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Athasian Psurlons, Part 1 - Psurlons

Written by Methvezem, and first published on 2024-11-10

Psurlons are a highly intelligent race currently trapped on the Astral Plane who are sought after by those who wish to benefit from their psionic knowledge. They are highly manipulative and firmly believe in the superiority of their race as a whole. They use the unique conditions of the Astral Plane to further experiment and accumulate knowledge.

Today we present extra material generated while developing the adventure the Chthonian Womb: updated monster stats for psurlons themselves.

The Takiades Compound

Written by Adam Cieszlak and Methvezem, and first published on 2024-11-03

A ruined fortress, once known as the Takaides Compound, stands empty in the desert, its towers shattered, and its walls crumbling.

Lands of the Ravaged Sun

Written by Raddu, and first published on 2024-10-25

This is the first adventure of the Lands of the Ravaged Sun campaign. It can be dropped into any Dark Sun setting or played as part of a greater campaign involving the disappearance of an entire people and the reappearance of an artifact not seen since the Cleansing Wars of Rajaat.

The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 10 - The Visions of Zong-Tossu

Written by Adam Cieszlak and Azog the Defiler, and first published on 2024-10-13

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.

Having descended deep beneath the Island of the Pariahs alongside Oracle, Zong-Tossu, Tr’Shadai, and Cho’ka met the so-called “Dervish Octopus” and watched the Pariahs produce vision-inducing elixirs from the creature’s inks.

Quick Plot Hooks #4

Written by Adam Cieszlak, and first published on 2024-10-06

The Quick Plot Hooks series started as a fun thought experiment - how to develop interesting but reasonable encounters using two types of creatures from randomly determined Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium entries.

The Sorcerer's Workshop: Items of The Black

Written by ErinM, Neujack, and Adam Cieszlak, and first published on 2024-09-15

Legends, myths, and stories populate the tales of bards. Ancient and neatly-forgotten legends lurk in the minds of these prolific storytellers, sometimes rising to the surface like a morning mist to expose secrets not revealed since the Green Age, if not longer.