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<blockquote data-quote="s/LaSH" data-source="post: 458079" data-attributes="member: 6929"><p>Devils:</p><p>Honourable fighters, although they're still evil. I've actually had one surrender to a paladin, which was interesting. It was a bezekira, a hellcat, and its telepathy came in the form of images of hunting prey. That was all it really wanted to do: Run around, hunt and kill.</p><p></p><p>Illithids:</p><p>They don't <em>act</em> superior to other races, they <em>are</em> superior. The basic illithid meets the basic human? No contest. It's a logical conclusion drawn from a life of experience.</p><p></p><p>Orcs:</p><p>Everyone these days seems to play orcs as mongols, and I'm no exception. However, I've also had a few orcish cossacks running around. That little dance with the kicking? Where you fold your arms and jump a lot? Have them do that.</p><p></p><p>Dragons:</p><p>What would you do if a rat ran up to you and tried to hold an intelligent conversation? (Just a normal rat trying to hold a normal rat conversation. Squeek a couple of times and then run off.) If you didn't try to kill it, you'd say a word and it would lose interest. That's what dragons are to humans: So much better and older it's not funny. So dragons are prone to telling long, meandering stories about the time they destroyed such-and-such a legion or some other amusing anecdote. If the PCs attack them, it's by no means certain that they'll notice.</p><p></p><p>Gnolls:</p><p>OK, this one's a little odd, but in my campaign the gnolls were converted to Islam. They're still savage, but seeing gnolls policing the merchant quarter of Tunis and having the populace actually enjoy their presence was... interesting.</p><p></p><p>Elves:</p><p>Like cats, elves are the center of their own little universe. "Give me attention!" they shout, but they don't actually shout it because that means they'd lose face. So instead they're masters of witty repartee and <em>suggest</em> it. And if you still don't pay them attention, they'll scratch your eyes out (figuratively speaking, of course. Elves are far too cool to use their fingernails - they'd much rather use centuries-old magic weapons or incant some horrible doom upon thy lineage). Needless to say, elves are uppity even amongst themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s/LaSH, post: 458079, member: 6929"] Devils: Honourable fighters, although they're still evil. I've actually had one surrender to a paladin, which was interesting. It was a bezekira, a hellcat, and its telepathy came in the form of images of hunting prey. That was all it really wanted to do: Run around, hunt and kill. Illithids: They don't [i]act[/i] superior to other races, they [i]are[/i] superior. The basic illithid meets the basic human? No contest. It's a logical conclusion drawn from a life of experience. Orcs: Everyone these days seems to play orcs as mongols, and I'm no exception. However, I've also had a few orcish cossacks running around. That little dance with the kicking? Where you fold your arms and jump a lot? Have them do that. Dragons: What would you do if a rat ran up to you and tried to hold an intelligent conversation? (Just a normal rat trying to hold a normal rat conversation. Squeek a couple of times and then run off.) If you didn't try to kill it, you'd say a word and it would lose interest. That's what dragons are to humans: So much better and older it's not funny. So dragons are prone to telling long, meandering stories about the time they destroyed such-and-such a legion or some other amusing anecdote. If the PCs attack them, it's by no means certain that they'll notice. Gnolls: OK, this one's a little odd, but in my campaign the gnolls were converted to Islam. They're still savage, but seeing gnolls policing the merchant quarter of Tunis and having the populace actually enjoy their presence was... interesting. Elves: Like cats, elves are the center of their own little universe. "Give me attention!" they shout, but they don't actually shout it because that means they'd lose face. So instead they're masters of witty repartee and [i]suggest[/i] it. And if you still don't pay them attention, they'll scratch your eyes out (figuratively speaking, of course. Elves are far too cool to use their fingernails - they'd much rather use centuries-old magic weapons or incant some horrible doom upon thy lineage). Needless to say, elves are uppity even amongst themselves. [/QUOTE]
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