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<blockquote data-quote="Christian Hoffer" data-source="post: 9795565" data-attributes="member: 6926473">[ATTACH=full]421581[/ATTACH]Wizards of the Coast recently filed an application to register Dark Sun in the US, a sign that D&amp;D could be bringing back the campaign setting in the near future. The <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=99440014&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=DEFAULT&amp;searchType=statusSearch" target="_blank">trademark claim</a> was filed on October 13th, 2025 and is poised to replace a previous trademark that was cancelled by the USPTO in 2024. The trademark, like most involving D&amp;D properties, covers both &quot;downloadable electronic games,&quot; &quot;games and playthings,&quot; and &quot;entertainment services.&quot; Similar active trademarks exist for other D&amp;D campaign settings such as Spelljammer and Forgotten Realms, although neither of those have lapsed in recent years. We'll note that, as the previous Dark Sun trademark lapsed a year ago, this could be a case of simple paperwork, or it could be the latest sign that a Dark Sun product is eminent. Earlier this year, Wizards released an Unearthed Arcana for the Psion class and several subclasses that all but spelled out a return to the setting, complete with mentions of sorcerer-kings, gladiatorial fights, and preservers and defilers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Christian Hoffer, post: 9795565, member: 6926473"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" size="640x320"]421581[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Wizards of the Coast recently filed an application to register Dark Sun in the US, a sign that D&D could be bringing back the campaign setting in the near future. The [URL='https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=99440014&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch']trademark claim[/URL] was filed on October 13th, 2025 and is poised to replace a previous trademark that was cancelled by the USPTO in 2024. The trademark, like most involving D&D properties, covers both "downloadable electronic games," "games and playthings," and "entertainment services." Similar active trademarks exist for other D&D campaign settings such as Spelljammer and Forgotten Realms, although neither of those have lapsed in recent years. We'll note that, as the previous Dark Sun trademark lapsed a year ago, this could be a case of simple paperwork, or it could be the latest sign that a Dark Sun product is eminent. Earlier this year, Wizards released an Unearthed Arcana for the Psion class and several subclasses that all but spelled out a return to the setting, complete with mentions of sorcerer-kings, gladiatorial fights, and preservers and defilers. [/QUOTE]

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