Expanded ninja ranks as used by myself.

Naval ranking of crew and officers.

"RUN! HE'S DANCING THE MAMBO!"
-The last thoughts of an adventurer who crossed a Spelldancer.

What the... since when could it do THAT?

It was quite the odd sight, clusters of people dressed like jesters, or prancing devil, or one group were in badly done Lyran dance costumes, all dancing, running about, making noise or music (well, the music was mostly noise), all on the day after the New Year's Birth. It is quite sobering. I should know. I was there staring out at it from my inn window. I soon got dressed, moved myself slowly downstairs, and made "sophisticated and urbane sounding inquires" (which were neither thanks to the amount of mead the previous night) of the Inn Keeper. He who told me all about this mad tradition of his city's while I had bread and beer for breakfast. Baldius and the Trader's Way Blue Press 1524

Generic usage military and nobility titles from China.

The standard system of ranking within a Yakuza syndicate.

A greater examination of the Magician's best friend, his familiar.

Sports and other competitions are common in every society. They allow healthy competition and release for competitive nature. What sports do you have in your world?

A methodology for the magic behind the magic weapon.

Not all magic is pretty, or fair. Some is cold and exploitive. This is that kind of magic.

"So you want to be a wizard, eh? Well, then, this week we have a special on the Rite of Greater Induction that I´m sure you will be MOST interested in. Step right into my office and let me tell you more....."

Vampires have strange powers indeed.

To the winds with memorizing spells and counting mana points.

The modern definition of festival has four parts: 1. a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival. 2. a periodic commemoration, anniversary, or celebration: an annual strawberry festival. 3. a period or program of festive activities, cultural events, or entertainment: a music festival. 4. gaiety; revelry; merrymaking. In the later eras of the European Rennaissance (early modern) there was an additional meaning; 5. The marking of important events in the life of a princely dynasty, such as marriage, the birth or christening of an heir, a coronation or a funeral, or the traveling to a new country/ state/ city.

Dire Ape, I choose you!!!

Rotten piles of choss, that's all that was left of the wizard's tower, that's it.

Jhobham, Adventurer-Upon-Return

Pnathic sorcery has existed for ages, crudely used by magi who no idea the true forces they were fumbling with.

An article concerning the nature and role of druids in an RPG enviroment.

The lost art of the orcish drum has been rediscovered in the hands of Gromek of the Gripfang tribe.