From: anderts2@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Aaron Smith)
Subject: Re: Dark Sun
Organization: Worlds Welfare Work Association, Purdue Branch
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 03:51:28 GMT

In article <s903609.718600784@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU>, s903609@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (ACE) writes:
|> 
|> Greetings,
|> 	  Not wishing to put you down or anything, but I know a group of
|> 100%, completely authentic, unadulterated Munchkins who think that the 
|> Dark Sun setting is HIGH powered ! What more can I say ? Quite a lot really,
|> but maybe some other time. I just thought that you should be warned about
|> this game before it's too late. BTW Don't worry about completely TRUE rumors
|> about T$R getting the packaging on this set VERY VERY wrong. Of course, if
|> you like this sort of thing, go for it ! Yeah, you're right, I did want to
|> put you down, but only in the nicest possible, and public, way conceivable.
|> 
|> 			       ACE
|>                    s903609@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
|> 	        " How deep is the ocean ? " - Eric
|> " No Silicon Heaven ? But where would all the calculators go ? " - Kryten
|>       " Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast." - Hero Rimmer

     Being a large fan of DarkSun myself, I would like to add my opinion in here...
ACE here is right that DarkSun can be a munchkin game.  I happen to know an AD&D game being played right now (Not in DarkSun) That is a hell of a lot more munchkinish that anything found in DarkSun.  DarkSun is powerful.  It can be twisted into a powergamer's fantasy.  But it also has a lot of potential for role-play and counters the relative power of the characters with an environment which requires a bit of a edge over normal AD&D just to survive.

     As for making Psionicists more powerful than they already are in DarkSun...  OUCH!!!  Psi are already potentialy the strongest class in DarkSun.
With the introduction of Dragon Kings and the new classes in there, the Psionicist/Wizard becomes a real terror!  I have a long time to go before I have to worry about my players' characters reaching 20th level, fortunately. :)

     I think DarkSun World and Dragon Kings are definitely worth the money.
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