More Dark SUn tidbits by Rich Baker

[Wik]

Regarding Radiant Damage:

I can see how it could fit in mechanically. We mentioned it at today's session (where I give a "dark sun update" at the start of every session, it seems). However, I don't see it working thematically.

To me, blinding light, even great angelic light that isn't all "good and holy", still has a divine sort of feel to it. Bright radiant light, in any way, sort of breaks the mood for me.

Odds are, I'll sub in "fire" for "radiant", or "holy element" or something of the like. however, as with a lot of what I'm saying regarding Dark Sun, I'm mostly just interested in what's in/what's out with the product; I'm fully aware there will be new changes I won't appreciate. I'm also fully aware that I'll be able to houserule those out.

And Rechan: even if you cut out all the divine classes, you still have all the roles in the Player's Handbook - Warlord is a Leader, too. Looking at all the books, you'd have Warlord, Bard, Artificer, and Shaman (though I'm not sure I like Artificer being in there).

You can easily cut out the divine power source. In fact, I like the idea that any power source can be cut - I'm seriously considering running a game that's arcane only, or primal and martial only.

 

[SSquirrel]

Altho having Artificers around, tying bits of bone and stone together to empower them to do the things they wants helps explain how Warforged are in Athas

 

[GMforPowergamers]

is it just me or did info start comeing, then just stop more or less in the last week to week and a half. No new sunday tweets, and the blog hasn't really given anything. Now I am wondering when the next little bit of info is comeing...

 

[Hawke]

Since it's moved from development on Oct 24th, I imagine there is a bit of strategizing on how they plan to proceed with updates and whatnot. With so many other releases slated between now and then, I can see some emphasis on those for a little bit.

 

[RodneyThompson]

Well, that, and since I'm not actively working on it right now there's not a lot for me to Tweet about.

 

[Hawke]

So I should un-follow you on twitter until then... just tweet when the dark sun tweets will return and I'll ... oh wait... that wont work. Just kidding - always eager to hear about whatever you're working on or whatever teams aren't performing well this sunday We appreciate the updates!

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

is it just me or did info start comeing, then just stop more or less in the last week to week and a half. No new sunday tweets, and the blog hasn't really given anything. Now I am wondering when the next little bit of info is comeing...

You're not the only one. It's been two and a half months since the announcement and no articles to speak of since. A thin handful of blog posts on the "official Dark Sun blog" . . . I wonder what Mr. Baker thinks about his blog being designated the "official Dark Sun blog"? The only articles on the Dark Sun page are the announcements themselves.

[Edit: I don't mean to sound ungrateful, I'm just filled with impatience-verging-on-annoyance ]

I wonder if if would be feasible for the Dark Sun page to have links to all of the Dark Sun blog posts, from every WotC_[Staff] blogger that posts something on Dark Sun . . . Rodney's blog posts have been as informative as Rich's have been, they deserve direct linking on the DS page IMO.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

And just before I posted, Rich Baker updates his blog again with some bits on art keeping its iconic Brom-look, and some info about the 4e belgoi mechanic, and revealed the 4e belgoi is a fey that abandoned the Feywild.

The belgoi are psionic *fey*, not natural humanoids. That's why they have their supernatural powers and the strange but flavorful focus of a bell for their mental summons. The Feywild of Athas is in pretty poor shape (more on that in another post, I guess), so centuries ago the belgoi abandoned it and became roving nomadic predators in the deserts.​

Confirmation Feywild has a place in the Athasian 4e cosmology. But it appears it is not like what we have seen elsewhere in WotC products.

 

[Rechan]

So, what the heck are Delgo?

 

[Wik]

So, what the heck are Delgo?

I have no idea what Delgo are.

Belgoi, though, are desert tribe raiders that carry small bells. They attack at night, ringing the bells beforehand. Those that hear the bell are psionically summoned to investigate, and the belgoi make short work. They do this to the guards, and then slip on the camp and do some brutal murdering/raiding.