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How I'd rewrite Dark Sun... what changes would you make?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 8949290" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>I dont want points of light Dark Sun, I what dystopian wasteland where the wilderness is arid death and the scattered cities are dominated by either Tyrants and their enforcers or by Warlords and fearful mobs. I like the encounter approach of Dark Sun adventures, where PCs get caught up in the petty incidents of bullying, oppression and corruption in a city and that leads them to make connections with the different factions vying for control and to have to make choices between multiple bad options.</p><p></p><p>I also really really like defiling magic, its a sweet flavour that differentiates it from Vancian style and marks the difference between the Templar elite and others who try to call on magical power. I also like the visuals of the Nobles controlling water supply and growing verdant gardens specifically so it cn be corrupted for magical power And I like the moral conundrum that even Preservers face to use their ability. </p><p>Nobles controlling water also allows for explicit slavery to be replaced by water-rationing. Overseers who demand service in return for a cup of the life sustaining liquid, whilst their noble masters waste it on vanity projects.</p><p> </p><p>Scorcerer-Kings certainly dont have to be all heading for Dragon apotheosis and there could be different varieties of Scorcerer-King - seeking to become Dragons, Liches, Elementals or even Avangions. I wouldnt have gods but rather Immortals, other beings in the world who are not S-Ks but who have already achieved their Apotheosis, it would allow for cults and entities outside the cities to exist in the worlds tapestry of competing factions served by Warlock Hexblades as much as by Templar Paladins.</p><p></p><p>I also liked the PCs being participants in the Tyr rebellion and overthrow of Kalak, so I’d keep that adventure (modified) and then see how the various factions vying for control play out.</p><p>Im also inclined to use another city like Raam instead, they were inspired by the overthrow of Kalak and now seek to free their own city from tyranny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 8949290, member: 1125"] I dont want points of light Dark Sun, I what dystopian wasteland where the wilderness is arid death and the scattered cities are dominated by either Tyrants and their enforcers or by Warlords and fearful mobs. I like the encounter approach of Dark Sun adventures, where PCs get caught up in the petty incidents of bullying, oppression and corruption in a city and that leads them to make connections with the different factions vying for control and to have to make choices between multiple bad options. I also really really like defiling magic, its a sweet flavour that differentiates it from Vancian style and marks the difference between the Templar elite and others who try to call on magical power. I also like the visuals of the Nobles controlling water supply and growing verdant gardens specifically so it cn be corrupted for magical power And I like the moral conundrum that even Preservers face to use their ability. Nobles controlling water also allows for explicit slavery to be replaced by water-rationing. Overseers who demand service in return for a cup of the life sustaining liquid, whilst their noble masters waste it on vanity projects. Scorcerer-Kings certainly dont have to be all heading for Dragon apotheosis and there could be different varieties of Scorcerer-King - seeking to become Dragons, Liches, Elementals or even Avangions. I wouldnt have gods but rather Immortals, other beings in the world who are not S-Ks but who have already achieved their Apotheosis, it would allow for cults and entities outside the cities to exist in the worlds tapestry of competing factions served by Warlock Hexblades as much as by Templar Paladins. I also liked the PCs being participants in the Tyr rebellion and overthrow of Kalak, so I’d keep that adventure (modified) and then see how the various factions vying for control play out. Im also inclined to use another city like Raam instead, they were inspired by the overthrow of Kalak and now seek to free their own city from tyranny. [/QUOTE]
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