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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pants" data-source="post: 3394886" data-attributes="member: 8849">Outsiders (Fiends mostly)Dragons HumanoidsUndeadHonorable Mention:AberrationsHumanoids make great, well, anything. Most are fairly versatile and can be customized however you want. Hm, I want to do a dwarf-based adventure, well I can have dwarven rogues, fighters, clerics, wizards, pretty much anything I want.Drawback: Most are heavily reliant on equipment.Dragons make great 'boss encounters.' They're tough, smart, and they have some pretty good magical abilities. Plus, they're imposing, even if its just a large dragon, most will think twice about going after one.Drawbacks: Take a lot of work to design/plan for. Harder to run than most monsters.Outsiders have quite a lot going for them. They usually have potent spells, melee attacks, and lots of special abilities that keep them from becoming predictable. They make good mooks, minions, allies, and even campaign bad guys. Plus, they've got years of lore backing them up.Drawbacks: Their countless special abilities make them a bitch to run 'right.'Undead: They're creepy, they have lots of potent immunities, and lots of fairly nasty attacks.Drawbacks: Fairly low HP, turn undead makes them glass-cannon-esque.</blockquote>