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Dark Sun in 2010

Started by Zachary The First, August 14, 2009, 12:37:26 PM

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Zachary The First

August 14, 2009, 12:37:26 PM
Proof, aaaand scoop.

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#1
August 14, 2009, 12:41:18 PM
No great surprise there, really.

Benoist

#2
August 14, 2009, 12:50:57 PM
With the Psionic power source and all that jazz coming down the corp's tubes, it makes sense. :)
I can see Dark Sun actually getting some synergy with 4e. That could work.

mhensley

#3
August 14, 2009, 12:55:35 PM
4e rules actually make more sense with Dark Sun as opposed to generic D&D as everyone started out with super powers (psionics) anyway.  Oh, and they had better stats and started out at 3rd level.  Sounds just like 4e.

Benoist

#4
August 14, 2009, 12:58:11 PM
"We are going to try very hard not to shoehorn 4e conceits into Dark Sun" -Bill S.

THIS is very interesting, isn't it? Source.

Benoist

#5
August 14, 2009, 01:00:10 PM
Cover:

jswa

#6
August 14, 2009, 01:13:53 PM
Interesting, though I'll stick to using the original Dark Sun setting material converted to Savage Worlds

Settembrini

#7
August 14, 2009, 01:20:33 PM
WAR has his act together, when it´s about making large things look small.

Perspective and Landscapes are definitely NOT his strengths...
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Benoist

#8
August 14, 2009, 01:23:27 PM
It's a nice cover though. Seriously.

Pseudoephedrine

#9
August 14, 2009, 01:23:43 PM
One last thing: According to a twitter feed posted on RPG.net, the state of the setting is going to be the _original_ boxed set, not the revised box set. Few other statements could have filled this Dark Sun fan's heart with so much hope.
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jrients

#10
August 14, 2009, 01:25:05 PM
Back in the day I never grokked Dark Sun as a D&D saying.  I would consider playing a 4e Dark Sun game.  I'm not sure why I'm saying that, but it seems intuitively like a good match.
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oktoberguard

#11
August 14, 2009, 01:25:42 PM
indeed. the only bad part of this is going to be the wait until i can get my hands on it...

RPGPundit

#12
August 14, 2009, 01:31:22 PM
Quote from: Benoist;320624"We are going to try very hard not to shoehorn 4e conceits into Dark Sun" -Bill S.

Well why the FUCK couldn't you do that with Forgotten Realms you fucking cunt?!!

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August 14, 2009, 01:32:45 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;320647Well why the FUCK couldn't you do that with Forgotten Realms you fucking cunt?!!

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#14
August 14, 2009, 01:53:30 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;320647Well why the FUCK couldn't you do that with Forgotten Realms you fucking cunt?!!

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Forgotten Realms had already shoehorned in a lot of the actual 4e content during the 3e era (tieflings, genasi and devas/aasimar as PCs, for example). The poor decision they made was to radically change it with the Spellplague, something they didn't need to do.
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A Goblin\'s Progress, or Of Cannons and Canons;
An Oration on the Dignity of Tash, or On the Elves and Their Lies
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