The Sands of Athas #2 & #3 netzine
Athas.org is pleased to announce the hosting of “netzine The Sands of Athas issues #2 & 3”, an old netzine dedicated to the Dark Sun setting.
The Athasian Survey Project 11 - Silt Side and Eldarrich Island
Join the Traveller as he visits Silt Side and Eldarrich Island. A reimagining of the original series (posted on the Dark Sun Facebook group) with rewritten entries and more locations, all still with the intention of highlighting rarely visited areas on the Revised 2nd edition map.
Updated Resources section
I’ve finished off some additional updates to the Resources section of the site. The dropdown menu now has a “Files” entry, which contains downloadable resources. These are unofficial content, intended as player and DM aids to help make running and playing on Athas a little smoother. As of launch, it contains the DS3 character sheet, a collection of VTT maps, and a player’s handout overview of the City-States
Some of these resources are also attached to an appropriate product; for example Dark Sun 1 now has links to several VTT maps for it’s intro adventure, A little knowledge.
Encounters on Athas 03 - Templars
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 place on trade routes between city states.
Encounters on Athas 03 - Templars
The Sands of Athas #4 netzine
Athas.org is pleased to announce the hosting of “netzine The Sands of Athas issue #4”, an old netzine dedicated to the Dark Sun setting.
New Resources section
I’ve added a new categorization to the site: Resources.
The idea is that these are loose tools or files not strictly related to a product release, and not of an “article” nature. I’m going to be migrating some things over to that section in the near future, but at it’s start there are three things there now:
- A distance calculator, giving an idea of the travel time between stops on the trade routes.
- A magazine index listing out Dark Sun articles published in Dragon, Dungeon or Polyhedron magazines.
- The timeline has been moved under this heading.
What Your Father Told You netproject
Athas.org is pleased to announce the hosting of “What Your Father Told You”, an old net based project that details the lives and perspectives of various Athasians across the Tablelands.
Play Dark Sun next Saturday, all editions welcome! Dark Sun Excursions
We at Athascon are debuting monthly Dark Sun Excursions adventures for play during the monthly Dark Sun Game Day on December 17, 2022.
Our first adventure scenario is DSE-01 Lost Temple of Rahoon .
If you want to play Dark Sun, this is your opportunity to jump into the world of the Crimson Sun for FREE!
Currently GM’s are running the adventure in the following game systems/editions: (If you want to run 3rd edition get in touch!) * 5E D&D (Players Needed) * 4E D&D (Players Needed) * 2E AD&D
So hop on to the Athascon Discord at Join the ATHASCON - A DARK SUN CELEBRATION Discord Server! go to the #dark-sun-excursions channel on and sign-up!
All games are pinned to that channel.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE!
The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 3 - Survivors of the Moongate
This is the journal of Zong-Tossu, a master ghav-urath (life-shaper) from the Rhul-thaun capital of Thamasku. A master of life-shaping, he 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 stepping through the vortex within the ring of standing stones, Zong-Tossu and his retinue find themselves is a strange new land.
Entry 1 The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 1 - The Moongate to Guthay
Entry 2 The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 2 - The Walking Islands
Entry 3 The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 3 - Survivors of the Moongate
Mindscape Combat for Any Edition
One of the most flavorful aspects of psionics in Dark Sun is Mindscape Combat. Published novels and short stories written in the Dark Sun setting used a fantastic “mindscape” where psionic combat occurs. Here are some basic rules to use Mindascape Combat in any edition.
Mindscape Combat for Any Edition