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Dragon Kings Reunites the Original Dark Sun Creative Team for a New Edition of Timothy Brown’s Savage Fantasy RPG

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Timothy Brown’s Dragon Kings

Strange Owl Games has announced the release of Timothy Brown’s Dragon Kings in a brand-new edition suitable for 5E play, with conversion rules for 2E included. Brown, the award-winning co-creator of the Dark Sun universe, has further refined the desperate, savage world of Khitus, his spiritual successor to those exciting tropes and themes.

Brown reunites with Troy Denning, and Brom for the project. Veteran TSR designers Bill Salvicsek and Rich Baker are also part of the Dragon Kings team.

This crowdfunding campaign for Dragon Kings includes the Core Book with the entire setting and 5E-compatible rules, 2E conversion, maps, adventures, setting-appropriate dice, game master’s screen, and audiobook.

Dragon Kings crowdfunds on BackerKit, beginning September 22, 2026.

The Dragon Kings crowdfunding campaign includes:

  • The Dragon Kings Core Book with the complete setting and 5E-compatible rules
  • Conversion rules for 2E
  • Maps
  • Adventures
  • Setting-appropriate dice
  • Game Master’s screen
  • Audiobook
  • 30+ new creatures
  • 60+ pieces of commissioned original interior artwork

Inside the hardcover:

  • A complete 5E-compatible game with setting and rules in one book
  • Six ancestries native to Khitus
  • Classes, subclasses, and integrated psionic rules
  • Sorcery that is rare, dangerous, and alive
  • Survival, travel, and scarcity systems
  • A regional gazetteer filled with adventure hooks
  • 30+ new creatures
  • More than 60 original pieces of interior artwork created by human artists

DC Collectibles Announces New Ultimate Edition of The Joker Bust by Rick Baker

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Capitalizing on the immense excitement for The Joker Bust by Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist, Rick Baker, DC Collectibles will create an ultra-exclusive variant design of the spine-chilling bust that is sure to please both Baker’s most dedicated fans and collectors alike. Announced today, DC Collectibles will produce 50 pieces of the Clown Prince of Crime using Baker’s original molds, offering fans an ultimate edition bust that is just one step removed from the Academy Award winner’s original creation.

The new variant bust showcases Baker’s original black paint design for The Joker’s shirt, offering an alternative look to the standard version’s orange shirt. The variant edition measures the same 1:1 scale as the standard version, and the limited quantity will be carved out of the already announced 200 production run. Each variant bust will be numbered 1 to 50 and contain a certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Baker. Fans can bring home this ultimate edition masterpiece in October 2018 at an MSRP of $1500.00.

The standard version of The Joker Bust by Rick Baker will also hit shelves in October 2018, and each piece will be numbered from 1 to 150. The MSRP of the standard bust is $1000.00.

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