The Burnt World of Athas

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.

A repost of articles from the Lawful Stupid RPG blog, this one featuring rules for extortion by Templars.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to Pterran Vale.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to Celik.

The tale of one party’s playthrough of the adventure Marauders of Nibenay.

This Net Project was originally compiled by ArcoJedi. Many of the entries were taken from the Dark Sun Mailing list. The Expanded Random Encounters net.project brings otherwise sometimes boring random encounters to life. Giving them more realism than “you walk around the bend to see 4 gith standing in the middle of the road with weapons drawn”.

This week, we feature encounters involving rocky badlands.

A repost of articles from the Lawful Stupid RPG blog, this one featuring some alternate AD&D/2e defiling rules.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to the Forest Ridge.

This Net Project was originally compiled by ArcoJedi. Many of the entries were taken from the Dark Sun Mailing list. The Expanded Random Encounters net.project brings otherwise sometimes boring random encounters to life. Giving them more realism than “you walk around the bend to see 4 gith standing in the middle of the road with weapons drawn”.

This week, we feature encounters involving scrub plains.

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 avoiding the striped predators, only to encounter the terrible thundering beast that had savaged Tr’Shadai’s small party, Zong-Tossu, his group, and their spider-folk captors find themselves hiding from the massive beast in the forests of Guthay.

A repost of articles from the Lawful Stupid RPG blog, this one featuring some alternate AD&D/2e psionics rules.

The Athasian Survey Project travels to the ruins of Kalidnay.

Random encounter tables for your Dark Sun / Spelljammer crossover games set in th Crimson Sphere.

Presenting the Sunstone, a minor artifact for use in your Dark Sun games.