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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8842278" data-attributes="member: 6790260">1. I guarantee you the answer is yes.2. WoW has also done walrus-men.3. I know at least one video game critic (Josh &quot;Strife&quot; Hayes) who appreciated the existence of walrus-people in one of the MMOs he's reviewed.So while it is certainly out there, it's not as bizarro as you might think. This is one of several reasons why I have such a dim view of things like the infuriatingly official phrase &quot;the true exotics&quot; and other ghettoizing terms for fantastical creatures.World of Warcraft made orcs, minotaurs, and trolls core, playable races, while eschewing halflings of any form. The Elder Scrolls made lizardfolk and catfolk core, playable races, while eschewing halflings and explicitly making it so dwarves do not exist...at least, not anymore.Doing something a little different or divergent is how you build new traditions. Sometimes it won't work. Sometimes it will.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 8842278, member: 6790260"] 1. I guarantee you the answer is yes. 2. WoW has also done walrus-men. 3. I know at least one video game critic (Josh "Strife" Hayes) who appreciated the existence of walrus-people in one of the MMOs he's reviewed. So while it is certainly out there, it's not as bizarro as you might think. This is one of several reasons why I have such a dim view of things like the infuriatingly official phrase "the true exotics" and other ghettoizing terms for fantastical creatures. World of Warcraft made orcs, minotaurs, and trolls core, playable races, while eschewing halflings of any form. The Elder Scrolls made lizardfolk and catfolk core, playable races, while eschewing halflings and explicitly making it so dwarves [I]do not exist[/I]...at least, not anymore. Doing something a little different or divergent is how you build new traditions. Sometimes it won't work. Sometimes it will. [/QUOTE]

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