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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6138183" data-attributes="member: 58416"><p>I voted that I could do without Raptorans and Hawk-Headed Kenku and Tengu in the game. </p><p></p><p>I'd be ok with Aarakorca having a pact with a Djinn. I suppose I'd be alright with the elemental story as well. </p><p></p><p>I don't want Dire Corbies to have a connection to Pazuzu and be rivals of the Drow because I think that gives them a set-up and back story which too closely mirrors some Drow lore; I'd like to see something more creative done with them. I also do not want them to be associated with Drow breeding camps or Drow. It's a bit radical, but I'd prefer to drastically overhaul the creature. Turn them into quadrupeds and turn them into a bestial hunter of the Underdark; a predatory bird that evolved away from wings at some distant point in the past... for a good mental image, thing something like a griffon, but without the lion parts; just bird parts and razor sharp talons on each leg and a vicious beak made for ripping through flesh. Alternatively, I'd like to see the same idea I just mentioned, but make them quadrupeds who also have the capability of walking upright; in a manner similar to a bear... or perhaps they run in a manner similar to a gorilla; using the "knuckles" of their front claws to help propel themselves to faster speeds.</p><p></p><p>I prefer the crow-headed Kenku, and I would make an effort to connect the race as a whole to the world by combining the themes of thieves and samurai. Turn them into a race of pirates which have an oriental flavor. Back home -in their homeland- there would be more to them. While many people view them as marauding pirates, the truth is that not all of them are. In their homeland, there are many factions which are struggling to gain control of an island chain. Think<em> Romance of The Three Kingdoms</em>, but spread out across an island chain. This would allow for the Kenku to absorb the Tengu; make them simply different kingdoms of the same race with "Kenku" and "Tengu" actually referring to the name of their respective leader/nations. </p><p></p><p>Nagpa... I think the concept is cool, but possibly not for an entire race. Either sweep Nagpa into the Kenku description I have above by making a leader of one of the nations a cursed Kenku or go full on Skesis and blatantly rip off the story they had in The Dark Crystal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 6138183, member: 58416"] I voted that I could do without Raptorans and Hawk-Headed Kenku and Tengu in the game. I'd be ok with Aarakorca having a pact with a Djinn. I suppose I'd be alright with the elemental story as well. I don't want Dire Corbies to have a connection to Pazuzu and be rivals of the Drow because I think that gives them a set-up and back story which too closely mirrors some Drow lore; I'd like to see something more creative done with them. I also do not want them to be associated with Drow breeding camps or Drow. It's a bit radical, but I'd prefer to drastically overhaul the creature. Turn them into quadrupeds and turn them into a bestial hunter of the Underdark; a predatory bird that evolved away from wings at some distant point in the past... for a good mental image, thing something like a griffon, but without the lion parts; just bird parts and razor sharp talons on each leg and a vicious beak made for ripping through flesh. Alternatively, I'd like to see the same idea I just mentioned, but make them quadrupeds who also have the capability of walking upright; in a manner similar to a bear... or perhaps they run in a manner similar to a gorilla; using the "knuckles" of their front claws to help propel themselves to faster speeds. I prefer the crow-headed Kenku, and I would make an effort to connect the race as a whole to the world by combining the themes of thieves and samurai. Turn them into a race of pirates which have an oriental flavor. Back home -in their homeland- there would be more to them. While many people view them as marauding pirates, the truth is that not all of them are. In their homeland, there are many factions which are struggling to gain control of an island chain. Think[I] Romance of The Three Kingdoms[/I], but spread out across an island chain. This would allow for the Kenku to absorb the Tengu; make them simply different kingdoms of the same race with "Kenku" and "Tengu" actually referring to the name of their respective leader/nations. Nagpa... I think the concept is cool, but possibly not for an entire race. Either sweep Nagpa into the Kenku description I have above by making a leader of one of the nations a cursed Kenku or go full on Skesis and blatantly rip off the story they had in The Dark Crystal. [/QUOTE]
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