The Burnt World of Athas

A brand new series of Lawful Stupid blogs, this one featuring rules for elan.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to the Rhul-Thaun village of Summil and then crosses the Jagged Cliffs.

A brand new series of Lawful Stupid blogs, this one featuring rules for Nibenese templars.

A new creature for your Dark Sun games - the ravenous Fidari.

A brand new series of Lawful Stupid blogs, this one featuring rules for campsites and resting.

There are more dangers in the world of Dark Sun than just the monsters. This series explores the dangers one might encounter when traveling through various parts of Athas.

Today we examine the dangers of the Crimson Savannah.

A repost of articles from the Lawful Stupid RPG blog, this one featuring rules for Dark Sun Classes.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to Thamasku.

Located beneath Tyr in one of the many winding passages connected to the large cavern called the Sorrows, the Alley of the Muse is a favored locale for individuals looking for refined entertainment away from the masses.

Below is a narrative of the events that could have transpired to turn Athaspace into Doomspace as written in chapter 5 of The Crimson Sphere.

The village of Red Rock is designed to be a relatively generic Athasian village to allow DMs to quickly drop it onto a map wherever they might need a moderately fleshed out village.

A repost of articles from the Lawful Stupid RPG blog, this one featuring rules for Alchemy and Herbalism.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to Star Rock.

This is the journal of Zong-Tossu, a master ghav-urath (life-shaper) from the Rhul-thaun capital of Thamasku. Zong-Tossu was sent by the har-etuil (judgment-makers) along with a detachment of junior life-shapers and lawkeepers to investigate a mysterious ring of standing stones and the strange creatures said to occasionally appear within. The expeditionary force was accompanied by a thri-kreen emissary known as Cho’ka.

After being taken to the village of the spider-folk and being condemned by the chitine queen, Zong-Tossu, his group, and their spider-folk captors have traveled to one of the shallow seas of Guthay.

Embarking on an adventure in the desert world of Dark Sun can be a thrilling experience for any Dungeons & Dragons player. To navigate the challenging terrain of Athas, here are ten key facts about Dark Sun that every player should know.

A repost of articles from the Lawful Stupid RPG blog, this one featuring rules for fighting styles.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to the Dragon Crown Mountains.

In the Dark Sun Facebook group there was a conversation in the comments of a post about using an orange as a fruit versus using a faro fruit. In world-building there should be a balance between utilizing unique in-game lore, like the faro fruit, and integrating real-world analogues, such as an orange.

“There was a time when I would have been amused by such audacity - but no longer.” - Hamanu

The latest in a series designed to provide DMs with encounter or location ideas to add flavor to their campaigns. In this installment, we focus on encounters taking involving the reptilian races of Athas.