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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 3380905" data-attributes="member: 14041">I like the chuul invasion idea, but for some diversity how about make it an erruption of some alien ecology filled with abberations - of which the chuul are only one, but a numerically superior, component.  That will give some variation in opponents and allow for a variety of encounters - including possible efforts at diplomacy.Geographically let's say that this invasion has overrun the tropical and subtropical regions of a primary landmass and has forced the thriving civilization there into its northern (or southern) extremes.  These are cold forests and high mountain ranges with lots of fairly isolated but rich valleys.  This has placed them into close proximety with various monsterous humanoid races and others that usually dont have contact, or at least not extensive contact, with them.Campaing themes can include:1. Strange Bedfellows:  Emmissaries try to make peace with goblinoid nations, not only to secrue a peace for the immigrating massess but also to inlist aid against the abberations.2. Refuge:  The dwarves have granted an abandoned mountain citadel and the valley below to the refugees.  All they have to do is clean out the current inhabitants.3. Homelands:  Small enclaves of civilization still hold out in the homelands and are desperatelly struggling to stave off the invaders.  They can use all the help they can get.  Getting information, and supplies, in and out of the fortress cities is the least of their worries. 4. Stranger Bedfellows:  The Lich Lord has sent an emmisary indicating that he, and his fiendish masters, have no more love for the abberations than civilized lands do.  He is willing to lend aid and has a plan for cutting the tide of the abberant horrors.  Can he be trusted?5.  Getting out:  The abberations are creeping into the area and the local towns and villages must be evacuated and protected on the long march north to the Havens.  (Kind of a fantasy BSG.)6. Getting In:  Whether its marginally legal crews of adventurers or state and temple sponsored crusades, everyone wants something out of the now aberration ruled lands.  It might be a chance to steal what was once unstealable or it might be to recover an artifact that could save civilization,  regardless getting in is going to be just as hard as getting out.EDIT:  Let me add that I agree that little or no mechancical changes or additions should be made.  If it really is supposed to be accessible to the masses of ENworld then it needs to be SRD only.  Some racial variations or regional differences might be fine, or some new player races, but nothing to dramatic.</blockquote>

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