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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4744929" data-attributes="member: 54846"><p>Muuuh. The psychology major in me wants to ruminate long and thorough on all of this, but I'm too tired at the moment. Damn you, meaty topic while I are sleepy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>A real simple thought that occurs:</p><p></p><p>We have a certain concept of time. While there is a relativeness (An hour can be a long time or a short time, depending on what you're doing), we all understand the significance of an hour, a day, a month, and a year in roughly the same level of distance. But an Elf, Lich or Dragon may have completely different expectations as to time. "Yes, I'll get right on it; you'll have it in the next decade. What? You are in <em>such a rush.</em>"</p><p></p><p>The first, most important sense to humans is Sight, the second is Sound. Other species would have their priorities different. A talking canine, for instance, may describe things in terms of scent ("Which enemy?" "The ink one.") Another with hearing as priority would use descriptions based on the sound of your breathing or footsteps ("Your contact will be quite deer-like." "Huh?" "... he's stealthy.") If these types are your enemies, you could confuse them - it doesn't matter, for instance, if your mage wears robes, but if he treats his robes with the same polish as the warrior treats his armor, the monster might think they "smell" identical and think they're both warriors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4744929, member: 54846"] Muuuh. The psychology major in me wants to ruminate long and thorough on all of this, but I'm too tired at the moment. Damn you, meaty topic while I are sleepy. :p A real simple thought that occurs: We have a certain concept of time. While there is a relativeness (An hour can be a long time or a short time, depending on what you're doing), we all understand the significance of an hour, a day, a month, and a year in roughly the same level of distance. But an Elf, Lich or Dragon may have completely different expectations as to time. "Yes, I'll get right on it; you'll have it in the next decade. What? You are in [I]such a rush.[/I]" The first, most important sense to humans is Sight, the second is Sound. Other species would have their priorities different. A talking canine, for instance, may describe things in terms of scent ("Which enemy?" "The ink one.") Another with hearing as priority would use descriptions based on the sound of your breathing or footsteps ("Your contact will be quite deer-like." "Huh?" "... he's stealthy.") If these types are your enemies, you could confuse them - it doesn't matter, for instance, if your mage wears robes, but if he treats his robes with the same polish as the warrior treats his armor, the monster might think they "smell" identical and think they're both warriors. [/QUOTE]
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