Cairnish Spelljammer
Once upon a time I ran a I Can't Believe It's Not Spelljammer! campaign using a Cairn hack of my own device. The main thing was tweaking character creation to fit the setting (I drew from the AD&D ed. primarily). I also wanted to give players some customization options and hopefully strip it of some of the less savoury racial elements. The way I went about it was to decouple race/ancestry from ability, instead going for a ancestry/vocation match, with the former providing equipment (thus pointing at a cultural, not biological, background) and the latter some special ability. Now, I know what you're going to say: but Giff can't be spellcasters! Shut up. Of course they can. It's all made up. ANCESTRY Krynnish Gnome - [Sword, Hammer, Grease Can, Jar of Pickled Spaham] Giff 1-2 Enlisted 3-4 Officer 5-6 Discharged - [Chest Plate, Arquebus, Fancy Uniform] Scro - [Studded Leather Armor, Handaxe, Pistol, Prize Skull Of A Vanquished Foe] Elf - [Longsword, Brigandin...