D&D 5E (2014) Probably the best bet for a 5e Dark Sun is to convince WotC to give it to Ajit George.

[Parmandur]

I didn't mean Ajit should do it!

Any DM who wants to run it can do their own version, using as little or as much as the stuff already outthere as they like, so that they can have the version that suits there table.

Personally, I prefer the version where Athas is dead. It feels like the inevitable conclusion of the narrative set up in the original boxed set. And a stark warning for the real world.

I mean, a DM can make up anything, none of this is "necessary." But after Radian Citadel, I'd love to see what Ajit George would do with just about anything, and tackling an up to date but not bad Dark Sun would be an interesting challenge.

 

[Laurefindel]

"Ajit" sounds Athasian enough. Where do i sign?

 

[Vaalingrade]

I wouldn't want to see what the 'fans' say to him if the setting isn't the way they want it.

 

[darjr]

I wouldn't want to see what the 'fans' say to him if the setting isn't the way they want it.

I'm sure he can handle it.

 

[Vael]

I quite liked Radiant Citadel, it was a pleasant surprise and something I want to use. And I'd rather see if a version of Dark Sun that'd play better with current sensibilities is doable than just throw it on the dustheap. Yes, I expect the usual bitching and moaning about "wokeness", but ultimately the older version of Dark Sun is still there for them. So, yeah, this seems like a good idea.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

We have other option to be suggested, a sourcebook about DS-crunch, but without the lore of the Tablelands (the cities and sorcerer-kings) and this would appear "free" in D&D-beyond. (it wouldn't be told more you can find in the fandom wiki). If after a couple of years there aren't troubles, then the lore of the Tablelands can be published in a paper-printed edition.

 

[overgeeked]

I'm sure he can handle it.

It's weird how the assumption from some is that unless the setting is perfectly matched to the fans' tastes (as if we're a monolith...we're not), that the fans would then go after Ajit personally. What a bizarre assumption. As if there's some unspoken assumption there about the fans.

I'm a long-time fan of Dark Sun. If Ajit can manage to get them to even consider it, that's a win. If something gets worked on, that's a win. If Ajit manages to actually get something published, that's a win. I'm sure he'll do the best he can with whatever restrictions he'd be given. I'm also sure that he'd do a much better job of it than any full-time WotC staffer. I would buy it sight unseen just as I have every other Dark Sun product I've come across.

(Though in my heart of hearts, I'd much rather Ajit work on a new setting, preferably something Indian-inspired.)

 

[Parmandur]

It's weird how the assumption from some is that unless the setting is perfectly matched to the fans' tastes (as if we're a monolith...we're not), that the fans would then go after Ajit personally. What a bizarre assumption. As if there's some unspoken assumption there about the fans.

I'm a long-time fan of Dark Sun. If Ajit can manage to get them to even consider it, that's a win. If something gets worked on, that's a win. If Ajit manages to actually get something published, that's a win. I'm sure he'll do the best he can with whatever restrictions he'd be given. I'm also sure that he'd do a much better job of it than any full-time WotC staffer. I would buy it sight unseen just as I have every other Dark Sun product I've come across.

(Though in my heart of hearts, I'd much rather Ajit work on a new setting, preferably something Indian-inspired.)

Ajit's chapter in Ravenloft is actually a pretty awesome mini-Settomg, that can easily be retooled as not a Domain of Dread.

 

[Irlo]

(Though in my heart of hearts, I'd much rather Ajit work on a new setting, preferably something Indian-inspired.)

 

[TwoSix]

Isn't "you can homebrew it" a better solution?

I see no reason why Dark Sun needs to be an official WotC setting.

I generally think the main reason is that there must be a bunch of tables where it's easier to get a particular game going if there's a shiny new official book supporting it. The table won't play your homebrewed setting, but they'll play the new official hotness.

Not how my groups work, necessarily, although I do think a shiny new book makes some of my groups a little more enthusiastic.