Question

Intyalle · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: Question

If there is already a thread in the genebank for one race/species/breed/whatever, can we still make another version? Mostly, things that I would use (such as Moon Elves and Elemenalists) aren't there, but there are a couple of things (such as wild Elves and Werecats) that I would like to put my own versions up for.

Is this okay or do I have to stick to the guidelines already lain down?

3kul · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject:

Hm... I'm not entirely sure what you'd do, as I've never had that problem myself (the result of making up most of my own races Razz

).

It's a tricky situation, as if it's something that a lot of people use (like you said, werecats, wild elves, etc), then obviously different people are going to have different opinions on what they do.

I'd say make a post with your own seperate definition in the same thread and run by what you feel is right. I think that would be better than having 50 seperate threads about popular ones like elves and unicorns, and that way you might get the chance to talk with people who're interested in the same kinds of characters as you (who knows, you might even convince them to change to your definition Smile

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Intyalle · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that, 3kul. I think I'll post the Wild Elves seperately, though, as I was going to just do an "Elves" thread, as we seem to be lacking Moon Elves and Drow here... poor underprivaleged people. Wink

I have made up several races as well, and will add them when I get around to it. Being me, though, you can probably expect them in a few weeks. Rolling Eyes

visagepoissons · White Belt Old Friend Gameware Member Posts: 487

Can I sneak this in here? Things like humans and werewolves wouldn't need a thread, no? Most people know what humans are. Werewolves everybody knows. Now (on-topic this is to you), wouldn't were cats (so would werewolves) go under Lycanthrope? Because that's what they are. If in doubt, you could always link to your definition in your sig. So if people get confused RPing with you (I know I have) they can just click the link. You have some worthwhile idea's, so I think that would be good.

Danikat · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:51 am Post subject:

Well in theory everyone knows what werewolves are but theres a lot of variation in the details. Some are always evil, some can be good, some are vulnerable to fire, others to silver, in one book I read they seem to have confused them with vampires and they were vulnerable to sunlight and garlic...

Same with elves. I'd assme Drow and Moon elves would be the DnD variations but I've seen the same names used in other stuff as well, with diffrent abilities and stuff.

It might be worth shifting all that lot over to the Blackstar Wiki so we could have catergories like 'Dragons', 'Elves' ect. and then a page for each variation within that.

Swix · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:18 am Post subject:

Speaking of werewolves, there's one I've put over in the Repository... mostly because I knew some people would have a problem with Tala, what with being a second generation one so I added my own tweaks.

But that doesn't mean I'm going to moan if someone has their own definition Wink

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

Multiple definitions for something by the same name sounds fine, or you could simply add the Cosom or Realm name before the general term if you really have a very different species:

Cybertech Dragon
Oriental Dragon
Vampiric Dragon

Would all probably go under different topics, since they'd share very little in common with each other. If you find an entry for a species/race you'd like to add, read it over first and decide how much it has in common with your own idea/interpretation. If they're similar, simply add an amendment to that topic. One of the wonderful things about the Blackstar world is that beings from all over may exist, even in seeming contradictions. Wink

Intyalle · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject:

Thanks all!

To VP: I know werecats are lycanthropes, but if you look over at the thread already there werecats are not portrayed as lycanthropes - at least, not the way I know them.

Is it okay if I just put definitions on my site and link to that? I'll be putting them up there anyway and don't like typing a lot, especially if I'm only re-iterating something said elsewhere.

visagepoissons · White Belt Old Friend Gameware Member Posts: 487

Do people still use wereboars? Or did that go out with Daggerfall? I always thought it was stupid. But hey!

Intyalle · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:37 am Post subject:

*shrugs*
They're still lycanthropes, whether anyone uses them or not.

3kul · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:29 am Post subject:

I thought that 'lycan' meant 'wolf' Confused

Chronos · Green Fox Belt Old Friend Evil Council Member Posts: 641

It was recently suggested that "lycan" is actually a corruption of "polycan" meaning "many fangs".

Wolf is "lupus".

*strikes pose in Latinman costume*

Intyalle · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

...

Right...

"Lycanthrope" is all the were-animals. I know because in Torment you mostly get were-rats, and they're introduced as lycanthropes as well.

"Lycans" is the word used in Underworld for the were-wolves, and is short for lycanthrope.

3kul · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

Mitsukai · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

Mmm.. wouldn't it be interesting if you two (3kul and Chronos) had a showdown of sorts? Like GBE and Addman in the Egoscript Off? Very Happy