Non-Human races in Hyboria

[sidkfjjteidlkkf]

OK, OK I looked it up. Judea was named after the tribe of judah, however, there is no reference where the term "Jew" Stemmed from.

 

[thulsa]

OK, OK I looked it up. Judea was named after the tribe of judah, however, there is no reference where the term "Jew" Stemmed from.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah

"Jew is derived from Hebrew "Yehudi" יהודי (literally, "Judean"); the derivation is more clear in German "Jude" and in Slavic "Zid"."

Now, this being Wikipedia, it doesn't have to be true, but it seems probable to me.

- thulsa

 

[sidkfjjteidlkkf]

Now, this being Wikipedia, it doesn't have to be true, but it seems probable to me.

- thulsa

I agree about Wikipedia, Thulsa, it is not something I reference alot...

I asked my brother-in-law. He has NO CLUE.. But he feels it stems from Judah, as Judaism does also..

 

[emirikol]

We use neanderthals (Frostburn writeup), but have pretty much relegated non-human's to monster status.

I have no problem having mythological creatures as legends in the game, but they certainly won't be around in my games like the standard cosmopolitan D&D game.

As for monsters, I've let my players know that they just won't see most standard D&D monsters (orcs, hobgoblins) at least in their current form. I may use the statistics and change the appearance to suit the campaign (actually I do this quite often on the fly..I'll pull out an ogre or something for a beastie).

jh

 

[LucaCherstich]

I've never heard of a place called "Sem" for the Semites, but the word (and their lineage) comes from from Shem, a son of Noah.

Indeed, various places in the Middle-East are usually called "Shem".
The principal one is Damascus (I've recently visited Syria for my honeymoon!!) and the city is also called Sem, Shem or Cham (various latinizations of the same Arab word) and all the Syrians connect it to Noah'son.