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<blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5161456" data-attributes="member: 61155"><p><a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/downloads/dungeon/177/177_Adding_Psionics.pdf" target="_blank">This article</a> seems a likely approach, or at the very least shows they've looked at the idea of adding psionic talents to non-psionic characters. It certainly wouldn't surprise me if everyone got something along these lines.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I can certainly see them adding elements that might not fit with Dark Sun and could seem out of place. But I can also see them making those elements cool and perfectly fitting for the setting. A wild desert Feywild? Fey that no one knows about, since everyone who sees them is assumed to be a defiler and killed on sight? That jealously guard their remaining scraps of magical power that have diminished with the land? I mean, there are any number of approaches that could work. </p><p> </p><p>Whenever I see ProfessorCirno saying that an Athasian Feywild would cheapen Athas, or Shemeska state that anything connected to Primordials will be an automatic train-wreck, I just have to shrug. As a 4E player and a fan of Dark Sun, I'm eager to see something that builds on both. Something accessible to those familiar with 4E, but that captures the spirit of brutal survival of classic Dark Sun. </p><p> </p><p>The little details really don't matter. If they can make things fit, and preserve the flavor of the setting - that's the key. And I can see any number of ways in which they can do so. I can also see ways in which they could screw it up - I'm not denying that is a possibility. But stating there is no possible way to incorporation these elements into the setting... that's just silly. D&D is all about imagination. Every setting is a wild mish-mash of all sorts of ideas, and built on the work of countless individuals. It absolutely can be done. </p><p> </p><p>Will it be done right? I guess we'll just have to wait and find out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrMyth, post: 5161456, member: 61155"] [URL="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/downloads/dungeon/177/177_Adding_Psionics.pdf"]This article[/URL] seems a likely approach, or at the very least shows they've looked at the idea of adding psionic talents to non-psionic characters. It certainly wouldn't surprise me if everyone got something along these lines. Anyway, I can certainly see them adding elements that might not fit with Dark Sun and could seem out of place. But I can also see them making those elements cool and perfectly fitting for the setting. A wild desert Feywild? Fey that no one knows about, since everyone who sees them is assumed to be a defiler and killed on sight? That jealously guard their remaining scraps of magical power that have diminished with the land? I mean, there are any number of approaches that could work. Whenever I see ProfessorCirno saying that an Athasian Feywild would cheapen Athas, or Shemeska state that anything connected to Primordials will be an automatic train-wreck, I just have to shrug. As a 4E player and a fan of Dark Sun, I'm eager to see something that builds on both. Something accessible to those familiar with 4E, but that captures the spirit of brutal survival of classic Dark Sun. The little details really don't matter. If they can make things fit, and preserve the flavor of the setting - that's the key. And I can see any number of ways in which they can do so. I can also see ways in which they could screw it up - I'm not denying that is a possibility. But stating there is no possible way to incorporation these elements into the setting... that's just silly. D&D is all about imagination. Every setting is a wild mish-mash of all sorts of ideas, and built on the work of countless individuals. It absolutely can be done. Will it be done right? I guess we'll just have to wait and find out. [/QUOTE]
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