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Ral Partha Dark Sun Mini Names: For the Record…
Back in the 90’s, and I’m sure even now, miniatures where often based on preexisting art, and in some cases there needed to be some liberty in defining what the mini was supposed to be based on the art. However, being what I would deem a “Dark Sun art historian” there are some legacy Dark Sun minis that were identified as one thing and the art showed the subject to clearly be something different. It has always struck me rather odd that the mini descriptions would miss the mark by such a large margin. So let’s look at the 4 minis that were named/packaged incorrectly in a post 18 years too late. (more…)
Mysteries of a Brom Dark Sun Image
I was looking for a high res version of a Dark Sun image and I stumbled onto this site which had several of the Dark Sun artwork by Brom that I’m already familiar with. But something there caught my eye… (more…)
The Ritual Tower
The “Revenge of the Marauders” Dark Sun adventure in Dungeon 183 culminates in entering the Ritual Tower on the crawling citadel called Slither. The players are to enter the tower from the top and work their way down to where a primordial artifact called the blood jewel is found. I decided the moment I saw the adventure that it would be a disservice to the players not to build the tower for those encounters. (more…)
Displaying Fate
Fate, they say, always finds its way… and one should embrace it when it arrives. I have a few minis of interest that I display and I keep them in the package. However, when I purchased a Dark Sun cliff glider the package appeared to have been exposed to unsavory conditions which caused the plastic of the package to take on a deep golden hue and at the same time become extremely brittle. So upon arrival of the cliff glider, the pieces had been liberated from the package (luckily in such a way that the plastic was for the most part intact). (more…)
Dark Sun: A History of Content
In June 1991, Dragon #170 contained a single page ad with the now familiar sun logo. I knew from this simple ad that something great was about to be released that would change the D&D experience for all time. Another teaser ad was found in Dragon 171, and full detail ad about Dark Sun found in Dragon 172. Here is the excerpt from the Dragon 171 ad:
A drama of unparalleled heroics unfolds. Through centuries of magical abuse, the once verdant Dark Sun world has become a desert wasteland, and its oasis cities are rules by decadent sorcerer-kings. In their desperate struggle for survival, three steadfast people seek to turn their world to its early splendor. So they set forth to overthrow their magic-wielding rulers and liberate their land. Little do they know of the perils standing before them….
From humble beginnings, the most unique Dungeons and Dragons setting has endured for nearly 20 years with an amazing library of content. This post covers that content and, where needed, commentary on that content. (more…)
Phats
I bow to thee. I was just about to try and do this myself, but thought that someone else may have done all of the hard work already. […]
5 months ago
Chris
Great job. I hope the players appreciated the work. I've always wondered how to handle a multi-story building and you have used a simple […]
6 months ago
Weekly Roundup: Secret Project Revealed Edition | Roving Band of Misfits
[...] showed us how he made the Ritual Tower from the Dark Sun adventure “Revenge of the Marauders.” This is as [...]
6 months ago
Raddu
Nice find and research!
7 months ago
Alphastream
I do love that mini. I have two of the cliff guiders... hmm... that reminds me to work on an encounter with them...
8 months ago