The world of athas athas is an endless wasteland, yet it has a majestic and stark beauty. 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. There is only a rudimentary human civilization left, a handful of huntergatherer tribes who are scattered across the land. This tanning fairy often comes at night, tanning light in hand, to tan cavedwellers while they sleep. Some treat their element with obeisance akin to worship while others are more mercenary, describing their relationship in terms of power exchanged for fealty.
Apr 17, 2012 there are three seasons in an athasian year which is exactly 375 days long, by the way, which are known as phases. Dark sun featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genrebending take on traditional fantasy roleplaying. Dark is the sun is set so far in the future the universe is starting to collapse in on itself. It features the adventures of a gladiator who escapes from the fighting arenas. Free citizens, therefore, have to find what they need and take it by force of arms. Set on the desert world of athas, dark sun is about the struggle for survival.
It was released for msdos in a somewhat unfinished state in 1993 by strategic simulations, and later patched to a more workable version. Dark sun is a postapocalyptic desert world, ravaged by centuries of cleansing wars and defiler magic, that depleted its natural resources and devastated the environment, making metal scarce and water more precious than gold. Much like other collections the manuals are on the discs in the form of text and black and white pcx files. For example, a 2d4 sun strike can take up two of your sun strikes and deal 4d4 instead. Athas is a brutal and violent world so having a backup character helps the game keep moving in the event that your pc is slain and torn apart by savage beasts, expires due to dehydration, is eaten by a tribe of halflings, or meets one of the thousand other deaths the dm has been cackling madly. The tooth fairy has a lesserknown cousin known as the tanning fairy. Even those freemen within the city gates are free to ply their trade only so long as it serves the will of the sorcererkings and their templar minions. Dark sun campaign setting 4e wizards of the coast dungeons. 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. They have turned celebrating into an art form, and elf song and dance is captivating and seductive to nonelves. Sep 15, 20 jerry holkins as the dungeon master mike krahulik as mantis eaglehawk scott kurtz as tuzul kris straub as two coins dark sun playlist. An elemental cleric must take air, earth, fire, or water as her. Feel free to ask your questions and, if you wish, have fun with us playing dark sun.
Dark sun 5e by marsupialmancer created with gm binder. Shattered lands is a turnbased roleplaying video game that takes place in the dungeons and dragons campaign setting of dark sun. Until recently, they were ruled by powerful sorcererkings, both tyrants and protectors. Shattered lands the dark sun world of athas is arid and bleak, a wasteland with a handful of cities ruled by thousandyearold sorcererkings. Instead, clerics draw their power from one of the elemental planes. The city of tyr has broken free of tyranny, though turmoil still holds the. Chris flipse for helping with the layout and the ambush shortstory. Authors the authors of the many novels and sourcebooks. Nov 03, 2014 in his reddit ama today mike mearls was asked by jesterraiin and now, the question. Heres the link for my character tree video i mentioned. The first official release was a 7 released by metamorphos in 1996. Unleash your imagination into a vast, savage world, sun scorched and windscraped.
Warren and flora dane novel by del col, antony, connor mccreery, et al. High sun, sun descending, and sun ascending, each phase being exactly 125 days long which comes out to four 30day months and one five day festival in each phase. It is worth noting that no dwarf alive can read the davek script. Feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec jan sun mon tue wed thu fri sat. This series contains the radiant classics, dark sun. The city of tyr has broken free of tyranny, though turmoil still hold. Jan 07, 20 i did some maps for the first dungeons and dragons comic bad day. Please note that this is a work in progress, and also a work of heart. Its long clawed hands grasp the hilt of a serrated greatsword that buzzes with a perpetual highpitched hum. Each player is encouraged to create 12 backup characters if they have the time and patience. 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. This site is recognized by wotc as the official dark sun site on the internet. Jul 12, 2018 each player is encouraged to create 12 backup characters if they have the time and patience. You may now use up two sun strikes and roll the damage done by one of your sun strikes twice.
This humanoid creature is lean, with a broad chest and muscular legs covered by leathery red skin. Dark sun club athens 42, 121 peristeri, greece rated 4. In raam, as perhaps nowhere else in all of civilized athas, only the strong survive and only the most powerful prosper. This harsh environment has given birth to a number of new peoples and monsters, including two character races. An enemy creature you can see must make a wisdom saving throw. Few traders come to raam anymore, though many will set up markets in the wilderness beyond the city gates. Psionic artifacts of athas dark sun campaign setting pdf free. Savage, exotic, and unforgiving, the world of athas is unique. 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. Sourcebooks rulebooks, adventures, and supplements for playing the game.
Dark sun online was part of the first wave of graphical mmorpgs. Idw has released a second comic series this one set in the classic dark sun world of athas. The third edition of the dark sun net handbook is finally out. Overview introduction to the third edition at last.
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