The endless wastes . . . The burning sand. . . . The crimson sun. . . . This is the

world of Athas, the world of the DARK SUN campaign. Athas’s savage, primal landscape

is the result of long centuries of ecological and magical abuses. The world is

dying. It breathes its last gasps as water turns to silt, grasslands become sandy

waste’s, and jungles decay into stony barrens. Still, life finds ways to endure even

in these hellish conditions. In fact, it thrives.

But heroes are desperately needed in this harsh, savage world. . . . Heroes like

the ones who stepped forward to destroy the sorcerer-king Kalak and set Tyr free.

Heroes like those who risked everything to kill the Dragon and keep Rajaat the

Warbringer from devastating the land.

Today, Athas rushes toward its future. If the course of destruction is to be

diverted, of Athas is to be restored, then more heroes must grab the reins of destiny

and give new hope and promise to the world.

Water is more precious than gold in this resource-depleted world, and metals

of all sort are likewise in short supply. Except for heat and sun, blood and dust,

few things can be found in abundance.

Children growing up beneath the crimson sun don’t aspire to become heroes.

True heroes who champion causes or seek to make the world a better place are as

rare as steel on Athas. Living to see the next dawn is more important than defending

a set of beliefs, so survival ultimately motivates all living creatures—not virtue

or righteousness.

To play this Dungeons and Dragons Campaign to the fullest you

MUST download and check out the Dark Sun Players Handbook

This Blog was created to aid the players in acclimating them selves into the 3.5 Dark Sun Campaign that I run. Gathered in this blog are all the rules, or links to the rules to create and play a Dark Sun PC (player charater). I also suggest checking out Athas.org, and downloading the Dark Sun 3.5 Handbook. I also have links to System Reference Document v3.5. This site provides all non dark sun specific rules. This site is very helpful for character creation and maintenance, I suggest you check it out. The links to the right are in order of interest. You dont need to read all the rules to play, just those that concern you. Their is how ever a lot of interesting information regarding the Dark Sun world, and rules such as Dark Sun only feats, powers and weapons. Also a atlas and a description of possible places of origins for your characters.

1. The charater generation process starts with your race.

Go to the page on races, you may selected any that are listed there.

2. Now, pick the class you'd like your charater to be.

The rules for classes are listed under the classes page.

3. Next, stat generation. To do this roll 4 (d6) drop the lowest.

Roll thisa total of 6 times, assisen these numbers to you ability

scores (str dex con int wis cha).

4. Then select your feats, then select skills.