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I like the article a lot, specially in contrast with the usually mechanically inclined articles. Although it may not say nothing new to many players, I think it has the potential to enrich many campaigns. It is also noteworthy and encouraging how it promotes good communication with the DM...

I agree. I was unpleasantly surprised when reading "Not evey villain the heroes overthrow deserves death" only to be followed by "Some deserve worse". The subtitle "How to defeat—rather than kill—your enemies" seems, to me, also misleading. I was also stumped by the suggestion that these...

Note: If the players are already paranoid when faced with NPCs, perhaps is not a good idea to follow with this plan, since it may exacerbate this characteristic of them. The most straightforward way to achieve this would be to increase her level by 3, thus giving her a minimum of a +2 level to...

Great article; it is not only about a city, it's also about githyanki's society, psychology, and history. And I was very intrigued by the "dead god" (and the speculation about it) over which Tu'narath was built.

There are many excellent (for me) illustrations here: *Picture number 30, with the horde of little and scary-looking myconids fading into the spore-clouded distance. *I love the detail/style in 24 (couatl), 32 (elementals),33 (angels), 46 (genasi), 63 (hawks), 82 (direguards), 140 (yochol)...

I do not like the humanoid form of the Maw of Acamar; I was hoping for a more otherworldly shape, specially since they seem focused on destruction and not on interaction with mortals. However, I like the concept of the star spawn, and I found the stats for the Maw of Acamar very evocative.

While probably I won't use nor adapt the adventure itself, there are many very interesting things within: The classification of Single-use terrains is new to me, and many of the special terrains in the adventure were very inspirational. I love the illustration and stats for the Spell Weaver...

I found the backstory of the sharns fantastic, and very idea-sparking. The part about the fragments of Tharizdun in various realities is particulary inspirational.

Great article! Though I am slightly disappointed of the lack of stats for Bane himself. Very interesting background, with many hooks for campaigns and campaign arcs. Is also nice to see the return of Sutulak from Cityscape, specially since I am already using the city for my campaign.

I hope the ethergaunts [3E Fiend Folio] return someday. I also think the clockwork horrors could work very well in 4E. That's great news, both by itself and because it gives hope for other books about the planes.

Great site: good layout, images (I'm particulary impressed with the custom religious symbols), and information. It gave me various ideas for alternate names, so thank you. Thanks for the clarifications. I find this kind of religious setup very thought-provoking and propitious for the creation...

Very interesting. What were the consequences of worshipping such false gods? Did those demon lords gain something (souls? power? influence?) from neutral, or even good, followers who only venerated them for their "neutral" aspects (strenght, magic, etc.)?

Certainly seems more fitting to me. I believe that many gods of war have better chance of attracting followers if they pass their goals as noble, but that seems implausible if they are depicted as monstrous. Excellent example. Except in rare cases, I think it would be hard to build an army of...

Deities are known by many names, and represented in many forms. This is stated in the 4E books, and I find it inspiring and full of potential. The names given for the deities in the PHB and DMG can then be thought of as the most common ones in the civilized lands. One of the suggested names...

According to the D&DI Compendium, the Aspect of Tiamat is a level 17 Solo Brute, not Elite, so I guess that covers the level disparity somewhat. There are a few reasons that may explain why it is Solo and not Elite, and, precisely, one of them is that, were it Elite, it would need to be higher...

I found the battle account an interesting example of an epic character versus low level enemies; I was previously worried that the difference in power were not so evident.

Thanks for all the answers. If I remember correctly, there are stats for Tiamat in this book; what is her level?

I really like the preview of the new cosmology. I find the categorization of the planes very evocative but also exhaustive in its scope. Also, I consider interesting the following line: "This plane also encompasses the space between worlds".

This fills me with joy.

Somehow, ethergaunts (from Fiend Folio) really seem to fit the title of the thread: they are humanoid aberrations with great skills at wizardry and technology that come to the world (actually, return) from the ethereal plane, to eradicate all life. However, they aren't "classic monsters" at...