So, taking the concept of themes beyond Dark Sun...

Negotiator

So, i've run encounters 1 and 2, read the next 3, listened to the Penny Arcade podcasts, and run Bloodsand Arena.

So heres a quick sum up of my thoughts...

It all started with one blog post, which, in the days before twitter, would have been lost in the noise of the internet. Thanks to Twitter, hundreds if not thousands of people followers the #dnd hashtag saw @warpgames post (here - http://giantsbridge.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-d-encounters-sexist.html) and checked out his rant about sexism in the D&D Encounters pre-gens.

Dark Sun in 4th Edition D&D introduces the concept of character themes, so a player chooses his race, his class, his background and a theme. The themes are similiar in many ways to the 2nd edition classes of dark sun, and 2nd edition kits in general. They are not class specific, so it's feasible for a wizard to be a gladiator, or a wasteland nomad, or a rogue to be a templar.

This came up on monday during the chat before and around the table. Thanks to some really useful tweets to and from Wizards, I have an answer...

Its Free RPG Day this saturday, and Leeds D&D will be at the Travelling Man from 10 am.

Come along for another chance to survive the brutal 1st encounter in Dark Sun, and get your free rpg materials, which includes a Dark Sun adventure.

Welcome to Dark Sun

Date, Location, Group Type

Wednesday, Otley, Adult Group

Helen - 3 - (1 x survive an encounter, 1 for dealing 15+ damage, 1 for taking 50 damage)

Yasmine - 3 - (1 x survive an encounter, 1 for 15+ damage, 1 for reviving)

Martin - 2 - (1 x survive an encounter, 1 for taking 50 damage)