Hats are a very practical invention. They keep the sun out of one's eyes, collect brow sweat, conserve heat, protect the cranium, provide jaunty fashion statements. There is not a culture in all the world that does not have some form of headwear.
From the Greeks' squash-shaped Phyrgian cap to Napoleon's oversized bicorn to the American ten-gallon, hats throughout the ages have been hilarious in some capacity. Many cultures are recognizable by their amusing hats: the Moroccan fez, the Asian coolie hat, the British Imperial pith helmet, the Tyrolean hat of Swiss fame. All these add vitaly to the hilarity of the people they represent. Try to imagine Charlie Chaplin without his bowler, Crocodile Dundee without his tooth-lined safari cap, the Daniel Boone without his coonskin cap. To not involve distinctive headgear in one's game would be ludicrous.
Hats are common to all role-playing settings. Consider the wizard's pointy hat, either cone-shaped or wide-brimmed; the ranger's Robin Hood-inspired pointed cap marked with a red feather; the space captain's silvery pilot helmet. Given that many games are set in worlds bathed in magic, it is logical to add an element of the thaumaturgic to one's headgear. The zaniness of a hat is not limited to its appearance; add a flair of enchantment to it!
Add to this scroll your own ridiculous hats. Who knows what absurd chapeaus lurk in the minds of the Citadel?
Table of Contents
Spiffy Sorcerer's Stovepipe of Serpent Summoning
Trollrat Toppers
Thordarin's Impregnable Helm
Slarain's Special Sleepcap
Yin-Tsu's Thinking Cap
Tunis Desert Cap
The Antlered Adornment of Anglerune Elkskull
The Courtesans' Hennin