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3rd party material [Archive] - Wizards Community

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kaiza
11-09-06, 06:02 PM What's the best 3rd party material from which take hints and ideas for an adventure? I'm searching for a campaign setting besides the most common ones...

As for "best", I mean from a balance standpoint, otherwise I wouln't have post this here. I know Iron Heroes, which is full of flavour and not over/underpowered.

Thank you,

k.
allenchan
11-09-06, 06:09 PM Hints and adventure ideas? Dungeon magazine. Most 3rd party material contains more crunch. Overpowered/underpowered seems irrelevant if you're just looking for a basic plot arc. How, exactly, are these ideas supposed to be balanced?
OldManWinter
11-09-06, 06:32 PM I personally like the Adventure hook generator from Wizards.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/hookgenerator
kaiza
11-10-06, 01:53 AM No, actually I'm searching for a campaign setting 3.5 compatible besides Eberron and FR. Of course you cannot balance ideas, what I meant is that I'm looking for an alternative campaign setting which has been tested and proved trustworthy and balanced like, for instance, Iron Heroes and Midnight (the only two non-WotC settings I know of).
Thanks,

k.
PhoenixInferno
11-10-06, 03:43 AM Dragonlance?
kaiza
11-10-06, 03:52 AM Dragonlance?
Uh. Yes, you're right Phoenix, I always considered Dragonlance to be WotC even if it's not... a friend of mine would like to try and be the DM for a while, but he wanted us to play in an unusual campaign setting. We've been playing in FR for 5 years now. One of the players don't like Eberron, though the others do, so we eventually decided not to try it. The DM-to-be likes Ravenloft, so I hinted at the new adventure by WotC. He says that Dragonlance is a bit too "generic fantasy" like, whereas he would like a more particular, strange setting.

k.
PhoenixInferno
11-10-06, 03:54 AM Rokugan? Star Wars! :)
X-Codes
11-10-06, 04:07 AM Rokugan? Star Wars! :)
Star Wars is awesome, but I hate the Force Point and Dark Side Point mechanics. Heroes should win because they're legitimately better, not because the dark side makes evil suck. :P

It also gets somewhat unbalanced when force-sensistives get involved, especially people who take levels in force classes and get the requisite feats for free. :(
PhoenixInferno
11-10-06, 04:12 AM Star Wars is awesome, but I hate the Force Point and Dark Side Point mechanics. Heroes should win because they're legitimately better, not because the dark side makes evil suck. :P

It also gets somewhat unbalanced when force-sensistives get involved, especially people who take levels in force classes and get the requisite feats for free. :(And the fan favored Lightsaber Form IV (or was it VI?).
kaiza
11-10-06, 05:39 AM Actually I like the oriental setting very much, though I don't know whether the other players share my same feeling. We are searching for a fantasy setting, maybe a bit "darker" than usual, or wierd, or I don't know. :)

k.
DaveTheMagicWeasel
11-10-06, 07:25 AM Fantasy Flight Games' Midnight Setting is really good.

Basically, the dark god (Sauron for all intents and purposes) won, and armies of orcs now rule the land. It sounds like a cheap LotR knock-off, but it really is superbly done.
Senevri
11-10-06, 02:00 PM Uresia: Grave of Heaven! Almost pure fluff, though.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
kaiza 11-09-06, 06:02 PM	What's the best 3rd party material from which take hints and ideas for an adventure? I'm searching for a campaign setting besides the most common ones... As for "best", I mean from a balance standpoint, otherwise I wouln't have post this here. I know Iron Heroes, which is full of flavour and not over/underpowered. Thank you, k.
allenchan 11-09-06, 06:09 PM	Hints and adventure ideas? Dungeon magazine. Most 3rd party material contains more crunch. Overpowered/underpowered seems irrelevant if you're just looking for a basic plot arc. How, exactly, are these ideas supposed to be balanced?
OldManWinter 11-09-06, 06:32 PM	I personally like the Adventure hook generator from Wizards. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/hookgenerator
kaiza 11-10-06, 01:53 AM	No, actually I'm searching for a campaign setting 3.5 compatible besides Eberron and FR. Of course you cannot balance ideas, what I meant is that I'm looking for an alternative campaign setting which has been tested and proved trustworthy and balanced like, for instance, Iron Heroes and Midnight (the only two non-WotC settings I know of). Thanks, k.
PhoenixInferno 11-10-06, 03:43 AM	Dragonlance?
kaiza 11-10-06, 03:52 AM	Dragonlance? Uh. Yes, you're right Phoenix, I always considered Dragonlance to be WotC even if it's not... a friend of mine would like to try and be the DM for a while, but he wanted us to play in an unusual campaign setting. We've been playing in FR for 5 years now. One of the players don't like Eberron, though the others do, so we eventually decided not to try it. The DM-to-be likes Ravenloft, so I hinted at the new adventure by WotC. He says that Dragonlance is a bit too "generic fantasy" like, whereas he would like a more particular, strange setting. k.
PhoenixInferno 11-10-06, 03:54 AM	Rokugan? Star Wars! :)
X-Codes 11-10-06, 04:07 AM	Rokugan? Star Wars! :) Star Wars is awesome, but I hate the Force Point and Dark Side Point mechanics. Heroes should win because they're legitimately better, not because the dark side makes evil suck. :P It also gets somewhat unbalanced when force-sensistives get involved, especially people who take levels in force classes and get the requisite feats for free. :(
PhoenixInferno 11-10-06, 04:12 AM	Star Wars is awesome, but I hate the Force Point and Dark Side Point mechanics. Heroes should win because they're legitimately better, not because the dark side makes evil suck. :P It also gets somewhat unbalanced when force-sensistives get involved, especially people who take levels in force classes and get the requisite feats for free. :(And the fan favored Lightsaber Form IV (or was it VI?).
kaiza 11-10-06, 05:39 AM	Actually I like the oriental setting very much, though I don't know whether the other players share my same feeling. We are searching for a fantasy setting, maybe a bit "darker" than usual, or wierd, or I don't know. :) k.
DaveTheMagicWeasel 11-10-06, 07:25 AM	Fantasy Flight Games' Midnight Setting is really good. Basically, the dark god (Sauron for all intents and purposes) won, and armies of orcs now rule the land. It sounds like a cheap LotR knock-off, but it really is superbly done.
Senevri 11-10-06, 02:00 PM	Uresia: Grave of Heaven! Almost pure fluff, though.