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I would love to try this out, although I'm not familiar with dark heresy. I like the premise here, and I can see all of the intrigue and back stabbing potential. So, sign me up.

I think that one of the ways game designers "balance" this out is by explaining the shorter lived races to be more eager and frenetic with their education. They will flit around and try their best to learn as much as they can in their short lifespan, while doing everything they can to enjoy...

The issue with that, as always, is that you are effectively limiting or punishing players who might not be capable of being as diplomatic or intimidating as their characters. Some of the best villains and heroes in fiction have little to no combative ability, and it is the perfect skill to have...

Over the years I've seen a fairly consistent style of presentation for most of the "major" RPG rulebooks out there: large blocks of text, a cool illustration here or there, and tables to more easily convey the crunchier bits (such as powers, classes, what have you.) As players from a new...

Yeah, one guy in my old group always played the "elf ranger" type. If there are no elves, he plays some kind of more beautiful, aloof humanoid or alien or whatever. He's a great plalyer, and does the role-playing well and fulfills his role in the mechanical side of things. But, it can get...

Cool thread idea! I've had many excellent experiences, especially as a GM, as I had been blessed with some of the most committed and skilled players (many of whom were actors and writers.) GM: As a GM, my first 4e campaign was entering its ninth month or so, and the party were reaching mid...

Unfortunately, regardless of game or edition, there are always these types of unfortunate players. When I started a new group with some of my old friends, we were allowing all new comers when 4e first came out. A few of the friends of friends were... peculiar. The speaking down to women thing...

I DM'd a 3.5 Oriental Adventures game set in Rokugan, and even after consistent out of character promptings and in-character warnings, some of the things that the players called their NPC superiors caused some ruffled feathers (read: removed hands) of the characters. It was interesting when...

That's all a fine idea, but how long would this book be? More than 500, 600 pages? Most of the players I know (especially the so called "expert and experienced" ones) hardly read the book as it is, and its hardly 200 pages.

Interesting ideas, although how do these different areas interact with one another? If the people of area G, who are ruled by a god king, are they zealously hateful / pitying of any outsiders? How are heroes observed? How would the social and economic relationships arise within the different...

Yes, I completely forgot! Mapping! I started out my first world with a big map that just sort of leaped from my mind onto the pages of my worldbook. Figuring out the geography and relative sizes can help determine the influences as well. Excellent point Lanefan, a good map can go a long way in...

Excellent post Steel. Bah! I must spread around more XP before giving it to you again. Really beautiful examples and concepts, I'd love to play in a game of yours.

I think this sounds about right. Now of course, a lot of that depends on the relative "power" of the world. Cities that are more prominent, or have larger resources, or are more defensible, typically have more military force at a higher level. I'm not as familiar with 1e and 2e power levels, but...

A lot of modern historians are questioning the validity of feudalism as a viable economic and political structure, and it tends to become over simplified in our history books. And, "true" feudalism typically is only found in certain parts of western europe in a very short period of time...

Sounds like you have solved your own issue then Kzach. There is plenty of sound advice in this thread, but I think you know what you should do. Even just for a one shot, or a small arc in your campaign. Have the first random thought that leaps into your head have leeway, and see where the...

While running my longest campaign, the story was evolving to a point where the PCs were approaching the final confrontation (as it happens, with a twisted Primordial who wished to destroy and recreate the world to his preference) and one of the principle characters was an elf ranger named Naon...

I think this has been said earlier, but it bears reiterating. Much of these problems arise from poor campaign/adventure design. This is an easy trap to fall into, but you have to be careful to not create quests from higher power groups asking weaker adventurers. If you create a world where the...

Homebrew campaign setting design: I tend to start with a very simple concept or "theme." A lot of this has to do with what system I plan on running, as well as what group. For the purposes of this illustration, I will stick with D&D. From this theme I determine things such as: -Religions...

Fair enough, but you wont' ever memorize them if you don't push yourself to try. Just my coupla coppers.

As a player, I had created a character in 3.5 that was a Disciple of Peace, and I had used all of the feats and abilities (vow of poverty, et al) to become extremely powerful. Around 12th level, I had managed to gimmick my way into possessing 9th level divine spells, including Wish and Mass...