Seeking Dark Sun references in PS

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Mon, 2008-08-11 12:36

Loki De Carabas

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Seeking Dark Sun references in PS

Hey, I am working with a rather incomplete collection of PS books right now and was hoping I might rely on some of the detail oriented folks among us who might have the info at their fingertips. To wit, I am looking for any and all references to Athas/Dark Sun material in either the products put ut by TSR or in the PSCS. Only these two sources, please.

I will be using his material later on the the current Planejammer campaign, Geonomicon, as seen on my blog here on Planewalker.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

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Mon, 2008-08-11 17:39

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There's a bit of information

There's a bit of information in the Factol's Manifesto (p 90, right column, 2nd brake). It's not that much, though.

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Mon, 2008-08-11 18:50

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Now that is specific and

Now that is specific and highly useful. Never would have thought of a possible Harmonium link (or at least a parallel). Thanks for that.

I've also already found the bit on the New Tyre neighborhood in Sigil. I may make it a secret enclave since I am making Athas andinfo about it much harder to find than usual. (DCs in the mid to upper 30s for info). The idea is that its name and existence were expunged from the multiverse almost completely in much the same way a disgraced pharaoh's would be.

(In other words I don't want them getting there without several levels worth of insanity and whole lot of work.)

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Mon, 2008-08-11 19:47

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Loki De Carabas wrote: To

Loki De Carabas wrote:

To wit, I am looking for any and all references to Athas/Dark Sun material in either the products put ut by TSR or in the PSCS. Only these two sources, please.

Githyanki invasion of Athas. That's actually in the Dark Sun material itself, though.

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Mon, 2008-08-11 20:57

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I don't recall seeing that

I don't recall seeing that in the box set, is it an a module or something? Could you provide a specific reference by any chance?

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Mon, 2008-08-11 21:00

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Loki De Carabas wrote:I

Loki De Carabas wrote:

I don't recall seeing that in the box set, is it an a module or something? Could you provide a specific reference by any chance?

It's the Black Spine module, Dark Sun, 2nd ed.

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Mon, 2008-08-11 21:39

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Fantastic!! I just

Fantastic!! I just downloaded it and it is beyond my best hopes. I have a Githyanki PC in the Party so as you may imagine I will be having some fun with this. Keep 'em coming!

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Tue, 2008-08-12 07:14

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not official but this is

not official but this is excellent

http://www.mimir.net/factions/cipherkatarika.html

also check Halflings here http://mimir.net/salt/thebasics.shtml

Tue, 2008-08-12 09:27

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There's that bit about

There's that bit about Orcus/Teneborous trying to use a Rhulisti lifeshape construct to make a new body, during the time the Last Word was consuming his body in Dead Gods.

Tue, 2008-08-12 13:16

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Planescape Campaign Setting

Planescape Campaign Setting p.13 - Talks a bit on how the Athasian classes relates to the planes. (Mainly the preservers and the defilers)

A Guide to the Astral Plane p.57 - Says that the Githyanki sometimes form temporary alliances with various evil groups and races among which the Gith of Athas are mentioned as "degenerated" githyanki.

Uncaged: Faces of Sigil p.50 - Jemorille the Exile claims that he counseled the halfling Rajaat in the ways of magic.

Monstrous Compendium - Appendix III - Ruvkova/Ruvoka - Has a bit on how the first Ruvoka may have been from Athas.

Tue, 2008-08-12 13:36

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Especially good! Thank you.

Especially good! Thank you. Since I have all f the above it really helps a huge amount.

I hope the flow of references continues, I did not know there were so many....

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Thu, 2008-08-21 21:32

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Loki De Carabas

Loki De Carabas wrote:

Fantastic!! I just downloaded it and it is beyond my best hopes. I have a Githyanki PC in the Party so as you may imagine I will be having some fun with this. Keep 'em coming!

Not PS related, but Githyanki -- Illithid -- Githzerai related:

I highly recommend the 2nd ed. Illithiad if you use mind flayers often. Much of its "fluff" content also can be found in Lords of Madness, but the Illithiad has an excellent description of the Illithid Creeds.

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Fri, 2008-08-22 17:49

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I believe there was mention

I believe there was mention of the Athas cosmology, but I can't at this time find the reference. It may be from the Dark Sun Supplement, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (or something like that, it was for Athasian elemental priests) Supposedly the world itself is surrounded by the plane of shadow, and various portions of the elemental planes, hence the world is difficult to access through traditional spelljamming or other means. I hope this is helpful, but I can't find many of my old 2nd ed. books.

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Tue, 2008-11-25 15:53

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A Guide to the Ethereal

A Guide to the Ethereal Plane, page 16, discusses the Gray, which isolates Athas from the planes.

Thu, 2009-06-04 11:34

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While this is a little late,

While this is a little late, there is a bit of an Easter Egg for Dark Sun in Dead Gods (the "Into the Light" adventure). A low-level mage from Athas called Barmy Kank hangs out near the temple detailed therein and uses it as a spot to rant about the coming doom of Sigil. Basically, he think's he has time traveled, rather than gone to a different dimension entirely. He's detailed on p. 138-139.

Thu, 2009-06-04 11:46

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Actually it is far from too

Actually it is far from too late, and that ties in well with our new campaign, thanks a lot!

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