Dark Sun 4e

[judd_sonofbert]

Yeah, I've got D&D on the brain

Comments

[bruceb]

I love the sound of this, a lot.

For obsidian weapons maybe something like M&M health brackets would work: chipped, nicked, and so on, with increasing chances of breakage.

Breaking Weapons

[judd_sonofbert]

My only worry would be items that need their own character sheets and it'd get too-too fiddly.

It could just very well be a special power that lots of monsters will have is weapons breakage.

I dunno.

Re: Breaking Weapons

[bruceb]

Maybe a simple one- or two-step modifier.

I admit it: I just like the idea of using chipped and nicked obsidian weapons in moments of crisis.

Re: Breaking Weapons

[judd_sonofbert]

I totally dig that idea. I love the idea of hitting something too hard and leaving part of your magic sword right in the critter.

Just thinkin'

[judd_sonofbert]

Thanks.

To be honest, at this point, I am far more interested in thinking about it than playing it. I jotted this down so that if it does come out as the next setting, I can compare what they did with what I would've done.

Deck Chairs of Athas

[judd_sonofbert]

Man, that second boxed set was butt, as far as I am concerned. Eff the blue age.

"The Sorcerer-Kings are just re-arranging the deck chairs."

Neat!

[drivingblind]

Skill challenges for lightweight travel between cities. Treating travel to more remote or dangerous locations as Traps/Hazards? Teh win. ("Oh! You strayed too close to the Screaming Desert, take 2d6 Thunder damage..." / "I figured out how to disable the Travel To Far-Sands hazard! Come follow me on my shortcut...")

This all said, this is me, over here, mulling Mu 4E.

Geographic Traps/Hazards

[judd_sonofbert]

Having geographic traps/hazards is white-hot, man.

[zakarntson]

Dark Sun seems tailor-made for 4e's design goals. Observer your simple mapping of 4e concepts to Dark Sun concepts.

[coridan]

You smarty pants game designer types need to make a pitch to WOTC.

CB