Dark Sun- AD&D 2nd edition POD

[@EricfromBloatGames]

Dark Sun was always my favorite TSR setting.

[@georgee4810]

To me Dark Sun and Ravenloft were the most fascinating D&D settings. I had Dark Sun, supplements like the one about tribes composed of former gladiators, I was even reading the novel series. It was so full of fresh, unique ideas. My group was playing Forgotten Realms. I remember the look on their faces when I told them that each of them had to make not one but four characters (!), simply because the setting is so deadly. Best D&D setting there ever was in my book.

[@Thanos1908]

I had both DS and Ravenloft...Ravenloft was EPIC. PS..most DMs force Forgotten Reals :D its the DM easy mode apparently :D

[@freddaniel5099]

The stars and moons are aligned because I too recently had this tome delivered from Drivethrurpg at my place. Dark Sun for the win!

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

I also had mine delivered yesterday! Craziness.

[@Arnsteel634]

Rewatching this video a year later. The more i play and dark sun I realize that 2E is the only edition for Dark Sun. It was specifically designed for it and the psionics rules and the way ability scores and magic works. Great review

[@johnmiddleton4291]

The cloth map version was the expanded and revised one from 1995. That's a great box set also, as it focuses more on the world and less on Tyr. That version had a supplement for halflings called Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs that was pretty amazing. Basically, these halflings lived in villages hanging off the cliff faces and had all sorts of symbiotic bio-constructs that they used as tools and weapons. Really different take on the race. I think halflings were also the oldest race of the setting too.

[@TheDrwranck]

So cool you are showing this! I still own my old original Campaing setting within its box!

[@srmorris24]

Still have my original Dark Sun box set. Favorite setting.

[@superbeast8938]

Your tempting me to pick it up bro , awesome video as always

[@cdfreester]

I was interested in Dark Sun, but like you I could not find anyone willing to play it or run it. It made me think of D&D mashed with John Carter of Mars and a touch of Dune.

[@tgillies101]

Yeah I could never get my friends into it ..... they were too into vanilla.

[@glenfairen2996]

Just waiting for my copy of this POD to arrive.

[@chrishall5440]

I ordered this last week along with the POD Planescape and Rules Cyclopedia - all as softcovers. I completely agree about the POD hardcovers.

[@Arnsteel634]

I want hardback. But I love these books. But I agree about the sewed binding for hardback books

[@retropuffer2986]

Book looks great.

[@danielnimitz6415]

I didnt know we could still get this! That is so exciting!

[@MalakyoftheOSR]

I just got mine this past Friday, along with The Scarlet Brotherhood for Greyhawk, Dragonlance Classics Volume 3, and the Book of Artifacts. I'm thinking Spelljammer and Ravenloft are gonna be my next two purchases. What I really want, though, are the Dragonlance and Taladas box sets as POD.

[@rpgfluency]

Great looking book, I'm glad I know about POD now. Have you considered doing an appendix N episode?

[@jasonmabry8526]

I still have my original box set and a few of the supplements and BOXED and spiral bound (!) adventure modules. This is a fancy reprint!!

[@bjornprompeler9424]

I did lend my stuff to people fro school and never got them back :( I think I will get me some nice PDFs, thank you for the review!

[@shatteredscrolls]

Just got that one, Planescape and Spelljamer! soo good!

[@AAron-gr3jk]

those drawings by Brom really just sell the setting so well. for those not familiar, one of the creators of dark sun made a spiritual successor called Dragon Kings and it's not bad at all! pretty interesting ideas in there and sufficiently different. replacing mysteries with other.. reworking the thirteen, magic etc.. interesting ideas.. very metal

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

I love this lifestyle

[@ericdewald]

OMG yes please

[@Leftylives]

I love Dark Sun!! I'll be DMing a new 5e Dark Sun campaign in the next couple weeks.

[@rwentfordable]

Did you find a ready made fan conversion somewhere or is it something you did yourself?

[@verpalorian310]

Man not having The Will and the Way with Dark Sun, that was mandatory for me.

[@VengerSatanis]

If you love Dark Sun, but wonder if the campaign setting could use more science-fantasy and gonzo, then check out Cha'alt.

[@gamerd2067]

I never played the 2e version... I did play the 4e set... Really do like Dark Sun... Hopefully WOTC will bring it back for 5e...

[@FellVoice]

Are there official 5E Psionics rules?

[@questwise4077]

I mean, kinda... I believe it was in Tasha's Cauldron book that they added Psionic classes.

[@MalakyoftheOSR]

Yeah, it was Tasha's. Basically they have no plans to do a psionic class, just sub classes with psionic abilities.

[@cdfreester]

WotC also made an initial trial attempt with the Mystic in Unearthed Arcana, but then steered clear of psionics and have rolled them into spells and subclasses.

[@CharacterDesignTV]

Hey Quest Wise, would you consider mirroring your channel on Odysee? I use that video platform more and more often these days, and it would be great to see your stuff there as well. Once you set it up, it automatically reposts every KZbin video you upload. I'm asking just because notifications work very well there, here on KZbin... not so much ^^ and I hate to miss content from you. Cheers!

[@questwise4077]

I'd not heard of Odysee before. I will definitely look into it.

[@sith7183]

I hope they make Al-Qadim:Arabian Adventures next

[@questwise4077]

Yes!

[@irAbyssion]

There is so much to say about the setting. It is absolutely wonderful but clearly outdated mindset of the 90’s. Like most settings and modules back in 2e were mostly based off of the novels that are absolutely awful and it affected the story progress for the progression for the players as well, which led the players having the feeling of being like a side plot. For a dying world and the feeling of hopelessness was just washed out as the game progresses. That said, it has the potential to be rewritten into one of the best settings out there. Dark sun is the grim dark setting that could define an era which i hope will be done well in the future.

[@AAron-gr3jk]

this is why people recommend the first edition over the second, the second incorporated a lot of that backstory (Rajaat and the green/blue age). the original stands on it's own. that's probably why the 4e version (which does a great deal of organising the themes and important story touchstones) returns to first edition with a single exception of starting one city already "liberated"

[@dane3038]

I'm just here to practice spelling Algorithm.

[@obsidianfive4699]

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[@MalakyoftheOSR]

I just got mine this past Friday, along with The Scarlet Brotherhood for Greyhawk, Dragonlance Classics Volume 3, and the Book of Artifacts. I'm thinking Spelljammer and Ravenloft are gonna be my next two purchases. What I really want, though, are the Dragonlance and Taladas box sets as POD.