tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post6202861722991576508..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: Races for Rachtrollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-81275358613271713182008-08-07T13:40:00.000-05:002008-08-07T13:40:00.000-05:00Thanks! A lot of this is just fun for me, because...Thanks! A lot of this is just fun for me, because I love anthropology. But some of it came from struggling with a few of <A HREF="http://theverbingnoun.blogspot.com/2008/07/obligatory-alignment-post.html" REL="nofollow">the issues</A> <A HREF="http://theverbingnoun.blogspot.com/2008/07/youve-been-asked-by-local-nobility-to.html" REL="nofollow">you've brought up</A> on your blog. As humans, we grow ill, physically and emotionally, if we're hidden away and not allowed to socialize with others, or suffer from sensory deprivation, or not allowed to exercise our skills. Orcs grow ill in the same way if they're not allowed to express the rightness of might. Can you make a deal with the orcs? Absolutely, but the moment they are stronger, they're going to raid and run off with everything and everyone who isn't nailed down. But that still doesn't make genocide a good solution. It might be the only viable solution, but anyone who claims to champion the good is going to have to atone for these actions. <BR/><BR/>Since this is fantasy, you don't have to step too far afield to make your races feel "alien". Not too far from where I live, the locals once thought the gods were hungry monsters who must be fed with regular human sacrifice or else they would tear up the world and the heavens. Build a culture around this notion, a society that <I>knows</I> that this is an immutable fact, just like fire is hot and rain is wet, and you'll have a group that feels very alien to your typical suburban Westerner.<BR/><BR/>- Briantrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-76683906541955638782008-08-07T09:58:00.000-05:002008-08-07T09:58:00.000-05:00An excellent post. I like a number of things abou...An excellent post. I like a number of things about your racial characterizations here. I've found Andersson's art to be enjoyable and often funny for quite some time now, though honestly I'd rather see new Pawn than new random sketches.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, other races always seem too human in my campaigns, and this gives me something to think about. Again, great post.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546100677119484489noreply@blogger.com