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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 3247411" data-attributes="member: 3929">I was watching "Krull" the other day and was amazed at how many quite interesting details the world had, and how profitable a campaign setting could be if it went around mining movies for ideas. I suppose I'll start with a few I've ripped directly from Krull to start the ball rolling, and let other folks add on from any movie they like as we go along. Feel free to re-use any reference changing its mechanical workings to suit your pleasure.Oh, and I'll provide a citation to the movie and to the referent, and ask that you do too.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_%28film%29" target="_blank">Krull</a>The Glaive:1d6 base damage, Slashing, 18/x2 crit, Throwing and Returning abilities, +3 Enhancement bonus.The Blind Emerald Seer:Some Divination specialist wizards lose their physical gift of sight after 10 levels or so, but gain a sort of Blindsense to know when creatures are present, though lack the ability to distinguish between individuals. These diviners gain a +4 bonus to their caster level when casting Divination spells.Cyclopses:These creatures' ancestors were failed candidates for the PrC "Eye of Gruumsh" who were cast out from orc society. Their offspring have inherited a curse which includes being born with only one eye and being able to foresee thier own death. A lack of bifocal vision hinders them not, nor does the knowledge of their death benefit them. Fire Mares:The celestial equivalent to Nightmares and Cauchemars, though they reside on the Prime Material Plane; their abilities of speed and flight are only active in females, though the stallions do posess the genes and may pass them on. Some Fire Mares have been bred to prize studs to produce truly magnificent colts and fillys. A breeder is only considered noteworthy if he manages to arrange for Fire Mare blood in his horses.--------<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/" target="_blank">Ravenous</a>Cannibalism/WendigosI'm a big fan of the quirkyness of this movie, but I also like how cannibalism functions in the movie, healing the cannibal and giving him prodigious strength. For you Robert Howard fans, it is similar to the Dafari cannibal rituals of "Eating the Moon" whereby the cannibals become invulnerable during the nights of the full moon after they have feasted on human flesh.Mechanically, the Ravenous cannibalsim would bestow a Heal effect upon the cannibal after having consumed a set amount of the victim, and grant him +4 to strength. The hunger for more would drive most to repeat their cannibalism but not again benefit the cannibal. Perhaps a Will save would be appropriate? Guy Pierce showed it was possible for forego indulging.The Dafari ritual cannibalism would make all damage taken while the light of the full moon shines upon the cannibals non-lethal damage. As soon as the moon is covered, by tree canopy, clouds, or other contrivance this effect is suspended and all non-lethal damage is converted back into lethal damage. The full moon lasts for 3 days every month, and the ritualistic cannibalism must be presided over by a priest/shaman/cleric of the Dafari gods, or a similar god in the campaign.--------So, what movies do you like to mine, and how have you or would you convert them into interesting nick-nacks for your campaign setting?</blockquote>

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