthsled, and more specifically the tumbler) are also interesting, btw. The AEG should fill in any holes that Eberron leaves behind.