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Some Fantasy Standards
Muddpuppy:
Since no one has pointed this out yet there are a few pretty old and rather obscure myths/legends concerning vampires. Silver hurts them, they have a bit of OCD concerning mustard seeds (this one from eastern europe) according to the myth if traveling around at night carry a pocketful of mustard seeds and if you are being followed by a vampire pull them out and scatter them on the ground the vampire will then have to stop and pickup every last one of them, some other legends also state that vampires are super strong but not very quick so they can't pull the speedy gonzales thing on a victim, and most are rather stupid anyway. However vampires posess differetn abilities depending on where the legends come from.
As for Shamans, umm think badass Druid mith a little Cheech and Chong and Jedi tendency towards vagueness and you will have a pretty good idea of what you are dealing with. However when in doubt read the legends or talk to the local tribe (provided there is one near you) you can usually bribe a story from someone.
seekmore:
--- Quote from: Muddpuppy on September 04, 2009, 06:31:32 PM ---Since no one has pointed this out yet there are a few pretty old and rather obscure myths/legends concerning vampires. Silver hurts them, they have a bit of OCD concerning mustard seeds (this one from eastern europe) according to the myth if traveling around at night carry a pocketful of mustard seeds and if you are being followed by a vampire pull them out and scatter them on the ground the vampire will then have to stop and pickup every last one of them, some other legends also state that vampires are super strong but not very quick so they can't pull the speedy gonzales thing on a victim, and most are rather stupid anyway. However vampires posess differetn abilities depending on where the legends come from.
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There's basically a vampire-like legend for every human culture, and they all differ in some way. As long as you make them fairly balanced, it shouldn't matter what sources you draw from.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Kristine on August 29, 2009, 08:16:08 PM ---I don't mind if you postulate a spiritual world but make everything have certain sets of rules.
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Why ?
I'm a big fan of well developed rational magic myself, but it's a long way from the only way to do magic and make it work.
Kristine:
--- Quote from: neurovore on September 04, 2009, 07:00:38 PM ---Why ?
I'm a big fan of well developed rational magic myself, but it's a long way from the only way to do magic and make it work.
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Have you read a good fantasy series where magic works where there were no rules?
seekmore:
--- Quote from: Kristine on September 04, 2009, 07:32:45 PM ---Have you read a good fantasy series where magic works where there were no rules?
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The only series I've read where there wasn;t a fairly clearly defined system of magic was the Inheritance Cycle.....and that is hardly an example of good fantasy.
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