The will and the way psionicist of athas pdf

Known as the will and the way, most sentient creatures on this world have some form, even if limited, of psionic ability. Dark sun featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genrebending take on traditional fantasy roleplaying. Can i get some psionics can i get some original and totally different nonhumanoid looking race please. Interestingly theres nothing raw that stops a psionicist handbooi using this power on a creatures heart or lungs or brain and then slapping them on the back or the head and basically instagibbing the target because this power doesnt have any mention of saving. Way locateddeep within the mountain range northeast of kurn. The kreen met the halflings, as well as many of the races that sprang from the halflings, among them dwarves, elves, humans, and giants. Aimed at players and dungeon masters, this game supplement explores the heroes and wonders of athas a savage desert world abandoned by the gods and ruled by terrible sorcererkings. This significantly expanded and revised boxed set contains everything you need to adventure across the burning lands of athas. In the deserts and cities of athas, the most dangerous weapon is the mind. The dark sun campaign setting was released in 1991.

Athas, the world of dark sun, was once as pleasant as any other. The will and the way 2e in the deserts and cities of athas, the most dangerous weapon is the mind. Dark sun expanded and revised campaign setting athas. Wind riders of the jagged cliffs 2439 beyond the prism pentad 2441 the wanderers chronicle. The trilogy would be completed just before the lines death with defilers and preservers. The tiein with the complete psionics handbook proved more successfulall characters and creatures.

Then came the time of magic, the age of rajaat and of the. Athas is so harsh that just living here qualifies as the spartan way. Ever wanting more unique and diverse characters, i implemented every new proficiency i could find. The player can control a pregenerated party of four characters or create new ones at the beginning. So, dont take offense if i suggest to add something to it. It includes additional setting material, psionicist kits, additional powers, a significant expansion of psionic. Dark sun campaign setting expanded and revised edition 2e. It introduces new character kits and special psionicist proficiencies for the first. Every player character is at least a wild talent, as are many of the nonplayer characters and monsters. Psionics have existed on athas from time immemorial but the current practice of psionics in the world goes back about a thousand years to a founder named tarandas, the grey lady or tarandas of raam. Dungeon masters dms will find information about psion. Dark sun campaign setting, expanded and revised bill slavicsek on.

Athas is still a damaged world and struggling to survive, but it also has a chance to heal. Dark sun setting roleplaying games resources alkony. Not all mystical power arises from the gods or from the arcane energies that permeate the lands. Dungeon masters guild dark sun character options may d. The armor created by this power weighs nothing, has no magnetic properties, and in no way encumbers the psionicist. Though each initiate possessed the potential to become as powerful as he, many would fail to handle the pressure and commitment the orderdemanded of its members. Character kits and special psionicist proficiencies. Has anyone homebrewed rules for advanced beings to 5e. The psychic warrior subclass doesnt have power choices. The will and the way recently wotc rereleased the dark sun setting for 4e. The dark sun is a fantasy world, a game setting based on the planet of athas. Psionicists of athas 2431 thrikreen of athas 2437 the wanderers chronicle. Link is key worded for dark sun this is athas athas savage, primal landscape is the result of long centuries of ecological and magical abuses. The most powerful epic creatures in athas must be able to wield both magic and psionics, since only the clarity of mind resulting in practicing the way would.

The setting of dark sun is athas, a oncebeautiful fantasy world turned into a postapocalyptic wasteland by centuries of. Several of these devices were created by rajaat, creator of the sorcererkings and. Its a splatbook solely intended to expand on the complete psionics handbook. Mind over matter psionics of athas bell of lost souls. The powerful dwarven psionicist of the order wondered how many of this group would perish before graduating from the nexus. A misshapen pyreen, rajaat, discovers the principles of magic on athas and publicly teaches the way of the preserver, while secretly researching and teaching the way of the defiler to a select group of humans. For the people of athas, psionics are special because its the one source of extraordinary power. It is a common phrase on athas that you have to have the will to master the way.

It includes additional setting material, psionicist kits, additional powers, a significant expansion of psionic combat, and wow, look at that, its a huge new subsystem for psionic research. The will and the way explores psionics and psionicist charac. There are, however, minor modifications to all classes, as outlined in this section and the ones that follow. Pcs will take up the mantle of heroism in a grim world where simple survival cannot be taken for granted. Numerous new kits, details of the tyr regions arenas, quick summaries of combat rules, a martial arts system, and suggestions on how to run arena games are within these pages. That is all of the nice things i have to say about 3. The caravans of the traders ply the shifting sands, daring raiders and the elements to bring goods and hope to both the teeming hordes of the citystates and the isolated villagers in the trackless wastelands. From the dusty arenas of athas comes the complete gladiators handbook, ready to arm the fiercest dark sun campaign antagonist. The kreen evolved, they developed weapons and a civilization. Those who are psionic masters are said to be strong in the way. With a thought, deadly mindbenders can shatter stone, bend steel, or break opponents. As much as i liked the 2nd edition psionics handbook we wont talk about 3rd edition and beyond, i acknowledge that those rules were too complicated for 5e and attempting to recreate a similar standalone psionicist class would break the balance of all the other classes. In the harsh lands of athas, even the bare necessities of life are hard to come by.

While the last remnants of civilization huddle around pools of brackish water and clumps of withered vegetation, the elves of athas run free. These kings call themselves gods and rule through a religious organization known as the templars. Granted, the actual dark sun campaign setting in 4e doesnt require or even mention all that much the psionic power source. The way or the way of unseen is a discipline of psionic study. The mental discipline required to handle the vast energies of 10th level spells required the caster to be a dualclassed level 2020 psionicist caster. The will and the way provides more details on psionics and psionicist characters. The will and the way was the second magical splatbook for dark sun, following dss2. Without the traders, life on athas would be impossible.

Will is innate psionic ability while way is the study of psionics. The book mentions how prevalent psionics are on athas, and the creature catalog has a helluva lot of creatures with psionic and psychic powers. The mystic works more like the 3rd edition binder, turning certain power sets off and on. It breathes its last gasps as water turns to silt, grasslands become sandy wastes. The will and the way is a companion to the complete psionics handbook that provides more details on psionics and psionicist characters for the dark sun campaign setting. This sourcebook introduces new character kits, special psionicist proficiencies, and expands the rules for psionic combat, new psionic powers, and rules for creating psionic powers and artifacts.

Elemental clerics and druids draw their power from the elemental planes, while templars draw theirs directly from the sorcererkings. It is a catch all term for those who study psionics. It expands the rules for psionic combat, adding a level of virtual reality to psychic battles. A brief interlude posted by oriongates original sa post. This is the first book set in the dark sun campaign setting that ive read. Dark sun characters can be dual or multiclass, as described in the players handbook.

Psionics 5e c wizards of the coast the will and the way. Dungeon masters guild 2nd edition classarchetype pdf. This sourcebook introduces new character kits, special psionicist proficiencies, and expands the rules for psionic combat, new psionic powers, and rules for creating psionic. This article is part of a series that examines a release from 2e dark sun and sees how and if it can be integrated with the new 4e version of the world setting. Thousands of athasians possess wild psionic talents, but only a select few can master the way and call themselves psionicists. In earlier editions, the rules stated that the average human in athas was a thirdlevel fighter, equivalent to a decently experienced adventurer in most other settings. There are eight available races, including halfgiants and the exotic insectlike thrikreen alongside the more traditional ones. Some men and women have the ability to call upon special inner reserves of strength and ability, reserves that manifest as a power commonly known as psionics. Elves of athas dss3 2423 the complete gladiators handbook cgr2 2419 the will and the way. They honed their mental powers, and many became masters of the way. The new ua namedrops athas and the sorcererkings a ton. As a dragon, you excel at using both spells and psionics to. It came from the bookshelf the complete psionics handbook. It introduces new character kits and special psionicist proficiencies for the first time.

It includes additional setting material, psionicist kits. This book is the centerpiece of dark sun psionics obvious once you understand that the people of athas call psionics the way, and the capacity to use psionics the will. The will and the way is a companion to the complete psionics handbook that provides more details on psionics and psionicist characters for the dark sun. With the prevalence of psionics on athas the distinction has merit. It introduces new character kits and special psionicist. Mind lords of the last sea 2444 defilers and preservers. Athas is a world without true gods, so priestly magic on athas comes from two lesser sources. The first we shall explore are the known artifacts of athas. He learns how to extend the life spans of himself and his closest defiler students and elevates his champions using the suns energy.

But, after many thousands of years, powerful mages found ways to gain power through. The will and the way 2e wizards of the coast dark sun. The third topic of this class will be the newly discovered living items created by the halflings of the blue age. Im only somewhat familiar with the setting but i found it intriguing. In this book youll find psionicist character kits, an expanded psionic combat system. Within the cultures of athas psionics are referred to as the way of. Included is the new psionicist prestige class and all required content.

In athas, psionic power is referred to as the will or the way. In the 2e rules supplements dragon kings, defilers and preservers, and earth, air, fire, and water, they added epic 10th level magic and advanced beings for defilers, preservers, elemental clerics, and druids. For too long weve been asking for psionics to appear in neverwinter. A more realistic psionicist, one who only has the bare minimum of intelligence, would only have a 50% chance to detect life. It is based on the 2nd and 3rd edition books, but modified to make it useable in nwn. Psionics have always been a part of the dark sun setting. Originally conceived as the default setting for a miniatures based wargame, the setting survived as a. These were later expanded in the settingspecific sourcebook the will and the way. Its not something i noticed at the time, because my group wound up just using a highly unbalanced and noncanonical form of point buy, but looking over the numbers now, as a guy with a math degree, they are damned punitive. Mainstream magicians, both arcane and divine, distance themselves from the psionicist, as they fear and mistrust a type of power they neither have nor can understand. Welcome to a world where metal is scarce, gods dont exist, and psionic powers abide in all living creatures. It contains over 70 powers plus over 60 more psionicist specific feats.

The themes of this setting could fit in the dying earth subgenre and include survival against the elements, ecological disaster, resource depletion, survival of the fittest, slavery and poverty, and the widespread use of psionic abilities. It was a simple and quick read, with some notable flaws. The will and the way explores psionics and psionicist characters in the dark sun campaign setting. The third edition of the dark sun net handbook is finally out. A 32page adventure for characters of 3rd to 5th level that kicks off any new campaign in spectacular fashion.