Literary Uses of Favored Enemy

[Mordo the Spaz - Forum Troll]

Rangers not treated fairly.

Famous books have lots of nifty Favored Enemies. Why these not for our Rangers?

Favored Enemy (Cultists) - modern classic
Favored Enemy (Escaped Criminals) - for town watchmen
Favored Enemy (People On Wanted Posters) - for bounty hunters
Favored Enemy (Nobility) - power to the people!
Favored Enemy (Members of Other Religions) - ancient yet still popular
Favored Enemy (Hatfields, Montegues, etc.) - feuds always fun times
Favored Enemy (Merchants) - popular among smart NPC bad guy urban thugs
Favored Enemy (Cripples) - popular among stupid NPC bad guy urban thugs
Favored Enemy (People On Roads) - for experienced highwaymen
Favored Enemy (People Who Drive Their Cart Too Close in Front of Me On Roads) - no need explain this one
Favored Enemy (Women More Attractive Than Me) - used by many women I know
Favored Enemy (Men Less Attractive Than Me) - used by the other women I know

Your turn brainstorm...

[W E Ray]

I always liked Favored Enemy: Cursed.

Lycanthropes, Hags & Witches, Medusas, Cursed Undead, other "traditional" cursed monsters.

[MrSin]

Favored Enemy(Templar)

Favored Enemy(Eldritch Abomination)

[Captain K.]

Favoured Enemy (Cigarette Smokers) - must be LN with a Cha under 10 and no ranks in Diplomacy
Favoured Enemy (Homosexuals) - for repressed gays with Int less than 10 only

[Zhayne]

Mordo the Spaz - Forum Troll wrote:

Rangers not treated fairly.

Famous books have lots of nifty Favored Enemies. Why these not for our Rangers?

Favored Enemy (Cultists) - modern classic
Favored Enemy (Escaped Criminals) - for town watchmen
Favored Enemy (People On Wanted Posters) - for bounty hunters
Favored Enemy (Nobility) - power to the people!
Favored Enemy (Members of Other Religions) - ancient yet still popular
Favored Enemy (Hatfields, Montegues, etc.) - feuds always fun times
Favored Enemy (Merchants) - popular among smart NPC bad guy urban thugs
Favored Enemy (Cripples) - popular among stupid NPC bad guy urban thugs
Favored Enemy (People On Roads) - for experienced highwaymen
Favored Enemy (People Who Drive Their Cart Too Close in Front of Me On Roads) - no need explain this one
Favored Enemy (Women More Attractive Than Me) - used by many women I know
Favored Enemy (Men Less Attractive Than Me) - used by the other women I know

Your turn brainstorm...

Why would anybody take one of those when 'humanoids(human)' will likely cover 90% of every single one of those categories?

[Atarlost]

Zhayne wrote:

Mordo the Spaz - Forum Troll wrote:

Rangers not treated fairly.

Famous books have lots of nifty Favored Enemies. Why these not for our Rangers?

Favored Enemy (Cultists) - modern classic
Favored Enemy (Escaped Criminals) - for town watchmen
Favored Enemy (People On Wanted Posters) - for bounty hunters
Favored Enemy (Nobility) - power to the people!
Favored Enemy (Members of Other Religions) - ancient yet still popular
Favored Enemy (Hatfields, Montegues, etc.) - feuds always fun times
Favored Enemy (Merchants) - popular among smart NPC bad guy urban thugs
Favored Enemy (Cripples) - popular among stupid NPC bad guy urban thugs
Favored Enemy (People On Roads) - for experienced highwaymen
Favored Enemy (People Who Drive Their Cart Too Close in Front of Me On Roads) - no need explain this one
Favored Enemy (Women More Attractive Than Me) - used by many women I know
Favored Enemy (Men Less Attractive Than Me) - used by the other women I know

Your turn brainstorm...

Why would anybody take one of those when 'humanoids(human)' will likely cover 90% of every single one of those categories?

Because dwarves and elves and halflings and gnomes and even blue dragons can be cultists or nobility or members of other religions.

[Sloanzilla]

Favored Enema (grape jelly)

[Gator the Unread]

I had a GM whose evil guild had rangers who all had favored enemy as foes of the organization. This was quickly translated into favored enemy "the hero party" and we all decided to take a few levels of ranager, just so we can get favored enemy "people-we-don't-like".

Strangely, the GM changed his tune...

[MrSin]

Gator the Unread wrote:

I had a GM whose evil guild had rangers who all had favored enemy as foes of the organization. This was quickly translated into favored enemy "the hero party" and we all decided to take a few levels of ranager, just so we can get favored enemy "people-we-don't-like".

Strangely, the GM changed his tune...

Favored enemy(Anyone who isn't me)?

[Inkaos]

Favoured Enemy (Baby Seals)
Favoured Enemy (Orphanages)

or there is Cthulu's favourite... Favoured Enemy (Tram Steamers)

[Tigger_mk4]

Just a few folks I've met...

Favoured enemy (forum trolls)
Favoured enemy (fill in name of political party here)
Favoured enemy (4th edition)
Favoured enemy ( bad fashion sense)
Favoured enemy (bad grammar/ misplaced apostophre)

[Inkaos]

Favoured Enemy (The White Whale)
Favoured Enemy (The System)
Favoured Enemy (Artificial Intelligence)