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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 2423047" data-attributes="member: 3867">I've ran Dark Sun for a brief bit back in the day, but nothing since.  Seems to me that Dark Sun is a very good AD&D world.  By that, I mean that it can be done for 3e, but many of the rules make good use of the 2e rules (i.e. class advancement for defilers and preservers).Paizo's version was neat in some ways, but missed the mark in others.  Paladin magic doesn't fit the setting.  Half-giants lost their "axis alignment".  Athas.org has some good stuff too.  I highly recommend looking over their site.  Basically, look towards Paizo for a PHB-centric Dark Sun, and look to Athas.org for a setting-centric Dark Sun.If I was to run Dark Sun again, I would probably mix and match between the Paizo info and Athas.org.  The mystic from Dragonlance seems to be a better fit for clerics in DS, IMO, especially if you limit them to an elemental domain.  Another option would be to look at Castles and Crusades.  C&C makes use of varied advancement charts, so that may work out nicely for defilers and preservers.  My understanding is that there is a fan project in the works to convert Dark Sun to C&C format.</blockquote>