I think you've pretty much got them all. The only other thing I can think of would be the Festival along with the Tower. That way you might be able to pull your own guy before it can be removed by a tower piece. Not ideal, but it would save you the three points.
Somewhat related, I have no problem using figures like the pig, builder, Mayor, etc. without their corresponding expansion since they are not really necessary. I also don't see an issue with using tiles with unique mechanics like the magic portals, or just the Wheel tiles like Whaleyland does with his Campaigns. It can really tailor your experience to what you want without all of the added game time. I can see where some might think the lack of "vanilla" tiles to be imbalanced though.