Dark Sun was a fun setting, but I always thought that the #DnD rules were an awkward fit. The wild psionic powers, the differences in available equipment, the transhumanist spellcasters... it all diverges pretty strongly from "standard" D&D.
I once ran a #GURPS with it, which I thought was a pretty good fit - using tbe system from GURPS Psionic Powers, and giving each character 25 points from one of the prepackaged power sets. It worked pretty well.
@juergen_hubert I'm working on a RISUS long-game setting that leans heavily on Dark Sun for its inspiration. You're right, the AD&D rules were never a good fit for it.
@juergen_hubert I'm working on a RISUS long-game setting that leans heavily on Dark Sun for its inspiration. You're right, the AD&D rules were never a good fit for it.
@juergen_hubert
It is a fascinating little setting, and I agree...it's not super suited to D&D.
Over on the Athas.org forums (Dark Sun fan community) there are a lot of attempts to run the setting with other systems.
I've actually tinkered around with using Sword of Cepheus (OGL fantasy Traveller) to adapt it.
@juergen_hubert
It is a fascinating little setting, and I agree...it's not super suited to D&D.
Over on the Athas.org forums (Dark Sun fan community) there are a lot of attempts to run the setting with other systems.
I've actually tinkered around with using Sword of Cepheus (OGL fantasy Traveller) to adapt it.
