Old School Dark Sun Game?

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#1

Gambler420

Aug 22, 2013 20:13:39		Hey, whats up. Anyone want to play an oldschool dark sun game, pre-tithian et al? I started working on converting Dark Sun to Pathfinder but have kind of given up for the moment. Anyone running a game I can get in on?
#2

Gambler420

Sep 09, 2013 23:24:41

GG the old thread. Anyone got an old schoo game going?

#3

DoctorNecrotic

Sep 20, 2013 8:48:08

I can't really help too much in terms of finding a game, but if you want resources, I'd be happy to help!  Here, here, and here, are some good resources.  Those (plus DarkSun 3 from athas.org) was what my DS group used before it disbanded.  Plus, I've started doing DS conversions on my own blog (shameless plug)

As for finding a game, wish I could help.  If I wasn't busy running Encounters and writing my own campaign, I'd hop on board or do my own old school style DS campaign (it is one of my favorite after all)

 

 

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Tarismath

I play D&D 3.5 with an self written rule-set (6 pages (german)) for using it with the AD&D 2nd Edition Spells, Psi-system, Monsters and Items ... I just start playing 2nd Ed Dark Sun wiith it, right at the point where the 2nd Ed Box (the first one) starts (Kalak is still alive, but somehow driven mad ;) ). I just don't like the Athas.org and 4th-Ed versions. They are not Deadly and Dirty enough ... Aditionaly the psionic rules of D&D 3.x and above are just renamed magic/spells ... without the original psionic rules from AD&D the Setting is just not the same ^^

#5

Gambler420

Oct 06, 2013 12:27:47

The whole 'our PCs changed  your game world!!!!' is a bad RPG meme at this point.  The Dragon-kings are really what Athas is about if you ask me.

 

Not a big fan of 2e Psionics. 3e Psionics are not great, but better than 2e which has too many balance/execution problems. Not going to be cool with the lvl 1 psychoporter randomly either crushes an adventure or teleports himself into a wall. At mid levels it is way too easy to splash very powerful stuff.  Telepaths over all totally imbalanced all over the place. 

 

Dnd overall hitpoints is very poorly executed. Def love to see something else done here.