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#1
technodemon
Dec 10, 2005 19:22:37 Is there a Greyhawk race & culture similar to the Wookies in both culture and physical descriptions? I do not want to do any conversions just looking for a something similar, i know its a long shot but had to ask.
#2
armitage
Dec 10, 2005 21:02:44
Is there a Greyhawk race & culture similar to the Wookies in both culture and physical descriptions? I do not want to do any conversions just looking for a something similar, i know its a long shot but had to ask.

I suppose that the Beastmen of the Amedio Jungle could be considered similar to Wookies.
Although, culturally, they're closer to the savage Wookies that were originally envisioned for RotJ before being replaced with the Ewoks.
#3
thanael
Dec 11, 2005 9:41:18 Not sure about the culture but description wise how about Taers or Yetis, or one of those SB bred slave races of the from The Scarlet Brotherhood accessory?
#4
ripvanwormer
Dec 11, 2005 14:23:51 Or quaggoths, conceivably. Greyhawk's got lots of big hairy things.

Quaggoths: big, hairy, psionic. Live underground, mostly, but found in some of the northern forests.

Beastmen: Human-sized, hairy, nonmagical, green. Live in the Amedio Jungle.

Taers: Big, hairy, white. Live in the arctic and high mountains.

Yeti: Pretty much the same as taers, but bigger.
#5
technodemon
Dec 12, 2005 1:34:05 Well it's more of the culture similar to the wookiees I am looking for than the racial aspect, it be bonus though but not the main thing.
#6
lincoln_hills
Dec 12, 2005 12:06:25 So you're looking for a Greyhawk race that is:

1) Clan-oriented
2) Not too fond of outsiders
3) Extremely concerned with personal honor
4) Fond of tearing peoples' arms off?

I guess what you need is a Suel barbarian.
#7
Elendur
Dec 12, 2005 12:18:31 What exactly is the culture of wookies? It's not clear to me from the movies. Based on Ep. III they appear to be primative, but we know that Chewy is an expert starship pilot/mechanic. Is he an anomoly?
#8
technodemon
Dec 12, 2005 13:13:44 Its the culture or society in the arctitech and technology, having a very uniqiue style of engineering yet still keeping close with nature, is the idea I am looking for. For example: the Wookiee flying catamaran and the Wookiee ornithopter. Of course switching the high-tech with magic. Even the wookies have have an engineering guild called "Appazanna Engineering Works" that build things.
#9
technodemon
Dec 12, 2005 13:21:23
So you're looking for a Greyhawk race that is:

1) Clan-oriented
2) Not too fond of outsiders
3) Extremely concerned with personal honor
4) Fond of tearing peoples' arms off?

I guess what you need is a Suel barbarian.

Its the "Though Wookiees do have a primitive appearance, they are quite comfortable with advanced technology. Or for D&D or Greyhawk case, Though the race do have a primitive appearance "especially with nature", they are quite comfortable with technology and magical artifice.
#10
lincoln_hills
Dec 12, 2005 13:52:57
...Though the race do have a primitive appearance... they are quite comfortable with technology and magical artifice.

Oh, wood elves! Why didn't you say so?
#11
technodemon
Dec 12, 2005 14:22:17
Oh, wood elves! Why didn't you say so?

Anything besides an elf. I'm of tired of playing elves and we have enough in the party .
#12
lincoln_hills
Dec 12, 2005 14:27:18
Anything besides an elf. I'm tired of playing elves and we have enough in the party .

Jeez, ya try ta help a guy...
#13
ripvanwormer
Dec 12, 2005 18:24:11 Hardly anything in the World of Greyhawk is comfortable around advanced technology. A tribe of Murlynd-worshipping beastfolk, maybe?
#14
zombiegleemax
Dec 12, 2005 20:30:59 Hey folks. Glad I visited the fora today. I think the dakon, as inheritors of an ancient society, called "d'kana," are on point.

They're from an earlier edition of AD&D and crudely described as intelligent gorillas, but in the World of Greyhawk their homeland is in the southern part of the Hellfurnaces--in the foothills of the Amedio Jungle--and they survived the fall of ancient reptilian civilizations in the centuries before the Olman people reached the northern tip of the Amedio.

While dakon tend not to leave their homeland, given the recent focus (in the two Dungeon "Adventure Pathers" on this part of the Flanaess, it might work.

PS - The dakon received an entry in a LGJ issue.
PPS - Greyhawk's noniz, or gnomes, might work too because they creatively blend natural and illusory magic-use with dedicated craftswork, e.g., architecture and engineering, armor-smithing and jewelry-making.
#15
technodemon
Dec 12, 2005 22:44:45 Ok, I got to read the LG entry for the Dakon, most of you were right. This race might very well. Thanks for the suggestions all

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 technodemon Dec 10, 2005 19:22:37	Is there a Greyhawk race & culture similar to the Wookies in both culture and physical descriptions? I do not want to do any conversions just looking for a something similar, i know its a long shot but had to ask.
#2 armitage Dec 10, 2005 21:02:44	Is there a Greyhawk race & culture similar to the Wookies in both culture and physical descriptions? I do not want to do any conversions just looking for a something similar, i know its a long shot but had to ask. I suppose that the Beastmen of the Amedio Jungle could be considered similar to Wookies. Although, culturally, they're closer to the savage Wookies that were originally envisioned for RotJ before being replaced with the Ewoks.
#3 thanael Dec 11, 2005 9:41:18	Not sure about the culture but description wise how about Taers or Yetis, or one of those SB bred slave races of the from The Scarlet Brotherhood accessory?
#4 ripvanwormer Dec 11, 2005 14:23:51	Or quaggoths, conceivably. Greyhawk's got lots of big hairy things. Quaggoths: big, hairy, psionic. Live underground, mostly, but found in some of the northern forests. Beastmen: Human-sized, hairy, nonmagical, green. Live in the Amedio Jungle. Taers: Big, hairy, white. Live in the arctic and high mountains. Yeti: Pretty much the same as taers, but bigger.
#5 technodemon Dec 12, 2005 1:34:05	Well it's more of the culture similar to the wookiees I am looking for than the racial aspect, it be bonus though but not the main thing.
#6 lincoln_hills Dec 12, 2005 12:06:25	So you're looking for a Greyhawk race that is: 1) Clan-oriented 2) Not too fond of outsiders 3) Extremely concerned with personal honor 4) Fond of tearing peoples' arms off? I guess what you need is a Suel barbarian.
#7 Elendur Dec 12, 2005 12:18:31	What exactly is the culture of wookies? It's not clear to me from the movies. Based on Ep. III they appear to be primative, but we know that Chewy is an expert starship pilot/mechanic. Is he an anomoly?
#8 technodemon Dec 12, 2005 13:13:44	Its the culture or society in the arctitech and technology, having a very uniqiue style of engineering yet still keeping close with nature, is the idea I am looking for. For example: the Wookiee flying catamaran and the Wookiee ornithopter. Of course switching the high-tech with magic. Even the wookies have have an engineering guild called "Appazanna Engineering Works" that build things.
#9 technodemon Dec 12, 2005 13:21:23	So you're looking for a Greyhawk race that is: 1) Clan-oriented 2) Not too fond of outsiders 3) Extremely concerned with personal honor 4) Fond of tearing peoples' arms off? I guess what you need is a Suel barbarian. Its the "Though Wookiees do have a primitive appearance, they are quite comfortable with advanced technology. Or for D&D or Greyhawk case, Though the race do have a primitive appearance "especially with nature", they are quite comfortable with technology and magical artifice.
#10 lincoln_hills Dec 12, 2005 13:52:57	...Though the race do have a primitive appearance... they are quite comfortable with technology and magical artifice. Oh, wood elves! Why didn't you say so?
#11 technodemon Dec 12, 2005 14:22:17	Oh, wood elves! Why didn't you say so? Anything besides an elf. I'm of tired of playing elves and we have enough in the party .
#12 lincoln_hills Dec 12, 2005 14:27:18	Anything besides an elf. I'm tired of playing elves and we have enough in the party . Jeez, ya try ta help a guy...
#13 ripvanwormer Dec 12, 2005 18:24:11	Hardly anything in the World of Greyhawk is comfortable around advanced technology. A tribe of Murlynd-worshipping beastfolk, maybe?
#14 zombiegleemax Dec 12, 2005 20:30:59	Hey folks. Glad I visited the fora today. I think the dakon, as inheritors of an ancient society, called "d'kana," are on point. They're from an earlier edition of AD&D and crudely described as intelligent gorillas, but in the World of Greyhawk their homeland is in the southern part of the Hellfurnaces--in the foothills of the Amedio Jungle--and they survived the fall of ancient reptilian civilizations in the centuries before the Olman people reached the northern tip of the Amedio. While dakon tend not to leave their homeland, given the recent focus (in the two Dungeon "Adventure Pathers" on this part of the Flanaess, it might work. PS - The dakon received an entry in a LGJ issue. PPS - Greyhawk's noniz, or gnomes, might work too because they creatively blend natural and illusory magic-use with dedicated craftswork, e.g., architecture and engineering, armor-smithing and jewelry-making.
#15 technodemon Dec 12, 2005 22:44:45	Ok, I got to read the LG entry for the Dakon, most of you were right. This race might very well. Thanks for the suggestions all