The Minds Behind Dragonlance Unveil 'Skyraiders of Abarax'
/Dungeons and Dragons is rich with places to set our adventures to. Homebrewers and story tellers such as myself enjoy making worlds from the beginning. By combining elements of fiction we love and putting our own spin on them to make something truly unique. We here at Apotheosis Studios have dreamt up such spaces, like the City of Yon'Cath, and the Shadelands.
The fine people over at Wizards have also offered us many worlds that they've set their own games in, and made into official settings. The Forgotten Realms is among their most popular, but new realms from Magic the Gathering have since made it through.
Writers Tracy and Laura Hickman have been back at it, and since their legendary worlds of Dragonlance and Ravenloft, they have now created somewhere new for players to adventure into.
Skyraiders of Abarax
Tracy and Laura Hickman are best known for creating the magically gritty world of Dragonlance. The upcoming book Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. We do not, however, have any sign that there will be an official jaunt to Dragonlance any time soon. Fizban's is a release I am very excited for, but I would enjoy seeing this setting put into print.
The average party isn’t average in abarax - Skyraiders of Abarax Splash Art by Maerel Hibata
In the meantime, the creators of this setting have announced they're doing something new. These creators have announced that they're writing their own setting into existence: Skyraiders of Abarax.
The artwork we've seen for this new setting has been very detailed, and we have a great deal to assume and work with already. From what we can gather, the focus of this setting is around pirates on airships. This is a story style I truly love. Sky pirates are such an evocative visual, they seem to be a kind of trope that's super unique but feels very familiar. Neil Gaiman's Stardust or perhaps Mortal Engines is where I can really recall them, but they're some disconnect as to where else we know such a familiar trope. In the games I run, I know of at least three different airship pirate crews.
This is a setting I'm very interested in looking into. These creators are seasoned storytellers and the concept is exciting. I'm very interested in seeing what direction this goes. Learn more about Skyraiders of Abarax right here.
Now we want to hear from you. Is an aerial setting full of sky pirates a world you're interested in? What other fantasy tropes that feel common do you want to see brought to 5th edition? Let us know in our discord server or in the comments below.
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