| Eric Anondson |
An example of what would be fantastic to see for Dark Sun in terms of stuff in detail, rather than broad brush, would be an article on advanced beings in 3.5 terms. And at that something that was faithful to the level of power Athasian advanced beings were meant to be. Something that placed the Dragon as a true challenge for very epic parties.
Another thing that would be nice would be for an article on Dark Sun would be an article on the unique Athasian cosmology so that it doesn't get jammed into using the Grat Wheel cosmology. Unique like Eberron had, unique like FR has, etc. I'd recommend getting a known past Dark Sun author to author it. If Troy Denning (co-author of original box), Tim Brown (co-author of original box), Bill Slavicsek (lead designer of the second boxed set), Kevin Melka (line manager at the end of its line), Richard Baker (author of much for Dark Sun), Shane Lacy Hensley (author of Earth, Air, Fire and Water) were available they could be among the best choices among the fans... IMO. :) It would deal with the consequences of the unique cosmology on cosmology-dependent spells and spell-effects of the Core Rules. Of course, it could be marketed as an showcase on how to deviate drastically for the core cosmology.
And hopefully there'd be no artificial leash on the authors to fit the DS square peg into the round D&D hole (spellcasting bards in D&D but also in Dark Sun?!?!) *ahem* ;)