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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 5843979" data-attributes="member: 957"><p>I think it is highly important to maintain a distinction between mechanical representation and narrative.</p><p></p><p>It is true that Medusa of legend is a unique character. As is the minotaur. As is Pegasus (though in that case there were others of that breed)</p><p></p><p>In D&D with a race of minotaurs they are half bull and half man. A half-pig and a half-squirrel called "minotaur" would still be wrong. </p><p></p><p>You can home brew your own world and lift the Medusa out of the MM and say that she is a unique creature because that fits the myth. Or you can home brew your own world and say that in THIS fictional world there are millions of "medusa". </p><p></p><p></p><p>If an instance of "medusa" functions as Medusa then it is ok. If an instance of medusa doesn't function like Medusa then you just have a pig/squirrel minotaur. The functionality of these statements have no reliance on whether or not your home brew has stayed true to the uniqueness in the myth or has taken the myth as a template for an entire race.</p><p></p><p>It is simple enough to just as the question "If I make this a unique creature in my home brew, does it now match the myth?" You may be completely offended by the idea that someone would want more than one in their setting. That is fine. But if you can't answer the first question with an affirmative, then you are already lost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 5843979, member: 957"] I think it is highly important to maintain a distinction between mechanical representation and narrative. It is true that Medusa of legend is a unique character. As is the minotaur. As is Pegasus (though in that case there were others of that breed) In D&D with a race of minotaurs they are half bull and half man. A half-pig and a half-squirrel called "minotaur" would still be wrong. You can home brew your own world and lift the Medusa out of the MM and say that she is a unique creature because that fits the myth. Or you can home brew your own world and say that in THIS fictional world there are millions of "medusa". If an instance of "medusa" functions as Medusa then it is ok. If an instance of medusa doesn't function like Medusa then you just have a pig/squirrel minotaur. The functionality of these statements have no reliance on whether or not your home brew has stayed true to the uniqueness in the myth or has taken the myth as a template for an entire race. It is simple enough to just as the question "If I make this a unique creature in my home brew, does it now match the myth?" You may be completely offended by the idea that someone would want more than one in their setting. That is fine. But if you can't answer the first question with an affirmative, then you are already lost. [/QUOTE]
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