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I'm working on a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting. It's still very malleable, but I want to be very mindful of cliche and stereotypes. I wanted to solicit your wisdom as to what gets used too much, and anything you might like to see. Thank you!

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OOTS 536: A brief tribute http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html RIP, Gary.

Sorry if this has been discussed earlier, but I had trouble finding any old threads about it. In my campaign PCs only die if their player decides that they should. Now I know that this can have a tendency to make players cocky because they don't fear PC death, but I am still not interested in...

Ok, my literary pedigree is as follows: I read a lot of classics. Steppenwolf and The Brothers Karamazov and Kafka's works are among my favorite books. I also read fantasy, my favorites are the Song of Ice and Fire series, the Amber series and anything by Gaiman. I think that sword & sorcery...

I am thinking about starting a campaign that has a feel similar to the Amber book series. I was thinking a lower magic, high heroism system would be useful. Would True20 or Grim Tales work? I have heard about Amber rpgs, are they any good? What kind of system would you recommend to emulate this?

I was wondering how people used different races in their campaigns in unusual roles, unlike their stereotypes. For example, in my campaign goblins tend to be neutral, civilized and master watercrafters. Dragons may or may not be born sentient, otherwise they are stupid brutes. Giants tend...

I've noticed that most of the characters I make are either neutral or chaotic, but rarely lawful. I've thought about it and I think I am doing this because it is easier for me to understand the neutral & chaotic alignments. How can I make more lawful characters without ending up making them...

I've been thinking about this for a while...what distinguishes magic from some other nonmagical, yet powerful ability? Is magic more fluff or crunch? Magic is sometimes usable at will, at other times it is greatly limited. Some people like the feel of low-magic campaigns, others prefer...

Please excuse my ignorance... I only started playing (in 3rd edition) a few years ago. I was thinking about getting the 1E AD&D DMG but I haven't been able to find reviews or much information on it anywhere. How different is the 1E AD&D DMG from the 3.5 DMG? That is, do both books end up...

Do you do dialogue for your PCs/NPCS in that faux old English style (thee/thou, archaic-ish verb forms like "putteth", etc.)? It seems like a bad habit in some ways, but I have to admit it changes the tone of a story somewhat. Thoughts?

If anyone needs to make character portraits quickly, you should check out Hero Creator 2.0. I have found it very convenient for quickly creating portraits of my PCs and NPCs (especially because I'm not a great artist). Version 2.0 is free and pretty versatile.