New Races
#1
Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:32 PM
Mighty horse rocks, he rocks the fat ass.
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#2
Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:46 PM
He defined the genre and made it so mainstream that everything we create is influenced by him.
Everyone has the same image in their heads when they think of what an elf looks like.
Ever notice how everyone of any prominence in the fantasy world tends to have English accents?
Also his fault.
I like creating my won fantasy creatures though, and I try to keep them as original as possible without borrowing from other sources.
But, given that I too have been programmed by our culture to think in fantastic ways (within guidelines), and the massive amount of other world lore kicking about, it is very difficult to remain original.
It is perfectly acceptable to fear and admire a being you could not possibly understand.
#3
Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:52 PM
Mighty horse rocks, he rocks the fat ass.
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#4
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:09 PM
It is perfectly acceptable to fear and admire a being you could not possibly understand.
#5
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:29 PM
Mighty horse rocks, he rocks the fat ass.
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#6
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:34 PM
In fact, the Monster Manuals are a good example of people creating tons of new fantasy stuffs. But when it comes down to it, most people stick with the tried and true Elves and Dwarves for their fantasy setting.
#7
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:40 PM
But that is something I dislike about fantasy. I tend to do a lot of research on my novels before I pick them up. I don't really want to read tolkien-esque fantasy where it's a group of sweaty men on a journey to do this or that, and where there's not a lot of diversity of races beyond elf, dwarf, and such. I'd rather read something that strays a bit from that and comes up with their own ideas of a fantasy world.
#8
Posted 25 January 2013 - 03:51 PM
The khajiit and argonians are just from furries and scalies (I think I’m coining that term) who had far too much influence on the game. Hircine is the Erlking and Azura is Athena. What’s the trope? Everyone ripped off Twilight Zone, who ripped off Shakespeare, who ripped off Plagirus. (The unknown source of all tropes)
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#9
Posted 25 January 2013 - 05:39 PM
The khajiit and argonians are just from furries and scalies (I think I’m coining that term)
Nope. That's actually the accepted term for them. So good intuition, anyway. =P
#10
Posted 25 January 2013 - 05:44 PM
Tolkien drew heavily from folklore, particularly Norse.
That said, I don't know of too many 'new' races in fantasy. Debateably the werewolves in World of Darkness games, since werewolves were never really considered a race before that. And they end up having a really interesting culture of their own.
One of my favourite races is the laguz from Fire Emblem, who could shapeshift between certain animals and human forms.
YESSSSSS.
The Laguz were my peeps.
#11
Posted 25 January 2013 - 09:05 PM
One of my favourite races is the laguz from Fire Emblem, who could shapeshift between certain animals and human forms.
YESSSSSS.
The Laguz were my peeps.
I hate to do this to you guys
But you might be a furry if...
#12
Posted 26 January 2013 - 04:24 AM
They turn into people too tho. <___<
#13
Posted 26 January 2013 - 09:42 AM
DIFFERENT!
Okay, but really, imagining Lord of the Rings with new, yet unheard of, completely original races is like imagining a new color. Impossible. In fact, any book or story of that genre.