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A huge moon, with a three-coned volcano which can be seen from the planet when it erupts and is taken for an omen. The planet, smaller than the moon, orbits it, and the planet in turn is orbited by a very small but very hot and bright ball of flame.
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Ideas - Society/ Organization March 3, 2005 |
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A demon that feeds on good feelings, causing those around to feel upset or angry all the time.
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Ideas - Lifeforms February 28, 2005 |
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Stinging nettles with a deadly sting that kills within minutes if the person who is stung cannot be healed.
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Ideas - Lifeforms February 27, 2005 |
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Imagine a person wearing a cloak of invisibility flying a flying beast (e.g. winged horse, gryphon) which was also wearing a cloak of invisibility.
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Ideas - Items February 26, 2005 |
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A potion that makes a person reveal their prejudices in public,however damaging it may be to them.
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Ideas - Items February 16, 2005 |
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The gods hate mages. Upstarts who wield magic without reverence for the gods. So they refuse to allow their clerics to heal mages.
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Ideas - System February 11, 2005 |
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The dwarven gods true names can only be known by dwarves. They are referred to by nicknames in the presence of non-dwarves. I.E. Gudurran( Allfather) Baenna ( Hearthmother) Dudrak ( Ore), etc. No torture or magic or direct intent can reveal their true names to non-dwrves.
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Ideas - Society/ Organization February 11, 2005 |
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Just imagine a powder, that could make thing eatable (like swords or rocks).Try it an it will be verry funny.Just imagine..characters will need to get some information from someone. And if he will saw, as one PC is eating his sword.
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Ideas - Items February 10, 2005 |
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Magic should have side effects, both expected and unexpected - fortuitous and deplorable. Expected side effects add anticipation, while unexpected ones increase the drama of the scene. The result can be comedic or dire, it dpends on which circumstances work best for your game.
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Ideas - System February 9, 2005 |
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Believable magic, like ordinary physicis, operates according to some invariable laws that always result in some kind of cost or 'bounce back'. The grater the magic, the more it should cost the character physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Ideas - System February 9, 2005 |
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village of the damned. A village of people that have been 'raised', from death by priests, too many times. At first glance the folk appear as any other, but upon closer examination, they are pale, drawn, and tired...
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Ideas - Locations February 5, 2005 |
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A master thief is struck by an insanity spell and thinks he is half cat. He walks around sniffing things, clawing the furniture and licking himself in the manner of a grooming cat. This is a major cause of embarassment to the guild and the master thief must be cured of his insanity.
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Ideas - NPCs January 30, 2005 |
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Duck-Billed Bird-Dog. This creature has the hindquarters of a hunting dog such as a Labrador Retriever, and the forequarters of a duck, including webbed feet and a wide beak. It also has the wings of a duck.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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A city is being plagued by a swarm of winged mice. The vermin can get anywhere, and they can easily avoid their normal predators by simply flying away from them.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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A breed of small dog has the remarkable ability to talk, albeit in the repetitive manner of a parrot.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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In one region of a forest, all of the trees are identical, down to the leaves and the twigs. If the PCs carve something into one of the trees, it could mystically propigate until it covered all of the trees, or could vanish since it was not carved into the one true tree.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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Purple deer have begun to appear near the ruins of a fallen city, or other place of power. Hunting the deer is absurdly easy, as their coloration makes them easy to see. The heros prepare a feast from a freshly killed deer find out several hours later that the meat of the new purple deer is poisonous. This can range from cramps and vomiting to the truly sinister and lethal.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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The Akhal-Teke is a real horse breed that develops a metallic golden coat. A more fantastic version could have a coat the color of pure gold, or silver making the horse appear to be made of the precious metal.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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The Hierophant of Greenmarch is a lycanthrope. Rather than seeking a cure, or hiding his condition, he considers it a blessing from the Goddess of the moon, and requires that all of the Druids and loyal Rangers of Greenmarch to share in his gift.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 30, 2005 |
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A race of people identical in all respects to humans except for the fact that they lay eggs.
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Ideas - Lifeforms January 10, 2005 |