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Game Discussion / Re: Humans are the devil?
« on: November 11, 2013, 10:00:42 pm »
I've seen too many dogs/wolves/cats abused by humans setups to count. Humans do seem like they'd be a potential antagonist, but mostly in domestic animals. It seems that way to me because of the terrible reality of animal cruelty. For feral animals, humans' environmental impact plays a somewhat similar role. Then there's a mix of fantasy in both domestic and feral animals where humans can be antagonists.
If I think about it, it sounds silly but intriguing. I wonder about why that's such a common trope. Maybe it has to do with reversing perspectives in RP - instead of playing a human, play a lion, bird, or dog and explore how the average human becomes an oblivious (or intentional) menace to the wilderness. Then again, there are other villains in the wilderness besides humans, so who knows?
Personally, I don't think it's a bad thing. It would be interesting to see animals like rodents or herds, with a positive-developed human bond along with dogs and cats.
However, I'm not tired of the big bad human trope just yet.
If I think about it, it sounds silly but intriguing. I wonder about why that's such a common trope. Maybe it has to do with reversing perspectives in RP - instead of playing a human, play a lion, bird, or dog and explore how the average human becomes an oblivious (or intentional) menace to the wilderness. Then again, there are other villains in the wilderness besides humans, so who knows?
Personally, I don't think it's a bad thing. It would be interesting to see animals like rodents or herds, with a positive-developed human bond along with dogs and cats.
However, I'm not tired of the big bad human trope just yet.