So I still don't get the deal with furries or why they are so popular but people keep telling me I should make one. Why? For laughs? Because you want to see how I would draw/make one up?
But why should I? Is there anyone who'd be a rebuttal and tell me to continue to steer clear of this? To be honest I am just looking for other people's opinions. I'd like to get a well thought out and reasonable argument for the affirmative and/or the negative, I will disregard anyone who goes all cutsie on me with weird internet troll lingo, that just isn't my thing period.
But why should I? Is there anyone who'd be a rebuttal and tell me to continue to steer clear of this? To be honest I am just looking for other people's opinions. I'd like to get a well thought out and reasonable argument for the affirmative and/or the negative, I will disregard anyone who goes all cutsie on me with weird internet troll lingo, that just isn't my thing period.
Here's my opinion: only make it if you want to. I have a bunch of furres that sit around and never get used because I was pressured into it by friends. Certainly I have a couple of characters who get a little bit of use, but for the most part I'm not interested in my own furres. If someone else has an interesting one, I'll play with them just fine, no problem, but I personally don't think you should make something unless you're sold on it. If you want to because you have an idea or you are curious about it, you definitely should!
Don't let the man (furre?) pressure you!
Don't let the man (furre?) pressure you!
I don't have furries but I've got a couple of anthropomorphic/anthro characters, Lennox being one of them.
I'm not really sure of the difference between furrie and antho, so I probably won't be much help, haha.
I'm not really sure of the difference between furrie and antho, so I probably won't be much help, haha.
Anthros and furries are pretty much the same thing. As long as it's an animal that has human characteristics, through speech and body modifications, it's a furry/anthro.
I like to play them because they're normal to me. I mean, Disney movies are chock full of them and they have epic adventures and hilarious animal traits that are fun to explore. But if you're not into it, don't waste your time. It's perhaps worth trying, but if the idea itself doesn't draw you, chances are you're not very motivated to put much effort into making a story happen either.
I like to play them because they're normal to me. I mean, Disney movies are chock full of them and they have epic adventures and hilarious animal traits that are fun to explore. But if you're not into it, don't waste your time. It's perhaps worth trying, but if the idea itself doesn't draw you, chances are you're not very motivated to put much effort into making a story happen either.
For relevance to the original question: as said, only make one if you want to. I guess in certain sorts of settings they're probably the standard expectation, possibly even a requirement... but meh.
As for definitions - "furre" or "furrie" simply refers to a type of anthro (short for "anthropomorphic") that is typically a humanoid (or otherwise human-like) animal. Anthropomorphism goes beyond that though - it's basically any non-human thing or idea which has been given human-like traits (especially physical, though psychological is pretty much always lumped in). My character Sal is anthropomorphic, but not a furre. The Grim Reaper is an anthropomorphism of the concept of death. Etc. ^^
As for definitions - "furre" or "furrie" simply refers to a type of anthro (short for "anthropomorphic") that is typically a humanoid (or otherwise human-like) animal. Anthropomorphism goes beyond that though - it's basically any non-human thing or idea which has been given human-like traits (especially physical, though psychological is pretty much always lumped in). My character Sal is anthropomorphic, but not a furre. The Grim Reaper is an anthropomorphism of the concept of death. Etc. ^^
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Anthros and furries are pretty much the same thing. As long as it's an animal that has human characteristics, through speech and body modifications, it's a furry/anthro.
I like to play them because they're normal to me. I mean, Disney movies are chock full of them and they have epic adventures and hilarious animal traits that are fun to explore. But if you're not into it, don't waste your time. It's perhaps worth trying, but if the idea itself doesn't draw you, chances are you're not very motivated to put much effort into making a story happen either.
I like to play them because they're normal to me. I mean, Disney movies are chock full of them and they have epic adventures and hilarious animal traits that are fun to explore. But if you're not into it, don't waste your time. It's perhaps worth trying, but if the idea itself doesn't draw you, chances are you're not very motivated to put much effort into making a story happen either.
There is a small difference, though, but most people ignore it. Furries are only anthropomorphic animals that have fur, scalies are the same but with reptiles, and anthros can be anything that has been given a more human representation - From a puppy to a toaster to the planet Mars.
On topic, make whichever characters you'd like. I have a few furries, but I don't give them as much attention as my demon OCs.
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I have this weird thing where one of the aliens I use regularly is basically a dog on two legs. I don't know if they should be considered a furry, because technically they're not an animal with human characteristics, they're an alien with animal characteristics.
I never really thought of them as furries until someone referred to them as such. The thing is, even though here, anthro charries are well accepted, in the more internetty corners of the internet, (Read: Encyclopedia Dramatica) people just assume if you have an anthro charrie, you're attracted to cartoon animals. If the shoe fits, but it's made of broken nails, glass, and negative stigmas, should I still wear it?
I never really thought of them as furries until someone referred to them as such. The thing is, even though here, anthro charries are well accepted, in the more internetty corners of the internet, (Read: Encyclopedia Dramatica) people just assume if you have an anthro charrie, you're attracted to cartoon animals. If the shoe fits, but it's made of broken nails, glass, and negative stigmas, should I still wear it?
Crap, I derailed the thread to talking about me again. I do that a lot, apparently.
Uhh, play whatever character you want. There's enough furry charries on this site that it doesn't come with the same stigma as you would receive in the crappy parts of the interwebs
Here, allow me to share the difference between furs and Anthros:
First of all, here is a summary of their difference from an artistic point of view:
http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/003/0/b/my_definitions_by_goldenwolf-d36donx.jpg
The picture also describes a difference in "personality" but that depends on the user or creator xD
Regarding your question, I believe that the increase of furries/anthro characters is a positive thing, trying to fix the sex-obsessed image the fandom has. It'd recommend others to play as some anthro character because we like to see how people would represent a reptilian or a avian, what traits would they give them and the such. Furry is not about porn -- there is, yeah, just like there is hentai in anime
First of all, here is a summary of their difference from an artistic point of view:
http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/003/0/b/my_definitions_by_goldenwolf-d36donx.jpg
The picture also describes a difference in "personality" but that depends on the user or creator xD
Regarding your question, I believe that the increase of furries/anthro characters is a positive thing, trying to fix the sex-obsessed image the fandom has. It'd recommend others to play as some anthro character because we like to see how people would represent a reptilian or a avian, what traits would they give them and the such. Furry is not about porn -- there is, yeah, just like there is hentai in anime
Like many of the people here are saying, (I assume, i only skimmed) is that there is a stigma with the term 'Furries' and, honestly it's not without reason but should be ignored when you are creating a character. Do what you want for yourself.
I've a few furre characters, though I usually go down the anthropomorphic route because I like them to be more animal. Why create one? It's good fun, really. If it doesn't strike you as something you'd like to do, don't do it. If you're someone who doesn't often play furres it might be good to wait for inspiration to hit! Or go looking for it in the form of films even with feral animals in it, e.g: Watership Down might inspire you to make a rabbit character with a sixth sense, etc etc.
Animalistic characters can add a lot of expression to a design, I particularly enjoy my weasel prankster, Peppercorn
I've a few furre characters, though I usually go down the anthropomorphic route because I like them to be more animal. Why create one? It's good fun, really. If it doesn't strike you as something you'd like to do, don't do it. If you're someone who doesn't often play furres it might be good to wait for inspiration to hit! Or go looking for it in the form of films even with feral animals in it, e.g: Watership Down might inspire you to make a rabbit character with a sixth sense, etc etc.
Animalistic characters can add a lot of expression to a design, I particularly enjoy my weasel prankster, Peppercorn
Go for what feels comfortable to you. I tend to use furry and anthro interchangeably, and the IC reference for one of such a nature in the main game system I use is 'furre', so that works as well.
So far as definitions go, to me, a furry is someone who is a fan of anthropomorphic art, where an anthro is the subject of such art - an animal that walks on two legs and shows a degree of human-like sentience and intelligence along a spectrum ranging from nearly bestial to human personality in a non-human shape.
So far as definitions go, to me, a furry is someone who is a fan of anthropomorphic art, where an anthro is the subject of such art - an animal that walks on two legs and shows a degree of human-like sentience and intelligence along a spectrum ranging from nearly bestial to human personality in a non-human shape.
I was 'pressured' into making an anthro/furry char because of the roleplay setting where I've been roleplaying the majority of my characters. Admittedly I'm still not crazy about certain aspects of that world (fursuits, conventions, all that sort of thing), though I have really grown to enjoy designing them and playing them. You can get a little more creative with their design than you otherwise might be able to when playing strictly mundane humans, and for the roleplay itself, there are lots of interesting elements you can add into the roleplay.
For example, I have an anthropomorphic feline character that I play who has certain traits and expressions unique to felines. You can write in the twitching of ears, tails, whispers, etc to express subtleties in emotion without flat-out saying it. You might have their fur bristle when they are taken by surprise, angered, or upset, or you can incorporate certain aspects of the animal straight into their personality-- for example, with a feline furry/anthro, you can give them a natural fear/aversion to water, or they might enjoy frequent naps during the day, or who are nocturnal and maybe loathe mornings. My anthro feline also has increased night vision and that reflective portion in the back of the eyeball that 'glows' when light hits it a certain way, as well as long, sharp nails, and sharper incisors.
I don't like to describe their hands as 'paws' or 'mitts' and for the most part they are extremely human, though I have seen a lot of anthros whose players have decided to make them less 'civilized' and more animalistic in their nature and their responses.
For example, I have an anthropomorphic feline character that I play who has certain traits and expressions unique to felines. You can write in the twitching of ears, tails, whispers, etc to express subtleties in emotion without flat-out saying it. You might have their fur bristle when they are taken by surprise, angered, or upset, or you can incorporate certain aspects of the animal straight into their personality-- for example, with a feline furry/anthro, you can give them a natural fear/aversion to water, or they might enjoy frequent naps during the day, or who are nocturnal and maybe loathe mornings. My anthro feline also has increased night vision and that reflective portion in the back of the eyeball that 'glows' when light hits it a certain way, as well as long, sharp nails, and sharper incisors.
I don't like to describe their hands as 'paws' or 'mitts' and for the most part they are extremely human, though I have seen a lot of anthros whose players have decided to make them less 'civilized' and more animalistic in their nature and their responses.
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