Though no other books are strictly necessary, a few will undoubtedly enhance your enjoyment of this product. Instead, clerics draw their power from one of the elemental planes. Clerics draw power from the elemental planes, not gods. Dark sun info magic and survival work very differently on athas compared to the rest of the multiverse. You will need the players handbook ph, dungeon masters guide dmg, monster manual mm, and the expanded psionics handbook xph to make use of the material in this book. Introduction page 2 ten things you need to know every dungeon master and player needs to know and remember these facts about the world of athas. Idw has released a second comic series this one set in the classic dark sun world of athas. If you want to learn more about athas, see particularly, life on athas, but bare in mind some of the background information is post freedom or you can download.
This is athas, the world of the dark sun campaign setting, a dying planet of savagery and desolation. This site is recognized by wotc as the official dark sun site on the internet. I started playing the game in 1976, and as you can see, ive spent quite a bit of time and money on the game. The companion book, the dark sun creature catalo8, contains mon. 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. Im making this list available for my players and others who play the game or simply collect the products. Authors the authors of the many novels and sourcebooks. Dark sun featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genrebending take on traditional fantasy roleplaying. Dark sun was also supported by novels from the beginning. Wizards on the other hand must utilize the life force of plants to cast spells. This book features new player character races such as the aarakocra and the pterran, expanded.
Download the bonus faiths and pantheons web enhancement now. It features the adventures of a gladiator who escapes from the fighting arenas. It sucks that you have to buy the books online to get access to a majority of the content, but id rather buy that and know that im doing it right instead of doing it wrong. Its been a few months of on and off work, but i am happy to present version 2. This is a land of blood and dust, where tribes of feral elves sweep out of the salt plains to plunder lonely caravans, mysterious singing winds call travelers to slow suffocation in the sea of silt, and selfish.
Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e. Until recently, they were ruled by powerful sorcererkings, both tyrants and protectors. In his reddit ama today mike mearls was asked by jesterraiin and now, the question. As a rule, ignore the race mechanics in the dark sun guide, except where we tell you not to. Dark sun series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Dark suns second edition metaplot was advanced through its novels and adventure modules. Ravenloft dark tales and disturbing legends beware the. The crimson sun scorches the life from anything that crawls or flies, and storms of sand scour the foliage from the barren ground. Dark sun campaign setting, expanded and revised 2nd boxset. Athas the world of dark sun has scarcely any metal, has an over. This series contains the radiant classics, dark sun. Psionic artifacts of athas dark sun campaign setting pdf free. Dark souls 5e 2 running a dark souls campaign dark souls i s a grim, dark some may even say, grimdark setting.
This book features new player character races such as the aarakocra and the pterran, expanded rules for wizards, and revised ability score tables. In order to gain full enjoyment of this product, you need the ravenloft players handbook, ravenloft dms guide, and denizens of dread. The third edition of the dark sun net handbook is finally out. For pdf download editions, each page has been run through optical character.
Cook, one of the codesigners of the dungeons dragons 3rd edition rules, and. Heres the link for my character tree video i mentioned. Using power and influence as resources, tyrants of. Watkins, gary brings with him a secret history to the book that we reveal in this podcast. The initial alpha release, in pdf format is currently being released in three. From the bitter, windswept steppes of the endless waste to the stormlashed cliffs of the sword coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and primal wilderness. The first fivebook series was written by setting coauthor troy denning, starting. A source book about evil elves27 august 20 another of those obsolete books that. The burnt world of athas life shaping handbook dark sun. Please refer to the main dark sun article for further information prism pentad troy denning the verdant passage october 1991, isbn 1560761210.
Unleash your imagination into a vast, savage world, sunscorched and windscraped. Dd 5th edition, dd 4th edition, dd 3rd edition, dd 3. Some, like the legendary forgotten realms, are rich with storied history. Sourcebooks rulebooks, adventures, and supplements for playing the game. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e a decade has passed since the age of heroes began. Set on the desert world of athas, dark sun is about the struggle for survival. List of dark sun modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. Death mark does a great job of portraying dark sun halflings, mul, halfgiants, and especially dwarves. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Please note that this is a work in progress, and also a work of heart. Rules book for players on athas by mcp draft version 1. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. Some treat their element with obeisance akin to worship while others are more mercenary, describing their relationship in terms of power exchanged for fealty. Download the additional content pdf for the citystate of tyr. Adnd downloads offers totally free resources for the dungeons and dragons game. Designed by peter lee, rodney thompson, and andrew veen, and produced by gale force nine, tyrants of the underdark is a competitive board game in which you play as a drow house recruiting monsters, cultists and demons to aid you in controlling locations such as menzoberranzan and blingdenstone. Dark sun world books collection of books set in on the world of athas. I did some maps for the first dungeons and dragons comic bad day. 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. The original idark sun campaign setting, by troy denning.
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