Those who do not have the cunning to face life on Athas will surely perish - leaving nothing but bones bleached white under the blistering rays of the Dark Sun.ON THE SANDS OF ATHAS YOU'LL FACE.Three new PC races!Muls - half-dwarf, half-human specially bred for combat!Thri-kreen - the savage mantis-warriors of the barrens!Half-giants - bred for tremendous size and strength!Three New PC classes!Gladiators - Heroes of the arenas, the ultimate warriors!Templars - Wicked priests who serve the sorcerer-kings!Defilers - Wizards whose powers drain the life around them!More Powerful PCs!All DARK SUN game characters begin at 3rd level!Ability scores that can go as high as 24!All PCs have one or more psionic powers!The new Character Tree allows players to advance many characters at once!. Dwarves labor at projects beyond the scope of men, and feral halflings lie in ambush.Athas is a land of deadly magic and powerful psionics that offers no promise of glory or even of survival. ' But I kind of reckon there's a dark spot directly southward. Savage elves race across the deserts while insectoid thri-kreen satisfy their taste for blood. ' Can't see much, ' said the old sailor slowly. Trinity was the code name for the detonation of the first atomic bomb, conducted in the White Sands Proving. Three full-color poster maps: One is a close-up of the Tyr Region. The restless mobs are placated with bread and circuses - the arenas overflow with spectators seeking release from their harsh lives.The land outside the cities belongs to no one. map of that portion of New Mexico on the walls. An interactive atlas devoted to the Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting of DarkSun. Protecting their own positions with dark magic, they demand absolute obedience. In 1990, the TSR higher-ups, worried about decreasing interest in Dragonlance, decided they needed a major new campaign world. Brown and Troy Denning, is the supplement that kicked off the popular Dark Sun product line for AD&D 2e. Product Description:Amid the barren wastelands of Athas lies the scattered city states, each in the grip of its own, tyrannical sorcerer-king. The Dark Sun Boxed Set (1991), by Timothy B. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Clarified language that to remove exhaustion by resting, getting 'some' food and water means at least 1/2 rations and 1/2 water daily requirement. This includes night, as desert temps drop close to freezing around the early morning hours. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Used the DMGs 'slow natural healing' rule when players didnt have adequate shelter for rest. The condition of the item you will receive is VG/VG+ - includes cover art poster. TSR Dark Sun Dark Sun (1st Edition) (VG/VG+) (includes cover art poster)Manufacturer: TSRProduct Line: Dark SunType: Box SetCode: TSR2400Copyright Date: 1991Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. Unofficially, there are several floating around the internet. Of all of the city-maps, I like the maps of Tyr and 2nd and 4th edition the best, each for their own details and style.Book Description Condition: Very Good. Officially, there is no map of the entire planet. In 2nd edition, the maps of Tyr, Nibenay, and Gulg were so detailed I felt like you could dictate who lived in each individual building! This was brought forward with the 4th edition books when we got more detailed maps of Urik, Balic, Raam, and Draj as well. While all of the above are amazing, I really appreciated the penchant for mapping out individual cities, street by street. Dark Sun maps have run the gamut from the novel cloth map included in the revised boxed setting and the rare cloth map released for the 4th edition setting, to the fantastic fan works like the interactive map on and the immense fan project of a world map. The cartography of Dark Sun is probably one of the unsung heroes of the setting. In the early 90s, TSR had a standard format for their boxed sets: two 96-page books, three or four big maps, and a pile of cardboard sheets. The 20th day of #30DaysofDarkSun is here and the question is "What is your favorite Dark Sun map?" However, Dark Sun was the first setting that had metaplot built in from the start, and it was TSRs only setting to ever lay out such a rapid and dramatic plot advancement. Farther up they could see where the beck wound its way over the moor. as a boxed set with a 96-page 'Rules Book', a 96-page 'Wanderer's Journal', a 16-page 'A Little Knowledge' booklet, two 24-page spiral-bound flip books, one single-sided 21' × 32' map sheet, one 21' × 36' double-sided map sheet, and one 21' × 32' poster. black - faced fell sheep and burnt brown by the hot summer sun. Written by Raddu, and first published on The Dark Sun boxed set was published by TSR, Inc.
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