Is Dark SUN Sword and Sorcery?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

No D&D campaign I've ever played in--regardless of setting--was a good ground for recreating a Burroughs like story with a single protagonist finding and falling in love with a beautiful princess.

What inherent to D&D prevents just such a thing from happening?

If that wasn't happening at your table ever, I submit it's due to the people around the table and their comfort level with those sorts of adventures. I know many people who have had comparable D&D adventures.

 

[Mark Hope]

I disagree on grounds that I do not remember seeing any thing Barsoomian in Athas, other than the fact that Athas is a dying, desert world. The Last Sea is probably the only body of water that has a lot of algae in it.

Well, we know that Barsoom was an influence in the early design phases of Dark Sun because the designers of the setting have said so - they've been very clear about this fact on a number of occasions. In its initial concept, DS was much closer to Barsoom, but TSR's marketing folks asked for a number of changes. Initially, all or most of the races were exotic and the PHB races did not feature (no dwarves, no elves, no halflings etc). The marketing guys decided that this would prevent customers from buying into the setting, so they asked for those races to be included. The designers agreed, but made them into the warped Athasian versions that feature in the published setting.

 

[Sir Elton]

"Textiled adolescent?"

Sorry, free body culture term. A textile is a nickname for a person who does not practice social nudity. A clothist.

Clothing compulsive Disallowing or discouraging nudity, thus requiring the wearing of clothes, especially swimsuits, e.g. on beaches, as opposed to toleration of nudity. Can also refer to how a person feels--that they feel compelled to wear clothing. One nick-name for those who support this belief or feel that way is "textiles".

Therefore, a Textiled Adolescent is a teenager that is growing up in a clothing compulsive atmosphere, which is the majority of American households. Which is an unfortunate shame. Since it is clothing compulsiveness that is the biggest cause of Pornography consumption in this country. Among other things vile and nasty.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Sorry, free body culture term. A textile is a nickname for a person who does not practice social nudity. A clothist.

Clothing compulsive Disallowing or discouraging nudity, thus requiring the wearing of clothes, especially swimsuits, e.g. on beaches, as opposed to toleration of nudity. Can also refer to how a person feels--that they feel compelled to wear clothing. One nick-name for those who support this belief or feel that way is "textiles".

Therefore, a Textiled Adolescent is a teenager that is growing up in a clothing compulsive atmosphere, which is the majority of American households. Which is an unfortunate shame. Since it is clothing compulsiveness that is the biggest cause of Pornography consumption in this country. Among other things vile and nasty.

They must loooooove you in SLC!

 

[Sir Elton]

They must loooooove you in SLC!

I don't see how they'd really care. SLC is Democrat central in the Mormon Corridor.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

So, how 'bout those politics, eh?

 

[Sir Elton]

So, how 'bout those politics, eh?

Huh?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

So, how 'bout those politics, eh?

Bah, I was making a joke that nudism (or whatever the current term for politically and socially active naked people is currently) doesn't seem like it'd be a big hit in a very conservative part of the country. It was a mild joke without any particular references to political or religious entities.

When whimsy becomes illegal, only criminals will be whimsical!

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Huh?

Do you really need it explained? This is an a-political board.

Anti-"clothist" rants are innapropriate. I thought I'd warn you off instead of just reporting you.

 

[Sir Elton]

Do you really need it explained? This is an a-political board.

Anti-"clothist" rants are innapropriate. I thought I'd warn you off instead of just reporting you.

So, social commentary is political?