The Burnt World of Athas

So, I've been busily hacking away at various and sundry parts of the site backend. New today: Comments on articles.

Each article consists of one or more sections. I just pushed out an update that allows anyone to leave a comment on a particular section of an article. So, if you have a comment on a particular domain listed in the most recent article, it will be listed next to the relevant portion of the article.

I have eventual plans to use the code that runs the article sections and apply it to things that are not article -- say, a race writeup. This comment code will travel with it. As such, feedback is highly appreciated -- send a mail to flip@athas.org with any comments on the comments.

Athas.org seeks playtesters to evaluate material for projects in development. As a playtester you woill gain early access to new Dark Sun material. In return you will playtest the material, preferably with your gaming group, and provide us with feedback.

If you are interested in becoming a playtester, please contact jon@athas.org.

This is the latest news on our projects.

Project name (completion %, increase since last update)

• Faces of the Forgotten North (100% - public playtest)
• Athasian Emporium (100% - public playtest)
• City-State of Balic (89%, +0%)
• Legends of Athas (100% - public playtest)
• Life-shaped Handbook (100% - public playtest)
• Trade Lords 1.1 update (99%, +9%)

Other projects currently on hold include Core Rules R7, Lost Cities of the Trembling Plains, and Secrets of the Dead Lands.

A beta release of Legends of Athas is now available here. This is a playtest release of 6 epic prestige classes, including the Athasian dragon and the avangion; more than 30 new epic feats; over 30 epic spells and power; over 30 artifacts, both conversions and brand new ones; as well as a collection of epic monsters. The final version of LoA will include stats for Athasian epic NPCs, including all sorcerer-kings; details about Athasian epic organizations; and more epic spells and monsters.
Please submit playtesting feedback to templarate@lists.athas.org.

We've released an update to PrC 2.

This release incorporates various typo fixes and formatting changes, updates in response to community feedback, and six new prestige classes:

• Arcanist
• Arena Mage
• Obstinate Soul
• Psiologist
• Scion of the Worm
• Tekchakak

The Athasian Emporium is now open for business!

A beta release of the Athasian Emporium is available. This is a playtest release of more than a hundred magic and psionic items, both new and old. The Athasian Emporium also provides informations on vehicles, equipments, poisons and poison-related feats, drugs, foods, and currency, as well as introducing many new weapons and armor. All that and more for help running a Dark Sun campaign.
Please submit playtesting feedback to templarate at lists.athas.org

A beta release of Faces of the Forgotten North is available. This is a playtest release of more than 140 NPCs and monsters of the Trembling Plains, including that region's unique Spirits of the Land. FFN also provides adventure leads, equiptment, feats, prestige classes, and other new material for running a campaign in the Trembling Plains region. FFN is the companion book for Lost Cities of the Trembling Plains, which is back in production and will be released in beta form by the end of 2007. The final version of FFN may include NPCs and monsters from other future releases related to the Trembling Plains, such as Prison-State of Eldaarich, City-State of Kurn, Flamesky, and Silt Sailors of the Kulag Fleet. Please submit playtesting feedback to templarate at lists.athas.org.

This is the latest news on our projects.

Project name (completion %, increase since last update)

• Faces of the Forgotten North (100% - under Senate approval)
• Athasian Emporium (90%, +3%)
• City-State of Balic (89%, +0%)
• Legends of Athas (58%, +0%)
• Life-shaped Handbook (100% - public playtest)
• Trade Lords 1.1 update (90%, +22%)
• PrC Appendix II (100% - public playtest)

Other projects currently on hold include Core Rules R7, Lost Cities of the Trembling Plains, and Secrets of the Dead Lands.

At gencon.  http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/11123.html

A beta release of Prestige Class appendix, Volume2 is available. This is a playtest release of a compilation of Prestige classes designed and submitted by members of the Dark Sun community. Please submit playtesting feedback to templarate@lists.athas.org