Characters in dark sun are different than those in other campaign settings. Sourcebooks rulebooks, adventures, and supplements for playing the game. Where other settings make arcane and divine magic the ubiquitous force and the source of fantastic elements, dark sun uses psionics. File type pdf dark sun the making of hydrogen bomb richard rhodes. Souls can be lost upon death, becoming irretrievable in many cases. We will be using the pathfinder core rule set, which is based on 3. List of dark sun modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. The current incarnation of the setting doesnt nail down the disaster, only noting that whatever happened the result was a world transformed from that age of greenery to a blasted landscape where little. Please note that this is a work in progress, and also a work of heart. Shattered lands the dark sun world of athas is arid and bleak, a wasteland with a handful of cities. Dark sun campaign setting offers a world that was once a fertile, prosperous land where great magic maintained several powerful civilizations. This is a collection of the work of many players and dms for. Tyr has become a free city, which means that its set after the original dark sun s first adventure, ds1. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet.
You have plenty of options, as other people have said the arena is a great place to start. Dark sun s popularity endured long after the setting was no longer supported, with a lively online community developing around it. Ah, dark sun, its a nice thing to play once in a while, its fun while still limiting the variety eliminating the gods and therefore every divine class unless you find a way to work around it ie. Magical weaponsshieldarmor can only be destroyed on a roll of 6 get save. Tolkien and robert jordan, then you may want to check it. Now humans control all the cities and human magic is stripping the environment of its life force. The grandest and most ambitious adventure of the dark sun game world, dragons crown will provide many hours of exciting play. It is the primary world of the sphere, and is detailed extensively in the dark sun line of products from tsr. Immortal sorcererkings reign over the cities that remain, celebrating their tyranny with bloody arena games and brutal oppression. A few locations were slightly moved and the scale of the map was decreased, but otherwise it was athas for a new generation. Other files for download this is a selection of smaller files, derived from the main spreadsheet. The burnt world of athas dark sun campaign setting.
Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition. Set in a medieval fantasy world, dd allows you to experience. Your curiosity nearly this pdf will be solved sooner past starting. It includes descriptions of each of the planes and new. The new 4e version of dark sun wasnt quite a reboot, but it did rewind the clock of dark sun s metaplot. Dark sun osr hack gm info sunder weaponsshieldarmor roll characters attack vs defense on successful hit roll 1d6. Dark suns popularity endured long after the setting was no longer supported, with a lively online community developing around it. Set on the desert world of athas, dark sun is about the struggle for survival. Beneath a dying sun lies a world of sand and fire, a world of barbaric splendour and savage desolation. Tthe dark sun crystal spherehe dark sun crystal sphere. This site is recognized by wotc as the official dark sun site on the internet. Both and paizos renditions of dark sun are official versions approved and sanctioned by wizards of the coast, even if they are mutually exclusive, and provide two different. Many monsters, prestige classes, spells or magic items from the core rulebooks simply are not available in athas. Tyr has become a free city, which means that its set after the original dark suns first adventure, ds1.
Savage, exotic, and unforgiving, the world of athas is unique. Download the dark sun players guide for special setting rules for characters. Dark sun the making of hydrogen bomb richard rhodes. The game broke new grounds in several ways, such as introducing phased combat, a friendly user interface, the addition of adventurestyle inventorybased puzzles, and the intriguing magical discipline of psionics. Background during the green age ofathas, civilization reached its zenith, and great structures were built above and below the surface ofthe earth. If you want to try something that is more like the work of clark ashtonsmith and robert e. This is athas, a dessert planet laid waste by unchecked sorcery and ancient wars.
It is worth noting that no dwarf alive can read the davek script. This harsh environment has given birth to a number of new peoples and monsters, including two character races. Psionics are allpervasive in athas, as almost every human, demihuman, and humanoid in the world is at least a wild talent. Until recently, they were ruled by powerful sorcererkings, both tyrants and protectors. That was the reason for its fall, but its also the reason why i like it so much. Welcome to a world where metal is scarce, gods dont exist, and psionic powers abide in all living creatures. Even ships from the crimson sphere rarely visit athas, for the dangers of such a trip almost always outweigh any bene. The characters should approach or reach 4th level by the end ofthe adventure. Review of dark sun campaign setting rpgnet d20 rpg game index. This conversion is based on the original dark sun boxed campaign setting released in 1991. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. Dark sun campaign setting, expanded and revised bill slavicsek on. If youve already downloaded the index above, you have this data already.
Jul 12, 2018 characters in dark sun are different than those in other campaign settings. The new 4e version of dark sun wasnt quite a reboot, but it did rewind the clock of dark suns metaplot. Galaxy 1st edition the dark side sourcebook ultimate adversaries. They are complete with full errata and are reorganized for ease of use. The mailing list is a bit quiet nowadays as people prefer to use the message boards. Dungeons dragons, dd, wizards of the coast, forgotten realms, the dragon. As most dwarves are illiterate, this rarely arises as a problem, but when dwarves are forced to put words to record, they utilize a bastardization of common and barazhad scripts to convey meaning using dwarvish syllables. What links here related changes upload file special pages. The great elemental netbook, part 1 this is a very interesting book about the inner planes. Hosts the official pre4e timeline and publishes its own supplements and articles. Then the world became a desert filled with strangely twisted dwarves, elves and superintelligent dragons. You may also want to check out additional background on the world of athas at.
Dark sun campaign setting, expanded and revised 2nd boxset. This conversion guide adapts the original dark sun setting for use with barbarians of lemuria. The dark sun campaign set introduces players to a savage world of. But, after many thousands of years, powerful mages found ways to gain power through draining the planets vitality. Barbarians of lemuria dark sun conversion rpg item rpggeek. Chris flipse for helping with the layout and the ambush shortstory. Dragons crown 1993, by richard baker, kirk botula, alex bund, geoff pass, and lisa smedman, is the first dse dark sun epic adventure. A once civilized paradise, athas, was based on awesome mental powers and the power of its wizard kings. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e. This series contains the radiant classics, dark sun. Dark sun boxed set 2e amid the barren wastelands of athas lie the. This is athas, the world of the dark sun campaign setting, a dying planet of savagery and desolation. Not only did it include fiction for players to read. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e a.
This significantly expanded and revised boxed set contains everything you need to adventure across the burning lands of athas. Mistrealm dungeons and dragons history dark sun campaign setting dark sun is a setting based on the harsh desert world of athas, that draws heavy inspiration from novels like dune and the barsoom series, which was once a lush planet teeming with life, but which has since been stripped of its fertility by uncontrolled use of defiling magic, although a small offshoot of magicians called. Finally, dark sun also innovated the role of fiction in a game world. After all, in dark souls, experience and wealth are.
Today, lost ruins ofthat period lie across the tablelands and beyond. Dark sun monster manual 5th edition hello all so i have been working on this for a few month now and its now close to be completed still need some ground work on. Overview introduction to the third edition at last. In dark suns case this spawned athas dot org and its several pdfs updating the setting. At their zenith, these wizards caused the sun to transform from a pleasant yellow glow to a raging crimson fireball on the horizon. The adventure begins in the great gladiatorial arena of the city state of tyr. Review of dark sun campaign setting rpgnet d20 rpg game. The encyclopedia of skill lore and other wondrous items for bookworms bards and sages publishing. Sadly, none of these settings were very successful compared to greyhawk. The standard cosmology of 4e was also introduced to dark sun. Its been a few months of on and off work, but i am happy to present version 2.
Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e a decade has passed since the age of heroes began. Dragons crown 1993, by richard baker, kirk botula, alex bund, geoff pass, and lisa smedman, is the first dse dark. The world of the dark sun, athas is a desert world. Youll need the setting information to run games set in the dark sun world of athas. Freedom 1991, but other than that the future of athas is a clean slate. Description unleash your imagination into a vast, savage world, sunscorched and windscraped. This is circumvented by giving souls as treasure in place of other wealth. The themes of this setting could fit in the dying earth subgenre and include survival against the elements, ecological disaster, resource depletion, survival of the fittest, slavery and poverty, and the widespread use of psionic abilities. These files are mostly useful if you are looking for more specific information, and you dont want the hassle of extracting it from. Dark sun 5e by marsupialmancer created with gm binder. The third edition of the dark sun net handbook is finally out. Athas, the world of dark sun, was once as pleasant as any other. Complete netbook of witches and warlocks d20 conversion guide.
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