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Playing Demi-humans Contrary to Type

Started by RPGPundit, May 14, 2009, 01:55:13 PM

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Sigmund

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May 17, 2009, 01:35:25 PM
Quote from: Hairfoot;302852Language probably isn't the best example.  Dialects would definitely appear, but for languages of old races I tend to think of them as analogous to modern Chinese: people from opposite ends of the country might not be able to communicate verbally, but they can pick up the same newspaper or 1000-year-old parchment and read it perfectly.

In any case, I don't think it's un-fantasy-realistic to portray elder races as more similar despite difference than human communities would be.

Oh I agree there. They would be far closer to each other simply due to increased longevity. I prefer to include some differences though both because it makes more sense to me, and because it provides variety. It's definitely a personal preference.
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