Star-jammer: Flying Sailing Ship

By Fredrick Wheeler

A few of you might have heard of Spelljammer and flying ships that travel between worlds. My current group requested a change from Dark Sun, so now they have access to a flying ship, here are the details. I have borrowed heavily from 'The Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy', 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'The Planes Above' book.



The Star-jammer is a flying sailing ship powered by wind, magic and three massive hot gas balloons that give it lift. At the heart of the ship is a magical chamber that requires diamonds too power the magic that feeds into the ship’s hull and sails. The Star-jammer has a spirit of its own due to the magical nature of it and often a mind of its own. In all respects the ship is a magical living being.

Dark Sun: Summon Balor Illusion

By Fredrick wheeler

This DM deception was designed to be run as part of a combat encounter, from the adventure ‘Marauders of the Dune Sea’. When the party finally enter the temple called the ‘Face in the Stone’, they will be attacked by a tribe of Hejkin’s. The Hejkin chanter in the tribe will cast a spell, creating the illusion that he is summoning a Demon called the ‘Balor’. Read the following to the players when they enter the face in the stone temple.

One of the hair creatures rises its’ arms and starts chanting (in Dwarven). A swirling circle of energy and light appears and a small portal to a fire ravaged world appears. Standing on the other side of the portal is a great red flaming beast with a whip

Giant Sand Worm Chase

I built this skill challenge for my Dark Sun game as a way to introduce a new adventure. The players generally succeeded so I will not get to run the adventure, but they had a great time with the challenge. You might find a use for it.

Skill Challenge 

Read the following paragraph slowly and ask the players what they want to do after each sentence.

A cloud of dust forms behind a set of large sand dunes in the northern distance as you travel the hot desert. The sounds of yelling and shouting can be heard on the wind. Six riders mounted on Crodlu’s come over the peak of a sand dune at a galloping pace, straight toward you. Blazing down the dunes slope about four hundred feet away they get closer. Then all along the dune ridges to the north about twenty more

Toramund’s Guards

This skill challenge is designed to be used with the Dark Sun Setting for the Dungeons and Dragons game (4e). I created this skill challenge for the adventure “The Vault of Darom Madar”, where the PC’s need to get an audience with the leader of the Silver Spring Oasis elves. 

Negotiation with Guards Skill Challenge (XP 100)

Set-up: For the NPC guards to allow the PC’s to see Toramund, use this skill challenge.

Level: 1

Complexity: 1 (requires 4 successes before 2 failures). 

Primary skills: Bluff, Diplomacy.

Bluff (DC 12): You try to encourage the guards to let you see Toramund using false pretenses or bribes 5 gold.

Diplomacy (DC 12): You convince the guard that you need to see Toramund for his expert knowledge of the local

Genie in a Bottle

I put this together for my group as a way of rewarding them for having a common goal. Maybe you can use it...

Genie in a Bottle Encounter

This encounter is meant to be purely role-play, with the goal of gifting each player character a magic item. If the Players select common character themes or goals, then they will receive a level one magic item each, as a reward. While the characters trek through the wastes they will come across a shiny item that turns out to be an ornate long neck bottle. The bottle will detect as magical if someone makes a Arcane skill check of DC 25.The characters have a few options; they can smash the bottle, open the bottle, store the bottle in their packs, leave the bottle in the sand or sell the bottle to a merchant. If the heroes smash the

Dark Sun Valerie Nirth

I  spent a little time creating a character for my players to encounter battling an ID Fiend. Things aren't going that well for Nubia the companion to Valerie Nirth. Valerie is single handly trying to defeat the creature. She is based off the Red Sonja character, with a few alterations.

Valerie Nirth lived with her family in the Beast-barrens a member of the barbarian tribe Hyran. When she had just turned 17 years old, a group of desert raiders killed her family. Valerie survived but was brutally raped by the leader of the group, leaving her in shame. Consumed with rage and crying for revenge, Valerie has sworn to bring slavery to an end and spill the blood of all raiding parties. She has learned everything