Dark Sun! I have them!

[Crothian]

Do they talk at all about reflavoring existing monsters for Dark Sun? In the Dark Sun Encounters adventure, there are a couple of examples of that, and I remember the 3e Oriental Adventures had a bunch of cool suggestions for reflavored stuff.

There is a section on customizing monsters and monster themes.

 

[Crothian]

Also, get in your questions while you can! Tomorrow I'm off to Gen Con!

 

[DistractingFlare]

Firstly, thank you very much for taking the time to answer all these questions. It's certainly getting me more excited for the books' impending release. I only have one question.

Can you name the epic destinies? In particular, is there one for becoming a Sorcerer-King?

EDIT: Seems to me that there may only be two - Avangion and Dragon. Is this correct?

 

[Crothian]

Can you name the epic destinies? In particular, is there one for becoming a Sorcerer-King?

I think I've covered this but here's more detail

Avangion "Arcane power sings in your soul as a blessing from the world you have helped preserve."

Dragon King "You embody the path of defiling and even the mightiest defilers pale before your new, deadly form."

Hoardmaster "Nomads and exiles, salves and free folk - all of them rally to your banner to sweep away the corruption of civilization."

Mind Lord of the Order "An unbalanced min is as destructive and as harmful as the most reckless defiler."

Pyreen "You demand nothing less then the destruction of the sorcerer-kings and a state of eternal peace."

 

[abyssaldeath]

Also, get in your questions while you can! Tomorrow I'm off to Gen Con!

There he goes bragging again.

*is still jealous*

 

[DistractingFlare]

Thank you kindly for the prompt answer. Enjoy yourself at GenCon!

 

[FlashbackJon]

Also, get in your questions while you can! Tomorrow I'm off to Gen Con!

Thanks for taking the time to answer all these questions!

I saw your responses on the Shadowfell (the Gray, right?) and the Feywild, but what about the other Points of Light cosmology bits, is there any love there?

Does Athas receive an Underdark?

Is there mention of the Far Realm? Is it tied to the crimson sun or the sunwarped aberrants?

Is the Astral Sea inaccessible? Empty? Gone?

Is the Elemental Chaos inaccessible? With the Warlock SK Pact, is there any class/concept that still draws from the Elemental Chaos (as opposed to the Primal Spirits)?

How does the Gray/Shadowfell relate to the above?

 

[Ratinyourwalls]

Ya, they are there. Only a level 6 solo, once I read about them I recalled what they were and I thought they would be tougher.

A level 6 solo that isn't a dragon is pretty rare so I'm psyched even though I don't play a lot of Dark Sun. What is a Tembo, and what does he do?

 

[Mouseferatu]

There he goes bragging again.

*is still jealous*

You think you're jealous? Not only am I not going to GenCon for the first time in years, but here he is talking about his Dark Sun books, and I still haven't gotten my author's copies.

 

[Tzarevitch]

Thanks for taking the time to answer all these questions!

I saw your responses on the Shadowfell (the Gray, right?) and the Feywild, but what about the other Points of Light cosmology bits, is there any love there?

Does Athas receive an Underdark?

Is there mention of the Far Realm? Is it tied to the crimson sun or the sunwarped aberrants?

Is the Astral Sea inaccessible? Empty? Gone?

Is the Elemental Chaos inaccessible? With the Warlock SK Pact, is there any class/concept that still draws from the Elemental Chaos (as opposed to the Primal Spirits)?

How does the Gray/Shadowfell relate to the above?

There is no "underdark" per se that I've seen. There are underground dwelling creatures like the hejkin though.

There is no mention of the Far Realm that I've seen.

The Astral Sea is there. It is extraordinarily hard to get to, and it is basically abandoned. The astral dominions are ruined and empty except for "terrible abominations." You have to make it across the Gray to even try to reach them.

The Elemental Chaos and the Abyss are there and accessible. There are a lot of elemental vortices on Athas.

There are elemental themes (elemental priest) and elemental paragon paths (Rainbringer, Smoking Crown Initiate). You don't actually have to be a primal class to take the themes and the paragon paths.

P.S. The maps are spectacular by the way. Particularly the map of Tyr. It may be the best one WotC has ever produced imho. Big time kudos to the authors.