#darksun — Public Fediverse posts

Yeah, I should be sleeping. The problem is, I can't. Insomnia is making me think about Planescape, Dark Sun and The Sprawl RPG.

#insomnia #ttrpg #rpg #dnd #thesprawl #pbta #planescape #darksun

happy to report that after being missing in plain sight for 30 years, i have found the Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands beta client :)

if you're unfamiliar with DSO: it was a very early 2D MMORPG built on top of the AD&D isometric engine games like Dark Sun 1 & 2, Al-Qadim, etc. it went into beta around the same time as UO and Furcadia, and was super popular despite being riddled with bugs and rampant cheating from people hacking the client with hex editors.

i have a bunch of work to do to verify the file integrity (looks like disk 2 has a crc error) and try to fix what i can, but a step in the right direction 😎

@HunterZ @greg

update: yep, got it all extracted and it appears to be the DSO beta client from the spring of 96.

#darksun #dso #retroGaming #mmo

happy to report that after being missing in plain sight for 30 years, i have found the Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands beta client :)

if you're unfamiliar with DSO: it was a very early 2D MMORPG built on top of the AD&D isometric engine games like Dark Sun 1 & 2, Al-Qadim, etc. it went into beta around the same time as UO and Furcadia, and was super popular despite being riddled with bugs and rampant cheating from people hacking the client with hex editors.

i have a bunch of work to do to verify the file integrity (looks like disk 2 has a crc error) and try to fix what i can, but a step in the right direction 😎

@HunterZ @greg

update: yep, got it all extracted and it appears to be the DSO beta client from the spring of 96.

#darksun #dso #retroGaming #mmo

happy to report that after being missing in plain sight for 30 years, i have found the Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands beta client :)

if you're unfamiliar with DSO: it was a very early 2D MMORPG built on top of the AD&D isometric engine games like Dark Sun 1 & 2, Al-Qadim, etc. it went into beta around the same time as UO and Furcadia, and was super popular despite being riddled with bugs and rampant cheating from people hacking the client with hex editors.

i have a bunch of work to do to verify the file integrity (looks like disk 2 has a crc error) and try to fix what i can, but a step in the right direction 😎

@HunterZ @greg

update: yep, got it all extracted and it appears to be the DSO beta client from the spring of 96.

#darksun #dso #retroGaming #mmo

happy to report that after being missing in plain sight for 30 years, i have found the Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands beta client :)

if you're unfamiliar with DSO: it was a very early 2D MMORPG built on top of the AD&D isometric engine games like Dark Sun 1 & 2, Al-Qadim, etc. it went into beta around the same time as UO and Furcadia, and was super popular despite being riddled with bugs and rampant cheating from people hacking the client with hex editors.

i have a bunch of work to do to verify the file integrity (looks like disk 2 has a crc error) and try to fix what i can, but a step in the right direction 😎

@HunterZ @greg

update: yep, got it all extracted and it appears to be the DSO beta client from the spring of 96.

#darksun #dso #retroGaming #mmo

happy to report that after being missing in plain sight for 30 years, i have found the Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands beta client :)

if you're unfamiliar with DSO: it was a very early 2D MMORPG built on top of the AD&D isometric engine games like Dark Sun 1 & 2, Al-Qadim, etc. it went into beta around the same time as UO and Furcadia, and was super popular despite being riddled with bugs and rampant cheating from people hacking the client with hex editors.

i have a bunch of work to do to verify the file integrity (looks like disk 2 has a crc error) and try to fix what i can, but a step in the right direction 😎

@HunterZ @greg

update: yep, got it all extracted and it appears to be the DSO beta client from the spring of 96.

#darksun #dso #retroGaming #mmo

Theology, Religion, and Dungeons & Dragons - Explorations of the Sacred through Fantasy Worlds

https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/theology-religion-and-dungeons--dragons-9781978716025/

[..] explores the intersection of #DnD with the academic disciplines of #Theology and #ReligiousStudies. From #Tolkien's notion of sub-creation to pedagogical ponderings on hell [..] like some during the so-called #SatanicPanic [..] Discussions on alignment and campaign settings like #DarkSun and #Ravenloft [..]

( cc @BlumeEvolution )

I was in a grumpy mood about video games, so I spent some quality time with a #ttprg, finally reading #Daggerheart and I was quite impressed with it.

Lots of interesting potential and they did a remarkable job of harnessing a great anime/video game vibe/homage in many of the campaign frames. Kinda reminds me of the energy & possibility of early the d20 boom.

Can’t shake the feeling many classic settings would be perfect frames: #Earthdawn #Dragonmech #ArcanaEvolved #DarkSun #Planescape

I was in a grumpy mood about video games, so I spent some quality time with a #ttprg, finally reading #Daggerheart and I was quite impressed with it.

Lots of interesting potential and they did a remarkable job of harnessing a great anime/video game vibe/homage in many of the campaign frames. Kinda reminds me of the energy & possibility of early the d20 boom.

Can’t shake the feeling many classic settings would be perfect frames: #Earthdawn #Dragonmech #ArcanaEvolved #DarkSun #Planescape

I was in a grumpy mood about video games, so I spent some quality time with a #ttprg, finally reading #Daggerheart and I was quite impressed with it.

Lots of interesting potential and they did a remarkable job of harnessing a great anime/video game vibe/homage in many of the campaign frames. Kinda reminds me of the energy & possibility of early the d20 boom.

Can’t shake the feeling many classic settings would be perfect frames: #Earthdawn #Dragonmech #ArcanaEvolved #DarkSun #Planescape

I was in a grumpy mood about video games, so I spent some quality time with a #ttprg, finally reading #Daggerheart and I was quite impressed with it.

Lots of interesting potential and they did a remarkable job of harnessing a great anime/video game vibe/homage in many of the campaign frames. Kinda reminds me of the energy & possibility of early the d20 boom.

Can’t shake the feeling many classic settings would be perfect frames: #Earthdawn #Dragonmech #ArcanaEvolved #DarkSun #Planescape

I was in a grumpy mood about video games, so I spent some quality time with a #ttprg, finally reading #Daggerheart and I was quite impressed with it.

Lots of interesting potential and they did a remarkable job of harnessing a great anime/video game vibe/homage in many of the campaign frames. Kinda reminds me of the energy & possibility of early the d20 boom.

Can’t shake the feeling many classic settings would be perfect frames: #Earthdawn #Dragonmech #ArcanaEvolved #DarkSun #Planescape

So, apparently it is possible to make effective shuriken out of obsidian. Apparently Dark Sun was right when it included chatkcha as a thri-kreen cultural weapon.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eQaBNEIE2Bw

#Shuriken #DarkSun #ThriKreen #Chatkcha #Knapping #NinjaStars

Not for any foreseeable future
I was reading

https://reason.com/2023/04/05/dungeons-dragons-half-elf-half-orc-racist-woke-pc/
Is Dungeons & Dragons Eliminating 'Inherently Racist' Half-Elves, Half-Orcs?

After reading it, I'm pretty sure we will never see a new edition of Dark Sun for any forseeable future

My beloved setting is far too problematic.

https://monodes.com/predaelli/2023/04/09/not-for-any-foreseeable-future/
#Ethics #Fantasy #Mood #RolePlayGames #D&D #Darksun

My #5and5 contribution:
Played/Run (in recent order):
1) D&D 5e: #DarkSun
2) #SavageRifts
3) #Vampire5
4) #Shadowrun4e
5) #ShadowoftheDemonLord

Want to:
1) #ShadowoftheWeirdWizard
2) More SavageRifts
3) something survial/post-apocalyptic
4) Vampire5
5) Forbidden Lands