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I've been toying with the idea of a fantasy setting where the only things fantastical about it are the monsters and the various landmarks (like a place known for its legendary healing waters, for instance). People who have magical powers of either the arcane or divine variety are just not...

You just gave me a kickass Feng Shui bad guy idea! Consider it yoinked.

You might want to look into the various codes of honor in the Unearthed Arcana book if you happen to have it. My favorite one is the simple "Don't Tread On Me" code, which might be useful for those of both the lawful and chaotic bents: I will not be wronged. I will not be insulted. I will not...

When I made my reference to "magic," I was referring to the supernatural powers employed by arcane and divine spellcasters, as well as the presence of magic items. There's still plenty of room for creatures such as pegasi, griffons and giant eagles without throwing all that other stuff into the...

Again, I am liking this stuff. Some great anti-flier tactics have been mentioned above, such as using forested areas for cover, net-throwing catapults, ballista batteries, fire, and going underground. Logistics is something that will definitely come into play on both sides -- the nets, the...

Almost all of the stuff that I have on both discussions (here and on the Wizards boards) have been focused on war. The people on the Wizards boards mentioned archers as a viable anti-flier weapon as well. Shooting down a flying mount from a hundred or so feet up is going to take down both the...

I have an idea born of a picture in my head of a division of shining-armored cavalry on gleaming white pegasi launching a furious charge against an enemy below. Basically, these pegasus-riders are from a kingdom in the sky that up until recently has been on pleasant terms with the land-bound...

My vote is for a serious, realistically-drawn anime style. Something like Cowboy Bebop, City Hunter, or some of the grittier Samurai and Ninja stuff. Of course, this being an American audience, the gore will have to be kept to a modest minimum and nudity kept strictly off-limits if they want it...

I had a similar idea along these lines: have every weapon deliver 1D6 damage when they hit, and then use special abilities to distinguish between weapons. Stuff like: Daggers do double damage when you're using them up-close (like in a grappling situation). Lances do double damage on a mounted...

I like both of these ideas -- the ditching of the numerical enhancement bonus and the "balanced" weapon property. Maybe for bane weapons, instead of granting a +2 enchantment bonus against the weapon's chosen enemy, the weapon instead inflicts double damage against said foe when it hits. The...

In addition to that, there's also: Spouse - caught the other one cheating and wants both parties in the affair dead. Plus, a lot of the other ones could have more personal reasons besides the stated reason. Someone might want his or her brother dead because he or she's always hated him. Or...

Definitely. Crystal Lake IS, after all, the place that Jason of Friday the 13th fame calls home. Let's see... Ironwood Sparrow Falls White Creek

My favorite Gimli-quote from Return of the King (don't know if you'd call HIM a barbarian, though): "Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?"

The people of the continent twisted the words and wisdom of the gods to suit their own wants and committed all manner of acts abhorrent to the gods -- in their name, no less -- until the gods got fed up with it.

My explanation for this is that the character sees the attack coming from a mile off and hauls it out of range or behind available cover before it hits. Or if he's the type to use a shield, he could be very good at positioning it so that it bears the brunt of the effect (why did NONE OF YOU...

Heh. I played Doom II for a while, and there are two monsters in that game that are floating snaggletoothed gasbags like the Beholder: the Cacodemon and the Pain Elemental. One thing that always amused me was the fact that whoever designed the things was thoughtful enough to stick in a little...

Throwing in my votes for: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING - The Fellowship vs. the Orcs and the CAVE TROLL in Moria. - Boromir's final stand - Aragorn vs. Lurtz THE TWO TOWERS - Gandalf vs. the Balrog - Battle with Orcs and Wargs on the road to Helm's Deep - The Battle of Helm's Deep THE KILLER - The...

I kinda like this. Maybe if you touch the wrong plant in an enchanted forest, you turn into some horrible plant monster (inspired by Christopher Hart's MANHWA MANIA). Maybe if you're an elf and you give in to greed, envy or hatred, you turn into an orc. Or if you try to use magic to bring...

Tsunami touched on a very good point: every bounty head the PCs go after is different, and presents his or her own problems that the PCs have to deal with. Like the young man who "kidnapped" a noblewoman because he's in love with her and wants to save her from being married off to an unpleasant...

The Ranger/Druid takes the Ranger's fighting skills and the Druid's spellcasting and shapechanging abilities and combines them into one harmonious whole. If he goes the archer route for his weapon skills, he can rain death on guys from afar, then morph into the beast for some up-close...