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Message: <blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 6155002" data-attributes="member: 3192">Pixie Dust as a magic item should be written up now. I like the Ettercap write up and the pixie dust collector angle. I don't care for the Aranea idea as that already has its own mythology attached to it. However, it isn't a bad idea at all. Don't call it an Aranea and it's an interesting idea.Lamia could definitely be in league with demons, but I strongly suggest not overusing popular ones in the game. Lamia shout out for a Middle Eastern setting, 1001 nights or something like it to define them. Shedu and Lammasu too. Demons roam the countryside there as Daevas (divs) as do Peris and giant scorpions and nomadic raiders. D&D shouldn't be stuck in European mythology only. (I hope the Ogre Magi/Oni escapes at least)I also didn't really care the jackalwere idea. They are one of the more used and interesting monsters largely forgotten now. They have a heritage in D&D and I'd use that first before coming up with a new one. If you were do define them beyond their loner / bandit leader status, I would go with perhaps a couple cultural angles not normally used.First, I would look to were jackals live and draw from those cultures. The Balkans and northern Turkey have some awesome cultural traditions to draw from even as far as Azerbaijan. Done right those areas can drip with flavor. The Second group would likely be Egyptian. The center of secret cults with their needs all provided for mean they don't roam and live quite different lives than other jackalweres. Perhaps they are even tied to the Assassin's Guild or one or more Rashasa? These aren't two different monsters, but their cultural statistics and the maps designed from them would be significantly different. We might even go so far as subraces like Halflings do, but it isn't necessary if the lands are nearby.</blockquote>

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