There are devices known as a Spelljamming Helm, a magical/psionic item, that can control a vehicle and propel it through the air and into space. Not only does it provide locomotion for the ship, but also created a field of gravity in which forms its own minor atmosphere. Spelljammer Helmsmen who are directly in contact with the item also have there senses extending throughout the ship as if part of them, as they navigate the ship the ship through wildspace.
Originally, each campaign setting "aka" solar system exists within it own Crystal Sphere, sort of a cosmic egg
which floats in phlogiston. The crystal sphere protects the individual systems from volatile and deadly gases.
Creatures native to wildspace and the phlogiston can usually pass through the membrane of the crystal sphere, but most beings most perform a spell or some type ritual to bypass the sphere's outerwall. Each sphere is typically known as "-space" (ex. Forgotten Realms is Realmspace, Hackmaster is Hackspace, Dragonlance is Krynnspace, Greyhawk is Greyspace, etc.). Another view, holds that there are really no crystal spheres and the universe is like normal space, the deeper regions of space doing contain the phlogiston in the forms of giant nebulae.
There are a number of spacefaring races already. The Olven of Oerth seem to have spearheaded the exploration of space, and are attempting to unite the many elves in the distant spheres. They have been fighting a war for centuries with the Scor, spelljamming orcs who came from another Crystal Sphere. The Illithid and Beholders have also been using spelljamming technology for decades too. On Kyrnn, the Gnomes of Mt. Nevermind and Taladas have been in wilspace for quite some times as well. The nations of Wa and Shou Lung have also begun to expand into venture into Wildspace. Wa however only wants to protect itself from the aliens, while Shou Lung looks to explore and conquer new lands.
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