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| terraleon |
 Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| Wolfgang wrote: |
"Goliath" is not manufactured; it's Biblical and ancient. In modern usage, it is a generic term for a giant and is used widely in SF and fantasy (there was some mini-series that made goliath into a term for tanks).
If they were really optimizing for some kind of legal protection, they'd use a made-up name, not a word from the dictionary. |
Yes, I'm down with the David/Goliath story, but as a race, they're purely a WotC creation. Sure they could use a completely manufactured name, but then they would lose the creature recognition from Races of Stone.
*shrug* Regardless, I agree with the assessment of the race. I think a half-ogre's got more style...or even ogres, for that matter.
-Ben.
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