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I think you hit the nail on the head here. Incorporating down the road, unintentional consequences of character actions requires a certain degree of finesse and discretion. Sometimes including tragic consequences for a handful of a good deeds can sometimes be dramatic, but it shouldn't get...

I voted sometimes. Usually if I expect them to have any direct mechanical interaction with the pcs, I'll give them something. That said, the details they get will vary depending on the length and depth of how they will be encountered. Quick bandits and the like will usually just get basic...

For the record, normal apes in Pathfinder don't have claws (they only have two slam attacks). It's the dire apes that have claws (and a rend attack).

I'm not familiar with either Midnight or the Rod of Seven Parts, but the heavy undead component of Kyuss seems to suggest to me a strong zombie apocalypse component. If i were to run an Age of Worms campaign, I'd make elements of traditional zombie apocalypse movies a key component of lower...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'm running FR right now too. Would you care to share what you've used and the adjustments you've made?

Besides what's already been mentioned, the conception of a hero point system I'm most familiar with is in Mutants and Masterminds. You're awarded hero points for facing complications, roleplaying the genre, getting into character, doing heroics, etc. In this way, it's a way of rewarding good...

Do the (potentially) final verbal exchanges between the PCs and the antagonist have to be a monologue? In other words, can it be an interactive dialogue? With a give and take form both sides, each one wanting to gain the upper hand from another, so that nobody gets bored? This may come from...

First of all, I wanted to say that it's good if you're being a bit flexible here and letting your game develop organically despite some of the stumbles you've come across. From your first post things seem a little bit confusing, so it might help us provide ideas for you if you post some more...

If it's no longer in existence, you might try typing in the URL in the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine as it archives all sorts of different and old internet pages.

This looks nice. Haven't had much of a chance to go through it, but one thing I did see is that you list a save dc for Mirror Image. Mirror Image as a personal spell doesn't provoke a save.

To be truthful, the differences between the lines of these products were sometimes blurry in my mind. Hopefully this will help to clear things up a bit.

It's not nearly as exotic as some of the other examples in this thread, but a PC in one of the campaigns I run is something of a magical chef. Her "Craft Confectionary Delight" is basically a Brew Potion in the form of food. Chocolates of healing are her favorite. In a more literal form of...

A lot of insightful posts on this thread. It's really variable given the situation, but all things being equal, I went with few players would accept those terms. Many issues (genre expectations, possible loss of magical items, having ideas for new pcs, dislike of railroading, lack of trust on...

Okay, so it almost seems like the Terjon's issues with the wight Cromfeld is almost a symptom of the larger crisis of faith your cleric PC might be having here. The diabolists in his faith might make him less inclined to listen to possibly questionable proposals on the part of your voice of...

Found some more useful resources. First of all, the Expeditious Retreat Press has a series of world-building books (mostly useful for 3.x, although some of the fluff and advice might be useful for other editions) called a Magical Society, focusing on making a "realistic" fantasy world...

The Apparatus of Kwalish is a funny, crustacean-looking vehicle that's statted out in for pre-4e editions in the DMG (under the wondrous items section in 3e) and in 4e it's in the Adventurer's Vault section on vehicles.

I'm no great judge on what makes a game company great, but I'd caution against basing it on the ability to obtain licenses. Green Ronin has done a lot of great work in the past (M&M is my favorite game system, and Freeport is also dear to my heart), but I'm going to wait and see what they do...

First of all, that's a pretty epic storyline there; your game sounds like fun. It also sounds like you've already identified one possibly valuble tool- that NPC cleric. His defense for the wight PC will likely be based on his religion's ethos; though the god's stance on undead seems vague...

Okay, I read your blog, and it looks like you're beginning to get a foundation here. Some of your list of ""10 things that are different" about the setting left me with a few questions to ponder on. I'll just quote the specific parts I have questions about. I'm interested to hear more about...

To serve a hag Alternatively titled: How much will ya give me for this larva, Guvner? HEROISM! The stuff that legends are made of! Fighting the good fight against the greatest depravity the world has ever faced! Impossible odds turned into epic story! Larger than life heroes take on the...