DarkSun - the scorched lands that gods had abandoned

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Image: Bada Bagh, Jaisalmer, India. Imagine this place by night and you're gonna see the shadowy labyrinth of Nibenay (lemmy.world)
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Inspiration: Mehrangarh Fort, India. Quite an original idea for a map - not on a scroll or a clay tablet, but carved in stone and metal. (lemmy.world)
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Image: I'm a horror-heavy DM and it makes me a sucker for sinister-looking forgotten ruins buried in sand. Behold: Timgad, Algeria, abandoned Roman-Berber city of silence and ghosts. (lemmy.world)
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Inspiration: "Reversed dungeons" are fun! Instead of underground mazes, have players explore a labyrinth of broken ruins, sky-high columns and devastated buildings big enough to cover Tyr. (lemmy.world)
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Inspiration: Although the photo depicts sedimental Fezzi Jaren Arch, Libya, the idea of enormous fossilized trees forming a mysterious and dangerous labyrinth is definitely DarkSun-ish. (lemmy.world)
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Sounds: Ancient Egyptian desert oasis ambience (12 hours) (www.youtube.com)
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Map: Fort Gwalior, India. The perfect spot for a stronghold hidden among dunes. (lemmy.world)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior_Fort

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Image: DarkSun isn't your typical fantasy - the photo seems like almost perfect depiction of Athasian Halfling. A cannibal of course... (lemmy.world)
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Info: player character races comparison (lemmy.world)
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Info: DarkSun Wiki - not as comprehensive as Athas.org, but also quite useful place to visit (darksun.fandom.com)
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Info: ATHAS.ORG - the prime and the most comprehensive source of information on DarkSun (athas.org)
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cRPG: DarkSun duology - the only instances of the setting being used in video gaming industry (www.gog.com)
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The games are worth their price, even today, as they deliver plenty of fun. Unfortunately, they are (at least the second installment) plagued with errors that warrants for Save Scumming...

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Image: A reminder of DS' reality: beauty often goes in pair with lethality. The Danakil Depression, Ethiopia doesn't look that menacing and yet it's the most inhospitable place on Earth. (lemmy.world)
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Sounds: Crossing the Desert Ambience and Music (1 hour) (www.youtube.com)
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Sounds: Relaxing Sahara Atmospheric Music - Arabian Desert Ambience Music with Female Vocals (3 hours) (www.youtube.com)
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Sounds: Desert Winds Ambience (8 hours) (www.youtube.com)
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Image: People praying before a temple carved in rock. Petra, Jordan. (lemmy.world)
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MAP: India, Ellora caves complex (lemmy.world)
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MAP: India, Ajanta caves complex (lemmy.world)
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Inspiration: CARAVANSERAI - short list of a few still functional Caravanserais of Iran (surfiran.com)
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Inspiration: CARVANSERAI - Famous Caravanserais of Iran (www.iransafar.co)
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Inspiration: CARAVANSERAI - an inn, a stronghold and a marketplace found nearby merchant routes. Quite an interesting replacement for a typical "...you meet a camp of resting travelers". (lemmy.world)
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Inspiration: KASBAH - a stronghold-citadel that might serve as an alternative or a central point of desert villages spotted on Athas. (lemmy.world)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasbah

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Inspiration: a list of extreme weather phenomenons - some (like Haboob) match the setting of DarkSun very well (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Inspiration: Algeria, a gallery of desert locations (nativeeyetravel.com)
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