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Persian, definitely. As already mentioned, Polynesian or 'islander' cultures. I'd make a single gross division between the city-building Central/South Americans (Aztec, Inca, Maya, Toltec) and the tribal societies and jungle-dwellers. For the North American natives, I'd divide them based...

True that. When I worked for a paper, 'deadline' meant 'get me this by then, and have it done right, or go back to Burger King, where you will *also* be expected to get your work done on time, and get to wear a spiffy hat, too.' I've pretty much given up on 'event comics,' since, these days...

I grew up in a town so religious that there was a law on the books saying that black people couldn't own property within the city limits (old-school Mormon influence, they've since lightened up on that, but our town never caught up), and I regularly heard tripe like 'it's the mark of Cain' and...

Important note; If she botches a roll after you guys begin watching her like a hawk, and her character dies, and she gets up and cries, "NO! NOT BLACK LEAF!" make sure to lawyer up.

What's with all this 'spoiler' nonsense anyway? I've probably played Keep on the Borderlands a half dozen times and Against the Giants at least twice. It didn't get any less fun. I also watch movies, like the Matrix and the Crow, multiple times, and knowing how they end doesn't 'spoil' them...

Kara-Tur was pretty much perfect, IMO. It covered all sorts of ground, from the cinematic to the historical to the totally out-there. And that's perfect. If I want to play in a rigid caste-system feudal Japan setting, I can do that in Kozakura or Wa. If I want a more Wuxia-feel, I can move...

Total agreement. I loathe the news these days, because they'll show some politician saying one thing one day, and the exact opposite the next day and describe it as 'confused' or 'mistaken' or 'misquoted' instead of just flat out saying that the creep got caught LYING, again. As for the...

I'd love to have some of the flavor stuff from 2E back into the game, and to see some of the kits, such as the Sha'ir and the Totem Sister, returned to the game, as well as races like the Xixchil (which could be removed from the Spelljammer setting and used as a form of Kaorti-like Far Realms...

No world-shaking event is necessary. The setting is more than flexible and robust enough to deal with the changes. Note that some of the changes that would come up in a Greyhawk-shaking-event, such as changing all of the Druids to Clerics (suggested above) are just going to have to be undone...

I was fond of the Realms noble family name Bellabrante. It sounded like the nice version of Malebranche, either of which would work as a last name or a town name. If the Dwarven connection is played up, the town could be named Stormhammer or Brightflame or Darkforge or something.

My vote would be for an all-new setting, specifically designed for the new system and themes. Anything else is going to be, like the 4E Realms 'update' an uncomfortable fit for many people, and, IMO, still fail to be the ideal setting to highlight what makes 4E new and exciting. You've made a...

Shadow Demon and Qullan both rock. You lost me on the Living Wall though. :)

I've played in at least a dozen vampire games, which, pretty much by definition are filled with selfish evil characters who, in some cases, can even gain cool new powers by *killing and eating their party members.* Also various games of Paranoia, in which the party generally tries to screw...

Seemed terribly obvious to me, but this thread made it to page three before you piped up with a similar view. 4E was the entity that got majorly slammed, by saying that it killed the closest thing the gaming community has to a founding father. Horribly tacky, nonetheless.

To take this another direction, a lot of people in the real world change career because they are 'done' with one particular segment of their life. They are 'done' with sports, or 'done' with their military service, or 'done' working on the farm, but they would retain skills and experiences that...

Or, more accurately, *I'm* going to Taco Bell. If anybody wants to come with me in my car and have some of the Taco Bell food that I'll be buying, they're welcome to do so, but I'm just going to Taco Bell. If somebody wants Pizza Hut, they are more than welcome to take their own car and maybe...

Favorite critters (following the 4e design philosophy where different 'roles' of mobs would be mixed into an encounter); Asaatthi warriors, druids and wizards, perhaps with Lizardfolk slave-warriors Packsoul/Feral Slitheren, perhaps with giant rats, and *really* giant (large or even huge size)...

White Wolf's books are good. Their authors are often top-notch and can not just come up with some interesting rules, but, more importantly, tell a gripping story that makes you want to play their game and be a part of them. But their website has always been kinda hit or miss. I'd get...

So, from the list, of my favorites; Bane and Torm remain as Greater Gods (nice work on the promotion, Torm!). Angharradh, Auril, Loviator, Talona and Tymora remains as flunkies. Most of the Roger Moore Demihuman Dieties have gone on to become demigods, including old favorites like Arvoreen...

There were quite a few amazingly cool bits in Unearthed Arcana that I really expected to see folded in, such as Fractional BAB and Magic Rating, both of which really made multi-classing viable (while softening some of the spikiness of inflated saves and lagging BAB / caster level). I wonder...