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Coplantor
2010-07-07, 12:55 PM
What it says.

I need ideas, any kind of ideas, reversed cliches, silly stuff. Anything.

A few of mine:

Eviland: A country that is having a hard time making every other kingdom believe that they are not evil, when indeed they are a LE goverment. Lots citizens dont care though, and it is still a hot place for immigrants to go since it is the only place on the world with a working democracy.

Forest of the Psimians The only place in the world where you can get telekinetically covere with poo.

Wereplatypodes Imagine the sheer awesomeness

Rescue the dragon from the evil princess A typical quest

So, what else can we have?

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:00 PM
One of the PCs is the BBEG's father.

The dragon that you save the princess from is actually a gnome wizard casting an illusion on himself.

There's a race of tiny creatures (Available for familiars) that are basically living dog poop.

Can't think of more at the moment, will repost if I do.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:02 PM
OK, what about having an otherwise PC race, reluctanctly being your wizard's familiar? I always wanted a grumpy dwarf as a wizard's familiar.

AtwasAwamps
2010-07-07, 01:06 PM
OK, what about having an otherwise PC race, reluctanctly being your wizard's familiar? I always wanted a grumpy dwarf as a wizard's familiar.

This is much funnier if the wizard INSISTS his familiar sits on his shoulder. Grumpy Dwarf + Piggyback Ride = Fantastic!

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:06 PM
OK, what about having an otherwise PC race, reluctanctly being your wizard's familiar? I always wanted a grumpy dwarf as a wizard's familiar.

I always wanted to know if an Ogre mage, being large, could have a halfling familiar, as Ogres are large and halflings small, just as humans are medium and cats are tiny...

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:08 PM
This is much funnier if the wizard INSISTS his familiar sits on his shoulder. Grumpy Dwarf + Piggyback Ride = Fantastic!

Yes yes yes yes yes! I love this!
Also, familiars are summoned, so the poor dwarves everywhere fear that any time soon, they might be sequestered from their current location by a lonely mage.

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:11 PM
Yes yes yes yes yes! I love this!
Also, familiars are summoned, so the poor dwarves everywhere fear that any time soon, they might be sequestered from their current location by a lonely mage.

How about design a comical PC race that do as you say, living in fear of being summoned by a mage. Probably small, looking constantly scared and only being able to speak in catchphrases that their master finds amusing?

jseah
2010-07-07, 01:12 PM
In the winter of 1402, the kingdom faced famine when the gods saved them.

By raining Tribbles all over the country side (little furballs from star trek). And it rained them hard for 40 days and 40 nights and by the end of it, the entire kingdom was tribble-purr addicted and the land got overrun with them.

It stopped when they ate some poisonous grain then up and died, the survivors got shifted to another plane that the wizard was pissed with (and probably causing it to repeat there). There was much sadness and withdrawal symptoms.

At least the starvation problem solved itself.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:12 PM
Beautiful, just beautiful. Also, I should develop rules for a PC to be another PC's familiar.


In the winter of 1402, the kingdom faced famine when the gods saved them.

By raining Tribbles all over the country side (little furballs from star trek). And it rained them hard for 40 days and 40 nights and by the end of it, the entire kingdom was tribble-purr addicted and the land got overrun with them.

It stopped when they ate some poisonous grain then up and died, the survivors got shifted to another plane that the wizard was pissed with (and probably causing it to repeat there). There was much sadness and withdrawal symptoms.

At least the starvation problem solved itself.

Wut?:smalleek:

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:15 PM
Long, long ago, a demon stalked the world, terrifying all who saw him. However, he was nigh impossible to find, as the legends go, and all that found him could never speak again from the terror.

His name was Waldo.

^ Possible plot hook?

AtwasAwamps
2010-07-07, 01:18 PM
Yes yes yes yes yes! I love this!
Also, familiars are summoned, so the poor dwarves everywhere fear that any time soon, they might be sequestered from their current location by a lonely mage.

I kinda like the idea that this was a horrible one-time fluke so that both master and familiar are pissed about this.

"I was trying to summon a raven!"

"Well, clearly, you didn't."

"I was close. You're dark, can speak common, and smell like carrion."

"Shut up."

"Say nevermore."

"I hate you."

jseah
2010-07-07, 01:20 PM
Wut?:smalleek:
It mirrors the plot from the Trouble with Tribbles episode of the Star Trek TV series.

Specifically, tribbles purr alot and attract humans (it's a bit like a minor addiction IIRC). They eat alot and breed out of control and overrun the Enterprise (they are born pregnant, don't ask. The wikipedia page picture for that episode shows Kirk up to his chest in furballs XD).
In the main plot, they end up eating some experimental grain that was poisoned (and thus revealing the Klingon spy's treachery by promptly dying).

The Enterprise then flies off after they beam the remaining tribbles into the engine room of the Klingon starship.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:21 PM
Nice, if I dont see someone playing that I'll just make those two some sort of recurring NPC. Regarding Waldo, I dont know, while taking ideas from other places I like to just hint at hose things, not being so direct.

What about the reverse mecha? Small sized construct race tha use fleshy power suits.

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:23 PM
What about the reverse mecha? Small sized construct race tha use fleshy power suits.

That's an awesome idea! Also, how about an entire city being a construct, but it's pretty dumb and acts like a petulant 5-year old? See Thog for details.

Otogi
2010-07-07, 01:23 PM
You find God/a deity on a mystical transport (perhaps a blimp),but the transport can't go under 3/4th in maximum speed or else it will be propelled into the sun, killing everyone, including the God/deity and ending existance/a part of existence.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:28 PM
The greatest threat to the world is a circular ever expanding black hole that grows even larger whenever the players do something stupidly out of character and decreases it's size when they play nice. This threat is only known as The Plot Hole

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:30 PM
In the biggest ocean is a snake that acts much like a Tarrasque, coming out and feeding before returning to the waters. Difference is, when he eats them they don't remain in its stomach, they are teleported back to their home with 100gp in their pockets. Hilarity ensues when PCs hear about this and try and gold-farm.

Lord Loss
2010-07-07, 01:32 PM
Saving a pseudodragon from a giant princess (Frost or Fire giant, perhaps?)

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:34 PM
It could be, why not?
But let's see if we can come up with more kingdoms ideas.

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:36 PM
It could be, why not?
But let's see if we can come up with more kingdoms ideas.

Do you mean something like a kingdom where everyone speaks in l33tspeak, or is that too Erfworld? Or a kingdom where all the nobles are awakened household pets, with the king being a goldfish?

hamishspence
2010-07-07, 01:38 PM
How about a kingdom where all the crime is run by fey, and the head crimelord is the Fairy Godmother?

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:39 PM
More like the eviland thing, not just something out of place, something that could be considered ridiculous with a twist and then another twist.

also, this is a good place to draw inspiration from
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheRPGClichesGame

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:40 PM
How about a kingdom where all the crime is run by fey, and the head crimelord is the Fairy Godmother?

So Shrek 2? :smallbiggrin:

How about all the PCs had amnesia, they're journeying to find out why they can't remember anything, standard they were bad guys before, but turns out they were actually rebels infiltrated in the bad guys. And then it turns out that the bad guys employed them to infiltrate the rebels, first.

Also, during the BBEG fight, the BBEG is performing a complex and dark ritual, whilst waves of enemies attack the PCs. After fighting off the attackers, they're too late to stop the ritual, and the leader of the good guys suddenly appears on the BBEG's shoulder as his new familiar.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:47 PM
The Active Anaechist Atheist Asociation wich holds that if everybody stop believin, then the gods become powerless and the masses can achieve full control of their destinies.

They are opposed by the Journey Fan Club

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 01:49 PM
At some point the PCs go to an organisation for help, called: DNABGOH.

Definitely not a bad guy organisation. Honest.

Lord Loss
2010-07-07, 01:49 PM
The land of The Lolcatfolk. Races of the wild catfolk, that talk like Lolcats?

Rin_Hunter
2010-07-07, 01:49 PM
The kingdom of Vampiric Squirells exists deep within a darkwood forest.

Anyone who flies over the trees is consumed by a cloud of reddish orange if they get too close.

"Death" is the name of their leader who was awakened by a vamire sorcerer 3000 years ago. He drove the Elves from his forest single handedly and plans to take over the world. He carries a scythe made for him and wears a black robe.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 01:50 PM
@^^^I like that one, it's pretty cool. Of course, their HQ is seated at the center of eviland.

@^^LOLcats! OK, a feline race that have some sort of action as their given names.

@^Vampire squirrels are A-OK with me :smallbiggrin:

Everytime someone misses a range attack there's a 1 in 20 chance that they hit a hiden ninja

Rin_Hunter
2010-07-07, 01:59 PM
Glad you approve but let it be known that what I described is actually part of my own setting.

My players fear that forest, but they don't know exactly which forest it is. >D

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 02:04 PM
So, as far as forest go with this setting, people so far can be either devoured by vampiric squirrels or covered with monkeys with a mind that's more powerful than you.

Earthwalker
2010-07-07, 03:22 PM
Cartoon Land. Think toon town from Rodger Rabbit.

Coundtown, know outside the area as Clown Town. takes a while but it seems that the rank of nobles and officials is governed by the size of their feet. The current Mayor is wearing big boots but in fact has normal sized feet.

A land of anamorphic animals. All normal animals are effected, I want to play a Bunny Samurai.

The dreaded swamp of class change. eeeeek

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 03:25 PM
And the much dreaded genderbending storm.

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 03:26 PM
Not particularly silly, but a whirlpool that deposits you on the other side of the planet?

OK, that was quite silly.

Malificus
2010-07-07, 03:37 PM
The closet of wonders

A closet that, once viewed makes people want to get in and never come out.

Coplantor
2010-07-07, 03:37 PM
Curiously enough, that was a major element of a previous silly setting of mine. Too bad we never finished that one.

Malificus
2010-07-07, 03:43 PM
I have a sneaking suspicion from your time stamp, that you're talking about the whirlpool, and not the closet.

A bard who became a lich so his music would live on forever is slightly silly. He could be king of a music-ocracy, with sonic weapon instruments. Their written language would look like a music sheet, with entire roads dedicated to acoustics.

Earthwalker
2010-07-07, 03:47 PM
Have the players walk from DnD into the real world.

The real world is the silliest place I can think of.

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-07, 04:11 PM
Have the players walk from DnD into the real world.

The real world is the silliest place I can think of.

I actually like this idea as a non-silly campaign! I've heard of games where the players get transported to the D&D mythos, but a game in the reverse? Intriguing...

Morph Bark
2010-07-07, 04:31 PM
Not particularly silly, but a whirlpool that deposits you on the other side of the planet?

OK, that was quite silly.

That makes me think of my next campaign setting, in which the world is flat as a pancake and people can live on both sides. Travel from side to side is either through tunnels with odd gravity or by "sailing" to the other side, á la At World's End.

hamishspence
2010-07-07, 04:33 PM
I actually like this idea as a non-silly campaign! I've heard of games where the players get transported to the D&D mythos, but a game in the reverse? Intriguing...

D20 Modern could be used as a baseline- it would involve nerfing casters a bit though, if they are converted to D20 modern versions of themselves.

Urban Arcana campaign setting is built around the idea of D&D creatures straying into the "modern world" through the Shadows.

dps
2010-07-07, 06:12 PM
The world without shrimp.

nyarlathotep
2010-07-07, 06:51 PM
The world without shrimp.

That is not a humorous world my friend, but a horrific one.

Skeppio
2010-07-07, 07:25 PM
If you haven't read Bride of the Portable Hole, do so. It'll give you tons of ideas for a humourous D&D campaign.


lol Elemental Plane of Candy...

Fax Celestis
2010-07-07, 07:31 PM
Semi-serious: the world is a Möbius strip, not a sphere. The sun sits in the middle, and the 'flip' moves around the strip at about 1 rotation every 24 hours. This gives you either high noon or midnight, with about five minutes of sunrise and sunset every 24 hours.

It is patently impossible with real-world physics, but this is MAGIC. And it's cool.

Kaun
2010-07-07, 07:41 PM
The Evil kingdom should be all Gnomes with short man syndrome.

DracoDei
2010-07-07, 08:24 PM
Please provide a report on how it went to the authors of any homebrew you use.

I know this is long, but it seemed worth it to provide as many direct links as possible.


The land of The Lolcatfolk. Races of the wild catfolk, that talk like Lolcats?
Bhu's work may be relevant to your interests (although the races are later in the work).
The Cat Burglar (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76770).


Cartoon Land. Think toon town from Roger Rabbit.

I have something that could serve as the core for that, or at least the combat style of people who have trained in that region and learned its secrets.
Falling Anvil (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122824) discipline.


Many (but by NO means all) of Vorpal Tribble's creations (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8080635#post8080635) are designed for humor.

This entire thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/printthread.php?t=147466) should be a good source of creatures (including my own Fractal Bear).

Other relevant stuff of mine (if any of these links are incorrect, check my extended signature):

You probably should include the Cultists of Cluckzor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145296) in your campaign (obviously emphasize the humor aspects over the tragedy aspects).

My tittering brick squirrels (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140707) would be typical of the dangers of wildlife around Toon Town.

Warp Hog (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6432338&postcount=12) (actually that whole thread might be good).

M.I.R.V. Gryphon (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57504)

Acorn Folly (DO NOT let your players anywhere NEAR the entry for this one, or it will ruin the entire adventure).

Soda Vulture (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105580) a bit obscure of a reference...

One of my first posts on the boards: The Giraffe-a-pump (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2618654#post2618654) (from stories told by my grandfather to my mother when she was a little girl).

Beige Dragons (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/printthread.php?t=59834&pp=40), and their arch-foes, the Disco Dragons (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6844810&postcount=5) (actually I recommend the whole Funky/Square axis of alignment... if you use it, you will probably also want THESE (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130267)maneuvers if you allow ToB).

To make if very clear who is worth bothering with, simply make all commoners of THIS (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5820544&postcount=53) race (actually that whole thread, plus the semi-associated campaign logs you will find in my extended signature could be good.)

Massooze (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5747998#post5747998) because the barbarian might appreciate a good rub-down after a hard day of foaming at the mouth while hacking his enemies to small pieces.

Here is a good spell for defeating illusions while making a complete fool of yourself: Q-Ray Vision (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6504098#post6504098).

THIS PrC (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6018203&postcount=5) had an element of humor to it. (Yes, that WHOLE THING is the name... I recommend abbreviating it "Society Member")

Several off my "organ undead" seem to end up falling into this, although it never was really my intent for all but one of them.
Many people tended to think my Empty Skins (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44544) had humor value, although originally I intended them to be played for macabre horror (NOT zombie or ax-murderer type).

In a similar vein I am informed that anyone who has ever done much diaper changing or is a fan of scatological humor would find my Gut Snakes (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3295643&postcount=8) (undead intestines) entertaining rather than disgusting.

The Zooming Brains (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131480) were designed for humor, but I am not entirely sure if it worked out.

Maybe even the Hopping Stomach (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3301315)?

ShadowsGrnEyes
2010-07-08, 01:24 AM
OKay, so I was joking about this the other day. . . a game where there is a species of people. . . WHO TASTE GOOD. . . and the whole world knows it. . .


The parties objective. . . save the tasty tasty delicious people from extinction. . . have everyone be a member of the very very yummy race. . .

it would be like a zombie movie. . . only your not just running from zombies. . . your running from elves and halflings and dwarves who all want to EAT YOU, and not just your brains, but all of you. . .

Balain
2010-07-08, 01:46 AM
Some small thing you might be able to add somewhere. I had a campaign where the prince had all these titles bestowed upon him. Some legitimate, some he made up. So every time the prince was introduced it took me like 5 minutes to read off all the titles....

"Prince john, lord of the high moors, leader of the free people, ranger of the south, general of the blah, conqueror of the blah, founder of the seven blah, head of the blank, etc etc etc etc etc.

We also often told a friend one day we would run a campaign that was nothing but hobbit pirates

Depends how well your players know the old board game dungeon. One time I made the map an exact replica of the game board with all the rooms just one monster and the exact treasures you could find in the game.

I friend also had his party find this staff/javlin that could shrink or extend, a cloak of invisiblity, a bow that when not strung would shot energy arrows, a magic wizards hat, a magic shield, a magic club. then this one horned demon named venger started coming after them demanding they hand over the magical weapons.

hamishspence
2010-07-08, 04:04 AM
OKay, so I was joking about this the other day. . . a game where there is a species of people. . . WHO TASTE GOOD. . . and the whole world knows it. . .


The parties objective. . . save the tasty tasty delicious people from extinction. . . have everyone be a member of the very very yummy race. . .

it would be like a zombie movie. . . only your not just running from zombies. . . your running from elves and halflings and dwarves who all want to EAT YOU, and not just your brains, but all of you. . .

One of the Commoner flaws in Dragon Magazine reminds me of this- Delicious: "Someone cast divine flavor on you" -which, among other things, means you count as one size smaller for all Swallow Whole attempts made on you: "You go down smoothly".

Mercenary Pen
2010-07-08, 04:24 AM
Semi-serious idea- but one you could play for laughs...

Basically, due to high-level far realm intervention where they're working, every week they have to make a will save or have their soul transferred into a completely different creature... so the level 7 elf sorcerer might suddenly wake up to find himself as a level 11 hobgoblin blackguard.

Moreover, this swapover is becoming steadily more frequent, and is happening to everyone around them as well... this'll give you the chance to really have fun when your players go 'back to civilisation'... for example, the local lord might be trapped in the body of a two-year old baby this week...

Coplantor
2010-07-08, 07:22 AM
OF COURSE!

Also, a very silly reincarnation system is needed. I shall make a small table that shows what will you be on your next life according to cause of death, frequent deeds and original race.

hamishspence
2010-07-08, 07:36 AM
A world where giant ducks are trained and used as either war-steeds, or attack animals.

"Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the ducks of war!" :smallbiggrin:

Earthwalker
2010-07-08, 07:37 AM
A world where the all the characters are rabbits. They live in a nice warren till one of the rabbits gets a vision of the humans destroying there home. Cue a nice campaign trying to find a new home.

Or how about a normal DnD campaign with one exception, the players are part of an in game reality TV (wizard broadcasting system) show. Being followed by floating eyes to catch the action. Watching the edited highlights that cast certain players in a bad light. The weekly vote off and nominations.

Director "Has anyone got a ressurect spell, we got bad glare when they killed the dragon, can we go again ?"

Narrator "Day 8 and trouble errupts when Sir Tom the paladin spots Nibble picking a pocket."

hamishspence
2010-07-08, 07:38 AM
A world where the all the characters are rabbits. They live in a nice warren till one of the rabbits gets a vision of the humans destroying there home. Cue a nice campaign trying to find a new home.

Bunnies and Burrows exists and can be used for this.

DracoDei
2010-07-08, 10:23 AM
A world where the all the characters are rabbits. They live in a nice warren till one of the rabbits gets a vision of the humans destroying there home. Cue a nice campaign trying to find a new home.


The problem being that if any of the players actually get the reference, it will ruin it, since Watership Down (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatershipDown) was, while perhaps containing humorous moment, marvelous in that it made you take the whole thing seriously. Generally a campaign where the party has little to no hope of defeating most of the things they might encounter gets called "survival horror", although that doesn't fit the book/movie either.

Lord Loss
2010-07-08, 10:30 AM
Bhu's work may be relevant to your interests (although the races are later in the work).
The Cat Burglar (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76770).


I have his Cat Burglar saved on my computer. Someday I'll pull an animal campaign on my pcs... someday...

A city where all the city is made of cheese. Also, watch Monty python's holy grail for inspiration.

SITB
2010-07-08, 10:47 AM
I remember someone proposed a plot for a joke Planescape campaign in which the PCs were a bunch of Guvners tasked to go around beat up study post mortem rule abusing characters (For instance: the 1d2 crusader; the Cheater of Mystra and as the BBEG, Pun-Pun).

Arbane
2010-07-08, 02:00 PM
Elementals of VERY odd elements.

Lint Elemental.
Pizza Elemental (Of course it's a fundamental element--would you want to live in a world without pizza?)
Failure Elemental (Far more universal than earth, air, fire, or water, I think we can all agree.)
Helium Elemental (Mostly harmless, but it can make you talk in a squeeky voice for a while.)
Noise Elemental ("WHAT?!")

Coplantor
2010-07-08, 02:09 PM
DING! This just hit the spot!
This is a must use, now to make a list of the sillyest elementals possible.

Also, I looooove it when the sillyness derives from a sort of word play, I once used the forest of the psimians, if you read it, yeah, you notice the psi part, but spelled out? The players were planning to go through it untill an NPC told them the truth. :smalltongue:

Darth Stabber
2010-07-08, 03:02 PM
Crap Golems, though they prefer the term Excremental.
Mountain Dew elementals, the natural companion of Pizza elementals
Beer elementals, water elementals more popular cousin.
Weregazebos
Perform(safety dance) - not actually all that safe.
Tibbits, just tibbits.
Anything EmperorTippy ever posted.

Homebrewed Commissars (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159320) that can scare arrows and spells out of the sky, they may gain the ability to scare the ground and fly. Sorry, couldn't resist the plug.

erikun
2010-07-08, 05:42 PM
I seem to recall both an Elemental Plane of Candy (based on the CandyLand board game) and an Elemental Plane of Flesh, if you're looking for odd places to visit. They should both be in the homebrew section.

Magnema
2010-07-08, 06:05 PM
Actually run as a part of a homebrewed system:
There is a giant duck rampaging on the mainland of the world after being raised by hippie necromancers, and it has recently destroyed the empire's capital. They are in a town on the end of a small island with a volcano. In order to stop the duck, they need to find the golden carrot. (Tremendously enough, there was no pun originally intended.)

Enix18
2010-07-08, 06:23 PM
I once had a player character in one of my games who was a halfling alchemist (the notorious Dr. Monks) that had accidentally transmuted himself into a minotaur. Being a minotaur, he naturally became a barbarian, though his main goal in life was to find a cure for his seemingly permanent transmutation. Also, he rode a tricked-out bicycle for improved mobility + bonuses on charge attacks, and he was adept enough at riding it with no hands that he was able to wield an oversized axe as his primary weapon.

One of his fellow player characters was a fearless planetouched cleric who rode around on rollerblade and fought with a greatsword. One time, he killed a dragon from the inside! He was also so good at sleight-of-hand that he once pick-pocketed the energy of a magical creature (and later imbued his sword with it). I think at one point he also pick-pocketed someone's vital organs...

Anyways, they were hilariously awesome characters! You could always use them as NPCs or something.

OracleofWuffing
2010-07-08, 06:37 PM
I seem to recall both an Elemental Plane of Candy (based on the CandyLand board game) and an Elemental Plane of Flesh, if you're looking for odd places to visit. They should both be in the homebrew section.
Seconding the elemental plane of candy. I think that was a newbDM thing? Yeah, looks like some of the iceberg starts here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97038). I recall Plane of Flesh, but I didn't really get a silly vibe from it.

That said, spell thematics (Banana Cream Pie), (Slippery Banana Peels), and (Falling Pants) should all come in handy for spellcasters.

Whenever players need to cross a bridge, they must answer the bridgekeeper's questions three.

At least one Diplomancer King, that uses the "Hide" skill to impress his followers.

Immovable Rods are not fixed in place relative to the planet. They are fixed in place relative to the universe.

Some BBEG is sewing up the world's largest bag of holding, which he will drop on a city. He will then puncture that bag with a toothpick, so that the city will be lost forever.

Whenever the playing characters spend the night in a building, they are obligated to play "The Floor is Made of Lava." Real lava may or may not be supplied.

vvv Use one-pound caltrops as improvised weapons with Quick Draw so you can drop them all as a free action.:smalltongue: vvv

Mercenary Pen
2010-07-08, 06:52 PM
Some more ideas for elemental planes (and their associated elementals):

1- elemental plane of curry
2- elemental plane of boredom (also elemental planes for other emotions... just imagine your players finding themselves on the elemental plane of paranoia...)

Some silly constructs:
1- Cheese golem
2- Tax Return golem (this should be made into a high level foe)
3- Magic item golem
4- Hair golem

Coplantor
2010-07-08, 06:57 PM
detect X spells, items work on a Cold, Warm, Hot system :smallbiggrin:

Enix18
2010-07-08, 07:01 PM
Have the BBEG's evil plan center on the Appraise skill. I did that once, since my players never put any ranks into Appraise and they kept telling me how useless of a skill it was... :smallamused:

Basically, the idea was that the BBEG was crafting a bunch of this one item and then selling it for ridiculous prices (of course, no one realized how ridiculous these prices were since they didn't have the appraise skill). The end result was massive inflation as the whole economy neared the point of collapsing and the market was flooded with his sinister constructions. The main quest for the PCs was to locate a master appraiser to help them thwart the dastardly plan!

Enix18
2010-07-08, 07:23 PM
Ugh, I hate to double post, but...


Crap Golems, though they prefer the term Excremental.
Mountain Dew elementals, the natural companion of Pizza elementals
Beer elementals, water elementals more popular cousin.
Weregazebos
Perform(safety dance) - not actually all that safe.
Tibbits, just tibbits.
Anything EmperorTippy ever posted.

I actually ran a campaign with beer elementals in it. If you were trapped in their vortex ability you risked becoming inebriated. :smallbiggrin:

DracoDei
2010-07-08, 09:04 PM
I seem to recall both an Elemental Plane of Candy (based on the CandyLand board game) and an Elemental Plane of Flesh, if you're looking for odd places to visit. They should both be in the homebrew section.

My campaign (link to logs available in my extended sig) happens on a modified version of the Candy Land setting. This means that the cherry oozes and the pez-ants actually have a little bit of play-test behind them.

Amiel
2010-07-09, 02:48 AM
Feed the Fat Princess
The stability and health of the nations of this world are maintained via the calming aura of well-being and contentment exuded by Fat Monarchs. Invariably female, such auras are brought about through the process of excessive feeding (on part of supporters) and consumption (on part of the monarch). Consequently, this instills a form of addiction within the monarch and dependency within the supporters.
Kidnappings, assassins, extortion, all of which are blatant and rife, service to diminish the vitality of nations and depress monarchs.
Adventurers can sign on with any nation to protect fat monarchs, engage in missions to find food for said monarchs, or other (espionage, conspiracy).

Beard Wars
Within this world, beards - so luxuriant and common upon the faces of its inhabitants - have 'fled'. Now, all countenances are clean-shaven and in need of facial hair; such a cosmetic change has only served to highlight the blemishes and imperfection inherent within a face that was previously covered by a growth of honourable hair.
As adventurers, it is your task to find the cause of this mystery, and if possible to bring it back. The natives will pay dearly.

Why So Serious?
Everything is opposite and inverted within this world; the man you spy is a woman. When your friend says she really hates you, what she means is that she really likes you. The sun is the moon, and the sky is the sea. Dragons are cowardly and kobolds are the inheritors of the earth.

EDIT: Dungeonworld (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114451)

eepop
2010-07-09, 03:38 PM
A country where everyone ages backward.

A country where everything is connected by waterslides powered by create water traps and carefully placed reverse gravity zones.

A country in the desert, and everyone has gills and webbed feet.

A country where everything on the surface is an illusion, and all the people are actually sleeping miles beneath the surface and their dreams make up the illusions on the surface.

A country where everyone wears roller-skates.

A country where foods taste completely different than normal. Broccoli tastes like steak, pizza tastes like radishes.

A country where the size of things changes randomly over time. You might get lucky and find that your mug of ale grows to the size of a house. Or you might find that your shoes are shrinking ever so slowly.

A country where there is exactly 1 person that actually works, and everyone else is just a bureaucrat, filing paperwork about the work that the one person is actually doing. Maybe a high level cleric summoning food for everyone with his epic spell version of heroes feast?

A country where gelatinous cubes are magically sustained, and do not "eat" anything. They are used as building blocks to build everything in the country.

A country where a "waterfall" drops colored blocks from the sky all day, and several silent and permanent Bigby's hands build things from them which come to life once complete.

Scarey Nerd
2010-07-09, 03:40 PM
A country where everything on the surface is an illusion, and all the people are actually sleeping miles beneath the surface and their dreams make up the illusions on the surface.

That's an awesome idea! I'm going to use that in my non-silly campaign!