Dark Sun: Mad Max Meets Dungeons & Dragons

Get the Dark Sun series, DRM-free, through my GOG affiliate link ► https://indigogaming.link/DarkSun Let's trek into the treacherous wasteland of Athas, evading the wicked grasp of Silt Horrors, the tyranny of Sorcerer-Kings and the highwaymen of the city-state of Tyr, in Dark Sun: Shattered Lands and Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager. Dark Sun takes place in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world that plays out like Mad Max meets Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, where water, flora, fauna and hard metals are precious and scarce. A sort of "medieval Fallout" with magic and psionic powers, Dark Sun is a memorable tabletop game setting that inspired two classic DOS RPGs that still hold up today, for those with the patience to see it through. Developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. as their first great departure from the Gold Box RPGs that made them successful, Dark Sun lives in the memories of its fans, and hopefully this video will convince more players to give it a try. This video aims to also serve as a beginner's guide to help you through the tribulations of Athas, in your grim quest to save the world…or what's left of it! 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - Setting 6:52 - Shattered Lands 7:24 - Character Creation 10:27 - Story 11:07 - Gameplay 13:08 - Character Swapping 13:54 - Wake of the Ravager 16:34 - Crimson Sands 17:12 - How They Hold Up - SOURCES History of SSI Games https://sites.google.com/site/ssihistory/Home https://www.mobygames.com/company/strategic-simulations-inc Dark Sun on MobyGames (art, references, etc.) https://www.mobygames.com/game/dark-sun-shattered-lands https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dark-sun-wake-of-the-ravager Dark Sun tabletop setting http://mythlands-erce.blogspot.com/2018/07/setting-review-iii-dark-sun.html Brom, artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkU1ZRp2TVc Dark Sun character creation/abilities: https://www.g4li.org/dark-sun-shattered-lands/ http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2021/10/game-434-dark-sun-shattered-lands-1993.html http://lucasabandonware.free.fr/manuels/Dark%20Sun%20-%20Shattered%20Lands.pdf Dark Sun Geopolitics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1zakoah4oE HQ Dark Sun map: https://dying-sands.obsidianportal.com/ Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/ad-d-dark-sun-online-crimson-sands-ark https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3235/postmortem_ssis_dark_sun_online_.php?print=1 - MUSIC CREDITS Music licensed through Envato Elements: Dark Thrilling Background Barbarians Wasteland Music licensed through Epidemic Sound: Rune Dale - Desert Mist Deskant - As the Rivers Collapse Headlund - Misty Land Hawea - Thirst Dark Suns Wake of the Ravager soundtrack remastered: https://www.reverbnation.com/608582/album/105274 - FOOTAGE Additional Dark Sun Shattered Lands footage by raekuul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6LNmiBA3c&list=PLZf9_6kXbV2MWEh-qZaQY4lg8POK_0Pei&index=1 Additional Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager gameplay by classiccola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzq0G25DwWA&list=PLdNRmvfWSximMKe2SenlKGVcPE0UQBwHH Dark Sun: Shattered Lands demo footage by Major Thriftwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPpFGL_Eenc Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrbKDMksNqQ&ab_channel=RonCalonje SSI demo reel and Star Command gameplay by barbarianbros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOeCYdLpySk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAFO4RSg_8U Computer Bismarck gameplay by OldManBishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caj2IzSnEOs&ab_channel=OldManBishop Pool of Radiance & Eye of the Beholder gameplay by MajorThriftwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IIkBgKBoFc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekLJ7kseBVk Baldur's Gate gameplay by Da' Vane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffr3Q8iCNNY #DarkSun #MadMax #DungeonsAndDragons - PATREON ► https://www.patreon.com/IndigoGaming SUBSCRIBESTAR ► https://www.subscribestar.com/indigogaming KO-FI ► https://ko-fi.com/indigogaming TWITTER ► https://twitter.com/TheIndigoGaming LIVESTREAMS ► https://www.youtube.com/c/IndigoGamingArchive TWITCH ► http://www.twitch.tv/indigogamingchannel DISCORD ► https://discord.gg/j98gDah