Set on the desert world of athas, dark sun is about the struggle for survival. In 1990, the tsr higherups, worried about decreasing interest in dragonlance, decided they needed a major new campaign world. Overview introduction to the third edition at last. In his reddit ama today mike mearls was asked by jesterraiin and now, the question. 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. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e a. Dark sun campaign setting 4e explore a savage, wondrous world. Dark sun online was part of the first wave of graphical mmorpgs.
Dark sun campaign setting 4e wizards of the coast dungeons. Until recently, they were ruled by powerful sorcererkings, both tyrants and protectors. Adventurers vault 4e wizards of the coast dungeons. The making of the hydrogen bomb covers more than the title suggests. This campaign will be centered around the lost city of kurn north of the tablelands, seemingly abandoned by its sorcererking, and the true face of. Dark sun collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news. It is just in development, this is the first and free openalpha testing. 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. This time you prove four arbitrarily designated characters. Dark sun campaign setting pdf version rpg item version. Jul 01, 2019 gurps 4ed pdf systems, gurps 4th edition. Freedom 1991, but other than that the future of athas is a clean slate. Download dark sun campaign setting 4e pdf free shared files from downloadjoy and other worlds most popular shared hosts.
Characters in dark sun are different than those in other campaign settings. Psion class for fans of psionics in dark sun and 4th edition homebrew update. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Not because there arent any good sheets available online, but because i wanted a a sheet that incorporates psionics from dreamscarred press better than the official psionic sheet and b something that looks a bit more like dark sun. Wake of the ravager plays the way a good book reads, with complex character development and plenty of conflict and mystery to keep the story moving. Download the dark sun players guide for special setting rules for characters. The burnt world of athas 4e dark sun monster index. This is athas, the world of the dark sun campaign setting, a dying planet of savagery and desolation. The locale is draj, a citystate ruled by a powerful sorcererking. Aimed at players and dungeon masters, this game supplement explores the heroes and wonders of athasa savage desert world abandoned by the gods and ruled by terrible sorcererkings.
The dark sun creature catalog is a great book, it comes in a nice hard cover, and has nearly 200 monsters in it. Gurps basic set is a hardbound two volume set written by steve jackson, sean m. Thats not ideal if youre looking for a book with a cohesive narrative and dangling plot hooks to sit down and read in one go, but are you looking for a reference book thats full of magical prezzies for your players. There are eight available races, including halfgiants and the exotic insectlike thrikreen alongside the more traditional ones. Here, it is not until halfway through the book, literally, that he begins to talk. List of dark sun modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. In development prealpha version of dark sun, a strategy game. Skip ahead to may 2014 dark sun campaign setting 4e finally becomes available at drivethru rpg. But, after many thousands of years, powerful mages found ways to gain power through draining the planets vitality.
Its been a few months of on and off work, but i am happy to present version 2. Chrome displays the document fine, unlike ffox, but even chromes pdf conversion is bad. Dark side of the sun dvd mollies fund mollies fund. It is the primary world of the sphere, and is detailed extensively in the dark sun line of products from tsr.
The outcast by simon hawke, the seeker by simon hawke, the nomad by simon hawke, the verdant passage by troy denning, the bro. You must find a way to escape into the hostile wilderness, join with other escaped slaves and create. Tyr has become a free city, which means that its set after the original dark sun s first adventure, ds1. The artwork available in pdf format can be printed on any color printer, trimmed, folded and inserted into a dvd case. Athas, the world of dark sun, was once as pleasant as any other.
Shattered lands is a turnbased computer roleplaying game that takes place in the dungeons and dragons campaign setting of dark sun. After he defeated the army in draj from the first game, you have to go on a journey to. Now that the site is running properly again we will just have to wait to see if any of the editors return. The new 4e version of dark sun wasnt quite a reboot, but it did rewind the clock of dark suns metaplot. It includes descriptions of each of the planes and new monsters that can be found on them and. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e. Lilliputian, the site had serious problems that lasted for over a year which meant it was meaningless to approve manuals for download. To download the dark side of the sun dvd zipped archive rightclick two button mouse or controlclick mac with a single button mouse the download dvd link below. The 4th edition setting places athas clearly within the world axis cosmology, but retains its traditional cosmological isolation. Then the world became a desert filled with strangely twisted dwarves, elves and superintelligent dragons.
Our filtering technology ensures that only latest dark sun campaign setting 4e pdf files are listed. Feel free to provide feedback in this subreddit or in private message. Roleplaying game supplement baker, richard, cordell, bruce r. Dark suns popularity endured long after the setting was no longer supported, with a lively online community developing around it. Aimed at players and dungeon masters, this game supplement explores the. The player can control a pregenerated party of four characters or create new ones at the beginning.
The world of athas athas is an endless wasteland, yet it has a majestic and stark beauty. The pdf that i get from gmbinder is rather broken, no matter what browser i try and download it from. A once civilized paradise, athas, was based on awesome mental powers and the power of its wizard kings. The world of the dark sun, athas is a desert world. You can choose from a halfgiants, halflingow, human and mystical thrikeens. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Here, it is not until halfway through the book, literally, that he begins. Please refer to the main dark sun article for further information. Lots, and lots, and lots of items thats not ideal if youre looking for a book with a cohesive narrative and dangling plot hooks to sit down and read in one go, but are you looking for a reference book thats full of magical prezzies for your pla. The list of copy protection codes for the game dark sun. Even ships from the crimson sphere rarely visit athas, for the dangers of such a trip almost always outweigh any bene. Time to play a fantasy, postapocalyptic, turnbased, licensed. Now humans control all the cities and human magic is stripping the environment of its life force. Dark sun featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genrebending take on traditional fantasy roleplaying.
Tyr has become a free city, which means that its set after the original dark suns first adventure, ds1. The narrative begins with soviet espionage in the 1940s, coving such figures as the physicist klaus fuchs, the courier harry gold, david greenglass the enlisted man at. The game takes place in the fictional land of athas, a dying and hostile desert world. The third edition of the dark sun net handbook is finally out. The new 4e version of dark sun wasnt quite a reboot, but it did rewind the clock of dark sun s metaplot. At their zenith, these wizards caused the sun to transform from a pleasant yellow glow to a raging crimson fireball on the horizon. Jul 12, 2018 characters in dark sun are different than those in other campaign settings. For those of you unfamiliar with the dark sun setting, its pdfs can be found here. Since my upcoming ds game will be played with pathfinder, i made some custom character sheets. A picture of bohemian ear spoons 4e dark sun collection in the. The great elemental netbook, part 1 this is a very interesting book about the inner planes. This is mostly just a joke but there are some useful things such as chances of getting pregnant and all the other things that go along with it for each of the races.
No law rules the blasted wastes of athas, except the laws carved. In that book, which was honored with a national book award, a national book critics circle award, and a pulitzer prize, rhodes stuck closely to his topic. Appearances to the contrary, this is not a remake of the making of the atomic bomb, rhodess very successful technical chronicle of the manhattan project. Im running a dark sun game over roll20 and was working on putting together a soundtrack that conveys the mood of. Tthe dark sun crystal spherehe dark sun crystal sphere. Dark sun dungeon world characterscondensed sheet pdf dark sun dungeon world characterscondensed sheet docx if you like this dungeon world dark sun conversion, you may enjoy the dray compendium class or the dark sun dungeon world monsters. Subsequent versions of this product will incorporate final versions of the license, guide, and.
It not only has monster info, but info about the sorcererkings and their cities, and stats about them so your pcs can actually battle them. The 224paged pdf starts talking about themes at about page 37 and picks up talking about. When first light casts its emerald hues over the sea of silt, or when sunset spreads its orange flame over the mekillot mountains, the worlds feral beauty stirs the untamed heart in each of us. Jun 05, 20 dark sun dungeon world characterscondensed sheet pdf dark sun dungeon world characterscondensed sheet docx if you like this dungeon world dark sun conversion, you may enjoy the dray compendium class or the dark sun dungeon world monsters. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.
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