Diving Sun's Create Your Own Race Guide

Submitted by diaskeaus on Wed, 03/22/2006 - 03:23
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  1. Language
  2. Name
  3. Epithets
  4. Spoken language
  5. Written language
  6. Foreign language


  8. Appearance
  9. Physical appearance
  10. Environemental adaptation
  11. Lifespan
  12. Home environment
  13. Views on nature


  15. Home life
  16. Dwellings
  17. Family homes
  18. Family organization
  19. Attitude toward children
  20. Attitude toward the elderly
  21. Kinship ties
  22. Extended family


  24. Nourishment
  25. Food
  26. Food production
  27. Special dishes
  28. Unpalatable dishes
  29. Tool use in eating
  30. Family dinners


  32. Personal adornment
  33. Clothing
  34. Symbolic clothing
  35. Clothing reflecting status
  36. Social status
  37. Social stratification


  39. Men and women
  40. Primary caregiver
  41. Gender relations
  42. Roles of men
  43. Roles of women
  44. Marriage
  45. Marriage ceremonies
  46. Visible signs of marital status


  48. Education


  50. The Arts
  51. Art
  52. Artisans
  53. Music
  54. Crafts
  55. Commodities
  56. Wealth


  58. Social issues
  59. Physical impediments
  60. Mental disease
  61. Slavery
  62. Murder
  63. Infanticide
  64. War
  65. Taboos
  66. Punishment


  68. Politics
  69. Political organization
  70. Political figures
  71. Religion in politics
  72. Wealth in politics
  73. Kinship in politics
  74. Caste
  75. Attitude toward other races


  77. Cities and towns
  78. Cities
  79. Public works
Author Comments: 

A few years ago, a company called Diving Sun Interactive created an unpublished game called "Lost Isles," and they used a fairly comprehensive and detailed system of designing the races for the game. The following was taken from their website (www.lostisles.com) as the primary characterstics of each race. Take these attributes and write a short description, and you will have a fairly good explanation of your race.