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 talk with Tom Baxa about his involvement with Dark Sun over the years.

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Jesse and Robert talk with Tom Baxa about his involvement with Dark Sun over the years.

Show Notes

News

• Athas.org
• The Crimson Sphere a Dark Sun/Spelljammer  crossover was recently released on Athas.org
• We’ve also released a couple of more articles, one is part 2 of a short in character writeup of a Rhul-Thaun life-shaper named Zon-Tossu
• Another Athasian Survey Project, this one about Trade Next and the village of Ral.
• I ran a poll on the Arena about What Time Period most DMs usually set their Dark Sun games in. The options were, FY0 Before Kalak Dies, FY1 After Kalak Dies, FY11 After the events in the Pentad, FY 311 Paizo’s time, or something else. Not surprising 59% of respondents chose FY0, before Kalak Died, 19% chose FY 11, 15% chose FY 1 after Kalak died, and 7% siaid something else.
• Adventures Under the Dark Sun blog released a new monster, the Aloe Lacerta, part reptile, part plant. I guess so your sunbalm can walk beside you.
• Chris Moneymaker a Dark Sun fan has interviewed Jack Meyer and Luke Swadling about their contributions to the Dark Sun fan communities. You can find them on his Youtube Channel.
• Actual Plays
• Dune Gangs & Dust Devils actual play podcast with DM Josh Delvillar aka @AthassianRunner on Twitter.
• Episode 35 Lawful Stupids 2e Dark Sun game – the road to the Valley of Dust and Fire
• https://www.twitch.tv/lawfulstupidrpg

Tom Baxa

https://www.baxaart.com/aboutme_index.htm

1. How did you get started doing art for Dungeons & Dragons?
2. How did you get involved with Dark Sun?
3. What can you tell us about working on the original Dark Sun boxed set?
4. Did you work with Brom at all or were you two separate?
5. 10  boxed sets and supplements including: Ivory Triangle Boxed Set, City By the Silt Sea Boxed Set, Dragon Kings,  The Will and The Way, Gladiator’s Handbook, City-State of Tyr, Earth Air Fire & Water, Slave Tribes, Terrors of the Desert, Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium 2 Terrors Beyond Tyr
6. The Veiled Alliance credits you with interior, but it was really Mark Nelson, do you know what happened there? https://twitter.com/guthay/status/592152207988006913
7. People love your Thri-Kreen art, did you know that one of the Dark Sun kreen species is named after you? When we interviewed Tim Beech he said he named each species after the artists who drew them. He named the species you drew as To’Ksa, which sounds like Baxa. The other major species is called Jeral after Gerald Brom.
8. Note from Jesse: What prompted you to diverge from the appearance of the first edition thri-kreen, which were much more upright in posture? Was this an art direction or a personal decision?
9. Were any monsters drawn first then given stats or did you draw them all from art direction?
10. 9 Adventures (all but Black Flames): Forest Maker (which you did the cover), Merchant House of Amketch, Arcane Shadows, Freedom, R