BSO- Episode 24: June Soler and Athascon

June Soler has stormed on the Dark Sun public scene in the past couple of years, we talk about how he contributes to the community and his latest project, Athascon

The sands of Athas are unforgiving to those without bone, stone, or obsidian to protect their water–and their lives. In this episode, Jesse and Robert feature June Soler an actual Templar of Urik to discuss Athascon

Topic

June Soler has stormed on the Dark Sun public scene in the past couple of years, we talk about how he contributes to the community and his latest project, Athascon

Show Notes

Athas.orgOpen Call – Playtesters for Adventures in the Dead LandsClient Villages of Tyr by Mark HopeAthasian Survey Project – SaragarBen Riggs, author of Slaying the Dragon just posted a bunch of sales numbers from Basic to AD&D 2nd edition, including a bunch of Dark Sun sales numbers:Dark Sun Boxed Set Sales https://twitter.com/BenRiggs_/status/1547689304893247493Dark Sun Adventures https://twitter.com/BenRiggs_/status/1550189907536117762On FB June added the dates of the Adventure releases to the chart.

Dark Sun Novels: https://twitter.com/BenRiggs_/status/1549403282505883653Dark Sun Maps from the computer games:Wake of the RavagerShattered LandsCrimson SandsLisandro Linares finished his Dark Sun OSE conversion https://www.facebook.com/groups/DarkSunFans/posts/10158540819780588

Was Athas supposed to be in the Spelljammer? June Soler found an image that says “Athaspace”, but Teos had another image on the Roll20 blog that had Athaspace replaced with Doomspace.https://twitter.com/Raddu76/status/1552503382740385792VorpalTales https://www.twitch.tv/vorpaltalesEvery Thursday at 9pm Easternhttps://twitter.com/VorpalTales/status/1550254638225674240Streamed City by the Silt Sea in Portuguese streamed gamehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYOxMjOZ1wghttps://twitter.com/HidradeRessaca/status/1549494551865344002 Blue Goblin Game Dark Sun blog:http://bluegoblingames.com/blogThey also put out FIRE, SAND, and FURY: Rule Options to Desert Wasteland Survival on the DMsGuildAnd BONE and STEEL: Rule Options to Specialty Armor, Weapons, and Feats

June Soler

Tell us about yourself, how did you get into Dark Sun?Urikite Templar: running DS at consMindmage Ascendancy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DarkSunFans/posts/10157996952720588/City-State of Urik bookBook & Map (Google Drive)Dark Sun Minis (Facebook)Silt Skimmer Miniature Painting: Dragon RuktoiCloud RayWar BeetleAmketch CaravanAthascon:  October 29-30th, 2022Fellow Athasians!Find yourself a seat at The Greasy Kank, get yourself some ale and keep the prying eyes of templars at bay. Athasacon is hosted and organized by fans of the Dark Sun campaign setting who come from all over the globe and share a common interest in the game setting. Many of the organizers are active in the Dark Sun communities and host games at physical conventions as well as participate online on Twitch, Reddit, Twitter, Athas.org, Facebook and other digital spaces discussing and producing Dark Sun gaming content for the community.So prepare for a weekend of fun under the crimson sun!To sign up to play in events, the Warhorn & google docs links at the end of this post will take you to our sign-up page. For those of you who utilize Discord to organize and run your sessions, we offer a fully outfitted server and game rooms with boosted service qualities.In addition to the joinable sessions, Athascon will feature a curated stream accompaniment featuring Dark Sun community streamers, and featured panels. We are excited to showcase Dark Sun related content for your enjoyment.If any of the above interests you, please find the relevant links below to join our events.Individuals who sign-up and run at least 4 hours of Dark Sun gaming events at Athascon will receive the following Dark Sun themed digital convention swag:3D Printable STL files of Dark Sun themed creatures, specifically the T’chowb, Pakubrazi, and Ruktoi.A Set of 4 Dark Sun themed creature tokens for use in VTTs created by Devin Night – T’chowb, Ruktoi, Pakubrazi, Xerichou.Key Convention DatesSeptember 30, 2022 – GM Event Submissions CloseOctober 01-07, 2022 – GM Late Events Submission Consideration Window.September 20, 2022 – Player Sign-ups begin on WarhornOctober 29 at 08:00am EST (UTC-4) Athascon beginsOctober 30 at 11:00pm EST (UTC-4) Athascon concludesDiscordWarhorn Player Sign-UpsGM Submission Form

Forbidden Lands – Dark Sun Conversion (Reddit)

Contact

June Soler: [email protected], Reddit: U/OldSkoolGM Robert Adducci (@Raddu76, Patreon) Jesse Heinig ( @JesseHeinig )Bone, Stone, and Obsidian ([email protected])

Credits

Treasure Hunter by Ross Bugden
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicenseEdited by Robert Adducci