Dark Sun is a really cool setting, but unfortunately this box set only hints at much of it. Two booklets are included with it and the larger book is devoted to rules. The smaller book details the world of Athas in almost painfully brief terms. On the plus side, the quality of the scan is pretty good and it's well bookmarked. Perhaps I should have gotten the Expanded and Revised boxed set instead. I went for the original version because whenever TSR advanced the timetables of their campaign settings, the changes didn't always seem to be for the better. I've gotten the impression from some comments from old time Dark Sun players that Athas suffered when TSR updated it. Anyway, this is a good, if a little sparse, introduction to Dark Sun's world.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: There are a lot of interesting elements to Dark Sun, such as the defilers/preservers and the generally harsh nature of the setting. There are 3.5 edition rules conversions for Dark Sun available at www.athas.org as well.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Too little information about Athas itself. The booklet covering the world needs to be about twice as long. Also, if you plan on using the downloadable 3.5 edition rules conversions then the entire rulebook will be pretty much irrelevant for you. That makes you notice the brevity of the setting book even more. Still, a good starting point for the price.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |