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    Help me build an OGC outer plane cosmology

    This might seem like a trivial point, but consider tilting the wheel so that its cardinal directions are LG, CG, LE, CE, rather than neutral points. Gygax's descriptions in 1e suggest that neutrality is ambivalence rather than pure attachment to L, C, G, or E.
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    Non-combat encounter ideas?

    An abandoned journal is always an interesting hook. Just make sure that you put the prep work in, because this is not something that can be improvised. (I recommend that it be damaged with only a few legible sections, for obvious reasons.) Strange pools of water can attract the PCs'...
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    Realms of Adventure: A rules light d20 game

    I quite like it, though you are stretching the definition of "D20 game" with all those d6 rolls. ;) On the first read, my only worry is that the Heroic Feat resolution might be over-used. I'm guessing that you really mean heroic and feats such as climbing a wall with a rope wouldn't need a die...
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    Wererat bard

    I recommend going with the scroll. The advantages of lycanthrophy are not worth the level adjustment. It's also likely that the social disadvantages are more than you might expect. Either way, good luck!
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    What are the elements of a good published campaign/module/adventure path?

    Standards differ depending on whether you're talking about a site- or story-based adventure. For a site-based adventure, my first concern is the map. It has to be clear, informative, and preferably non-linear (unless it's fairly small). Even if everything else is awful, a good map can be...
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