tylermalan
First Post
So, my group and I played our first game of Dark Sun 4E last night. We spent a LOT of time on character creation and then started up the level 1 adventure in the back of the Dark Sun Campaign Guide. Our DM was a new DM (but not new to D&D) and did a good job. He also purchased the Marauders of the Dune Sea Dark Sun adventure, but that starts at level 2.
All-in-all, I like the setting and the book. I like the new flavor stuff, but some stuff I don't like. People have mentioned the discrepancy with gold pieces. I don't really like the fact that almost zero mechanics are changed - all the races and classes are exactly the same, with the exception of a single new build for 4 different classes (only one of which is psionic). I really like the addition of the themes, and hope that they release material with more of them. We also did the wild talent thing, which is pretty cool, but has some downsides.
We had a good time and I would be happy to answer any questions that people have now that I've actually played it (though I haven't played it too much). Anyone else have any questions or want to share their experience?
All-in-all, I like the setting and the book. I like the new flavor stuff, but some stuff I don't like. People have mentioned the discrepancy with gold pieces. I don't really like the fact that almost zero mechanics are changed - all the races and classes are exactly the same, with the exception of a single new build for 4 different classes (only one of which is psionic). I really like the addition of the themes, and hope that they release material with more of them. We also did the wild talent thing, which is pretty cool, but has some downsides.
We had a good time and I would be happy to answer any questions that people have now that I've actually played it (though I haven't played it too much). Anyone else have any questions or want to share their experience?