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What makes a good beast race?
>>47342803
When you play as the giant metal bird mount instead of the furry sharkmen.
![guada__luria_by_6doug9-d4r96ic[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/VzJaEbu.jpg "guada__luria_by_6doug9-d4r96ic[1].png")
>>47342916
What's wrong with sharkmen when they aren't shemale technopunks with violently clashing colors?
>>47342803
human compatible genitalia
you know you were all thinking it. I just said it.
>>47342803
Shouldn't be "human + a couple of animal features"
Khajiit are a good example.
Don't play up the animal aspect unnecessarily either.
>>47343643
This, beast races should look like beasts
![requin___concept_5_by_6doug9-d4xe1eo[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/l6DAmo6.png "requin___concept_5_by_6doug9-d4xe1eo[1].png")
>>47343643
Any bad examplesbesides the ones I'm posting?
>>47343720
if they don't have any human features then you've essentially just got an ordinary animal that happens to be intelligent
>>47344350
Better than the neon anthro wolf thing.
>>47344254
Literally any animal person from anime. Felanid from 40k.
If you can accurately describe the race in question as "Human with <insert animal part(s)" that shouldn't be a race.
>pic related is another good example
>>47344406
>Good example
>Uses a revolver that is the size of a teenager.
>>47344350
Things like Lamias, Driders, Centaurs, and Harpys and different, they're more hybrids having parts that are completely human and then parts that are completely animal.
>>47344452
If you're nine feet tall and six and a half bills, you need a big gun.
>>47342803
Something like this is whatever usually do for beastmen. Anything like Mermaids/Kitsunes or anything else that are just humans with animal features are usually their own race or something.
![requins_races_by_6doug9-d5mia5u[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/ruxjMu9.jpg "requins_races_by_6doug9-d5mia5u[1].png")
>>47344406
I thought the Felinid were actually just like, furry humans. The scientific name makes it sound like they're furry.
>>47344647
I've always seen them as standard catgirls, occasionally in flak armor.
![zirguis_of_kel__yan_by_6doug9-d494pg8[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/cOyAfT5.png "zirguis_of_kel__yan_by_6doug9-d494pg8[1].png")
>>47344756
That's usually because 40k fans are super anti-furry that anything that looks like an animal is despised and hissed at.
>>47344875
That's true. But is there a canon description or picture of them?
![wh40k__felinid_by_captain_asparagus-d9jp3v5[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/sBf8EJM.jpg "wh40k__felinid_by_captain_asparagus-d9jp3v5[1].png")
>>47344918
This is a good depiction. I haven't seen a truly canon version though.
Crab>Furries
>>47344875
>>47344647
Si what's up with these Sharkpeoples? They seem kinda cool.
>>47346682
CRAB PEOPLE CRAB PEOPLE TASTE LIKE CRAB WALK LIKE PEOPLE.
>>47342803
Not going for the "human with some animal parts" thing; they should have their own mentality,culture and idiosyncrasy based on their background.
Wolrd perspective different from the human cultures of their world, from slightly different to radically; maybe they support slavery, or thing showing certain surfaces of the antropomorphic body is shameful or disrespectful.
Peculiarities about the little things in life,like cooking or fashion,maybe.
capitalize on their animalistic features by incorporating it into their culture, if they have one
make them feel like an inspired and original part of the setting, instead of just "people but they're animals. but they're just treated like people"
>>47344647
I wouldn't mind shark nagas. In humanoid form, those tails are just awful.
>>47342803
Anything you want if it doesn't creep out other players.
People who say "but beast races should be X" are dumb.
Burmecian are cool
>>47344647
My understanding is that this is all that is official* about them.
>The Felinids, also known as Homo Sapien Hirsutus, are a recognized strain of Abhuman within the Imperium. They are restricted to the world of Carlos McConnell
*Official meaning published with GW's permission.
>>47344406
You know a place is worth going to because they'll feed your fish bro as well.
>>47342803
Being able to be more than just a specialized character option for getting some more oomph out of specific classes/builds depending on system or a super unique special thing to act as the face for a singular culture you worked on.
If your Porknuggins are only interesting because of the Porknuggin nation's qualities or because Porknuggins complement playing a Hammomancer well, your race still needs work.
Being true beastfolk requires a certain distance away from human traits, and I find often that cultural differentiation makes all the difference too. I'm quite fond of the Catfolk and Naga of MTG, the Taurens and Tuskar of Warcraft and the Skaven for such reasons.
>>47346682
I for one welcome our mirelurk overlords.
>>47343586
For a moment, I thought you said human incompatible genitalia.
I'm disappointed now.
