The Pristine Tower Development Group and Athas.org are proude to announce the release of Voyage of the Chitin Chaser on DM’s Guild. Voyage of the Chitin Chaser is a 5.5e DnD adventure for four 8th-level player characters (PCs) that is set in the Spelljammer system of Doomspace.
Also available here on Athas.org is the Voyage of the Chitin Chaser Conversion Guide, which contains notes and rules to 2nd edition [2e] and the revised 3rd edition [3.5e]. It also contains adaption notes to change the adventure from occurring in Doomspace to instead take place in the Crimson Sphere: the void above the Dark Sun campaign setting.
A new Resource File is available by Ed Bonny: Across the Silt Sea: The Dragon’s Tail. For as long as Ur Draxa has existed, a small chain of islands has lain forgotten just south of the Dragon’s terrible city. Located far east of the Tyr Region in the Silt Sea, the islands house the ruins of an ancient past, ruins which contain dark evils and lost secrets. The Dragon’s Tail extends the known area of Athas to just south beyond the Valley of Dust and Fire, covering the three islands once known as the Misty Isles and also covering the peninsula of a new continent. On this peninsula lies Xarednay, a powerful city of elemental beings that radically seeks to reshape the world of Athas into an elemental paradise. Travellers to this region must not only navigate the Silt Sea but must keep a watchful eye on the Great Ash Storm lest a deadly storm surge come their way. The Dragon’s Tail is intended to add to the high level energy of Dark Sun by adding numerous advanced beings that rival Borys, Dregoth, and the Sorcerer-Kings and Queens of the Tyr Region.
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Amidst the Silt Sea of Athas, your silt skimmer is attacked by furious giants seeking revenge for a merchant’s deceit. As you struggle to survive the harsh wasteland, battling thirst, predators, and elusive enemies, the line between ally and adversary blurs. Can you outwit the giants, navigate the treacherous landscape, and unveil the mysteries hidden beneath the crimson sun, or will you become bones buried beneath the silt?
This 5e adventure is best played with a group of 3-6 characters of 3rd level
This adventure is part 1 of the Reavers of the Silt Sea organized play campaign by June Soler.
Looking for a 5e conversion for your Dark Sun game? Check out the Athascon 5e Players Guide V2.1. Until otherwise noted this is the conversion that we’ll be using for our 5e products.
Here it is, the second part of us delving into our thoughts on 5th edition Dark Sun. How would you do it? What assets are out there? What should Wizards do? Will they do it? When?
This is part 2, we cover defiling, survival, equipment and more!
Wizards has updated the playtest document for the 5e Mystic class. Take a look at it here.
updates include:
The class now goes to 10th level. The core concepts had enough support that we feel confident moving forward with them.
Psionics is more flexible. You have a psychic focus, which allows you to pick one discipline and gain a constant, special benefit from it. Otherwise, you can expend points to use any discipline you know.
Psionics now includes psionic talents, the equivalent of a spellcasters cantrips.
Psionic disciplines are now available to all mystics, regardless of mystic order. However, your order grants you a benefit for using its associated disciplines.
Wizards of the Coast has been asking the public for feedback on various aspects of the latest version of Dungeons & Dragons. In their latest survey they're asking about settings that people would like to see updated to 5th editions as well as what classes and races they'd like to see.
Dark Sun fans, this is a great opportunity for us to make our voice heard. Make sure to select Dark Sun in the settings section. For the classes section there are no psionic classes. For the races, be sure to select Half-Giant and Thri-Kreen. There is a box for open text you can include your own comments. That'd be a great place to add the psionic classes (Psion, PsyBlade, Psychic Warrior, Ardent) and perhaps the Mul race.
Psionics have always been a part of the Dark Sun setting. Within the cultures of Athas psionics are referred to as the Way of the Unseen. They are a utilization of inner power, a blending of the physical and spiritual energies to create fantastic effects.
Here are a few thoughts on what psionic pieces from previous editions should included in 5th edition D&D.
Today Wizards of the Coast released the Elemental Evil Player's Companion. This is more or less a set of character races and spells. What Dark Sun fans will be interested in is the races, Aarakocra, Goliath, and Genasi (there's even a sidebar entitled Genasi on Athas) as well as a slew of elemental themed spells.
So if you're playing Dark Sun with D&D 5th edition, this is a must own....and it's free!
With the new release of Dungeons & Dragons this year much of the Dark Sun community has asked about the future of Athas and while we don't have an answer for you in that regard we do have a peek of one of Dark Sun's most prominent creatures. Later this month the new Monster Manual for Dungeons & Dragons will be released, and with it, the Thri-Kreen.
