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#1 nomadicc Feb 10, 2007 7:49:30	This may have been discussed before, but for my n00b-ness... does anyone have/use the Sandstorm accessory book with their Dark Sun games? I flipped through it at the store and nothing seriously leaped out at me. Did I miss anything significant? Obviously it has no Dark Sun specific information...
#2 Kamelion Feb 10, 2007 8:00:19	It has indeed been discussed pretty thoroughly a while back, but the thread will be buried several dozen pages back. In short, things that make it useful for DS campaigns are all pretty crunchy and rules-based: -Dehydration and dessication rules -Expanded desert weather and heat rules -Terrain types to represent shallow and deep silt (the two types of sinking sand work really well for this) -New terrain and hazard types to add variety -Feats, spells and prcls (feats and spells in particular are very good for DS) -Giant cactal treants! I've used it pretty heavily in my own DS games, but as noted it is more useful for rules than background material.
#3 ruhl-than_sage Feb 10, 2007 21:52:42	This is the fourth thread that I know of asking about it. Two of those thread have actual indeapth discussions about the book. Almost makes me think someone should dredge up the old threads and link them to the archive for future reference..
#4 nomadicc Feb 11, 2007 21:55:29	I'd appreciate that if you know where the find the threads... I'm still on the fence about whether to get the book.
#5 astrimedes Feb 12, 2007 1:01:30	I just bought Sandstorm recently. My initial flip-through in the store didn't reveal anything amazing, but upon closer inspection I found a lot of good material in the form of terrain and environmental rules, and some interesting spells and feats. I was not impressed by the PrCs, but one of my players found one she loves: it involves transforming into a special desert-lich. Should be an interesting game... I find that overall, the book is definitely worth it. The main things to look at are the rules for dehydration, terrain effects, and special types of sandstorms.
#6 netherek Feb 12, 2007 1:53:08	I use a blend of Sandstorm and Conan: Hyboria's Fiercest for terrain needs.
#7 kalthandrix Feb 12, 2007 10:34:13	It is like freaking clock work!!! Why does no one look past the first page of the forum when trying to get information! Sorry - I do not mean to sound like a jerk an dI am glad to see a new feller join the board. :D
#8 nomadicc Feb 16, 2007 10:51:40	Hmmm... Hate to look like an ass... Am I missing something then, Kal? Of the 72 threads I can view, none seemed to directly discuss Sandstorm...
#9 huntercc Feb 16, 2007 11:56:39	Here's a thread to start with, has links to several other threads http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=585535
#10 darwinx Feb 28, 2007 9:52:43	It is like freaking clock work!!! Why does no one look past the first page of the forum when trying to get information! Sorry - I do not mean to sound like a jerk an dI am glad to see a new feller join the board. :D On many forums I'd agree with you, but the WoTC's inability to get the "Search" functionality means that it's rather difficult to dig through old posts to find the topic in question.
#11 Zardnaar Feb 28, 2007 14:36:19	I looked for the old Sandstorm threads and couldn't find the one I was lokking for and I went back 17 pages or more looking for it.
#12 mouthymerc Feb 28, 2007 14:56:26	Here is a thread I started which had a couple of links to other Sandstorm threads. I found that Sandstorm was a great purchase for when I run Dark Sun again.
#13 shim Mar 01, 2007 11:25:06	Why does no one look past the first page of the forum when trying to get information! Why is this the only forum in the entire world without a search function?
#14 nomadicc Mar 02, 2007 5:36:10	To cap the discussion, I went out and picked up Sandstorm as well... still reading through it, but so far seems like a great purchase for Dark Sun campaigns.
#15 Tsuul Mar 05, 2007 1:45:06	Why is this the only forum in the entire world without a search function? There's a thread on this, somewhere...