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Here's something I originally posted in the "Creepy" thread, inspired by the thriller movie Cube, as well as some of the goings-on in the old 1E G3 module: A cabal of nobles is abducting people-children, poor people, rival nobles, whoever-and does all sorts of horrible things to them...

On another gaming website a few years ago, I read a post by a DM who told how he had read the combined Slavers modules (all four modules included in one booklet), and how the plot required the players to be captured, wtihout giving them any chance at all to escape capture. He noted how the...

I'll be weeping. Why even get rid of them in the first place? It makes no sense.

I have a question, as to why the PCs go charging in to liberate the oppressed inhabitants... 1) How do they know the victimized peasants will welcome them as liberators? If the PCs simply go charging in wands blazing and arbitrarily try and change things without any sort of pretext, can they...

Who needs to get all fancy and high-tech? Remember that goblins are resistant to filth and disease, according to fluff text. Since when was the last time a goblin took a bath? In other words... Manure. Buckets of it on the top of slightly open doors, ready to splash on any hapless hero...

Yeah, GVD's articles are great stuff. He and I have some disagreements over the nature of Greyhawk, but that's the nature of the beast. We love each others' work, and I have no doubt we would have a grand time gaming in each others' versions of the setting. And it sounds like I'd love playing...

I admittedly don't know as much about Mesoamerican civilizations, so I can't really say, save that half-elves could easily assume similar roles to the mestizo or mulatto peoples. But this sounds very believable, and a tinkering of the historical background can easily be adopted for any setting...

Mutual convienience: Adventurers get together for a mission or two, find that their talents mesh well together, and decide to stay together on a more permanent basis. There's greater security and potential for wealth and power in pooling one's resources than acting alone. Old friends...

Griffith: Interesting that you see a parallel between the dwarves and the medieval Jews. I myself envisioned a relationship with North American First Nations/Inuit cultures akin to the fur trade that continued in North America for centuries until the mid-to-late 19th century-the Natives traded...

See, this is why I don't game; rather, I write about setting details and information for the benefit of other players. For reasons I can't fully explain, the Greyhawk setting captures my passion and stimulates my creativity. Given that so little about it is detailed, I find myself wanting to...

Quite often, I wonder about the effects of the presence of sentient nonhumans and magic in worldbuilding. Humans will, by necessity, be interacting with them, and the addition of magic makes things all the more interesting. Even more interesting to speculate on would be the impact of these...

Here's an idea-bring in several monotheistic religions, all competing with one another. This isn't too far off from real life-Christians worship the Christian God, Muslims worship Allah, some North American First Nations worship the Creator or the Great Spirit, and all have been in various...

-People might come up and make offerings or sacrifices of copper and silver coins, beads and handicrafts, items of significance, as 'additions' to the dragon's hoard as a way of thanking him and ensuring his continued good will and protection. PCs might craft something significant to them, or...

Perhsps you'll enjoy the bit about how the goblins beat the ever-loving crap out of the drow: http://www.canonfire.com/cfhtml/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=604 Look up the section on Goblinaragard. That was very, very fun to write, especially as I got to write about what's normally...

Consider just who your players are, and then try and tailor the political intrigue in a way that might appeal to them. By this, I mean try combining the hack-and-slash bits with the role-playing bits. Some sessions have your players doing one, and others have them doing the other type of...

One thing I think everyone has been overlooking in this discussion is the possible ramifications of not just magic being part and parcel of the setting, but also monsters and sentient non-human races, which can go a long way towards explaining the various anomalies, if you want to go in that...

On the Ogres of the Flanaess: History, Culture and Nation Social mores and practices Appearing much like crude, Neanderthal-like creatures with dead yellow or blackish-brown skin, male ogres usually stand nine to ten feet tall and weigh about three hundred pounds. Female ogres stand about...

I totally agree. Magic should not be a tradeable commodity, nor should PCs be discarding magic swords in favor of something "better." Making a magic sword should be an undertaking made by the most powerful of wizards-you had to be an 18th level mover and shaker to do it in previous editions...

I came across one of those threads, and I could have sworn that someone said he should renew his registration so he could create a link to his original Die, Mystra, Die! thread. I was hoping to get that guy's attention, or at least someone who has the thread linked. And, for what it's worth...

I'd like to report an insult made by Ranger REG in this thread, post #64... http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=206896&page=2 The exact content of his lack of civility is as follows: *long, wet, sloppy raspberry noise* Bah! Any setting, be it FR or DL or even Middle-Earth are going to...