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durandurdu [2022-04-08 02:00:46 +0000 UTC]
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grazatt [2017-05-08 04:00:32 +0000 UTC]
BAD KITTY!
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DoctorBrown [2016-04-11 17:08:24 +0000 UTC]
She's in good campany...
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scrivenerofdoom [2015-07-04 16:30:24 +0000 UTC]
This is seriously, unbelievably brilliant.
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randomkeystone [2015-06-11 14:17:21 +0000 UTC]
What comes to mind for me is the trials and tribulations thrust upon the Scottish by the Romans, English, Danish, etc. Jus' sayin'...
R.K.
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dashinvaine In reply to In-my-own-words [2015-01-18 19:58:29 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the feedback. Have made some changes on the basis of it.
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Sin-Nombre-RPG In reply to Studpuffin [2015-05-10 02:18:42 +0000 UTC]
Hahaha that was the first thing I looked for!
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girlnumber20 [2015-01-18 04:11:59 +0000 UTC]
I love the energy and tension in that piece. Thanks for the story link too.
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MensjeDeZeemeermin [2015-01-18 02:07:08 +0000 UTC]
Very good color and sense of luxurious evil. Rakshasas are... Very frightening. A novelist friend of mine did a good job with one in a novelette.
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dashinvaine In reply to neserteme [2015-01-17 13:50:04 +0000 UTC]
Well, it seems they come in different kinds, none of which are particularly friendly.
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grassa48 In reply to Syltorian [2015-01-17 17:49:47 +0000 UTC]
The hands come from the mythology of India. Rakshasas are shape-shifters there, the hands being one of the few ways of detecting them from normal folks.
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Syltorian In reply to grassa48 [2015-01-17 23:47:17 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for that information. That's quite interesting. They can shapeshift in D&D too, but would then be able to turn their hands the right way around. Another part where D&D does away with the original mythology.
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dashinvaine In reply to grassa48 [2015-01-17 19:09:35 +0000 UTC]
In this case that's how you can tell them apart from normal folks who have panther heads.
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grassa48 In reply to dashinvaine [2015-01-17 19:28:27 +0000 UTC]
Correct.
For a TV episode that shows the traditional, pre DND Rakshasa check out Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Season 1, Episode 11 Horror in the Heights.
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japender61 In reply to grassa48 [2015-01-17 21:38:27 +0000 UTC]
That's the Rakshasa that I'm familiar with. Loved that show!
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Syltorian In reply to dashinvaine [2015-01-17 14:04:45 +0000 UTC]
Not sure about AD&D, to be honest: that's an earlier version. By 3rd edition, they come with many kind of animal heads, and zakyas (the warrior class) are generally panthers.
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dashinvaine In reply to Syltorian [2015-01-17 14:01:36 +0000 UTC]
No problem, just hope the writing starts to get the attention it deserves.
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