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For alignment languages I like basic law chaos neutral over nine cosmic languages. Cosmic Law and Chaos are archetypically cool forces to tap into and three factions is a useful number for identifying friends from foes and communicating with cosmic forces faction allies. It supports a chaos...

4e. It has no mechanics that I remember tied to alignment, it was purely descriptive. 5e is close, I like the nine grid better than 4e’s five spectrum. But it has a few minor mechanical things tied to alignment like some magic item effects. 3e had my favorite alignment mechanics with spells...

I think the reference is that clerics and MUs cannot use spears or polearms to help out from the second rank with extra melee attack, not that they cannot hire henchmen.

I do like the literary tropes as archetypes for fey.

The Book of the Sea 3.5 Shadow Siren: Shadow sirens are fallen and evil seasingers. They have turned from the songs of life and sung the music of death. That is a dry and empty path – soon, the shadow siren loses all inspiration and verve, and must drain the vitality of others in order to...

The Book of the Planes 3.5 Discarded, The Discarded: The discarded are thrown-off shells of emotion and memory that were imprinted onto the mists of the Ethereal Plane by a violent death. These are the equivalent of an ethereal duplicate created by a living being. The discarded appear only...

Tasha’s as a player. Kobold Press’s Tome of Beasts as a DM.

The Book of Strongholds & Dynasties 3.5 Undead, Undead Creature: ? Undead Horror: ? Skull Fortress, Undead Creature of Gargantuan Size: ? Undead Creature Who is Vulnerable to Ordinary Sunlight: ? Cannon Fodder: ? Vampire: ? Skeleton: Undead Generation Plinth magic item. Zombie: Undead Generation...

Earthquake! Giant sinkhole opens! Spelunking?

Two abreast, one fighter in the front along with the thief in the front row with the cleric in row two along with an MU, so the thief can check for traps or scout ahead but the tank cleric is ready to put his heavy armor on the front line when the scout comes running back chased by a monster...

The Book of Silvered Shadows 3.5 Undead: ? Incorporeal Undead: ? Powerful Undead: ? Lich, Lich Lord: ? Mummy: ?

Giant skull in a hole?

There were lots of magic swords, not so many axes. Thieves could use long swords just like fighters. That was part of the balancing, light armor thieves being able to use magic swords while armored clerics could not. I don’t think it was enough, but it was there as a factor.

In TSR D&D that actually depends on the specifics of the edition and DM campaign set up choices. Moldvay Basic: "Each magic-user and elf has a spell book for the spells that he or she has learned. A first level character will only have one spell (a first level spell) in the spell book. A...

The Book of Immortals 3.5 Immortal Lich, Immortal: Path of Darkest Night Some men, driven by a need for personal power, swear their souls into the service of dark gods and even darker causes. However, when they do so they must swear their loyalty and service to beings whose motivations do not...

Moldvay Basic. I find the art really evocative.