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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 3057827" data-attributes="member: 15538"><p>In D&D, satyrs are probably one of the more human-like fairy types, in my view. They basically like cheer and good times. However, they are CN, and they could give a damn about most humans one way or the other. They are likely to do whatever they please, and will manipulate humanoids to get what they want. They are likely to consider charming a woodcutter's wife and talking her into a tryst a good joke with nice fringe benefits. They manage to encompass much of what is good and bad about fey; wildness, freedom, callousness. They are short-sighted in that they are rustic creatures with little use for things beyond their daily concerns, but at the same time, are long-lived and shrug of adversity with ease, and can harbor grudges or retain gratitude for a long time, even if it doesn't enter their chaotic minds all that often.</p><p></p><p>Pixies, in D&D, are nice. Mischievous, yes. Uncivilized, judgmental, impulsive, definitely. But NG, and opposed to evil. They are full of compassion and mirth. What makes them interesting, I think, is that humans, who are often Neutral, would be seen as more evil creatures, and consequently, would be subject to pixie harassment or attack from time to time, depending on the offense. Pixies I see as earnest proponents of Good, with a bias toward good that favors the natural world, beauty, and pleasure. They aren't Chaotic, but at the same time, they're not beholden to human morality, either. Although they may be laughing sprites, I like to emphasize their role as tiny, magical warriors with a stern alignment. If they witness a PC, say, putting hirelings at risk for their own purposes, pixies might play a prank which deprives the PC of this equipment and further leads him into the very dangerous situation he was trying to avoid. However, in general, pixies are a helpful, if annoying folk. They might protect wounded PCs from monsters, help the lost, rescue children, and so forth.</p><p></p><p>Now, keep in mind, there are evil fey. And any nongood fey can acquire the Fiendish template.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 3057827, member: 15538"] In D&D, satyrs are probably one of the more human-like fairy types, in my view. They basically like cheer and good times. However, they are CN, and they could give a damn about most humans one way or the other. They are likely to do whatever they please, and will manipulate humanoids to get what they want. They are likely to consider charming a woodcutter's wife and talking her into a tryst a good joke with nice fringe benefits. They manage to encompass much of what is good and bad about fey; wildness, freedom, callousness. They are short-sighted in that they are rustic creatures with little use for things beyond their daily concerns, but at the same time, are long-lived and shrug of adversity with ease, and can harbor grudges or retain gratitude for a long time, even if it doesn't enter their chaotic minds all that often. Pixies, in D&D, are nice. Mischievous, yes. Uncivilized, judgmental, impulsive, definitely. But NG, and opposed to evil. They are full of compassion and mirth. What makes them interesting, I think, is that humans, who are often Neutral, would be seen as more evil creatures, and consequently, would be subject to pixie harassment or attack from time to time, depending on the offense. Pixies I see as earnest proponents of Good, with a bias toward good that favors the natural world, beauty, and pleasure. They aren't Chaotic, but at the same time, they're not beholden to human morality, either. Although they may be laughing sprites, I like to emphasize their role as tiny, magical warriors with a stern alignment. If they witness a PC, say, putting hirelings at risk for their own purposes, pixies might play a prank which deprives the PC of this equipment and further leads him into the very dangerous situation he was trying to avoid. However, in general, pixies are a helpful, if annoying folk. They might protect wounded PCs from monsters, help the lost, rescue children, and so forth. Now, keep in mind, there are evil fey. And any nongood fey can acquire the Fiendish template. [/QUOTE]
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