Wizards of the Coast is scheduled to bring back Dark Sun in early 2027 as an adult-oriented (18+ rated) modern D&D release. The upcoming revival features mature content warnings for violence, slavery, and nudity, alongside rule expansions like Blood and Power and Edge of Oblivion . First launched by TSR in 1991 for AD&D 2nd Edition , the setting subverts traditional high-fantasy tropes with a harsh, Mad Max-meets-Conan vibe where resources are scarce, magic destroys the environment, and tyrannical villains rule. Core Features of Athas • Extreme Scarcity: Water, fertile land, and metal are exceptionally rare. Weapons and tools are forged from stone, bone, wood, glass, or chitin rather than iron. • Defiling Magic: Casting arcane spells requires draining the life force from surrounding plants and soil. This ecological devastation turned Athas into a wasteland, making wizards hated "defilers". • No Traditional Gods: Traditional divine pantheons are absent. Clerics and druids draw their powers directly from the elements or the physical world. • Pervasive Psionics: Psychic power of the mind is common and integrated into everyday life, races, and creatures across the planet. • The Sorcerer-Kings: Brutal, immortal magic-users and tyrants govern isolated city-states amid widespread institutionalized slavery and gladiator pits. • Unique Races: Familiar fantasy races are modified or replaced by survivalist variants, such as feral elves, cannibalistic halflings, insectoid Thri-kreen, and breeding-program Muls (half-dwarf, half-human hybrids). FULL GAME DETAILS <a href="https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/451203/dark-sun-5-dot-5-introductory-game-free-play" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/451203/dark-sun-5-dot-5-introductory-game-free-play</a>