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My planetary romance setting uses psionics exclusively in place of traditional D&D magic (i.e., wizards, clerics, sorcerers, etc.). The psions and psychic warriors of the Hundred Cities are as common as mages are in the "Forgotten Realms."

Slavery is endemic to my homebrew campaign's setting, so much so I recently bought the _Chains and Misery_ pdf package from Skald Books to help decide various game matters, including prices and prestige classes. I haven't had a chance to really read it, yet, though, so I can't render an opinion...

I'm quite looking forward to Iron Lords. As a big fan of planetary romance (and the sword-and-planet adventures taking place on Zandra, Rann, Mongo, Callisto, the Planet of the Green Star, etc. etc.), this is exactly the sort of product I've been waiting for.

Oni writes: I just have to ask. Why??? Seriously do any of you have a need in your game for this sort of supplement? -------------------------------------------------- No, not an overwhelming need. On the other hand, the homebrew campaign world I’ve been playing and DMing in for several...

Both of my campaign settings are non-standard, by the definitions provided above. Both are of the "planetary romance" type, that is, both are more or less inspired by the adventures of Lin Carter ("The Green Star" or "Callisto" works) and Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Mars" series), among others. The...

One of the major races in my “planetary romance” campaign is a race of hermaphrodites. Their genetics (a term not actually used in play) were altered by their parent race, as follows: "Known in Xosnecal as xasirusca, hermaphroditic xos were rare and unique individuals until the rise of Old...

Try the _Book of Vile Darkness_. It specifically covers addiction to drugs.

The following is a campaign-specific PrC used in my group. It's only recently been edited to accomodate the last set of Guide rules in my possession. Opinions concerning it would be appreciated, especially in terms of requirements and whether or not the class should lose another manifester...

Try Poul Anderson's _The Boat of a Million Years_.

For alchemist ideas, read _Master of the Five Magics_ by Lyndon Hardy. The book is divided into, oddly enough, five sections each detailing a specific type of magic; the second type outlined is alchemy. Another resource you might want to check out is the Septentrionalis site, a 3E D&D...

A model you might consider using is the recent _Book of Vile Darkness_, i.e., set up an introductory chapter describing the various genres or "levels" of sex a group of players will have in their campaign and go on from there with the material previously gathered. My campaign only uses a...

"Is he still alive? I kind of thought that John Norman was a bunch of authors? Are these books even in print anymore? "Also I read one as a kid, I don't remember it. Is it anymore anti-woman then conan?" - quoted from bolen Yes, the author is alive - he published 'Witness of Gor' just this...

I read a similar rumor - by the same source, I think, and possibly on the same website - several months ago. Though horribly lacking in political correctness, I would be very interested in seeing such a game and purchasing it. I'm not sure how much stock to put in the idea, though. The...

I don't want to hijack the thread, but in answer to the questions above, yes, there is a book, and a synopsis of it was sent to Wizards of the Coast in their recent contest, but since I'm constantly editing and re-editing it, and using it in connection with my players, I'm a little hesitant to...

From my gazetter (excuse the cut and paste): Xyros is a foreign world full of strange and bizarre sights. Horses, lions, and bears are unfamiliar to its residents, as are most other forms of terrestrial life. The sky is green, the grass is orange, and the trees are both golden and throbbing...

My campaign uses 3E psionics exclusively for "magic," and it's great. Since the focus is on a sword-and-planet, Adam Strange/John Carter-type setting, the pseudo-science-magic qualities of D&D psionics works far better than arcane or divine spells would. 2E psionics was not well designed -...

- cutting and pasting - Remnants of eldritch and alien empires battle over crystal-spired cities beneath skies bright with the glow of multiple moons. Boastful elder races pray to primordial gods so ancient they recall a time before the birth of the universe. Reptilian sorcerers explore the...

IMC, I've given thought to designing a "cannibal-sorcerer" PrC, taking my cue from lines in a Clark Ashton Smith story about two sorcerers who had decided to consume a colleague and gain his magical abilities. I forget which story it was offhand . . . "The Death of Malygris"? The PrC would...

My primary campaign world was inspired in equal parts by the Mongo of Flash Gordon and the Rann of Adam Strange. None of the races from the Player's Handbook - including humans - are "standard," though a rare handful kidnapped from alternate prime material planes may be found in the larger...

I want to step out of my typical lurking - this is, in fact, my first post to this forum - to extend thank-yous to the team updating the Guide to Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Thanks to you, some of the work I had intended to enhance my players' campaign will no longer be quite so onerous. I had...