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Best 2E Dark Sun Supplements

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#1
mal-of-the-vortex
Feb 02, 2010 8:38:07 Hey all

I'm collecting some old 2E Dark Sun stuff to ready myself for the new 4E release of Dark Sun. Beyond the core box set, what are the best supplements I should be looking for? Naturally I'm more interested in fluff than rules since I'll be running in 4E...

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

mal
#2
murph201
Feb 02, 2010 8:58:55 My favorites are:

The Ivory Triangle
The Valley of Dust and Fire
City by the Silt Sea
and the Veiled Alliance

Alot depends on where you are headed with your campaign and how much things change in the 4E campaign book.
#3
tashalatora
Feb 02, 2010 10:31:41 I second The Ivory Triangle! It's a really interesting home base with lots of flavor + adventure hooks and conviently right in the middle of the old map.

The Valley of Dust and Fire is also one of the best, all of the locations in the Sea of Silt and really viscious terrain make for a great campaign.

Again murph201, wise choce with Veiled Alliance! It really expands on playing a game in any of the seven cities and isn't really Preserver-centric of a resource.

I also really liked Elves of Athas. In a traveling campaign athasian elves made great NPC encounters as raiders or traiders.

Also worth mentioning, those 4 + the original boxed set were a really great read.

Most of the rest of the series were usable but didn't add as much to the campaign IMO.

Edit: I guess half of these weren't boxed sets, but Dark Sun was the odd-ball and used boxes for adventures. Dune Trader was a useful book too if I remember correctly.
#4
Raddu76
Feb 03, 2010 22:37:46 It's almost easier to mention what's not useful...Mind Lords, DragonKings, and Windriders were probably the narrowest.

If you're going torun a city game...I'd go with Gladiator HB, The Will and the Way, Veiled Alliance, City-State of Tyr.

For a wastes game...Dune Trader, Elves of Athas, Thri-Kreen of Athas, & Earth Air Fire & Water.
#5
Pennarin
Feb 04, 2010 10:08:37 Veiled Alliance was incredibly full of nuggets: anecdotes on everything, snippets on history, details on culture, architecture. For the cities it was more informative to read it than to read the campaign setting book.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 mal-of-the-vortex Feb 02, 2010 8:38:07	Hey all I'm collecting some old 2E Dark Sun stuff to ready myself for the new 4E release of Dark Sun. Beyond the core box set, what are the best supplements I should be looking for? Naturally I'm more interested in fluff than rules since I'll be running in 4E... Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! mal
#2 murph201 Feb 02, 2010 8:58:55	My favorites are: The Ivory Triangle The Valley of Dust and Fire City by the Silt Sea and the Veiled Alliance Alot depends on where you are headed with your campaign and how much things change in the 4E campaign book.
#3 tashalatora Feb 02, 2010 10:31:41	I second The Ivory Triangle! It's a really interesting home base with lots of flavor + adventure hooks and conviently right in the middle of the old map. The Valley of Dust and Fire is also one of the best, all of the locations in the Sea of Silt and really viscious terrain make for a great campaign. Again murph201, wise choce with Veiled Alliance! It really expands on playing a game in any of the seven cities and isn't really Preserver-centric of a resource. I also really liked Elves of Athas. In a traveling campaign athasian elves made great NPC encounters as raiders or traiders. Also worth mentioning, those 4 + the original boxed set were a really great read. Most of the rest of the series were usable but didn't add as much to the campaign IMO. Edit: I guess half of these weren't boxed sets, but Dark Sun was the odd-ball and used boxes for adventures. Dune Trader was a useful book too if I remember correctly.
#4 Raddu76 Feb 03, 2010 22:37:46	It's almost easier to mention what's not useful...Mind Lords, DragonKings, and Windriders were probably the narrowest. If you're going torun a city game...I'd go with Gladiator HB, The Will and the Way, Veiled Alliance, City-State of Tyr. For a wastes game...Dune Trader, Elves of Athas, Thri-Kreen of Athas, & Earth Air Fire & Water.
#5 Pennarin Feb 04, 2010 10:08:37	Veiled Alliance was incredibly full of nuggets: anecdotes on everything, snippets on history, details on culture, architecture. For the cities it was more informative to read it than to read the campaign setting book.