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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8323104" data-attributes="member: 19675">Well…therianthropy and “bestial” kinda go hand in paw.&nbsp; It’s just a sliding scale.&nbsp; A spectrum, if you will.&nbsp; On one end, you’ve got more animorphic races like Kobolds, troglodytes, Sahuagin, lizard men, true anthropomorphic animals, etc.&nbsp; On the other, more human-looking types with exaggerated fangs, claws and suchlike.&nbsp; In the middle are the shapeshifters.And as I noted, a race need not be bestial in any way to be evil.But let’s say you WANT something truly bestial.&nbsp; 9 times out of 10, you’re probably going to use a predatory species.*&nbsp; You still don’t have to go with the usual suspects, the ones that get used in stereotyping humans.&nbsp; Why not something in the badger family- an evil race of anthro wolverine?What about shrikes?&nbsp; Every one of those little guys is a tiny, flying Vlad the impaler.Hell, I reworked the bat-like Seshayans from StarDrive into rulers of the Underdark, fallen into forgetful decadence, unaware of their former greatness.Evil Hippos?&nbsp; Evil Elephants?I did a homebrew race of anthro porcupines, once.&nbsp; Coulda been evil, with a penchant for coating their spines with toxins,Or skip the middleman- evil Anthro poisonous frogs.* Ibixians were CN, as I recall.&nbsp; Equicephs were LE.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8323104, member: 19675"] Well…therianthropy and “bestial” kinda go hand in paw. It’s just a sliding scale. A spectrum, if you will. On one end, you’ve got more animorphic races like Kobolds, troglodytes, Sahuagin, lizard men, true anthropomorphic animals, etc. On the other, more human-looking types with exaggerated fangs, claws and suchlike. In the middle are the shapeshifters. And as I noted, a race need not be bestial [I]in any way[/I] to be evil. But let’s say you WANT something truly bestial. 9 times out of 10, you’re probably going to use a predatory species.* You still don’t have to go with the usual suspects, the ones that get used in stereotyping humans. Why not something in the badger family- an evil race of anthro wolverine? What about shrikes? Every one of those little guys is a tiny, flying Vlad the impaler. Hell, I reworked the bat-like Seshayans from StarDrive into rulers of the Underdark, fallen into forgetful decadence, unaware of their former greatness. Evil Hippos? Evil Elephants? I did a homebrew race of anthro porcupines, once. Coulda been evil, with a penchant for coating their spines with toxins, Or skip the middleman- evil Anthro poisonous frogs. * Ibixians were CN, as I recall. Equicephs were LE. [/QUOTE]

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