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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6052380"><p>Classically, there has been little differentiation between the two. They both represent various aspects of nature. The difference was found less in their physical appearance and more in their personalities. Nymphs were more playful, often playing tricks on mortals much in the way any fey does(when you live forever, life gets boring I guess). Dryads were less playful, they were the soldiers, the caretakers, the eyes and ears of the woods. A Nymph might lead you into the forest depths and leave you for lost, where a Dryad might arrive and kick your ass.</p><p></p><p>And yes, it really is that simple that when you get down to classical western mythology, from which D&D has traditionally placed it's roots, almost everything "nature" comes in some form of woman. But what exactly does "female" mean? Aside from having babies, it's represented a lot of different aspects of humanity throughout the ages. Remember that the destructive power of the "Eye of Ra" was generally represented with <em>female</em> gods.</p><p></p><p>I greatly dislike the end of the article where it seems to draw issue with the fact that most nature-creatures are female. That's classical western mythology, and I do not favor departing from it heavily. Being female doesn't necessitate being <em>feminine</em>. I swear we've been over this ground before.</p><p></p><p>The Fey, and everything about them, has typically relied on the trope of beautiful to behold, dangerous to encounter. As such I really don't see a problem with having literally everything with a fey descriptor follow that line. </p><p></p><p>If you want to talk about <em>ugly</em> looking fey creatures, lets talk spriggan!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6052380"] Classically, there has been little differentiation between the two. They both represent various aspects of nature. The difference was found less in their physical appearance and more in their personalities. Nymphs were more playful, often playing tricks on mortals much in the way any fey does(when you live forever, life gets boring I guess). Dryads were less playful, they were the soldiers, the caretakers, the eyes and ears of the woods. A Nymph might lead you into the forest depths and leave you for lost, where a Dryad might arrive and kick your ass. And yes, it really is that simple that when you get down to classical western mythology, from which D&D has traditionally placed it's roots, almost everything "nature" comes in some form of woman. But what exactly does "female" mean? Aside from having babies, it's represented a lot of different aspects of humanity throughout the ages. Remember that the destructive power of the "Eye of Ra" was generally represented with [I]female[/I] gods. I greatly dislike the end of the article where it seems to draw issue with the fact that most nature-creatures are female. That's classical western mythology, and I do not favor departing from it heavily. Being female doesn't necessitate being [I]feminine[/I]. I swear we've been over this ground before. The Fey, and everything about them, has typically relied on the trope of beautiful to behold, dangerous to encounter. As such I really don't see a problem with having literally everything with a fey descriptor follow that line. If you want to talk about [I]ugly[/I] looking fey creatures, lets talk spriggan! [/QUOTE]
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