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I'm quickly advancing through the 'New Kai Order' game books by Joe Dever set in Lone Wolf's Magnamund setting. While the first two installments 'Voyage of the Moonstone' and 'The Buccaneers of Shadaki' were really difficult, I managed to beat the next four ('Mydnight's Hero', 'Rune War', 'Trail...

I don't expect any back story, but I approve if a player provides one. What I _do_ expect is a list of personality traits and personal motivations/goals. What my players actually provide for their characters varies wildly: One player really enjoys writing short-story length backgrounds for his...

When I saw the trailer for 'Murder on the Orient Express' I really wondered who wanted to see yet another film adaptation of that story. Doesn't everyone already know whodunnit? I mean, okay, maybe the youngest generation of teens and kids don't know it, but the movie really didn't look like...

Now, that's going to be interesting. Alignment debates tend to spin out of control rather quickly ;)

Well, inherent bonuses have been introduced in the Dark Sun setting for a reason: There's a basic assumption that magic items are rare and treasure sparse. Apart from potions (or 'magic fruits' to stay within the setting), you probably will not find any maigc items for sale. There's also a...

While I agree that this is one key element, it's far from the only one. It's been a trend in board games for many years to offer a variety of starting factions resulting in different gameplay. It's even made its way into the abstract game genre: this year Santorini was released in a new edition...

C'mon it's not _that_ hard! Admittedly, scenario 5 (Cannibal Island) is really tough, but the first four scenarios are quite beatable. I actually consider the first scenario (Castaways) to be rather easy, now. While I failed in my first two (solo) attempts, all of the next five attempts (2...

Well, that's that then... one show less I have to watch.

Actually, this reminds me a lot of the 'Tribe 8' RPG setting.

Most stories work regardless of the setting since "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" [Arthur C. Clarke]. Some work better than others, though. E.g. your typical Shadowrun plot will involve hacking a company's servers at some point. I suppose you could...

Given that blowing up the world will probably end your campaign, you should only do it, if that's exactly what you want to do! If you'd prefer to continue your campaign, describe the initial effects that the doomsday device has upon the world, e.g. have it destroy a neighbouring country (or...

Actually, the 'christmas tree' phenomenon is typical of 3e (and Pathfinder). In 4e only two items are 'required' by combat math: a magic weapon and magic armor. And if you're using the inherent bonus rules that were introduced in the 'Dark Sun' setting, you can get rid of these two, as well.

Strength: - I have no weaknesses Weakness: - I'm unaware of my weaknesses

Riiight. You're clearly on a crusade. I don't think there's any point in continuing this line of discussion with you.

Have you looked into 13th Age? Monsters use fixed damage, and movement is abstract, so there's only near, far, and engaged. PC damage scales by level and an 'escalation die' ensures that combats end quickly by increasing the PCs chance to hit.

Imho, the best approach would be to just use the Middle-Earth setting and use it to tell stories that haven't been covered by Tolkien's work. Each season could cover a different period, similar to how the 'Fargo' TV show is done. That's something I'd watch.

Almost everything has already been done to death. The one area that is still lacking, imho, is female (monstrous) humanoids.

I've never been a fan of costumes and keep ignoring carnival, as it's nothing but an excuse to get drunk. I likewise ignore Helloween, since its only reason of existence is the Helloween industry. LARPing and CosPlay? Definitely not for me. I prefer the 'theatre of the mind' to dressing up like...

It may not be your cup of tea, but it's neither a plague nor a problem. Apparently, many players enjoy these modern approaches to roleplaying games. I have yet to give it a try, but I think some of my players would also appreciate or even prefer being given 'out of character authorship', as...

'The Curse of Naar' proved to be a satisfying conclusion to the Grandmaster cycle of Lone Wolf books by Joe Dever. It's quite reminiscent of a planar adventure in D&D's Abyss: Yo have to make it through several quite different planes and overcome or escape their demonic rulers, collecting...