Thursday, January 30, 2020

Purple Scorpion

It was pointed out to me by Rovewin of Athas.org, that purple scorpions are mentioned in the Revised Dark Sun setting book. However, they are not drawn up in any of the books. So, in an effort to rectify the situation, I have created a purple scorpion below.




Stats after the jump.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Dark Sun Trading Cards 16

Back in the early nineties, TSR released a series of trading cards. There were some Dark Sun card included, so I decided to hunt them down and post them here. They might be useful or just a novelty, but I hope they're enjoyable.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Session Thirty One: On Athas, Plants Eat You

Note: For those unfamiliar with Dark Sun, psionics are called the Will for wild talents and the Way for trained psionicists.

After burying Spike, the group trudged on. They were all severely wounded, but they didn't have much choice. They were close to Urik and had to press on.
Vashti had gathered the fallen ambushers money and bone broadswords. Khalil recognized the ceramics as Draji coins. He explained, weakly, that House Tsalaxa was based in Draj. Vashti asked if the men were hired by House Tsalaxa and Khalil said it was likely, but that they couldn't prove it.
Vultures descended on the battlefield after they left and a few trailed the caravan for a couple of hours. When it was obvious that no one else was going to drop dead, the vultures left the area. The group was happy to see them go.
 They stumbled on for hours in silence, Khalil being too exhausted to talk, and nothing bothered the caravan. The entire caravan was thankful, as there were so many injured they didn't know how good of a defense they could muster. As the caravan leaders handed out the evening rations, they praised the guards for saving the caravan. The group ate in silence and quickly went to bed, except for Julius, who took the first watch.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Bird

There are many creatures for the various monstrous manuals that have been officially added to Dark Sun. I added some unofficially for my game and I'm sure a lot of other DMs do the same.
There is no inherent problem with this, although the flavor text often doesn't fit with the Dark Sun setting. My goal is to list the various monsters that "don't fit" and rewrite their flavor text to make them fit.

Bird

Bird Type #AP AC MV HD THAC0 #AT Dam/AT Morale XP Value
Blood Hawk 4-15 7 1, Fl 24 (B) 1+1 19 3 1-4/1-4/1-6 Steady (11) 120
Condor 1-2 5 3, Fl 24 (D) 3+3 17 1 2-5 Average (8-10) 175
Eagle, Giant 1-20 7 3, Fl 48 (D) 4 17 3 1-6/1-6/2-12 Elite (13) 420
Eagle, Wild 5-12 6 1, Fl 30 (C) 1+3 19 3 1-2/1-2/1 Average (9) 175
Falcon 1-2 5 1, Fl 36 (B) 1-1 20 3 1/1/1 Unsteady (6) 65
Flightless Bird 2-20 7 18 1-3 1-2 HD: 19
3 HD: 17
1 1 HD: 1-4
2 HD: 1-6
3 HD: 1-8
Average (8-10) 1 HD: 15
2 HD: 35
3 HD: 65
Grouse 1-12 9 8, Fl 12 (D) 1 20 1 1 Unsteady (5-7) 35
Hawk, Large 1-2 6 1, Fl 33 (B) 1 19 3 1-2/1-2/1 Average (9) 65
Nighthawk 1-8 5 2, FL 24 (B) 2+3 17 3 1-4/1-4/1-8 Elite (13) 175
Owl 1 (2) 5 1, Fl 27 (D) 1 19 3 1-2/1-2/1 Unsteady (5-7) 65
Owl, Giant 2-5 6 3, Fl 18 (E) 4 17 3 2-8/2-8/2-5 Steady (11-12) 270
Owl, Talking 1 3 1, Fl 36 (C) 2+2 19 3 1-4/1-4/1-2 Champion (15) 975
Pathrunner 1-6 7 16, Fl 12 (D) 1-2hp 20 1 1 Steady (11-12) 65
Raven/ Crow 4-32 7 1, Fl 36 (B) 1-2hp 20 1 1 Average (8-10) 15
Raven, Giant 4-16 4 3, Fl 18 (D) 3+2 17 1 3-6 Elite (13-14) 175
Raven, Huge 2-8 6 1, Fl 27 (C) 1-1 20 1 1-2 Steady (11-12) 35
Thrasher 1-6 8 1, FL 28 (B) 1-2hp 20 1 1 Steady (11-12) 15
Thrasher, Giant 1-4 6 2, FL 24 (C) 3+3 17 1 2-8 Elite (13-14) 120
Vulture 4-24 6 3, Fl 27 (E) 1+1 19 1 1-2 Unsteady (5-7) 65
Vulture, Giant 2-12 7 3, Fl 24 (D) 2+2 19 1 1-4 Average (8-10) 120
Vulture, Psionic 1-4 6 3, Fl 27 (E) 1+3 18 1 1-2 Average (8-10) 175

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Dark Sun Trading Cards 15

Back in the early nineties, TSR released a series of trading cards. There were some Dark Sun card included, so I decided to hunt them down and post them here. They might be useful or just a novelty, but I hope they're enjoyable.


Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Bhaergala

There are many creatures for the various monstrous manuals that have been officially added to Dark Sun. I added some unofficially for my game and I'm sure a lot of other DMs do the same.
There is no inherent problem with this, although the flavor text often doesn't fit with the Dark Sun setting. My goal is to list the various monsters that "don't fit" and rewrite their flavor text to make them fit.

Bhaergala


Forest Bhaergala Stone Bhaergala
Climate/Terrain Forest Rocky Badlands
Frequency Rare Rare
Organization Solitary Solitary
Activity Cycle Day Day
Diet Carnivore Carnivore
Intelligence Average (8-10) Average (8-10)
Treasure Nil Nil
Alignment Neutral Neutral
No. Appearing 1 1
Armor Class 6 5
Movement 15 15
Hit Dice 4+4 5+4
Thac0 15 24
No. of Attacks 3 3
Damage/ Attack 1-6/1-6/1-8 1-6/1-6/1-8
Special Attack Pounce Pounce
Special Defense Poison resistance, spell turning Poison resistance, spell turning
Magic Resistance Nil Nil
Size L (9' long) L (9' long)
Morale Elite (13-14) Elite (13-14)
XP Value 975 1,400
Psionic Summary
Level: 3
Dis/Sci/Dev: 2/2/7
Attack/Defense: 2/3
Score: 14
PSPs: 80
Psychometabolic: Shadow-form, Accelerate, Chameleon Power, Displacement, Enhanced Strength
Telepathic: Mindlink, Contact, Eho Whip, Id Insinuation

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Session Thirty: Farewell to a Friend

Note: For those unfamiliar with Dark Sun, psionics are called the Will for wild talents and the Way for trained psionicists.

The group marched through the rest of the day and into the night. They came to a stop and camped when the moons were high and the night was cold. They kept watch.

Day 3, Week 2, Sedulous, Friend's Vengeance, 190th King's Age, High Sun

Earlier than they wished, they were awoken by the caravan masters. They quickly ate their rations and drank their water. Khalil started telling them about how his parents worked in a mill most of their lives, grinding farro needles into flour.
As they walked, Khalil explained that his older sister cared for him while his parents worked. The hut he lived in was one room and very cramped for his whole family, but it was still better than most people had. Julius didn't want to hear anymore, but couldn't think of a nice way to get Khalil to be quiet.
Khalil talked for hours, only stopping to allow others to talk, or to eat and drink. Vashti came to the conclusion that Khalil must hate silence. They marched until near midnight and finally stopped to sleep.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Dark Sun Trading Cards 14

Back in the early nineties, TSR released a series of trading cards. There were some Dark Sun card included, so I decided to hunt them down and post them here. They might be useful or just a novelty, but I hope they're enjoyable.


Thursday, January 2, 2020

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Behir

There are many creatures for the various monstrous manuals that have been officially added to Dark Sun. I added some unofficially for my game and I'm sure a lot of other DMs do the same.
There is no inherent problem with this, although the flavor text often doesn't fit with the Dark Sun setting. My goal is to list the various monsters that "don't fit" and rewrite their flavor text to make them fit.

Behir


Behir Greater
Climate/Terrain Any Any
Frequency Rare Very Rare
Organization Solitary Solitary
Activity Cycle Day Day
Diet Carnivore Carnivore
Intelligence Low (5-7) Low (5-7)
Treasure See Below See Below
Alignment Neutral Evil Neutral Evil
No. Appearing 1-2 1
Armor Class 4 0
Movement 15 18
Hit Dice 12 15
Thac0 9 6
No. of Attacks 2 or 7 2 or 7
Damage/ Attack 2-8/2-5 or 2-8/6 x 1-6 2-10/2-7 or 2-10/6 x 1-8
Special Attack Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt
Special Defense Immune to electricity, poison Immune to electricity, poison
Magic Resistance Nil Nil
Size G (40' + long) G (50' + long)
Morale Champion (15) Fantastic (17-18)
XP Value 7,000 15,000