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<blockquote data-quote="Random Bystander" data-source="post: 7242026" data-attributes="member: 6702095">The problem being that almost any plot that could be done with rakshasas could be done with drow, mindflayers, or yuan-ti. And cat-people are not considered unique or distinct; or so is my general sense of the fandom.Plus, visually speaking, rakshasas are not distinct.&quot;How did you know they were drow?&quot; &quot;Elves with purple/black skin and white hair.&quot;&quot;Mindflayers?&quot; &quot;Squid-headed elfenoids who were eating brains through their tentacles.&quot;&quot;Yuan-ti?&quot; &quot;Snake elfenoids sacrificing elfenoids to snake gods.&quot;&quot;Rakshasa?&quot; &quot;Their hands were attached backwards, at the wrist.&quot;For that matter, a fair number of Rakshasa plots could also be done by dopplegangers, changelings, and ordinary elven spies.Overall, we are left with evil, demonic cat-people, with a single distinguishing feature to distinguish them from regular cat-people, and no plot features to distinguish them from any of a dozen other possible similar threats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Random Bystander, post: 7242026, member: 6702095"] The problem being that almost any plot that could be done with rakshasas could be done with drow, mindflayers, or yuan-ti. And cat-people are not considered unique or distinct; or so is my general sense of the fandom. Plus, visually speaking, rakshasas are not distinct. "How did you know they were drow?" "Elves with purple/black skin and white hair." "Mindflayers?" "Squid-headed elfenoids who were eating brains through their tentacles." "Yuan-ti?" "Snake elfenoids sacrificing elfenoids to snake gods." "Rakshasa?" "Their hands were attached backwards, at the wrist." For that matter, a fair number of Rakshasa plots could also be done by dopplegangers, changelings, and ordinary elven spies. Overall, we are left with evil, demonic cat-people, with a single distinguishing feature to distinguish them from regular cat-people, and no plot features to distinguish them from any of a dozen other possible similar threats. [/QUOTE]

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