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/ssihist... https://www.mobygames.com/company/str... Dark Sun on MobyGames (art, references, etc.) https://www.mobygames.com/game/dark-s... https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/da... Dark Sun tabletop setting http://mythlands-erce.blogspot.com/20... Brom, artist:    • Brom Interview   Dark Sun character creation/abilities: https://www.g4li.org/dark-sun-shatter... http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2021/1... http://lucasabandonware.free.fr/manue... Dark Sun Geopolitics:    • Geopolitics of Dark Sun: Athas   HQ Dark Sun map: https://dying-sands.obsidianportal.com/ Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/ad... https://www.gamasutra.com/view/featur... - 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/a... - FOOTAGE Additional Dark Sun Shattered Lands footage by raekuul:    • [Dark Sun #1] I'm Spartacus   Additional Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager gameplay by classiccola:    • [fin/eng] Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager #1   Dark Sun: Shattered Lands demo footage by Major Thriftwood:    • Dark Sun (PC/DOS) "Demo" 1992, Strategic S...   Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands trailer:    • Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands (Intro Cine...   SSI demo reel and Star Command gameplay by barbarianbros:    • Strategic Simulation Inc - Spring catalog ...      • Star Command - video game Loop Demo (PC MS...   Computer Bismarck gameplay by OldManBishop:    • Computer Bismarck Прохождение (1980)   Pool of Radiance & Eye of the Beholder gameplay by MajorThriftwood:    • Eye of the Beholder (PC/DOS) "Longplay" 19...      • Pool of Radiance (PC/DOS) PART-1, 1988, AD...   Baldur's Gate gameplay by Da' Vane:    • Let's Play... Baldur's Gate: Original Saga...   #DarkSun #MadMax #DungeonsAndDragons - PATREON ►   / indigogaming   SUBSCRIBESTAR ► https://www.subscribestar.com/indigog... KO-FI ► https://ko-fi.com/indigogaming TWITTER ►   / theindigogaming   LIVESTREAMS ►    / indigogamingarchive   TWITCH ►   / indigogamingchannel   DISCORD ►   / discord