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Kind of looks like Willow from Buffy.

The original tabletop rpg conversion book (called simply Fighting Fantasy) had something like this too, if I remember. In the middle of this dungeon full of nasties, there was a tavern run by some dwarves.

I believe it's actually in Unearthed Arcana, not the DMG. Here's a link to it online: Level-Based Skills

What do you mean? There are dozens if not hundreds of different RPG systems out there currently in print. A few off the top of my head: Unisystem (All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Buffy) HARP Warhammer D6 Runequest (the new Mongoose edition) Burning Wheel Savage Worlds FATE Iron Gauntlets Weapons of...

There is a lot of this in Tolkien's writings, and the fact that he could make this kind of thing interesting is what sets him head and shoulders above many authors.

I don't really care for either one, but I would think Toril is a stronger contender for that title than Krynn.

It has a lot of the same stuff as D&D so it should look relatively familiar: Same 6 attributes (STR, DEX, etc) Hit Points Saving Throws Mostly the same classes and races Same Vancian-ish magic system Arcane/Divine Magic Split Magic spell lists divided by level Armor Class It uses mechanics...

Tell me more about Known Realms. Many of these are great settings, and while they certainly aren't as popular as Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, or the like, they are still a bit too well-known for what I'm looking for. Midnight, Wilderlands, Kalamar, even Dawnforge-all great settings, but I want...

I should add that I don't use D20/D&D. Will probably be using C&C or B/X (with D6 as a distant possibility as well). So system is not that important.

This may seem like a strange request, but I'm looking for commercially published D&D/D20 Fantasy settings (preferably not pdf only, but I'll consider anything) that never really caught on, settings that few people have heard of or know much about. Basically, I'm looking for something where...

Instead of expanding the spell list to 20 levels, why not reduce/compress the number of character levels to 9, so that spellcasters get new spells every level, and other classes get 2-3 times as many kewl powers than normal every level.

I like the organization of Moldvay/Cook best, but there were rules tweaks in Mentzer that I prefer. Also, Elmore's fantastic art in Mentzer is much better than the stuff in Moldvay, which looks like the scribblings of a 4 year old by comparison.

There are potential risks too. In addition to it being harder for rescuers to spot them as you alluded to, there is the possibility of booby traps, hidden cameras/microphones, secret passages into or out of the village that the Others know about but the Losties don't, just to name a few. The...

I agree to just say no, and would add that you might want to have some sub-par pre-gens available to handout to violators so you don't have to wait for them to make new characters.

Kuakkor, Gloranthan Duck Kuakkor is a young and idealistic warrior from a small tribe of ducks from the southeastern coast of Genertela. Although he has yet to bloody his feathers in real battle, he has trained with the bravest of his tribe and is confident that he will prove a worthy foe.

Shorter, maybe 1-2 levels. Like The Gneech said, something I can plug into my own campaign/setting without it mucking up the continuity/established canon. Not necessarily dungeon-based, but pretty straightforward misson-based. Like a sidequest in a crpg almost. I also like location-based...

I'm in the same situation as James, with one slight difference.

I assume the Adroit Skill User would be a thief-type. Where would you put a Ranger/woodsman type? Would he be a skill user or warrior?

And that's my point. Some people like that kind of over the top action with all kinds of kewl powers. Apparently a lot of people like that actually, since D&D is the most popular rpg out there by far. And that's ok. Others, like the OP and myself, prefer something a little more scaled back or...

I think his point, one I agree with, is that no one individual being should be that much more powerful than anyone else. The disparity in power between even 10th level and 1st level is too great, at least in my opinion. Think of the most elite special forces guy on the planet, or alternately...