Dark Sun

“I live in a world of fire and sand. The crimson sun scorches the life from anything that crawls or flies, and storms of sand scour the foliage from the barren ground. This is a land of blood and dust, where tribes of feral elves sweep out of the salt plains to plunder lonely caravans, mysterious singing winds call travelers to slow suffocation in the Sea of Silt, and selfish kings squander their subjects’ lives building gaudy palaces and garish tombs. This bleak wasteland is Athas, and it is my home."
-Wanderer's Journal
Beneath a crimson sun lies wastelands of majestic desolation and cities of cruel splendor, where sandal-clad heroes battle ancient sorcery and terrible monsters. This is Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting, a dying planet of savagery and desolation. Life hangs by a thread in this barren land, and now it is up to you to write your own story in blood and glory.

In any world, heroes are those who have the power to make a difference, the opportunity to act, and the motivation to challenge evil. Athas is no different. Fearless desert wanderers seek their fortunes in the decadent city-states, trusting to their quick wits and quicker reflexes. Wily dune traders and proud nobles venture into monster-haunted ruins to plunder the treasures of the ancient world. Clever wizards study forbidden arts, hoping to master the magic needed to survive, and ambitious templars scheme for power. When you begin your journey beneath the crimson sun, you might be a mul fighter whose flashing sword wins her fame and fortune as a gladiator in the arena; an elf rogue whose crooked dealings in the Elven Market allow him to spy for the Veiled Alliance; a thri-kreen ranger from the Western Hinterlands, fascinated by the debauched ways of the city dwellers; or a human warlord who battles against slavers and fights to survive in the desert wastes. These heroes represent only a handful of the stories you can tell with the races, classes, and backgrounds of the DARK SUN campaign setting. Regardless of your race and class, you face the same basic questions as do all heroes of Athas. Do you fight to survive the world, to plunder it, or to better it? In a place of brutal oppression and cruel savagery, what makes you a hero?

The Dark Sun setting has a lot of history, created during the 2nd edition of D&D and re released in 4th edition, it is my intention to bring it into 5th edition. In all of the various canon material produced over the years for Dark Sun a lot has happened on the planet of Athas. For this campaign it is my intention to roll the clock back a bit and the adventure will start with the party being in a merchant caravan starting from Urik and going to Tyr, the party will have just heard rumors while in Urik that the Sorcerer-King of Tyr, Kalak, has been slain. Please include some reason for your character to be in the caravan in your backstory, such as being a mercenary hired to guard it or a customer paying for a "safe" ride from Urik to Tyr, I look forward to reading what you come up with! The primary focus of the campaign will be the events surrounding the city of Tyr and the fallout from its Sorcerer-King being slain, as such it is the responsibility of the players to work some vested interest in Tyr into their character concepts / backstories. The adventure will start with the characters at level 3, I will be using milestones for leveling. The campaign could be roleplay heavy or combat heavy or an even mix of both depending on how the players choose to interact with the world, how they solve the problems / adventures they are faced with and what tasks they choose to pursue versus what tasks they choose to ignore. The world is a living, breathing thing and nothing "stays still."

I try to foster a more serious table culture that focuses on immersion and taking the story and plot seriously however, we are here to have fun after all, so some joking around and humor can be expected. Also I try to foster an inclusive table culture, no form of bigotry or discrimination will be tolerated between players, however Athas is a planet marked by slavery and oppression and some mature themes, bigotry and discrimination may come up between characters and npcs. Before anything gets too explicit or uncomfortable, I often just "fade to black" on the scene and let the players' imaginations fill in the rest.
I am looking for a total of 4-6 players and I wouldn't be opposed to a Co-DM but I don't require one, I have DMed more than my share of campaigns on my own. If you are interested in Co-DMing with me please send me a PM with whatever information you think is pertinent about yourself and your experience.

PLAYERS
Please make a separate post with the name, race and class of your character as the title if you wish to join the campaign. Please format your post like this:
1) RL or Preferred OOC Name/ Age(18+ highly preferred)
2) BRIEF explanation of your play style / preference
3) D&D Experience / Roll20 Experience
4) Character concept / backstory (Please include archetype/subclass and background choice, those with a preferred background will get priority when selection time comes) Looking for around two paragraphs or so, not pages! Thanks

Looking for one more player, the party currently consists of a Human Order of the Awakened Mystic with the Noble Adapt background, a Wood Elf Beast Conclave UA Ranger with the Wasteland Nomad background, a Half-Elf College of Glamour Bard with the Dune Trader background, a Half-Elf Fire Domain Cleric with the Gladiator background and a Thri-Kreen Path of the Ancestral Guardian Barbarian with the Primal Guardian background.

The party is currently looking for a melee focused character. The whole party votes on who gets accepted to the campaign.

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