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
Playtesting
Many of our products are currently in beta release, and we are always looking for feedback regarding our releases. If you find anything you would like to report back to us, you can fill out the simple form here, or you can view what we've recieved so far
News
Status update
We are currently discussing how to revitalize the Secrets of the Dead Lands project, probably the most ambitious project at athas.org to date.
We will break this down into a series of smaller projects to make it more manageable.
- An adventure
- A rules and NPC guide (3.5)
- A guide to the undead kingdoms
- A city-state accessory
That´s it for news for now.
technical difficulties
Sorry folks, having some issues with the server at the moment. The main site seems to be okay (now) but the arena is still having some issues.
update: arena is fixed.
Feedback forms
Thanks to everyone for submitting feedback through the feedback forms on the site. Do know that we read all your comments, even if we do not have the resources to respond by e-mail. I notice several comments are posted in the form of a question. If there is something you wish to discuss in public, I suggest posting in the Arena.
Login issue fixed
We´ve fixed the login issue affecting the Arena which some of you have experienced lately. Apologies for the inconveniences.
Terrors of Athas 3.5 Illustrated
We are pleased to announce the release of the illustrated version of Terrors of Athas for the 3.5 rules set. Special thanks to Dawnstealer for the huge amount of art contributions and Grummore for the layout job done incorporating the pictures into the document.
As a side note, we have also increased the number of creatures with Power Resistance or psionic immunity. These include Aviarag, Braxat, Cistern Fiend, Drakes, Gaj, Guardian, Id Fiend, Golems, Obsidian Retriever, Psionic Cats, and a few other creatures.
Download the illustrated version of Terrors of Athas.
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