Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship?

Pragmatic · 02-19-2019, 06:56 PM

I remember reading about this, but I'm not sure what adventure it was. I first thought it was N1 (Against the Cult of the Reptile God), but couldn't find any reference to a spaceship & robots. Then I tried C1 (The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan).

Can someone let me know which adventure it was?

Turhan's Bey Company · 02-19-2019, 07:06 PM

You're probably thinking of Expedition to Barrier Peaks.

ak_aramis · 02-20-2019, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company

You're probably thinking of Expedition to Barrier Peaks.

That or the Wrath of the Immortals campaign where they meet a very confused immortal... a ship's engineer.

William · 02-20-2019, 05:57 PM

Although these probably aren't what you're thinking of if you were looking for a full adventure, there are a couple of other places in classic AD&D lore where a spaceship shows up.

In the setting book "A Guide to the Ethereal Plane," the adventurers can come across the dreamscape of a woman dreaming in a stasis pod, crashed on an alien planet; she comes from a sci-fi universe.

The Ring of Gaxx, if I recall correctly, can be found among the ruins of a crashed spaceship as well. For this I reference the "Book of Artifacts."

And it's not quite a spaceship but I remember seeing the rumor that among the fields of petrified broken weapons on Acheron, a fossilized jet fighter can be found.

Pragmatic · 02-20-2019, 06:36 PM

I vaguely recall it had something to do with Blackmoor?

Fred Brackin · 02-20-2019, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I vaguely recall it had something to do with Blackmoor?

I was going to mention that I've heard about tech masquerading as magic back in Blackmoor but I don't own a personal copy. I don't go back quite that far though I could have (but didn't) read my college roomate's copy.

Dalillama · 02-20-2019, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I vaguely recall it had something to do with Blackmoor?

DA2 Temple of the Frog. The villains turn out to be high-tech aliens from another dimension.

The Colonel · 02-21-2019, 03:00 AM

Some of the early TSR modules are very weird ... they did a couple that were essentially Alice-in-Wonderland. Also, one of the early Gygax group characters was a crossover from the Boot Hill game.

William · 02-21-2019, 08:01 AM

In TSR Jam 1999 one of the adventures has you straight up hunting a Jabberwock by name.

The Colonel · 02-21-2019, 10:29 AM

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In TSR Jam 1999 one of the adventures has you straight up hunting a Jabberwock by name.

Citadel used to do a jabberwock mini ... I think Iron Wind have either bought the licence or made something that looks very similar.

02-19-2019, 06:56 PM	#1
Pragmatic Ceci n'est pas une tag. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA (Portland Metro)	Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship? I remember reading about this, but I'm not sure what adventure it was. I first thought it was N1 (Against the Cult of the Reptile God), but couldn't find any reference to a spaceship & robots. Then I tried C1 (The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan). Can someone let me know which adventure it was? __________________ I'm a collector, not a gamer. =)

02-19-2019, 07:06 PM	#2
Turhan's Bey Company Aluminated Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East of the moon, west of the stars, close to buses and shopping	Re: Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship? You're probably thinking of Expedition to Barrier Peaks. __________________ I've been making pointlessly shiny things, and I've got some gaming-related stuff as well as 3d printing designs. Buy my Warehouse 23 stuff, dammit!

02-20-2019, 05:57 PM	#4
William Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Re: Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship? Although these probably aren't what you're thinking of if you were looking for a full adventure, there are a couple of other places in classic AD&D lore where a spaceship shows up. In the setting book "A Guide to the Ethereal Plane," the adventurers can come across the dreamscape of a woman dreaming in a stasis pod, crashed on an alien planet; she comes from a sci-fi universe. The Ring of Gaxx, if I recall correctly, can be found among the ruins of a crashed spaceship as well. For this I reference the "Book of Artifacts." And it's not quite a spaceship but I remember seeing the rumor that among the fields of petrified broken weapons on Acheron, a fossilized jet fighter can be found.

02-20-2019, 06:36 PM	#5
Pragmatic Ceci n'est pas une tag. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA (Portland Metro)	Re: Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship? I vaguely recall it had something to do with Blackmoor? __________________ I'm a collector, not a gamer. =)

02-21-2019, 03:00 AM	#8
The Colonel Join Date: Jul 2006	Re: Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship? Some of the early TSR modules are very weird ... they did a couple that were essentially Alice-in-Wonderland. Also, one of the early Gygax group characters was a crossover from the Boot Hill game.

02-21-2019, 08:01 AM	#9
William Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Re: Classic AD&D adventure involving a spaceship? In TSR Jam 1999 one of the adventures has you straight up hunting a Jabberwock by name.