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One that wasn't designed by men, probably. What a freaking shock that we play sports and engage in activities that play to our strengths. In my experience at the gym, it feels pretty darn manly to legpress the entire rack. It feels pretty darn unmanly when some chick half my size gives me a...

Yes, twice, and then the character that did survive died before he got to make a roll. Laser to the head. I never played that game again. Kinda like my first hybrid Werewolf / Vampire experience. Who knew a rank 2 Black Fury could step out of another dimension into your vampires bedroom at...

We clearly also need a rule to represent how women can see 40,000 shades of color that we 1) can't see, and 2) don't care about. Perhaps a +1 to Spot checks (+2 if color / camoflauge is involved). "Fine, it's not tan, it's taupe, can we go now?" And guys should get a +1 bonus to Knowledge...

Heh. Gnoll women were oppressing their menfolk long before those Drow copycats got into the act! Love the idea of Gnoll Druids with Hyena companions (or 'Dire' Hyena mounts). I'm fond of the idea mentioned downthread of having Gnolls run along a spectrum. Some consider other humanoids 'the...

Qullan rocked. Now they must be converted!

There's a difference between my first image of a castle (which is indeed Neuschwanstein) and my understanding of what real castles looked like. It's kind of a false posit. Nor do I see any reason to single out Americans. People who take what they see on the TV too seriously are not exclusive...

What he said. Plus, if we wanted to be all 'realistic,' women should get a +2 Con over men, to represent their physical endurance, increased longevity and overall health advantage over us three-leggers. There was a neat Air Force study on how much better suited women were to be fighter pilots...

A variation on your Mark of Reservation could create a 'Mark of Abeyance' which acts as the Animate Dead / Create Undead spell, but 'holds' the charge until you complete the final casting (as a free action, requiring a Verbal component). Basically, this allows a caster who has his full 'command...

Ghoul Sorcerer or Cleric could be one option. My number one with a bullet would be a Necropolitan Dread Necromancer. 1/2 Dragons (and Spellscales, Dragonborn and some Kobolds) count as having the Dragon type, which interacts oddly with some undead animating spells. Check Draconomicon for...

Awesome concept (and my favorite of those you listed) but not really a humanoid race, a la the Githyanki / Drow / Shadow-cows. Warforged, on the other hand, pretty darn cool, and also possible contenders for the 'new Gith.' I like Maug, but they are insane. Someone just decided to see how...

I'd like to see more of those mirror people, the Nerra? Those sounded cool.

Nice one InVinoVeritas. I see that sort of god appealing to the jealous. We all know people who had too many 'good breaks' in their lives. Born beautiful, born rich, ended up with the girl we wish we had, whatever. It's easier to think that they have somehow stolen these possibilities from...

I have this image of a group of Gnolls growing up amidst the ruins of some Egyptian-style place, finding a mural in some deep tomb that depicts jackal-headed guards overseeing human slaves building the monuments, and coming to the conclusion that they must have ruled over a mighty empire and...

And overwhelming the DM as well. If the DM is a nut, like me, and *likes* reading about old dead moldy cultures and stone-quarrying and all that stuff, then cool, but the *vast* majority of gamers, yes, even gamers, can't keep their eyes focused two pages into one of H.P. Lovecraft's thirty...

We always have the kinda stuff you occasionally wish you had, but can't be bothered to carry in our Haversacks. Crowbar Chain and manacles (5 sets) Portable Ram 50 ft. Silk Rope w/ Grappling Hook Disguise Kit Climbers Kit Healers Kit Thieves Tools Outfits (cold weather, explorer, travelers...

There are several ways to go with Gnolls. On the one hand, they could be the degenerate 'dog-warriors' of a long-lost Egyptian-style kingdom, and have sleeker jackal-looking heads, more like depictions of Anubis. Over the hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of years since their empire fell, they...

In Raymond Feists Midkemia books, there's one scene in the middle where some people are visiting the elven forest, which is all Lothlorien-lite and full of beautiful ageless graceful people living in trees, and a dark elf wanders into the forest, steps up to the elven queen and 'returns.' They...

This one I loathe. Luke/Buffy/Pug/Shandril/etc. are the 'special' people, by birth or power or having unique stuff dropped in their laps, and everyone else rapidly becomes their support team / cheerleaders / sidekicks. For a novel, it's okay, since Mary-Sue-ism is a valid writing choice. But...

The way that D&D has developed has almost enforced cliches. Instead of saying that some elves live in grand cities and practice wizardry, while others tattoo themselves and run around the woods half-nekkid, the game has segregated them into subraces, Grey Elves and Wood Elves and Wild Elves and...

And the boards were replete with builds that did 200 damage or more. It's not like players couldn't *always* find ways to blow through DR, no matter the number.