2nd Edition AD&D, a dwarf fighter/thief pugilist. I put a lot of work into his backstory and concepts, worked with the party to develop how he started working with them (Family lived in a slum near generic fantasy human city full of racists, chased from mining camp by orcs, character grew up...
In general I usually provide a ton of clues. In this case, they had already had a tussle with a few thugs and walked away badly bruised. In yet another case of idiotic behavior, they had been asked by a merchant to watch an empty warehouse. If someone showed up to rob the place, they were asked...
When PCs are stupid, they get burned. Simple as that.
Me: "The thieves guild in the city is notorious for their slippery ways. They move around through sewers and rooftops, and rumors swirl that there are probably a hundred different routes the thieves use to come and go from their lair under...
My google-fu is failing, but I read a book years ago where the murderer was uncovered by the murder weapon itself. You said a druid leads the council? So what if there is a spell or ritual that can be cast by other druids or a cleric that, upon a night of the full moon, a murder weapon covered...
Do you have Dragon Mountain? If so you can get some ideas there. However, low level is a bit more difficult. I normally reserve treacherous kobolds for high level games. However, these might work:
Chain Trap: The chain trap is a difficult trap to spot. Usually buried under refuse, the trap is...
I absolutely positively hate elves and usually ban them from games I'm running. I've held that grudge for 22 years now and have no plans on stopping anytime soon. But yeah I usually only allow: Humans, Half-orcs, halflings, dwarves, and gnomes. Maybe some homebrewed races where appropriate...
How dare you say that Paranoia might not be for everyone! The Computer specifically designed the game to be as pleasing as possible. Obviously you are some kind of commie traitor!
I couldn't find any population/usage numbers, but interestingly enough there is a considerable difference between low/high quality (which was the original point on how plate mail came up). http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
Super high quality pieces, from masters of the art, were...