Pathfinder Adventure Path #53: Tide of Honor (Jade Regent 5 of 6)
There is a new monster called a Raiju, which looks like a rat with dark yellow fur that has electrical attacks (creature on the left).
Raiju I chose you!!!!
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Maybe from here: Raiju
Maybe from here: Raiju
Raijū (雷獣,"thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology. Its body is composed of either lightning or fire and may be in the shape of a cat, tanuki, monkey, or weasel.
Oh, that makes more sense, especially since both the lightning and fire variants are presented in the stats block. But come on, what's the chance of gamers referring directly to that instead of the other more well-known fictional inspirations ?
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Maybe from here: RaijuRaijū (雷獣,"thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology. Its body is composed of either lightning or fire and may be in the shape of a cat, tanuki, monkey, or weasel.
Oh, that makes more sense, especially since both the lightning and fire variants are presented in the stats block. But come on, what's the chance of gamers referring directly to that instead of the other more well-known fictional inspirations ?
I suspect it's mostly a case of adapting from the same source
Maybe from here: RaijuRaijū (雷獣,"thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology. Its body is composed of either lightning or fire and may be in the shape of a cat, tanuki, monkey, or weasel.
Oh, that makes more sense, especially since both the lightning and fire variants are presented in the stats block. But come on, what's the chance of gamers referring directly to that instead of the other more well-known fictional inspirations ?
If someone created a thunder god with a great hammer, would they be being inspired by Norse Mythology or Marvel comics? It seems in this instance both Paizo and that unnamed collectible card game got their inspiration from the same place, not from one another...
Maybe from here: RaijuRaijū (雷獣,"thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology. Its body is composed of either lightning or fire and may be in the shape of a cat, tanuki, monkey, or weasel.
Oh, that makes more sense, especially since both the lightning and fire variants are presented in the stats block. But come on, what's the chance of gamers referring directly to that instead of the other more well-known fictional inspirations ?
Since the probability is that the 'more well-known fictional inspiration' took its own name from precisely the same source, that seems a moot question.
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Maybe they got it from the song ? :)
I'm not gonna Raiju a love song
('cause you Ash'd Furret...)
Maybe they got it from the song ? :)
I'm not gonna Raiju a love song
('cause you Ash'd Furret...)
::applauds::
Oh, that makes more sense, especially since both the lightning and fire variants are presented in the stats block. But come on, what's the chance of gamers referring directly to that instead of the other more well-known fictional inspirations ?
Considering the Devs probably looked at least a teeny-tiny bitsy at japanese myth before they made the JR adventure path... as evident with some of the other monsters that are inspired by said myth, and often called out as such, I would say chances are pretty high.
Raiju is actually one of my favorite monsters, the mythology came first but pokemon stole from EVERY mythology, you probably have a medusa and minotaur pokemon too.
Raiju is actually one of my favorite monsters, the mythology came first but pokemon stole from EVERY mythology, you probably have a medusa and minotaur pokemon too.
Surprisingly, I'm pretty sure there is not.
Wouldn't be surprised to see those two when the next batch of critters comes out though.
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Raiju is actually one of my favorite monsters, the mythology came first but pokemon stole from EVERY mythology, you probably have a medusa and minotaur pokemon too.Surprisingly, I'm pretty sure there is not.
Wouldn't be surprised to see those two when the next batch of critters comes out though.
I think those are bad examples - they are too human like... I think there was a snake who had an attack with 'eye' in the name that turned the opponent to stone though
You're thinking of the move called glare I think (causes paralysis). It's actually the signature move of all the snake-themed mons, so that's more of an attack based on the medusa myth than any of the snakes themselves being based directly on it.