History Trivia / Spelljammer

** The year was 1989. It was a dark time for gaming. Although the influence of {{The Fundamentalist}}s upon gaming had diminished, the forces of TSR had fallen under the control of [[http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html Lorraine Williams]], who was forcing talented and dedicated writers to turn out reams of poorly-thought out, poorly-written crap. One piece of crap she demanded they create was a StandardSciFiSetting, believing she could cash in on a trend to squeeze yet more money from innocent gamers. But the writers hit upon a ZanyScheme; though they were [[CosmicDeadline denied time]] to [[ObviousBeta playtest the game]], they ''could'' cram the poor thing with as much awesomeness as they could, as she wasn't paying attention to them. So was born ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' - the most bizarre and wonderful setting ever seen in gaming.

*** Williams got her revenge on her disrespectful staff however, by refusing to publish more than a single run of the books during her tenure at TSR.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://spelljammer.wikia.com/wiki/Spelljammer_Wiki Spelljammer Wiki]].

** The year was 1989. It was a dark time for gaming. Although the influence of {{The Fundamentalist}}s upon gaming had diminished, the forces of TSR had fallen under the control of [[http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html Lorraine Williams]], who was forcing [[DoingItForTheArt talented and dedicated writers]] to turn out reams of poorly-thought out, poorly-written crap. One piece of crap she demanded they create was a StandardSciFiSetting, believing she could cash in on a trend to squeeze yet more money from innocent gamers. But the writers hit upon a ZanyScheme; though they were [[CosmicDeadline denied time]] to [[ObviousBeta playtest the game]], they ''could'' cram the poor thing with as much awesomeness as they could, as she wasn't paying attention to them. So was born ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' - the most bizarre and wonderful setting ever seen in gaming.

* SpiritualSequel: "The Aether Sea," a UsefulNotes/{{Fate}} World of Adventure written by Lara Turner, which takes place in a science-fantasy space inspired in turns by ''Spelljammer'' and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.

* SpiritualSequel: "The Aether Sea," a UsefulNotes/Fate World of Adventure written by Lara Turner, which takes place in a science-fantasy space inspired in turns by ''Spelljammer'' and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.

* SpiritualSequel: "The Aether Sea," a {{UsefulNotes/Fate Fate World of Adventure}} written by Lara Turner, which takes place in a science-fantasy space inspired in turns by ''Spelljammer'' and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.

* SpiritualSequel: "The Aether Sea," a [[UsefulNotes/Fate Fate World of Adventure]] written by Lara Turner, which takes place in a science-fantasy space inspired in turns by ''Spelljammer'' and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.

* SpiritualSequel: "The Aether Sea," a [[UsefulNotes/Fate Fate World of Adventure]] written by Lara Turner, which takes place in a science-fantasy space inspired in turns by ''Spelljammer'' and ''{{WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Treasure Planet}}''.

** The year was 1989. It was a dark time for gaming. Although the influence of {{The Fundamentalist}}s upon gaming had diminished, the forces of TSR had fallen under the control of [[http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html Lorraine Williams]], who was forcing [[DoingItForTheArt talented and dedicated writers]] to turn out reams of poorly-thought out, poorly-written crap. One piece of crap she demanded they create was a StandardSciFiSetting, believing she could cash in on a trend to squeeze yet more money from innocent gamers. But the writers hit upon a ZanyScheme; though they were [[CosmicDeadline denied time]] to [[ObviousBeta playtest the game]], they ''could'' cram the poor thing with as much {{Crazy Awesome}}ness as they could, as she wasn't paying attention to them. So was born ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' - the most bizarre and wonderful setting ever seen in gaming.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The production of ''Spelljammer'' was a dark time for game development in Creator/{{TSR}}.\\
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Its origins are actually a good RealLife example of [[WhenLifeGivesYouLemons making lemonade]] when the PointyHairedBoss of a gaming company hands her writers lemons; really crafty writers realize that the only difference between "They Just Didn't Care" and "ProtectionFromEditors" is ''[[SweetAndSourGrapes perspective]]''. See "[[http://grubbstreet.blogspot.com/2011/02/spelljamming-innnn-spppaaaaaace.html the secret history of Spelljammer]]" in Jeff Grubb's blog.

The year was 1989. It was a dark time for gaming. Although the influence of {{The Fundamentalist}}s upon gaming had diminished, the forces of TSR had fallen under the control of [[http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html Lorraine Williams]], who was forcing [[DoingItForTheArt talented and dedicated writers]] to turn out reams of crap. One piece of crap she demanded they create was a StandardSciFiSetting, believing she could cash in on a trend to squeeze yet more money from innocent gamers.

But the writers hit upon a ZanyScheme; though they were [[CosmicDeadline denied time]] to [[ObviousBeta playtest the game]], they ''could'' cram the poor thing with as much {{Crazy Awesome}}ness as they could, as she wasn't paying attention to them. So was born ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' - the most bizarre and wonderful setting ever seen in gaming.

Williams got her revenge on her disrespectful staff by refusing to publish more than a single run of the books during her tenure at TSR.

Its origins are actually a good RealLife example of [[WhenLifeGivesYouLemons making lemonade]] when the PointyHairedBoss of a gaming company hands her writers lemons; really crafty writers realize that the only difference between "They Just Didn't Care" and "ProtectionFromEditors" is ''[[SweetAndSourGrapes perspective]]''. See "[[http://grubbstreet.blogspot.com/2011/02/spelljamming-innnn-spppaaaaaace.html the secret history of Spelljammer]]" in Jeff Grubb's blog.\\
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The year was 1989. It was a dark time for gaming. Although the influence of {{The Fundamentalist}}s upon gaming had diminished, the forces of TSR had fallen under the control of [[http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html Lorraine Williams]], who was forcing [[DoingItForTheArt talented and dedicated writers]] to turn out reams of crap. One piece of crap she demanded they create was a StandardSciFiSetting, believing she could cash in on a trend to squeeze yet more money from innocent gamers. \\
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But the [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent]] writers hit upon a ZanyScheme; though they were [[CosmicDeadline denied time]] to [[ObviousBeta playtest the game]], they ''could'' cram the poor thing with as much {{Crazy Awesome}}ness as they could, as she wasn't paying attention to them. So was born ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' - the most bizarre and wonderful setting ever seen in gaming.\\
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The production of ''Spelljammer'' was a dark time for game development in TSR.\\

Its origins are actually a good RealLife example of [[WhenLifeGivesYouLemons making lemonade]] when the PointyHairedBoss of a gaming company hands her writers lemons; really crafty writers realize that the only difference between "TheyJustDidntCare" and "ProtectionFromEditors" is ''[[SweetAndSourGrapes perspective]]''. See "[[http://grubbstreet.blogspot.com/2011/02/spelljamming-innnn-spppaaaaaace.html the secret history of Spelljammer]]" in Jeff Grubb's blog.\\

But the [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent]] writers hit upon a ZanyScheme; though they were [[CosmicDeadline denied time]] to [[ObviousBeta playtest the game]], they ''could'' cram the poor thing with as much {{Crazy Awesome}}ness as they could, as she wasn't paying attention to them. So was born ''{{Spelljammer}}'' - the most bizarre and wonderful setting ever seen in gaming.\\

Williams got her revenge on her disrespectful staff by refusing to publish more than a single run of the books during her tenure at TSR.