Mask of the Pirate Queen Spelljammer 5e Conversion

Converting the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire adventure Mask of the Pirate Queen to Spelljammer 5e involves translating a space-western smuggling adventure into a high-fantasy astral adventure. The core premise—tracking down a elusive pirate queen across various locations—remains largely the same, but tech becomes magic, and hyperspace becomes astral travel. 

1. Setting and Location Mapping

Replace the Star Wars locations with Spelljammer locations to maintain the feel of the adventure:

Ord Mantell (Smuggler Haven): Replace with the Rock of Bral. It is a bustling, chaotic asteroid city full of merchants, pirates, and criminals, making it perfect for finding leads on the Queen.

Saleucami (Oasis World): Replace with a desert world in Wildspace or a partially destroyed planet remnant filled with craters, fitting the "Blackwind Crater" scene in the original.

The Veiled Sorority (Pirate Group): Rebrand them as a high-fantasy pirate crew, perhaps led by an Astral Elf or a Giff commodore, using Spelljammer ship combat mechanics. 

2. Translating Key Elements

The Mask: Rebrand the Sith artifact as an ancient magical item (e.g., a cursed item from the Astral Elf empire or a Githyanki relic) that grants charisma bonuses, fear effects, or psychic resistance.

Ships & Combat: Instead of Edge of the Empire ship stats, use Spelljammer ship combat rules. Replace starships with fantasy equivalents (e.g., a Damselfly or Nautiloid ship).

The Bounty: Instead of the Zann Consortium, the players are hired by a powerful trade guild (like the Giff Mercantile Company) or a high-ranking authority on the Rock of Bral. 

3. Adapting Encounters (5e Conversion)

Combat: Utilize Boo’s Astral Menagerie to replace Star Wars creatures. For example, replace droids with Animated Objects or Constructs, and alien species with 5e Spelljammer races like Plasmoids or Hadozee.

Pit Fighting: The pit fighting scenes on Saleucami can be translated directly, focusing on melee combatant abilities rather than shooting skills.

Skill Checks: Convert checks like "Astrogation" to Intelligence (Arcana) or Intelligence (Nature), and "Piloting" to Vehicles (Space). 

4. Plot and Structure Changes

The "Multiple Masks" Twist: The original adventure features a "fake queen" mechanic. In 5e, this can be played as a decoy wearing a magical illusion item, or a Changeling posing as the real Pirate Queen.

Interstellar Travel: Use the Spelljamming Helm rules, which allow a spellcaster to pilot a ship through Wildspace and the Astral Sea. 

5. Recommended Resources

Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (5e): Provides the core rules for space travel, ships, and the Rock of Bral.

Spelljammer Academy: Good for introductory scenarios to set the tone. 

When running this, focus on the adventure structure (exploration, negotiation, combat) rather than trying to map the Star Wars mechanics directly to 5e, as the feel of high-fantasy space opera will better match Spelljammer.