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<blockquote data-quote="grimslade" data-source="post: 8236659" data-attributes="member: 6061"><p>Dark Sun. I love the Burnt World of Athas, but it needs an update. It is a setting where evil has won. The Witch-King of Angmar and all the other Nazgul threw Sauron into the outer dark and rule Middle Earth as undisputed tyrants. So let's start with some of what makes Dark Sun attractive to me. </p><p> - Grim and gritty survival in a harsh world Water is precious. Metal, a substance owned only by the fabulously wealthy.</p><p> - Magic is power taken from the land. It is a destructive force. You can lessen the destruction with patience and care or just grab power and leave ash in your wake. Magic use is reviled. It is the baddest of bad juju. </p><p> - Psionics are everywhere. The world is harsh but the harsh conditions have brought inner strength to the remaining life of Athas. This is the acceptable form of 'magic'. There are schools that teach the Will and the Way to master the Inner powers. Everyone has at least a little psionic knack, even plants.</p><p> -No gods. The celebration and protection of the elements is one religious path. The worship of Sorcerer Kings is typically the city-state mandated religion. </p><p> - Not the typical races and animals. Thri-kreen, kanks and Urdlus. Cannibal halflings and lanky desert nomad elves. Athas is alien to a traditional fantasy setting. Even the familiar is altered by the burning sands. </p><p></p><p>The rest can be up for change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grimslade, post: 8236659, member: 6061"] Dark Sun. I love the Burnt World of Athas, but it needs an update. It is a setting where evil has won. The Witch-King of Angmar and all the other Nazgul threw Sauron into the outer dark and rule Middle Earth as undisputed tyrants. So let's start with some of what makes Dark Sun attractive to me. - Grim and gritty survival in a harsh world Water is precious. Metal, a substance owned only by the fabulously wealthy. - Magic is power taken from the land. It is a destructive force. You can lessen the destruction with patience and care or just grab power and leave ash in your wake. Magic use is reviled. It is the baddest of bad juju. - Psionics are everywhere. The world is harsh but the harsh conditions have brought inner strength to the remaining life of Athas. This is the acceptable form of 'magic'. There are schools that teach the Will and the Way to master the Inner powers. Everyone has at least a little psionic knack, even plants. -No gods. The celebration and protection of the elements is one religious path. The worship of Sorcerer Kings is typically the city-state mandated religion. - Not the typical races and animals. Thri-kreen, kanks and Urdlus. Cannibal halflings and lanky desert nomad elves. Athas is alien to a traditional fantasy setting. Even the familiar is altered by the burning sands. The rest can be up for change. [/QUOTE]
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