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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8336794" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>I mean... kind... of...?</p><p></p><p>Rajaat and the Cleansing Wars were always part of the story of Dark Sun that was supposed to be told. The Prism Pentad came out the same month as the box set and the adventure within had spoiler warnings for the Book.</p><p></p><p>All that stuff was part of the plan from day one and would be revealed through the novels and the adventure paths as the DM and Players went on through it as a "Living Setting". The very first, and one full of mysteries that slowly get solved. </p><p></p><p>I do agree that the revised setting being released was essentially saying "Here, now you don't have to play all the adventures and read the books to know the answer to the mystery!" which was pretty crap...</p><p></p><p>But everything from Kalak's Death to the Cerulean Storm was probably loosely plotted out before they started putting the box together.</p><p></p><p>... the Surfer Druids, though... pretty sure that wasn't part of the plan...</p><p></p><p>Closer to the heart of things, I think... Do you think you would prefer an Athas where not just the -setting- was reset, but the -mystery- was reset...? One in which the ultimate functions of society and metaplot are once again hidden and the DM is free to come up with their own explanations, but the setting itself is instead heavily fleshed out vis a vis peoples, places, and things to do..?</p><p></p><p>Like... Explicitly in the Page 1 Preface says "This is not the Athas you knew. While some of the places, names, and ideas are still here but the Rajaat Metaplot is no longer canon to the Setting. The best part of Athas was exploring the reasons the world is like it is, and we're resetting the clock, and the world, to do just that. Borys may still be the dragon, but what he hoards is anyone's guess."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8336794, member: 6796468"] I mean... kind... of...? Rajaat and the Cleansing Wars were always part of the story of Dark Sun that was supposed to be told. The Prism Pentad came out the same month as the box set and the adventure within had spoiler warnings for the Book. All that stuff was part of the plan from day one and would be revealed through the novels and the adventure paths as the DM and Players went on through it as a "Living Setting". The very first, and one full of mysteries that slowly get solved. I do agree that the revised setting being released was essentially saying "Here, now you don't have to play all the adventures and read the books to know the answer to the mystery!" which was pretty crap... But everything from Kalak's Death to the Cerulean Storm was probably loosely plotted out before they started putting the box together. ... the Surfer Druids, though... pretty sure that wasn't part of the plan... Closer to the heart of things, I think... Do you think you would prefer an Athas where not just the -setting- was reset, but the -mystery- was reset...? One in which the ultimate functions of society and metaplot are once again hidden and the DM is free to come up with their own explanations, but the setting itself is instead heavily fleshed out vis a vis peoples, places, and things to do..? Like... Explicitly in the Page 1 Preface says "This is not the Athas you knew. While some of the places, names, and ideas are still here but the Rajaat Metaplot is no longer canon to the Setting. The best part of Athas was exploring the reasons the world is like it is, and we're resetting the clock, and the world, to do just that. Borys may still be the dragon, but what he hoards is anyone's guess." [/QUOTE]
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