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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9744148" data-attributes="member: 6879661">Korgunard. Great NPC!This is the thing about Dark Sun, it is absolutely brimming with great ideas for adventures. The execution was a bit wonky but the ideas are a gold mine. If given a modern twist there is so much potential in the setting for great adventures unique to Athas.I tend to view the Sorcerer Kings like the Emperors of Rome crossed with the Princes of renaissance Italy. Selfish, Cruel, Authoritarian, Greedy. Acting always in their own interests to preserve and consolidate their anuthority and to acquire more. Gutted within a careful balance of powers with likeminded peers born of centuries of custom. Machiavelli’s the prince is a great book to read to get into their mindset. Is everything they do evil? Absolutely not. There is art, culture, security and a certain amount of civic pride. There should be space there for non-evil folks to be part of that system as well,Nevertheless they are definitely not nice people and players should naturally bounce hard off the authoritarianism - giving lots of oppprtunities for adventure.For similar comparison reasons I also like that there is a lot to packed into a small area. I don’t think it is a coincidence that the table lands occupy a similar scale area to mainland Italy. I’d like to think there is plenty of space there for adventure and plenty of gaps to fit things in.</blockquote>