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I noticed that the character in question had a prominent lizard-like tail.... Is it possible that she's some kind of half-dragon or dragon-blooded instead of a tiefling?

Here's what I'd like to see: One action per round; The removal of feats; More emphasis on skills; A non-Vancian spell system; Less reliance on miniatures; A streamlining of all special combat actions (i.e. make trip, disarm, grapple, etc. simple opposed rolls); and Simplify the turning undead...

I've enjoyed every edition of D&D and have felt that each edition was an improvement over the last. As long as WotC doesn't give me a reason to stop believing that about 4th edition, I will buy it.

Raise Dead takes a 9th level cleric to cast; they're not exactly common in any campaign world I know of. It also takes 5,000gp worth of diamonds. I doubt that the local jewelcrafter just has those diamonds lying around. Most likely, they're bought up by the temples in the big city or by the...

I apologize if this has been said already, but I just don't have the time to browse through six pages of posts. :) A Visual Guide to [insert world name here]: More of a coffe-table book than an actual rulebook, the Visual Guide to [World] is the definitive source for how things look in...

I usually assume that there is art in the world, and that it takes a form similar to whatever is the closest real-world parallel: stained glass in temples, marble statues, etc. Unless it's integral to the plot, I don't give it much thought. Fashion, on the other hand, is very important to me...

I chose Sword and Sorcery simply because D&D seems better suited for it than High Fantasy. This is not to say that High Fantasy can't be done with D&D; in fact, most of the campaigns I've played in fall into that category. But for short-term, fun-packed games, I think Sword and Sorcery is the...

I would also classify it as a good act because there is self-sacrifice involved--maybe not immediately, but as the OP stated, the nobles will focus their ire on the PCs. The reward, if any, they receive from the peasants will pale in comparison to the trouble they've placed themselves in as a...

I wouldn't call it a neutral act. Neutrality implies that you're not willing to go out of your way to help (good) or harm (evil) others. The scenario as described is something I would definitely consider going out of your way. The motivation for the action seems to be teaching the uppity...

I've only had a paladin of mine fall once. It was totally my fault and it made perfect sense. I eventually earned it back, not by going on some arbitrary quest doled out by a cleric, but by legitimately changing my behavior and attitude in-character. I didn't see the fall as a loss of...

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I think the best world for my needs is going to be either the Forgotten Realms or Áereth.

I'm thinking about running an all-evil campaign, in which the PCs all work for the BBEG looking to take over the world. Since the "hook" for this game is that the players will be playing the bad guys for a change, I would like to run it in as vanilla a setting as possible. I would use...

It was 976, but yeah, there was a craze for those. The Santa one was for kids to call Santa with their Christmas lists. I remember seeing ads for phone sex numbers on television, too. It was nuts. They even made a horror movie based on it: 976-EVIL. It actually made it to the theaters, too.

I usually start with a number of short, unrelated adventures to get a feel for the characters and how they interact. Once I am convinced that the game is a keeper, then I will probably introduce the overarching plotline. If not, I will save the idea for another game later on down the road...

I had a DM once who loved giving us detailled descriptions of things we couldn't care less about. He would go into detail about the intricate carvings and ornate stained glass on the tavern's door, when all we wanted to do was go inside. Sure, some description is necessary to maintain...

I figure that adventurers do what they do because they enjoy doing it. They're adrenalin junkies. Most adventurers aren't going to fit in well with polite society, so even if they did try and settle down, they would feel alienated and bored with their situation. After all, can Bob the...

Which is also something you'd probably find in any game involving Cthulhu.

I've always viewed Karrnath as Germany. Karrnath suffered greatly as a result of the Last War, and had to go to some extremes merely to survive. This makes it a perfect analogy to post-WWI Germany. The Emerald Claw is practically a gang of pulp-era Nazis as it is; it wouldn't take much for...

I recommend looking at films like Master and Commander and The Bounty for some good--if more mundane--ideas of adventure on the high seas.

Most campaigns used to end around 9th-11th level--what one person I played with called the "glass ceiling" of AD&D. We didn't purposefully end them at that point, it's just that we either finished the grand story arc of the campaign or (more frequently) other issues came up that caused the game...