A once civilized paradise, athas, was based on awesome mental powers and the power of its wizard kings. By 1991, tsr was publishing a new campaign setting every year, and so dark sun joined its two 2e. A sunblasted, windscraped wasteland, athas is home to multitudes of the most horrifically mutated creatures youll ever encounter. The dark sun setting has never had enough adventures. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e. Ancient wars have left vast swaths of the planet sterile. Many monsters, prestige classes, spells or magic items from the core rulebooks simply are not available in athas. Mike mearls was asked about 5e dark sun found here ama. An interesting little net book about all the trees to be found in the forgotten realms campaign setting. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition. Subsequent versions of this product will incorporate final versions of the license, guide, and. This alone makes me happy they decided to reprint dark sun for 4e and support the world.
Cgr2 the complete gladiators handbook 2e wizards of. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e a decade has passed since the. Back in those halcyon days at the dorms when we were surrounded by gamers, played marvel super heroes most every night and spent our threeinthemornings at the kettle talking gaming and metagaming, we all wanted to be serious roleplayers, or thought we already were. The third edition of the dark sun net handbook is finally out. Dark sun featured an innovative metaplot, infl uential a rt work, dark themes, and a genrebending take on traditional fantasy roleplaying. This site is recognized by wotc as the official dark sun site on the internet. In that time, we have released updated core rules, two monster manuals, numerous setting supplements, such as city state of draj and wisdom of the drylanders, and the. The burnt world of athas dark sun campaign setting. It is a world where magic drains the very essence of life. The premier city of the dark sun campaign setting now lies complete for an athasian campaigns player characters. My resources are the revised dark sun campaign setting the one reworked to fit skills and powers, dragon kings.
This book does a pretty good job repainting the dark sun campaign. Dark sun featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genrebending take on traditional fantasy roleplaying. I cannot recommend it for new players due to the generally intense difficulty especially for good aligned characters, but for veterans who understand the mechanics and want something shying away from traditional fantasy but is still dnd, this is a good choice. Posted in new rules about 8 years ago defiling is arguably the most unique and recognizable aspect of the dark sun campaign setting. Psionic artifacts of athas dark sun campaign setting pdf free. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The locale is draj, a citystate ruled by a powerful sorcererking. Forgotten realms notebook forgotten realms campaign advanced dungeons.
Thrikreen of athas was the penultimate product in the first dark sun rpg line. Dark sun is so different from most campaign settings, take barsoom, gor, zothique and a dash of fallout and mix into a desert world of harsh adventures where surviving is the name of the game, never mind heroics. List of dark sun modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. The dragon king lies dead, earthquakes rock the land, and revolution spreads like wildfire across the tyr region. If you want to try something that is more like the work of clark ashtonsmith and robert e. Ive only played a little bit of a dark sun adventure in a canceled campaign, but i like the grittier and different style of the world. The city of tyr has broken free of tyranny, though turmoil still holds the world in its merciless grip. The dark sun campaign set introduces players to a savage world of magical suppression and decadent sorcererkings. Cyberdave of the dark sun forums for ideas from his adaptation of the dark sun setting for 5th edition, and dave milman and sebastien gamache for assembling it into an easy to read pdf samwise seven for his elemental cleric domains for 5 th edition. Please note that this is a work in progress, and also a work of heart. Then the world became a desert filled with strangely twisted dwarves, elves and superintelligent dragons.
Be warned however that dark sun is harsh, and that if you find your self running around in platemale armor and are armed to the teeth with magic or steel weapons then your dm is doing the wrong thing. Numerous new kits, details of the tyr regions arenas, quick summaries of combat rules, a martial arts system, and suggestions on how to run arena games are within these pages. As far as i know, its the only 2e setting out of the glorious variety of 2e settings that deeply embraces psionics and makes it a centerpiece of the setting. When wizards of the coast began work on 4e 20082012, their plan was to release one campaign world a year, with each world being supported with a campaign. Though the idea of defiling is well ensconced in the mind of players, the concept and rules surrounding it have changed not only between editions, but even within editions. They can also form an extended campaign following g, and followed by q. This particular guide focuses on the dark sun campaign setting, which initially ran from 1991 to 1996, and had a 4th edition reboot in 2010.
Cardmaster adventure design deck advanced dungeons and dragons game by rich borg. Many races were extinguished from athas during the cleansing wars. Hi, im a gmt time zone, and have always been interested in dark sun since i listened to a miniadventure podcast of its 4e setting. Shattered lands is a turnbased computer roleplaying game that takes place in the dungeons and dragons campaign setting of dark sun. If youre new to dark sun, this is an extremely harsh world thats extremely unforgiving. The dark sun campaign setting created a stir among the gamers in my area. Dragon kings supported these new levels by introducing new rules for most of the classes, giving them interesting things to do that werent in the code 2e rules.
My resources are the revised dark sun campaign setting the one reworked to fit skills and powers, dragon. It also provides everything dungeon masters need to run 4th edition dark sun campaigns or include dark sun elements in their homebrew campaigns. Like planescape, spelljammer also offers players an opportunity to visit and explore other campaign settings. I loved dark sun from the day it came out its a refreshing departure from the general fantasy cliches that still dominate the genre. The creatures and threats presented herein make worthy encounters for athasian. It also introduces a new class, vampire, as well as executioner assassin, blackguard paladin, and binder warlock as subclasses of existing classes. Dark sun collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop. Dark sun accessories 2419 cgr2 the complete gladiators handbook 2404 dsr1 slave tribes 2407 dsr2 dune trader 2411 dsr3 the veiled alliance.
This document was made for personal use and not intended. This supplement for the dark sun campaign setting collects the most iconic and dangerous monsters of the dark sun campaign setting into one handy tome. Its been a few months of on and off work, but i am happy to present version 2. The dark sun campaign setting 2010, by richard baker, robert j. That was the reason for its fall, but its also the reason why i like it so much. Nov 01, 2017 yep, dark sun is coolheres the crazy way to kick it off. Now humans control all the cities and human magic is stripping the environment of its life force. Bringing the heat starting a dark sun campaign alphastream. Found here dark sun 3 campaign setting pdf download pdf dark sun 3. It is set in estegalle, the eastern continent of gaile, and borrows heavily from tolkien, lovecraft, and george rr martin in my defense, it was written in the 90s. Dark sun campaign setting pdf version rpg item version. The game takes place in the fictional land of athas, a dying and hostile desert world. Credits mike mearls led the heroes of shadow game design.
Tolkien and robert jordan, then you may want to check it out. Dark sun campaign setting 4e wizards of the coast dungeons. Lynn abbey chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven chapter eight chapt. What is the forgotten realms campaign setting anyway. Masque of the red death and other tales by william w. I forgot to mention that the box set also includes a detailed campaign map and a book of setting.
The book introduces three new player races, revenant, shade, and vryloka. Oct 02, 2015 for my campaign, i knew i wanted to do my own thing and not use prepublished adventures. Yep, dark sun is coolheres the crazy way to kick it off. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised, boxed. Fazs dark sun page this aint what you rung for, jackbut its what youre damned well getting. In 1990, the tsr higherups, worried about decreasing interest in dragonlance, decided they needed a major new campaign. For my campaign, i knew i wanted to do my own thing and not use prepublished adventures. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e a decade has passed since the age of heroes began. Dark sun campaign setting rpgnet d20 rpg game index. Good job that this 4th edition dark sun adventure is so good then. Athas the world of dark sun has scarcely any metal, has an over. It also contains other hazards and threats found in the desert wastelands and dungeon tombs of athas. Sourcebooks released under the 2nd edition advanced dungeons dragons rules. Dark suns is a setting that is wildly different than traditional fantasy, great for adventures where the odds are not at all stacked towards heroes.
Feel free to provide feedback in this subreddit or in private message. Learn the citys history, attend a council meeting, wander the citys business districts, and explore the mysterious under tyr the ancient ruins of the forgotten city upon which tyr was built. Athas the world of dark sun has scarcely any metal. In 1990, the tsr higherups, worried about decreasing interest in dragonlance, decided they needed a major new campaign world. So this is a custom character sheet i have been working on for a dark sun campaign i plan on running for my group. Serves as a good introduction to the setting and the sort of campaign that makes it easy for the dm to add extra miniadventures in here and there. From the dusty arenas of athas comes the complete gladiators handbook, ready to arm the fiercest dark sun campaign antagonist. Dark sun campaign setting 4e explore a savage, wondrous world.
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