Recently, at GenCon Indy 2009, Wizards of the Coast announced the upcoming campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. WotC Dark Sun announced that it would be the official campaign settings below 4th Edition. This announcement was to the delight of many fans, like Dark Sun was considered a nice range of choice offered by the new variety and a change of pace from the current fantasy settings that are available for D & D 4e.
Among the biggest differences in this scenario is the lack of magic and psionic prominence. The world of Athas has been devastated by magical explosion and destruction. The magic is mainly driven by only a few that tend to dominate the earth and looked at negatively, mostly. Instead of magic, psionics has been a great part of society in the world of Athas. Psionics, instead of magic, is more common and accepted among the population.
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