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Old 11-03-2016, 06:14 PM   #10
Emerald Cat
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA
Default Re: Creating/equating races to 5 Chinese elements?

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Originally Posted by Edges View Post
A quick search tells me that water/wood/metal/fire correspond to turtle/dragon/tiger/phoenix. It might be interesting to make your races out of anthropomorphized versions of these creatures rather than using western, pseudo-tolkenesque ones.
I'd go with tortoises rather than turtles. Or at least make your turtles amphibious. Otherwise, encountering or playing as the "water race" isn't going to be practical.
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