(01-28-2015, 11:28 AM)Gegenji Wrote:(01-28-2015, 11:14 AM)Berrod Armstrong Wrote: Hell, I play a highlander because GODDAMN THAT BODY -- but that's not the only reason, and it certainly doesn't define me as a roleplayer, writer or person.
I have to also wonder how much of this comes from just popularity of the race, too. I note these sorts of threads only seem to pop up (both here and on the main forums) in regards to Miqo'te, and similar hintings towards the Au Ra. Cat people and dragon people, common "attractive" things.
I wonder how many such threads would come out if it was common fact that, say, Roegadyns saw Lalafell as a delicacy. Or Lalafell were actually born from seeds planted in the ground and were pulled forth from the earth full-grown screaming and wailing.
Heck, there's things in lore for other races that people don't seem to enforce emoting about or focusing attentions on. A Dunesfolk's protective eyes, for one - sure, it creeps some players out, but how many Dunesfolk emote about those eyes? Or a Roegadyn's last name being "Son of" or "Daughter of" their father, implying importance in one's patriarchal line? How many Roes actually have put thought into the father figure their last name draws from?
I do think a large portion of choosing a race is the superficial part. I mean, what do we know about the races before we start playing? We have tiny onion people, we have human guy, we have STRONG HUGE human guy, we have elf, dark elf, beargorillaman, red beargorillaman, and catgirl catboy. People are going to gravitate towards what they find pleasing, be it archetypical or aesthetically.
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