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Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
xanthus
Jul 26, 2010 18:29:13 So...

Anyone know what happened to Athas.org? I can't seem to get it to load.

Thanks in advance!
-X
#2
tavitin
Jul 27, 2010 10:26:10 Same problem here....

darn it!
#3
renau1g
Jul 27, 2010 14:17:47 Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;)
#4
king_cromag
Jul 27, 2010 16:14:01 Any chance of someone posting the unfinished projects ie Deadlands and Balic?
#5
Pennarin
Jul 27, 2010 16:20:50 Balic is an ongoing project, I believe the cruch has been removed and only the fluff is included.

Deadlands is so full of crunch as to make it quite difficult to be converted to a fluff-only supplement.
#6
xanthus
Jul 27, 2010 17:48:36
Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;)

How very sad. Well, I'm glad I've got everything, but yeah... sad sad.

-X
#7
big_goon
Jul 27, 2010 18:10:35
Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;)

Really?

Sad is right.
#8
king_cromag
Jul 27, 2010 18:22:23 Any chance of Athas coming back?
#9
ascottbay
Jul 27, 2010 18:34:43 I know there are benefits to having your own domain and server, but is there anything wrong with re-establishing the community as a group in the Wizards community site? (By that I mean a unique group forum/wiki/blog, not just here on the main-category world forum.)
#10
the_ubbergeek
Jul 27, 2010 19:09:14 But the ones who dislike WOTC and the new edition will complain.
There was a post for a Pathfinder Dark Sun full of the usual tired crusading in the forum there, by example. So...
#11
mouthymerc
Jul 27, 2010 21:11:01
I know there are benefits to having your own domain and server, but is there anything wrong with re-establishing the community as a group in the Wizards community site? (By that I mean a unique group forum/wiki/blog, not just here on the main-category world forum.)

athas.org group was set up by flip many moons ago. The wiki could be used for posting content and expand the forum there with the same titles and such and you could reserrect the site there.
#12
boondocker
Jul 28, 2010 11:55:46
Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;)

Really?

Sad is right.

Wait, the hyperbole and the winking emoticon didn't tip you off? He was joking.
#13
FlashbackJon
Jul 28, 2010 12:44:23 Yeah, I was fairly confident that wasn't actually the case, but does someone authoritative have any input?
#14
big_goon
Jul 28, 2010 13:13:32
Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;)

Really?

Sad is right.

Wait, the hyperbole and the winking emoticon didn't tip you off? He was joking.

There's joking about our forum moderators being evil overlord masters, and there's joking that they shut the website down, and then there's joking because he has no idea what's going on, and then there's joking that he does know what's going on but can't tell us directly and thus includes a wink. I'm not sure which he intended the wink for... but since we haven't heard from Athas.orgians... I assumed the worst but included a "?".
#15
pavek
Jul 28, 2010 13:17:09
Yeah, I was fairly confident that wasn't actually the case, but does someone authoritative have any input?

It was hard enough to get "official" responses on the actual Athas.org board!
#16
Pennarin
Jul 28, 2010 16:44:12 Ask flip, you should find him using the People search engine on this board.
#17
greyorm
Jul 28, 2010 19:10:55 Athas.org goes down regularly. So much so I don't even blink when it happens. I'd only start wondering/panicking if it stays down longer than a couple weeks.
#18
Sysane
Jul 30, 2010 6:45:19 The site appears to be back up for those interested.
#19
masato
Aug 03, 2010 16:30:44 Can someone from Athas.org tell me which Downloads are "official" and which aren't?
#20
phoenix_m
Aug 03, 2010 17:45:03
Can someone from Athas.org tell me which Downloads are "official" and which aren't?

Could you define what you concider "official" just a little.
#21
masato
Aug 03, 2010 18:25:47
Can someone from Athas.org tell me which Downloads are "official" and which aren't?

Could you define what you concider "official" just a little.

I can't decide what is official and what isn't. The folks from athas.org can, as far as I know. I'm just not sure if some of those downloads are fan made and aren't canon while the other downloads, like Dregoth Ascending or Secrets of the Dead Lands, are canon.
#22
Pennarin
Aug 03, 2010 20:07:38 By official material Masato might be referring to legacy material left unpublished by TSR, and hosted on Athas.org. That's Secrets of the Dead Lands and Dregoth Ascending. The former was broken down into a monster manual - Terrors of the Dead Lands - and published by Athas.org, and the latter presented whole with only 3e adaptations brought into it.

The fluff part of Secrets has yet to be published, as it also contains a lot of crunch bits.
#23
masato
Aug 04, 2010 3:13:17
By official material Masato might be referring to legacy material left unpublished by TSR, and hosted on Athas.org. That's Secrets of the Dead Lands and Dregoth Ascending. The former was broken down into a monster manual - Terrors of the Dead Lands - and published by Athas.org, and the latter presented whole with only 3e adaptations brought into it.

The fluff part of Secrets has yet to be published, as it also contains a lot of crunch bits.

Thank you for the input. As far as I know Athas.org can create new official Dark Sun Products, 2nd Ed and 3rd Ed? I just though that some aren't official, only fanprojects, like Villages of the Wastes or Wisdom of the Drylanders (which IIRC I saw on Braxs website some years ago, though it would deserve to be official ;) ).
I hoped that someone from Athas.org would tell me what they consider canon and what not, it's cool if everything on athas.org is canon, I'm just asking to be sure :D.

BTW what Kind of Programm did TSR used for Secrets of the Dead Lands and Dregoth Ascending, I can open the .doc files and the others with notepad++ but it seems that the pics can't be opened (maps and pics in the documents)
#24
darthinkwell
Aug 07, 2010 10:18:59 If you're talking about the rough map that was with Dregoth Ascending, IIRC it was corel draw from an early Mac.
#25
masato
Aug 07, 2010 10:27:03
If you're talking about the rough map that was with Dregoth Ascending, IIRC it was corel draw from an early Mac.

Oh thanks a lot, I've got just CS 4 . But now I know what i need .

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 xanthus Jul 26, 2010 18:29:13	So... Anyone know what happened to Athas.org? I can't seem to get it to load. Thanks in advance! -X
#2 tavitin Jul 27, 2010 10:26:10	Same problem here.... darn it!
#3 renau1g Jul 27, 2010 14:17:47	Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;)
#4 king_cromag Jul 27, 2010 16:14:01	Any chance of someone posting the unfinished projects ie Deadlands and Balic?
#5 Pennarin Jul 27, 2010 16:20:50	Balic is an ongoing project, I believe the cruch has been removed and only the fluff is included. Deadlands is so full of crunch as to make it quite difficult to be converted to a fluff-only supplement.
#6 xanthus Jul 27, 2010 17:48:36	Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;) How very sad. Well, I'm glad I've got everything, but yeah... sad sad. -X
#7 big_goon Jul 27, 2010 18:10:35	Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;) Really? Sad is right.
#8 king_cromag Jul 27, 2010 18:22:23	Any chance of Athas coming back?
#9 ascottbay Jul 27, 2010 18:34:43	I know there are benefits to having your own domain and server, but is there anything wrong with re-establishing the community as a group in the Wizards community site? (By that I mean a unique group forum/wiki/blog, not just here on the main-category world forum.)
#10 the_ubbergeek Jul 27, 2010 19:09:14	But the ones who dislike WOTC and the new edition will complain. There was a post for a Pathfinder Dark Sun full of the usual tired crusading in the forum there, by example. So...
#11 mouthymerc Jul 27, 2010 21:11:01	I know there are benefits to having your own domain and server, but is there anything wrong with re-establishing the community as a group in the Wizards community site? (By that I mean a unique group forum/wiki/blog, not just here on the main-category world forum.) athas.org group was set up by flip many moons ago. The wiki could be used for posting content and expand the forum there with the same titles and such and you could reserrect the site there.
#12 boondocker Jul 28, 2010 11:55:46	Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;) Really? Sad is right. Wait, the hyperbole and the winking emoticon didn't tip you off? He was joking.
#13 FlashbackJon Jul 28, 2010 12:44:23	Yeah, I was fairly confident that wasn't actually the case, but does someone authoritative have any input?
#14 big_goon Jul 28, 2010 13:13:32	Our evil WotC overlords shut it down. No competition from old editions I guess... ;) Really? Sad is right. Wait, the hyperbole and the winking emoticon didn't tip you off? He was joking. There's joking about our forum moderators being evil overlord masters, and there's joking that they shut the website down, and then there's joking because he has no idea what's going on, and then there's joking that he does know what's going on but can't tell us directly and thus includes a wink. I'm not sure which he intended the wink for... but since we haven't heard from Athas.orgians... I assumed the worst but included a "?".
#15 pavek Jul 28, 2010 13:17:09	Yeah, I was fairly confident that wasn't actually the case, but does someone authoritative have any input? It was hard enough to get "official" responses on the actual Athas.org board!
#16 Pennarin Jul 28, 2010 16:44:12	Ask flip, you should find him using the People search engine on this board.
#17 greyorm Jul 28, 2010 19:10:55	Athas.org goes down regularly. So much so I don't even blink when it happens. I'd only start wondering/panicking if it stays down longer than a couple weeks.
#18 Sysane Jul 30, 2010 6:45:19	The site appears to be back up for those interested.
#19 masato Aug 03, 2010 16:30:44	Can someone from Athas.org tell me which Downloads are "official" and which aren't?
#20 phoenix_m Aug 03, 2010 17:45:03	Can someone from Athas.org tell me which Downloads are "official" and which aren't? Could you define what you concider "official" just a little.
#21 masato Aug 03, 2010 18:25:47	Can someone from Athas.org tell me which Downloads are "official" and which aren't? Could you define what you concider "official" just a little. I can't decide what is official and what isn't. The folks from athas.org can, as far as I know. I'm just not sure if some of those downloads are fan made and aren't canon while the other downloads, like Dregoth Ascending or Secrets of the Dead Lands, are canon.
#22 Pennarin Aug 03, 2010 20:07:38	By official material Masato might be referring to legacy material left unpublished by TSR, and hosted on Athas.org. That's Secrets of the Dead Lands and Dregoth Ascending. The former was broken down into a monster manual - Terrors of the Dead Lands - and published by Athas.org, and the latter presented whole with only 3e adaptations brought into it. The fluff part of Secrets has yet to be published, as it also contains a lot of crunch bits.
#23 masato Aug 04, 2010 3:13:17	By official material Masato might be referring to legacy material left unpublished by TSR, and hosted on Athas.org. That's Secrets of the Dead Lands and Dregoth Ascending. The former was broken down into a monster manual - Terrors of the Dead Lands - and published by Athas.org, and the latter presented whole with only 3e adaptations brought into it. The fluff part of Secrets has yet to be published, as it also contains a lot of crunch bits. Thank you for the input. As far as I know Athas.org can create new official Dark Sun Products, 2nd Ed and 3rd Ed? I just though that some aren't official, only fanprojects, like Villages of the Wastes or Wisdom of the Drylanders (which IIRC I saw on Braxs website some years ago, though it would deserve to be official ;) ). I hoped that someone from Athas.org would tell me what they consider canon and what not, it's cool if everything on athas.org is canon, I'm just asking to be sure :D. BTW what Kind of Programm did TSR used for Secrets of the Dead Lands and Dregoth Ascending, I can open the .doc files and the others with notepad++ but it seems that the pics can't be opened (maps and pics in the documents)
#24 darthinkwell Aug 07, 2010 10:18:59	If you're talking about the rough map that was with Dregoth Ascending, IIRC it was corel draw from an early Mac.
#25 masato Aug 07, 2010 10:27:03	If you're talking about the rough map that was with Dregoth Ascending, IIRC it was corel draw from an early Mac. Oh thanks a lot, I've got just CS 4 . But now I know what i need .