I’m happy past perception that the sentence: “There’s an official NASA D&D journey that is simply an Isekai anime with scientists” is verifiably true. Titled The Misplaced Universe, this system-agnostic journey is free to obtain and most actually value a learn.
Here is the central thrust: a dragon kidnapped a bunch of alien wizards and compelled them to tear the Hubble Telescope out of our actuality. Sure, actually.
“Eirik linked to the Hubble Area Telescope after studying of its observations which have propelled understanding of black holes and darkish power (just like the power of the vacuum) on Earth … this drew the eye of a younger dragon, Isilias, who stole the spell Eirik created, in addition to Eirik himself and his fellow researchers, in an effort to steal Hubble itself so Isilias alone would possess its information.”
Somewhat than merely complicated a bunch of NASA scientists on Earth, this truly prompted the Hubble to be faraway from actuality totally. The journey depicts a gaggle of faintly-baffled researchers at NASA’s Goddard Area Flight Heart in Greenbelt, Maryland: “A delicate ache lives in your thoughts, insisting that you just’re forgetting one thing, however it’s at all times simply out of attain. The extra you attempt to bear in mind, the more severe the ache will get.” You then all black out and get up as D&D characters.
It appears like I am poking enjoyable right here—however it’s the precise sort of earnest silliness that makes for an excellent sport of tabletop. It is also harking back to the traditional D&D cartoon from the 80s, whereby a gaggle of youngsters are magically transported to a fantasy land on the behest of a disturbing-looking dungeon grasp.
Whereas the sport is technically system-agnostic, the journey itself recommends a “celebration of 4-7 degree 7-10 characters”. Although if we’re going with the journey’s steered protagonist (a younger inexperienced dragon from D&D 5e) a celebration of degree 10 characters would make mincemeat of Isilias in a number of rounds. There’s finally fairly a little bit of homebrew the DM might want to herald, in an effort to this to make all of it click on with their desk.
However there’s some genuinely enjoyable fantasy ideas at work right here, too. Wizard Planet (Exlaris, by its correct title) is a rogue world that drifted out of orbit, shielded from the ravages of area with a synthetic magic ambiance—which is a neat setting concept to run with, even when you do not wish to play NASA Isekai. In the event you do, nonetheless, the journey’s sprinkled with instructional tidbits that’ll educate you loads of scientific historical past.