![]() Mind you, much of this isn't the fault of the Revised Dark Sun, per se. In fact, some fans felt like the various metaplot events were specifically removing the elements that made Dark Sun unique and turning it into a more generic D&D world. Worse, those changes were big enough that the end result was a setting that wasn't necessarily what people had signed up for in the first place. Metaplot has always been a controversial element in gaming, and the challenges were particularly large in the Dark Sun line because of relatively limited integration between the novels and the RPG supplements, all of the major changes in Athas were due to the actions of … NPCs. This update was also one of the least-liked aspects of the Revised setting. As Slavicsek said, "A new boxed set was needed to bring the campaign back in line and give it a new core." In the various Dark Sun novels, sorcerer-kings had been defeated, slaver nations had been overthrown, and The Dragon had even been slain! The result was a world that was much different from the one detailed in the Dark Sun Boxed Set (1991) just four years previous. Though the Forgotten Realms had been having Realms-shaking events since the Avatar arc (1989), nothing compared to the scope of Dark Sun's changes. The Revised Dark Sun had a number of goals, but one of the biggest was to update the setting box to reflect the changing metaplot. At the time, the Revised Dark Sun marked one of the biggest reboots of a TSR setting to date … and it was the most controversial. The new setting box provided in-depth information on what the world looked like after the Prism Pentad, but that was just the start …Īnd, it was just the start of the controversy too. With Dark Sun Campaign Set: Expanded & Revised (1995), the other shoe dropped. Then, "Beyond the Prism Pentad" (1995) finished pushing up setting's time line, to catch up with the novels. Thri-Kreen of Athas (1995) felt like an innovative expansion beyond the topics covered in the setting's first few years of publications and even hinted at the next big metaplot. Throughout 1995, it had been clear that change was on the horizon for the Dark Sun setting. ![]() Dungeon Master Screen: An eight-panel gatefold featuring all the tables needed to run a Dark Sun adventure, on one convenient stand-up screen.ĭark Sun Campaign Setting: Expanded & Revised (1995), by Bill Slavicsek with Dale Donovan, is the second edition of the Dark Sun Boxed Set.The other high-quality maps detail the lands beyond the north, south, and west-expanding the area of the original campaign by eight times! Three full-color maps: One is a close-up of the Tyr Region.Mystery of the Ancients: A 32-page adventure for characters of 3rd to 5th level that kicks off any new campaign in spectacular fashion.The Way of the Psionicist: 32 pages detailing a new streamlined, complete-in-this-set psionics system designed specifically for Dark Sun campaigns.This book features new player character races such as the aarakocra and the pterran, expanded rules for wizards, and revised ability score tables. The Age of Heroes: 96 pages of updated rules and new mechanics designed to make combat more brutal land the adventure more savage.The Wanderer's Chronicle: 128 pages detailing the world of Athas, extending far beyond the known Tyr Region to encompass such new locations as the Jagged Cliffs, the Last Sea, the Kreen Empire, and the Dead Land.Welcome to a world where metal is scarce, gods don't exist, and psionic powers abide in all living creatures! This significantly expanded and revised set contains everything you need to adventure across the burning lands of Athas. And to the south, in the obsidian wasteland, the ground stirs with the emergence of the undead? Giant rifts pierce this once impenetrable land: far to the north, the alien thri-kreen empire quickens, sensing its opportunity to invade. The Dragon King lies dead, earthquakes rock the land, and revolution spreads like wildfire across the Tyr Region. The city of Tyr has broken free of tyranny, though turmoil still holds the world in its merciless grip. A decade has passed since the Age of Heroes began.
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