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<blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 8965676" data-attributes="member: 86653">Finished Dark Sun 01: The Verdant Passage last night. I’ve read it several times, but it’s been a few years. Not quite as good as I remember. Though definitely not bad. I forgot about the polyamory between four of the main characters. Neeva and Rikus. Rikus and Sadira. Sadira and Agis. Honestly surprised that was even allowed in a TSR novel back in 1991.Slavery was a big part of the story. Agis thinking he’s a good slave owner. The ghosts at the temple, his own slaves, and other slave owners disabusing him of that notion was a regular theme. Eventually Agis frees his slaves and ensuring all slaves will be freed in Tyr is absolutely vital to the companions agreeing to let Tithian become king after Kalak’s assassination.I liked the odd depiction of magic. It’s presented as mysterious even to those who wield it. The use of obsidian and dragon-magic was really cool. The whole ziggurat, obsidian orbs, obsidian pyramid, and plan to sacrifice the whole of Tyr to transform into a dragon was great. At the time it was wild and new and so different. Epic villain stuff. I really love how psionics are depicted in the novels. It reads as far more…well, magical…than actual magic. Instead of components plus energy equals effect, it’s a wild anything-goes depiction. Whatever random idea, image, or spark of “wow wouldn’t that be cool” the author can come up with. Too bad the 2E rules for psionics never came close to matching that.Might go on to re-read the series or the whole range. Not sure. Might pick up Dune again. Hmm…</blockquote>

[QUOTE="overgeeked, post: 8965676, member: 86653"] Finished Dark Sun 01: The Verdant Passage last night. I’ve read it several times, but it’s been a few years. Not quite as good as I remember. Though definitely not bad. I forgot about the polyamory between four of the main characters. Neeva and Rikus. Rikus and Sadira. Sadira and Agis. Honestly surprised that was even allowed in a TSR novel back in 1991. Slavery was a big part of the story. Agis thinking he’s a good slave owner. The ghosts at the temple, his own slaves, and other slave owners disabusing him of that notion was a regular theme. Eventually Agis frees his slaves and ensuring all slaves will be freed in Tyr is absolutely vital to the companions agreeing to let Tithian become king after Kalak’s assassination. I liked the odd depiction of magic. It’s presented as mysterious even to those who wield it. The use of obsidian and dragon-magic was really cool. The whole ziggurat, obsidian orbs, obsidian pyramid, and plan to sacrifice the whole of Tyr to transform into a dragon was great. At the time it was wild and new and so different. Epic villain stuff. I really love how psionics are depicted in the novels. It reads as far more…well, magical…than actual magic. Instead of components plus energy equals effect, it’s a wild anything-goes depiction. Whatever random idea, image, or spark of “wow wouldn’t that be cool” the author can come up with. Too bad the 2E rules for psionics never came close to matching that. Might go on to re-read the series or the whole range. Not sure. Might pick up Dune again. Hmm… [/QUOTE]

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