Greyspace

This article is about the Dungeons & Dragons book. For the urban geography concept, see Gray space.

Greyspace (product code SJR6) is a supplement published by TSR in 1992 for the steampunk role-playing campaign setting Spelljammer, which uses the rules for Dungeons & Dragons.

Greyspace

Cover art by Thomas Baxa
Author	Nigel Findley
Genre	Fantasy role-playing game
Publisher	TSR, Inc.
Publication date	1992
Media type	Book
Pages	96
ISBN	1-56076-348-5

Contents

Greyspace describes a part of the sphere of the Ptolemaic system that surrounds the planet Oerth of the Greyhawk setting. The book has 18 chapters that describe:^[1]

• the planets Oerth, Kule, Raenei, Liga, The Grinder, Edill, Gnibile, Conatha, Ginsel, Borka, Greela, and The Spectre.
• Other astronomical bodies and phenomena
• Spacefaring companies, including pirate bands, trading companies and mercenaries
• Adventure ideas
• New magical items
• The limitations of religion while travelling in space
• Three space-faring monsters

The book also includes a wall poster illustrating a map of the Sphere of Known Space.^[1]

Publication history

In 1989, TSR introduced a number of new RPG campaign settings, including Spelljammer, which added a note of steampunk science fiction to the fantasy Greyhawk setting. TSR subsequently published several supplements and adventures for Spelljammer, including Greyspace in 1992, a 96-page softcover book written by Nigel Findley, with cover art by Tom Baxa, interior illustrations by David O. Miller, and cartography by John Knecht.^[1]

Reception

Greyspace was a finalist for "Trophée du meilleur supplément, français ou étranger, publié en 1992 pour un jeu de rôle" ("Best Role-playing Supplement of 1992, French or foreign-language") awarded by the French RPG magazine Casus Belli.^[2]