Dark Sun Trading Cards 05

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.

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Ankheg

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.

Ankheg

Climate/Terrain: Forest, Scrub Pains
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Brood
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Non- (0)
Treasure: C
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-6
Armor Class: Overall 2, Underside 4
Movement: 12, Br 6
Hit Dice: 3-8
Thac0: 17-13
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/ Attack: 3-18 (Crush) + 1-4 (Acid)
Special Attack: Squirt Acid
Special Defense: Nil
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: L-H (10'-20' long)
Morale: Average (9)
XP Value: 175-975

Dark Sun Trading Cards 04

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.

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Antlion, Giant

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.

Antlion, Giant

Climate/Terrain: Sandy Wastes, Stony Barrens, Mountains, Rocky Badlands
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Solitary
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: See Below
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1
Armor Class: 2
Movement: 9, Br 1 (in loose soil)
Hit Dice: 8
Thac0: 12
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 5-20
Special Attack: See Below
Special Defense: Nil
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: L (10' long)
Morale: Average (8)
XP Value: 1,400 Psionic: 3,000
Psionic Summary
Level: 3
Dis/Sci/Dev: 2/2/7
Attack/Defense: 0/2
Score: 13
PSPs: 24
Clairsentient: Clairvoyance, Combat Mind, Danger Sense, Feel Sound
Psychometabolic: Life Draining, Biofeedback, Chameleon Power, Flesh Armor, Heightened Senses

Dark Sun Trading Cards 03

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. I included the checklist for completion.

Session Twenty-Five: Last Cup of Sorrow

A link to the past?

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

The vision ended with Kalak waving his hand and shattering the gem. When the vision was over the gem remained, un-shattered, on the pedestal. The group paused, taking in what they just saw.
They began discussing the ramifications of what they just saw, if the vision were real. How old is Kalak? Was he King of Tyr back then? Why did he kill the ogres? They had no solid answers.
Julius took the gem from Alaxander and inspected it. He told the group that the gem must be the fabled Gem of Ultimate Psionic Power, which granted it's user unlimited mental energy and near invulnerability. Vashti doubted his claim, believing that the Gem of Ultimate Psionic Power was just a myth, but the other members of the group seemed quite impressed.
Julius used the way to mentally contact the gem and was disappointed to discover that he had been mistaken. The gem did give access to a respectable amount of mental energy and the psychometabolic ability of cell adjustment, but did not grant near invulnerability. He also discovered a rudimentary intelligence inside of it, an intelligence that was filled with sorrow. Julius was able to discover that the intelligence was one of seven. He tried to question the intelligence further, but could only feel its pain and sorrow at being destroyed and separated from itself. He put the gem into his belt pouch.
At Vashti's prompting, they started searching the room. Jessel searched one of the bookcases, as did Vashti. Julius started searching the pedestal and found small gaps in the concentric rings that made it up. This lead Julius to believe that the pedestal could be pushed downward. Julius tried to push, but it wouldn't budge.

Dark Sun Trading Cards 02

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. I included the checklist for completion.

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Ant

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.

Ant

Climate/Terrain: Any, except Silt Sea
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Colony
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: Qx3, S
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-100
Armor Class: 3
Movement: 18
Hit Dice: Worker: 2, Warrior: 3
Thac0: 16
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: Worker: 1-6, Warrior: 2-8
Special Attack:Warriors have poison sting
Special Defense: Nil
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: T (2' long)
Morale: Average (9)
XP Value: Worker: 35, Warrior: 175, Drone: 120
Psionic Summary
Level: 1
Dis/Sci/Dev: 1/1/3
Attack/Defense: 1/1
Score: 12
PSPs: 24
Telepathic: Mindink, Aversion, Contact, Id Insinuation