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| Mystaran cat-dude chillin' |
NOT these guys:
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| Evil tiger-spirit in the Temple of Doom |
The rakasta first appeared riding their sabre tooth cats in X1 The Isle of Dread, and have become one of those breakout hits of D&D (albeit in a niche manner). They went on to get their own moon kingdom (Japanese inspired) orbiting the world of Mystara (the Known World and Hollow World of BECMI), as well as a kingdom on the Savage Coast (a Merrie Olde England parody). They have gone from B/X to BECMI to AD&D 2E and still have many fans online. Why am I going on about them?
Polyhedron 101. Roger E. Moore wrote a short article brainstorming an OA campaign set on the rakasta moon of Myoshima. It was a really fun thought experiment and although some people despise anthropomorphic animal characters, I think they can be interesting if done well.
Can I get the rakasta (or some very similar being with a name change) into my work on "OA for LL"? Just maybe.
Please don't hit me. It is clear that you see a fundamental difference between both pics.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't.
Care to elaborate?
Easy, the first guy has a sword and the second doesn't. Joking aside, the diet pic is of a rakasta (humanoid cat people from the Mystara setting), and the second is of a rakshasa (evil spirit with backwards hands and vulnerability to blessed crossbow bolts).
ReplyDeleteOf course. Stupid me. I always thought they were the same creature!
ReplyDeleteDiet should read "first"; typing on Phone...
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