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Hmm... some ideas.... - portals to 'fey' worlds with the magic seeping through and corrupting / mutating living beings (including plants!!). Look to Raven Crowking's thread for further ideas. - a meteor crashed here a long time ago. The metal or crystals of the meteor emenate some corrupting...

Another idea is to have an NPC join the party at some time during the explorations only to try to double cross them. It is also an important lesson not to be too trusting towards complete strangers... Maybe you can work in the 'Gorgoldand's Gauntlet' aventure (freely downloadable) as part of...

Well, some things to think about maybe: - where in the 'life cycle' are these ships. Recently invented? Been around a long time? This will have great impact on the design / efficacy and also the potential of coming across new breeds of ships, tryals for new fuels or engines etc. - indeed...

A good solid whipping?

To add my own to cp, in most of my game worlds, humans are the dominant race in terms of numbers and when speaking of the civilized area's. There, the average human is essentially good/neutral. That is to say, the average peasant wants to be left alone, but has at heart the will to be helpful...

Hmm... indeed. While an interesting premise maybe from a psychological point of view, personally, I have little wish, either as DM nor as Player, to put forth such 'mental torture' dilemma's with no way out. We are talking about a game, and in my own personal book, this should form a pleasant...

Yeah well, if that background doesn't suit, then change it.... or have something further back in the family be the source. Maybe the 'kids' wanted more excitement because it is in their blood. Their parents used to be adventurers before they settled in their dull village. Some old foe now wants...

Well, why did they join the circus in the first place? Maybe they all ran from some nasty villainl. It turns out, all their respective antagonists work essentially for the same evil organisation. They will be found sooner or later, so they have to somehow defeat this evil group. They are...

Well... one thing that prolly didn't help grow the hobby when looking at it from a 'training new DM's' perspective is that there were tons and tons of books with additional player options, kits, splatbooks etc. under ADND 2E and DnD 3.X, but very few really helpful books purely from a DM...

Well, you base everyhting on pretty much 'physical power' if you will. The Dragon being far older and wizer then most has 'seen it all before', and shoudl therefore be much better at divining the aims and ambitions of others. The dragon is therefore much better at playing rivals off against...

Well.. as to the moon men, maybe use Modrons. They sure are weird enough, and vary enough in power level to supply bosses as well as chaff. As to the mooncalf birthing thingy, I like the idea of needing water for the incubator. The moon has no water, so the moon-men need to do this someplace...

Well, it kinda hangs on the definition of 'fun'. I agree with the OP that 'fun' as in 'laughing your a$$ off' is not necessarily what one wants. I think the main point of gaming is to enjoy oneself. Even that word (containing 'joy') may be somewhat misleading. It comes down to this; to be able...

Yup. I'd be interested. My son is now only 10 months old, but hey, planning ahead is always a good thing....

Well, another tack is to use illusion. Just don't tell them. Somewhere they appear to meet some sort of multi headed dragon type monster, think a mini-Tiamat. It appears to be immune to all damage they do. The dragon breathes different types per head (acid, fire, cold, electricity) and blasts...

Well.... go with the Tucker's Kobolds principle. Take small foes like kobolds and have them humiliate the PC's. Envisage the following adventure: the PC's go onto a dungeon crawl, looking for some lost treasure / artifact whatever. Somewhere close to the beginning, they encounter a band of...

Second the motion!!!

Adding on the crystal gardens in the religious center, maybe they are used to store the souls of wise men and great heroes who can be consulted in time of need. Breaking the crystals either releases these sould or destroys them...

Well, personally, I love that bouncy sound of dice rolling and the uncertainty as the die flips just one more side before finally stopping, resulting in that collective 'ooohhh...' The card system would be a good idea though if you play in a place where dice rolling is not possible, either...

Well, as to status shown by where you live, the closer to the center of the citadel, the more important you are. Also, having your own homes in more then one citadel could constitute power and prestige. What is the basis for livelyhood for the enclave? Are they self-sufficient? Maybe they need...

Allrighty. Are your dwarves somewhat steampunky? Maybe they have factories of a sorts and produce golems as guardians? They may also have skyships under this premise. The three different peaks may once have belonged to three different clans. Although united now (maybe for several centuries...