Spelljammer Space Clowns Are A Thing In Spelljammer

WotC's Chris Perkins discusses Spelljammer's space clowns in a new video.

 

[Havrik Stoneskimmer]

I always thought clowns were scary because they were funny. There's an undercurrent of wrongness in the performative comedy. The painted on smile, even if the actor frowns. Many clowns are mute, which introduces another aspect of exaggerated strangeness to their performance. And of course, even in the '70s and '80s, I suspect most of us were first exposed to clowns through cartoons, which is even more of a bizarre exaggeration from reality.

 

[MGibster]

right, so a clown is any different from the rest of humanity in any way that does not already apply to the rest of us as we all look wrong and act wrong compared to what was supposed to be?

Huh? I can't quite understand what you're asking.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

It's a mad world,

Thanks for this. I had vaguely heard their name before but never listened to them. Amazing band. And to make it better, they're touring in my neck of the woods in about 6 weeks.

 

[Nephilim00]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space was on Comet tv this morning. I had far less trouble believing the clowns than the human characters.

 

[Voadam]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space was on Comet tv this morning. I had far less trouble believing the clowns than the human characters.

I watched the trailer on Prime last night, in part after this thread sparked my interest, and it looks all around terrible.

 

[Weiley31]

I'm not so keen on the killer klowns from outer space either.

its a pity, I for one would rather explore abberant spider-eel slave traders than fiendish space clowns abducting children.

Why not both?

Space Clowns won’t be anymore playable than the Neogi.

Spider-Clowns!

 

[Tonguez]

I always thought clowns were scary because they were funny. There's an undercurrent of wrongness in the performative comedy. The painted on smile, even if the actor frowns. Many clowns are mute, which introduces another aspect of exaggerated strangeness to their performance. And of course, even in the '70s and '80s, I suspect most of us were first exposed to clowns through cartoons, which is even more of a bizarre exaggeration from reality.

Yeah all that, plus the leadl-white base for the faces is associated with disease and death (skull).
Its also significant that a number of old religions (including Egypt and Roman) featured sacred clowns and sacred mask - the clown as otherworldly entity has a very very long heritage

 

[Reynard]

Spider-Clowns!

Spider Clown, Spider Clown, Does Anything A Spider Clown Can!

 

[Parmandur]

Spider-Clowns!

Now that's Spelljamming!

 

[Tonguez]