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Mike Mearls tweet: Is the Known World of Mystara coming to 5e? (What's Cool About Mystara?)
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<blockquote data-quote="Tales and Chronicles" data-source="post: 7388954" data-attributes="member: 6871653"><p>Despite my initial position on new Darksun material, many people make good points:</p><p>1) A Setting that requires to throw out 70% of the base game should be left to 3PP (like Middle-Earth).</p><p>2) A setting that just refluff 70% of the PHB content does not require a new book.</p><p></p><p>So, with this in mind, Darksun could probably be built on top of the PHB:</p><p><strong>Fighter</strong>: most archetype work well, maybe add a 1/3 mystic battlemind we already have a Gladiator background, so I dont think we need an archetype for that.</p><p><strong>Rogue</strong>: We need a str-based rogue, but appart from that the rest still works. maybe a 1/3 mystic soulknife.</p><p><strong>Ranger</strong>: So some features makes survival easier, lets see that as a feature, not a bug; this is what rangers do.</p><p><strong>Cleric</strong>: new water, fire and earth domain. The one from the PHB may still exist a elemental lords.</p><p><strong>Paladin</strong>: They are no longer divinely inspired by gods so it works. To go full-Athas on them, create an Oath for each city/SK, with an Oath of Freedom for Tyr paladins.</p><p><strong>Sorcerer</strong>: Works well since Athas tends to mutate individuals. May need more elemental origins and the giant origin from MM.</p><p><strong>Bard</strong>: Ok, now athasian bards have magic. Why not? The whisper bard works quite well for this theme.</p><p><strong>Druid</strong>: They work well, maybe new terrains and beast wildshapes.</p><p><strong>Warlock</strong>: GOO's still good, fiend and fey dont fit. MM worked of a Kraken patron some time ago, could work. Also a drake pact or para-elemental pact can be fun.</p><p><strong>Barbarian</strong>: Maybe new totems. That's it really.</p><p>and then add a mystic class.</p><p></p><p>Races works ok-ish. Add some sub-races and add a small sidebar that explains of to use the ones from the PHB in the setting.</p><p>New rules for defiling, equipment and that's it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tales and Chronicles, post: 7388954, member: 6871653"] Despite my initial position on new Darksun material, many people make good points: 1) A Setting that requires to throw out 70% of the base game should be left to 3PP (like Middle-Earth). 2) A setting that just refluff 70% of the PHB content does not require a new book. So, with this in mind, Darksun could probably be built on top of the PHB: [B]Fighter[/B]: most archetype work well, maybe add a 1/3 mystic battlemind we already have a Gladiator background, so I dont think we need an archetype for that. [B]Rogue[/B]: We need a str-based rogue, but appart from that the rest still works. maybe a 1/3 mystic soulknife. [B]Ranger[/B]: So some features makes survival easier, lets see that as a feature, not a bug; this is what rangers do. [B]Cleric[/B]: new water, fire and earth domain. The one from the PHB may still exist a elemental lords. [B]Paladin[/B]: They are no longer divinely inspired by gods so it works. To go full-Athas on them, create an Oath for each city/SK, with an Oath of Freedom for Tyr paladins. [B]Sorcerer[/B]: Works well since Athas tends to mutate individuals. May need more elemental origins and the giant origin from MM. [B]Bard[/B]: Ok, now athasian bards have magic. Why not? The whisper bard works quite well for this theme. [B]Druid[/B]: They work well, maybe new terrains and beast wildshapes. [B]Warlock[/B]: GOO's still good, fiend and fey dont fit. MM worked of a Kraken patron some time ago, could work. Also a drake pact or para-elemental pact can be fun. [B]Barbarian[/B]: Maybe new totems. That's it really. and then add a mystic class. Races works ok-ish. Add some sub-races and add a small sidebar that explains of to use the ones from the PHB in the setting. New rules for defiling, equipment and that's it. [/QUOTE]
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