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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5593869" data-attributes="member: 40177">I thought about it, but I decided that Athas.org was mostly just a &quot;conversion&quot;, and didn't necessarily offer too much in the way of fluff that was new.&nbsp; Since this was a discussion that hoped to avoid rules mechanics, I didn't want to muddy the waters.&nbsp; Much of the fluff that WAS added was of a fan-based nature, too - there is definitely less of an overarching design goal in the athas.org stuff.***As for me, I'm going with the Prism Pentad era.&nbsp; I like the idea of Kalak being dead, and many of the pre-revised products are great additions to the game (Dune Trader, for example, or The Veiled Alliance - both are products I'd say are almost vital for a good Dark Sun campaign).&nbsp; The original boxed set is great, but it's definitely vague on the details and relies too much on the GM filling in details.&nbsp; I like a bit more detail (without the products going overboard, a la Forgotten Realms), so I went with the Pentad.BEFORE any Sorcerer King beyond Kalak was offed, however.&nbsp; And before any of that halfling psionic green age mumbo jumbo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5593869, member: 40177"] I thought about it, but I decided that Athas.org was mostly just a "conversion", and didn't necessarily offer too much in the way of fluff that was new. Since this was a discussion that hoped to avoid rules mechanics, I didn't want to muddy the waters. Much of the fluff that WAS added was of a fan-based nature, too - there is definitely less of an overarching design goal in the athas.org stuff. *** As for me, I'm going with the Prism Pentad era. I like the idea of Kalak being dead, and many of the pre-revised products are great additions to the game (Dune Trader, for example, or The Veiled Alliance - both are products I'd say are almost vital for a good Dark Sun campaign). The original boxed set is great, but it's definitely vague on the details and relies too much on the GM filling in details. I like a bit more detail (without the products going overboard, a la Forgotten Realms), so I went with the Pentad. BEFORE any Sorcerer King beyond Kalak was offed, however. And before any of that halfling psionic green age mumbo jumbo. [/QUOTE]

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