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"ive given out so many books only to have them be ignored that i kinda wanted to shove it in their face!"

"... and i thought including them in the story would be cool."

Sounds like you have much of it already planned out :)

Still, you have a pretty big world to play with and at any time you can throw in all kinds of "King" bits. I can envision a town in which everyone in it has been brought back by a nearby cursed burial mound...or Mr. O Dim dispatched a telekinetic but unhinged young woman to cause mayhem with the group.

Gotta go, but I'll chat more :)

How about just using the world, its creatures and mythology and create a whole new story for your characters. For example, the Star Wars galaxy and Middle Earth have a plethora of adventures, heroes and villains and Mid-world can as well. Besides chances are good that the people that come into your campaign have read the series several times themselves and following in the all too familiar footsteps of the main character(s) wouldn't be that much fun for them.

The heroes may have their own reason for traveling to the Tower, from simply getting home to their world or stopping what may unravel the entire multiverse. Perhaps they were drawn in by a version of "It," searching for a mysterious "Talisman" while desperately staying one step ahead of an ominous "Mist." Or maybe they are locals, born of Mid World, opposing a new menace, or simply eking out a living in an increasingly hostile environment.

I admit, I've only read the first three books, but from that I know that it can be the start of an unusual and exciting campaign. Just take some elements from the stories, create some of your own that feel right for the setting and you can have the beginnings of an epic saga you can call yours.

What Cronk do is take weapon from other place no one else use and make Cronk's. Orc Carrikal...'nuff said.

An interesting, though somewhat obvious, twist would be to have several tribes with different views and agendas. One clan may assist the heroes, perhaps in the hopes that this gesture can open trade between the humans and this particular band of orcs. Another tribe might secretly worship an Old One and may feign friendship with the characters, etc. The various bands may barely tolerate one another or even outright violence may suddenly erupt all around the party as the conflicting beliefs reach a boiling point.

Dare I say:

Qunari- Half Giants (from a certain 3.5 psionics supplement)?

Don't know about darkspawn yet, but I want to make them more vicious and bloodthirsty than goblins/hobgoblins. Perhaps they are the 'pureblood' ancestors of the goblinoids.

or...

A thri-kreen ranger or rogue reanimated as a devourer that stalks about rooftops at night, killing heroes and stealing their souls...

...must...stop...now. Concept...too...good.

It was Kalidnay. Darksun/Ravenloft sounds cool. Already I'm thinking of near naked halflings with skeletal body paint, working voodoo-like magics while barbecuing mul hearts, or maybe a powerful noble is holding a grand party in a major town, but is actually using the guests as a great sacrifice in his quest to transcend into a dragon...or maybe, a formerly slumbering t'liz wakes up and botches his plans, corrupting his magic and reanimating all who were slain by the spell as wights...the possbilities are endless.