Updated Mystic (Psionics) playtest
Wizards has updated the playtest document for the 5e Mystic class. Take a look at it here.
Ah! Hello there. Grak! Be a good boy, and inform the Overcouncil that we have visitors. Quickly now, you can finish your sweetmeats when you get back.
You'll have to forgive him, he's a bit slow. Good help has been impossible to find since Tithian freed all of our slaves. Now then, what is it I can do for you?
What is Dark Sun?
Dark Sun is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Set on the desert world of Athas, Dark Sun is about the struggle for survival.
Nine city-states cling to life in the Tablelands. Until recently, they were ruled by powerful Sorcerer-Kings, both tyrants and protectors. Now, only five remain; the other cities are cast into chaos and violent strife. Soon, the desert may swallow them, as it has so many times before. The wastes are riddled with the ruins of cities long dead.
It is a world where magic drains the very essence of life. Ancient wars have left vast swaths of the planet sterile; even now, druids fight a losing battle to preserve the environment. To practice magic is to tempt death at the hands of the mob, yet the cities themselves are ruled by the most powerful of defilers.
Originally released in 1991 by TSR for the 2nd edition of AD&D, Athas.org has been the steward of the Dark Sun campaign setting since the release of D&D 3rd edition in 2000. In that time, we have released updated core rules, two monster manuals, numerous setting supplements, such as City State of Draj and Wisdom of the Drylanders, and the epic adventure Dregoth Ascending. You can see a list of all of our products here
Announcements
Dungeon Masters Guild
Wizards of the Coast announced the Dungeon Masters Guild today. It does not directly effect Dark Sun fans...yet. If/when Wizards decides to put out Dark Sun, it sounds like it could be available for fan use on the Dungeon Master Guild.
Dark Sun on the Gamer's Tavern podcast
The Gamer's Tavern podcast talks about Dark Sun with special guest Tim Brown, co-creator of the Dark Sun setting.
http://gamerstavern.org/episode-49-dark-sun-or-basically-fantasy-australia/
Athasian Plot Hooks
Get your creative DM juices flowing with these Athasian Plot Hooks.
Now Open: The Arena
In light of Wizards shutting down their community discussion boards, we have decided to re-open our own community forums.
We invite you all to visit The Arena, where we will discuss all things Athasian, and related. (Some among you may remember that this is not our first arena; the software we are using for this iteration should be better supported than what we were using the first time around.)
One of our first orders of business will be to work on recovering what we can from the Wizards forums before they are shut down at the end of October; see the WotC Forum Recovery category for more information, and how you can help.
We look forward to seeing you.