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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 8201446" data-attributes="member: 6906155"><p>They will <em>look</em> human. But GotG is the model, and the main character in that is only half human.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I agree. I would be very surprised if there is not a tiefing as a major character.</p><p></p><p>I don't think old school grognards who reject any species added after 1979 are a major consideration. <em>If </em>they have a dwarf (halfling/gnome) I expect they will use an appropriately sized actor, rather than messing around with scale doubles and differently sized props. So we will find that out from the casting.</p><p></p><p>What I expect they will have is a small CGI (or CGI/puppet) character, possibly a goblin, kobold or imp, even if that consumes a large chunk of the FX budget, because marketing says Rocket Raccoon, Baby Groot and Baby Yoda are popular. Look out for voice actors and people with mo-cap experience in the cast.</p><p></p><p>You don't actually need to "explain" non-human characters at all. There is very little explanation of the non-human characters in GotG. They are just there and accepted.</p><p></p><p>Yup, there will be a "big guy" who could be a goliath, although their make-up would be dull - cast an actual big guy and paint him grey! Firbolgs look a bit goofy (literally). I would say dragonborn is more likely, it's more visually interesting (warforged is also possible). Personally, I would bet against an elf in the main party - overexposed. And I don't see any of the currently announced cast looking very elven, no matter how pointy you make their ears.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 8201446, member: 6906155"] They will [I]look[/I] human. But GotG is the model, and the main character in that is only half human. Yes, I agree. I would be very surprised if there is not a tiefing as a major character. I don't think old school grognards who reject any species added after 1979 are a major consideration. [I]If [/I]they have a dwarf (halfling/gnome) I expect they will use an appropriately sized actor, rather than messing around with scale doubles and differently sized props. So we will find that out from the casting. What I expect they will have is a small CGI (or CGI/puppet) character, possibly a goblin, kobold or imp, even if that consumes a large chunk of the FX budget, because marketing says Rocket Raccoon, Baby Groot and Baby Yoda are popular. Look out for voice actors and people with mo-cap experience in the cast. You don't actually need to "explain" non-human characters at all. There is very little explanation of the non-human characters in GotG. They are just there and accepted. Yup, there will be a "big guy" who could be a goliath, although their make-up would be dull - cast an actual big guy and paint him grey! Firbolgs look a bit goofy (literally). I would say dragonborn is more likely, it's more visually interesting (warforged is also possible). Personally, I would bet against an elf in the main party - overexposed. And I don't see any of the currently announced cast looking very elven, no matter how pointy you make their ears. [/QUOTE]
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