D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun Conversion: Campaign Guide & Monster Manual

[Fizzrocket47]

Hey, is there a way to download this without dropbox?

Sorry, accidentally posted that twice.

 

[touc]

The 5E conversion fits on EnWorld resources (linked in the above post and also fixed the original #1 post to include a dropbox option), but the Monster Manual was too big of a file, and that's why it's on Dropbox. Sorry, don't have other options to store it freely. As an update, I'm waiting on 5E 2024's Monster Manual + playtest and editing on a Dark Sun mega campaign (a fan-funded free set of adventures, first one linked, using ) to see what major changes should be reserved for a future revision.

 

[briggart]

I only skimmed through it, but this looks amazing. Great work, thanks for sharing.

 

[briggart]

Hey, is there a way to download this without dropbox?

At the bottom of the Dropbox login popup, there's a "Continue with download only" link that allows to get the files without a Dropbox account.

 

[Whizz83]

The 5E conversion fits on EnWorld resources (linked in the above post and also fixed the original #1 post to include a dropbox option), but the Monster Manual was too big of a file, and that's why it's on Dropbox. Sorry, don't have other options to store it freely. As an update, I'm waiting on 5E 2024's Monster Manual + playtest and editing on a Dark Sun mega campaign (a fan-funded free set of adventures, first one linked, using ) to see what major changes should be reserved for a future revision.

First let me say thank you for putting in the immense amount of work it took to get the two pdf's out for 5e. This will be the next campaign that I run and I was extremely overwhelmed trying to do this myself. I have two questions if you'd be kind enough to look.

1. Aside from reading the Prism Pentad and source books, what advice do you have for a newbie on Athas?
2. Do you have any update on the 5.5e conversion?

 

[touc]

I haven't updated since our game sessions moved away from DS, alas. Given the power bump to characters (currently running a 2024 campaign), it'd be a task.

As for other goodies, if you have access to the short stories from the original modules (each came with one), those are good flavor. Having read all other novels from the setting, I'd recommend Lynn Abbey and the original Prism Pentad only.

The 4E Dark Sun book is massive and while I'm not a fan of them cramming races/species that didn't originally fit, it's still an amazing resource for every location in the setting. I used it for cities and locations, not anything else.

Finally, the athas.org site has a plethora of fan-made content by the most devoted folks, including stories, encounters, and ambiance. Since 5E, they've put out several free adventures for it. It's the #1 spot.

As far as adventuring, at low levels "survival" (e.g. A Little Knowledge) work. By mid levels, they'll want to be changing something (e.g. taking part in Freedom and taking down Kalak). By higher levels, they'll want to solve a world-mystery, like what is the Dragon's purpose, or that plot to remove psionics from the world. That's probably the #1 thing that makes Dark Sun special: the mysteries. The world wasn't always this way. Dwarves once had beards and lived underground. Half-giants don't have a culture (b/c they were magically created). The Silt Sea, the Pristine Tower. Anyone of them could be a full campaign, but make sure you don't data dump. The mystery should be slowly built and revealed.

Below are what I gave to my players and what I made for myself. My actual binder ended up being massive.