Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings for D&D legacy content: Discussions of Slavery and Cannibalism as described within the setting.

Show notes

This week, Fiona and returning guest host Rob explore the barren wastelands of Dark Sun, an original 2e D&D campaign setting set in the fictional, post-apocalyptic desert world of Athas.

From the Dark Sun Boxed Set (2e) bio:

'Amid the barren wastelands of Athas lie the scattered city-states, each in the grip of its own, tyrannical sorcerer-king. Protecting their own positions with dark magic, they demand absolute obedience. The restless mobs are placated with bread and circuses --the arenas overflow with spectators seeking release from their harsh lives.

The land outside the cities belong to no one. Savage elves race across the deserts while insectoid Thri-Kreen satisfy their taste for blood. Dwarves labor at projects beyond the scope of men, and feral halflings lie in ambush.

Athas is a land of deadly magic and powerful psionics that offers promise of glory or even of survival. Those who do not have the cunning to face life on Athas will surely perish - leaving nothing but bones bleached white under the blistering rays of the DARK SUN'

Please be aware that the legacy content discussed on this podcast does not reflect the values of the hosts or of D&D today.

Box set discussed: 'Dark Sun Boxed Set (2e)' written by Timothy B. Brown and Troy Denning and published by TSR (1991). Artwork by Tom Baxa Brom.

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