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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 7159535" data-attributes="member: 7635">4e Dark Sun is probably the template I would go with. It omitted the cleric and paladin (as well as the all the grid-filler divine classes) but I can easily see cleric getting returned with his elemental focus. That means we lose... paladin? Even then, I could see vengeance paladins being a thing. 4e certainly made room for bards (with casting!), druids, monks, sorcerers, warlocks, rangers, and a lot of other 4e oddities (warlords, wardens and shaman for example). As for races, each "athasian" race is easily a subrace of dwarves, elves, and halflings. Omit half-orcs and gnomes if you must, but replace them with muls and thri-kreen. Add the Mystic, a few rules for non-metal weapons and armor, and a few new backgrounds and you have a Dark Sun that fairly compatible with the PHB yet doing its own thing. For Dragonlance, you just need to again replace half-orcs (man, half-orcs get no love!), and add a Halfling subrace called "Kender". Add a few subclasses to represent wizards of high sorcery and knights of Solomnia, and you're all set. Again, 3e did a good job of fitting in the 3e classes like sorcerer, monk, and barbarian; all you need to do is explain warlocks and its all good. Everything else is flavor and gravy.</blockquote>