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Actually, the further development of this that occurs within the Director's Cut of CoR and the novelization indicate the "otherworldly," non-surgical nature of his eyeshine is quite likely canonical. It becomes evident from the book and the DC of the movie that Riddick is, like the Lord...

Great thread! I really loved CoR, thought it had a lot of potential to be a science fiction classic... if only it had about 10 more minutes of exposition and history and if only the combat scenes had been a bit clearer. The director's cut cleared up a lot of these things (though it created as...

I don't have Races of Stone yet, but it sounds like these guys are tall man-like creatures actually made of stone... sounds like a race I created for Mystara some time ago, the Stone Folk, also known as the Hruka (or Hrukwarf to the dwarves of Rockhome). Here are some details...

Nope, module M3 was their only appearance in Mystara canon (or any officially published canon, for that matter).

In my own version of Mystara they were the creator race of the serpent folk, lizard folk, yuan-ti, troglodytes, and nagas, the lizard folk being the most common of their servitors. An SR of 20 effectively eliminates more than half the spells cast by the party, and Die Hard means that they are...

M3 is the only appearance of the carnifex. One thing you must remember when designing the carnifex: those from the module were the last of the most powerful of their race, not common members of that race. Thus they all possessed incredible spell powers and amazing armor classes. Here's what I...

Another Fourth Age Timeline... This one from the campaign I was working on. Yeah, "Kydor" isn't quite original, I know. Sue me... ;) The history was to include full details on the development of Que-Rin, Kydor, and the other eastern lands, as well as Further Harad and the Southerlands (where...

One good enemy race that can be brought into a Fourth Age campaign are the Black Numenoreans. Perhaps they didn't die out, and survived in various cities and small kingdoms in the lands beyond Harad and Khand? After all, the Numenoreans explored every nook and cranny of Middle-earth accessible...

Several indispensible sources... "The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History" by Colin McEvedy. Very useful. Goes through 1483. You might also want to get a copy of the Ancient atlas, as it would give you a good idea of which ruins you would find where. "The Epic of Aerth" by Gary Gygax...

Wow... no mention yet of Tolkien's Silmarillion? The Silmarillion includes all sorts of inspiration for high level and Epic level adventures. It has the discovery of new lands, founding of realms, massive battles, epic quests against the dark gods, amazing one on one battles between elves and...

And another bad guy... Another villain, though one that should simply be a side issue for a very long time... The Dragon King of Khand Dhumujian Khan, Dailianj Khan (V. “Great Dragon King”), Tárolókë (Q. “High-King Dragon”), Lukhûzdurub (B.S. “Dragon King”) Half-Dragon (Variag) Barbarian...

Another foe in development... Here is another of the bad guys from my forthcoming campaign... The Brambleking of Nan Morëhón Bregambar, Quickdoom, The Brambleking of Blackheart Vale Entish Magician 6/Ranger 6 Emblem: A dead tree above which is arrayed three white stars. Through the vile...

Introducing D&D Gnomes in Middle-earth... Okay, to get back to the original request somewhat, and to be altogether rather heretical, here's a way (actually, two ways) to introduce D&D "Gnomes" into Middle-earth: Quick and Easy Way There were the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves. IIRC, at least two...

Dowry versus Bride Price There are actually two forms, dowry and bride price. Most cultures had one or the other, but it is possible for a culture to have both. Dowry was the payment from the bride's family to the groom or the groom's family. The monies (or more likely, livestock or lands)...

Ah, but that depends. Books or movies? Yes, in the book they did so. But in the movie they slaughtered them. There were vast differences in action from the books to the movie, and which influence you use really depends on what level of action you want for your ME campaign. If you want a more...

Sounded like a cool campaign! I might have to nick a few things from it myself, especially the bit about the return of the Black Nûmenoreans (though it'd be a split, as I already have plans for them in Umbar and Harad). Would you mind sending me the briefing sheet, too? Thanks! James

Working on just such a campaign myself... The campaign starts FA 62, which is just right for players to have a chance to meet most of the main players of the LotR, but by this time they are old, and thus new heroes *must* arise. Working on a whole timeline and a bunch of new villains and such...

I'd say, look to the east... Among the core influence on the concept of a "wizard" or "magician" in western myth can be found the archetypal Magi of Persia. The Persian Magi were what we would today regard as fire worshippers of a sort, followers of Zoroastrianism (and earlier Mazdaism, later...

And then there was the City State of the Invincible Overlord... In which every tavern and inn described had a list of "standard fare" often unusual and at outrageous prices: The Balrog's Eye Wine 5 gp Mead 4 gp Roast Leech 15 gp Snake Stew 12 gp Beaver Tail 27 gp Frog Legs 17 gp The Silver...

Gah! Quite right, Jezter. I was thinking of Phoenix, drat it...