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II Introduction to Athas

Q1: What is Dark Sun? [7.22.97]
Q2: What is this Dark Sun list? [7.22.97]
Q3: What are the net.projects? [7.22.97]
Q4: What is legal for a Dark Sun website? I don't wanna get nailed for my new site... [11.1.97]
Q5: Where else can I find Dark Sun Resources on the Net? [7.22.97]
Q6: Any taboo subjects? [7.22.97]

Q1: How long are dwarves allowed to be between foci? It seems like most dwarves would end up being undead when they die, unless they are extremely lucky. [7.9.97]
Q2: What happened to the Templar class? [7.9.97]
Q3: What is the cost in weapon slots for a gladiator to specialize? I can't seem to find this mentioned anyplace... [7.9.97]
Q4: Traders get an extra language 'at every 3 levels of experience'. Does this mean at 3rd, 6th, 9th, etc. or at 4th, 7th, 10th, etc.? [7.9.97]
Q5: What happens if a person with a wild talent becomes a dual-class psionicist? [7.9.97]
Q6: I'm confused as to which priests have what access to the sphere of the Cosmos. There are conflicting lines in the rulebook. [7.9.97]
Q7: Can the thri'kreen attack with 4 weapons? What kind of penalties do they get? Can they specialize in claws? [7.9.97]
Q8: What's the deal with this new strength table? [7.9.97]
Q9: Somebody just told me there are no specilist wizards on Athas. Could you please explain that to my Conjurer? [7.22.97]
Q10: Where can I find Skills and Powers rules for Dark Sun? [7.9.97]

Q1: I've noticed some similarities between <city-state> and . Has anybody else? [7.9.97]
Q2: When was the Silt Sea created? What was it's old name? [7.9.97]
Q3: On the map, there is a &Lt feature >> that is not mentioned in the Wanders journal. Has this been detailed in any supplements? [7.9.97]
Q4: Is TSR incorporating Rise and Fall of a Dragon King into the official Timeline? I < liked/didn't like > the events in the book, and was wondering if they are really going to kill off another of the Sorcerer Kings. [7.9.97]
Q5: What is this new city state (Abalath) I see on my map to the south of the Silver Spring? [7.9.97]
Q6: So the Wanderer is really an Avangion? Just who exactly IS the Wanderer then? [7.9.97]
Q7: Are the pyreen described in any of the MC's? Have game stats been provided for them in any supplements? [7.9.97]
Q8: Who is this "Great One", the Avangion in the 'kreen's racial memory? [7.9.97]
Q9: The Dragon was killed HOW???? [7.9.97]
Q10: How could Rikus possibly kill a 30th level Dragon!? [7.9.97]
Q11: This strikes me as a bit of a Deus Ex Machina... [7.9.97]
Q12: How many days are in an Athasian year? [7.9.97]
Q13: What do Athasians eat? [7.9.97]
Q14: How much does a gallon of water weigh? [7.9.97]
Q15: Does the present day Keltis know that the lizard men aren't all dead? [7.9.97]
Q16: How are Athasian houses built? [7.9.97]
Q17: What actually happened to the messenger? [7.15.97]
Q18: So WERE there actually gods on Athas? [7.9.97]
Q19: Why are the Athasian Elemental Planes so different from the "Standard"? [7.21.97]
Q20: Why wasn't there a champion to wipe out the Thri'Kreen? [7.9.97]
Q21: What EXACTLY is the difference between a Champion and a Sorcerer King? [7.9.97]
Q22: What's the deal with the two different Kalid-Ma's? What _actually_ happened, and is Kalid-Ma male or female? [7.9.97]
Q23: Can you < spelljam, travel the planes, get sucked up by the mists, etc. > to/from Athas? [7.21.97]
Q24: What was the cause of this "Great Earthquake" business? [7.22.97]
Q25: How do you pronounce Mul? Pterran? [7.25.97]

Q1: Well then, what books _are_ official? [7.9.97]
Q2: Why is the Prism Pentad official, but no other books? [7.9.97]
Q3: I have the 2nd edition boxed set. Now what other supplements are useful? [11.1.97]
Q4: Where can I find Will and the Way? My local gaming store says it's out of print. [11.1.97]
Q5: Why do these two supplements seem to contradict each other? [7.9.97]
Q6: I haven't played in the Dark Sun campaign since the first Boxed Set came out. I want to get a new campaign going, but I'm wondering if I should purchase the 2nd Edition Box Set. Is it worth it? [7.22.97]

Q1: Obsidian orbs are mentioned a couple of times in different books, but it's never very clear what they are... [7.9.97]
Q2: Doesn't having a psyocoportationist make travel in the desert kind of pointless? Why do merchant houses bother with caravans when the can just Wormhole to their destination? [7.9.97]
Q3: How's a DM to deal with a psionic character who keeps making himself invulnerable and then mentally beating on the enemies? [7.9.97]
Q4: How does the Grey/Black affect psionic powers (ie Wrench, Summon planar Energies, etc.) [7.9.97]
Q5: Does a high science require a slot to learn? It doesn't say in Will and the Way. [7.9.97]
Q6: Why doesn't < some SK > just wish &Lt something >? [7.9.97]
Q7: What kind of fuel do Athasians use for fires? [7.9.97]
Q8: Where did the Black/Grey/Hollow come from? [7.9.97]
Q9: What's the deal with these Living Vortex things? [7.9.97]
Q10: I was looking through Dragon Kings the other day, and I'm a little confused at the psionic advancement of an Avangion. [7.22.97]
Q11: What would a look like as a [7.22.97]