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How would you re-envision Guardinals and Rilmani in 4e?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Avenger" data-source="post: 3970448" data-attributes="member: 779"><p>I have some ideas for re-envisioning these creatures originally introduced in PS.</p><p></p><p>Guardinals always resembled Shamanistic Guardian Spirits to me. And many cultures have platonic ideas for certain animals. As a race they are a race of former animal spirits, that interacted with mortal races. Though this time they are less anthro, more shape-changing animal spirits who have human forms with subtle animalistic features. Though a lupinal doesn't have to necessarily look like a wolf as the wolf tribe, they could resemble something wolf-like in form but with 5 tails, 6 legs and 3 heads that's glowing white.</p><p></p><p>Rilmani have the problem with having too many qualities of being the balancers of alignment, and some signature abilities which affect alignment. I would re-envision them as an ancient empire/order of humans who brought themselves perfection through alchemy (since Rilmani types are named after the alchemical names of metals). They see themselves as the successors of humanity, humanity 2.0 and they seek to bring down or at least exceed the Gods, Primordials and other beings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Avenger, post: 3970448, member: 779"] I have some ideas for re-envisioning these creatures originally introduced in PS. Guardinals always resembled Shamanistic Guardian Spirits to me. And many cultures have platonic ideas for certain animals. As a race they are a race of former animal spirits, that interacted with mortal races. Though this time they are less anthro, more shape-changing animal spirits who have human forms with subtle animalistic features. Though a lupinal doesn't have to necessarily look like a wolf as the wolf tribe, they could resemble something wolf-like in form but with 5 tails, 6 legs and 3 heads that's glowing white. Rilmani have the problem with having too many qualities of being the balancers of alignment, and some signature abilities which affect alignment. I would re-envision them as an ancient empire/order of humans who brought themselves perfection through alchemy (since Rilmani types are named after the alchemical names of metals). They see themselves as the successors of humanity, humanity 2.0 and they seek to bring down or at least exceed the Gods, Primordials and other beings. [/QUOTE]
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