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IMHO, the original options for the Druid were basically the armour and weapons that Gygax imagined to be available to a professional hunter in medieval Europe . Metal armour was not used because it's heavy, expensive, hard to maintain and makes "stalking" difficult. Weapons were optimised to...

This may sound a little unusual... How about Traveller? It's usually a Science Fiction setting, but it has rules for swords, spears, brawling, etcetera (the new Mongoose Traveller even has platemail) Advantages 1. It's a very simple mechanic (roll 2D6, add or subtract a few numbers, try to...

Here's a WH40K list. You could tone it down for a Traveller game Occurrence Border Random Encounters - 1d4chan

IMHO, "Lawful" refers to a preference for organisation and discipline (to include self-discipline). The "Evil Overlord List" gives examples of Lawful Evil. Commander Vimes (as described by Terry Pratchett) is an example of Lawful Good. The various versions of Robin Hood might serve as a...

Earthdawn? Although that gets complicated with "exploding dice" (roll a dice again if you've managed to roll the highest number).

I like "crunch" in gear, vehicles and weapons. I find it helpful in visualising what they "do" - which helps me describe them to the players. It also helps in consistency and avoiding plot holes. Players tend to get upset when things are changed in mid-game (or, at least, they notice when the...

A low-magic world defends against invasion from a world with higher technology (but even lower magic).

It's true. "Dexterity" does cover a wide range of abilities. A ballet dancer and a watchmaker would (presumably) both have high Dexterity, but their abilities would be very different - and there is no obvious reason for either of them to be good with ranged weapons. OTOH, a paralympic archer...

Wouldn't the Doppelganger be an ideal candidate for this? This YouTuber has a fairly long video essay about the Pathfinder version of the Doppelganger

Well, let's think about this and consider Fantasy's most famous Barbarian (Conan, of course). The first definition of "Barbarian" was "foreigner who doesn't speak Greek". To be strictly accurate, this was ANCIENT Greek, so it could refer to any culture from the Romans, to the Celts, to the...

Fantasy Island Buffy the Vampire Slayer and, of course, Angel Sleepy Hollow I, Zombie Xena Warrior Princess If UK accents are OK, I would also suggest "A discovery of Witches" on Amazon

Interesting. Teamwork is an essential part of most TTRPGs (and stories about groups). I wonder if - rather than classes - the characters will evolve into "5-man-band" team roles.

Zombie movies are dull

Special armour (and keeping your mouth shut) We only know that "Iron Man is Tony Stark" because Tony Stark is indiscreet.

The were-tiger should insist on an equal share of the loot - and try for more than that.

Have you read the "Black Company" series by Glen Cook? There are some good ideas that you could steal - especially the company's nastiest employer: a sort of undead lich/magic-user called simply "The Lady". Some of the Lady's servants are fairly decent and treat their mercenaries well, but...

In the old system, William would be classified as Lawful Evil. He was really good at organisation and utterly ruthless/vicious when crushing rebellion (Exhibit A: "The Harrowing of the North")

It's a very interesting idea. It would be a really intriguing campaign if spells that cause damage are unavailable - but are legendary/mythical abilities that can be located and learned. For one thing, you have an obvious quest object. "Find the legendary scroll of Fireballs" (or a wand of...

Sturgeon's Law: "90% of everything is crap" Alas, we must assume that "everything" includes articles on D&D.

Some non-magical ideas 1. The Maitre D's reservation list/diary. It provides an alibi (or maybe destroys an alibi?). Also, the restaurant would be seriously embarrassed if it loses its reputation for discretion. 2. A bottle of Chateau Redshield 1567: "the finest wine in existence". A...