Dead catgirls

[Bad Wolf]

Whats with all the dead catgirl references?

[nyjastul69]

Whats with all the dead catgirl references?

I believe it's a joke about bringing science into RPG's. Every time a physics argument is brought up a catgirl (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgirl) dies.

[ryu]

Whats with all the dead catgirl references?

Every time you try to bring talk of real world physics into D&D god kills a catgirl. Classic reference to a line actually uttered at a table.

[nyjastul69]

Every time you try to bring talk of real world physics into D&D god kills a catgirl. Classic reference to a line actually uttered at a table.

I didn't realize it was something uttered at a table. Do you have a reference?

[Anlashok]

Personally not a fan of the phrase because D&D doesn't even have catgirls.

[Forrestfire]

D&D has had catgirls since 2005, in the Miniatures Handbook.

[Ruethgar]

D&D has had catgirls since 2005, in the Miniatures Handbook.

Feline Lycanthropes came first.

[Bad Wolf]

Okay, thanks everyone.

[ryu]

I didn't realize it was something uttered at a table. Do you have a reference?

Not at the moment. It has been a long time since I originally saw the source where I learned this.

[Anlashok]

D&D has had catgirls since 2005, in the Miniatures Handbook.

Not really the same kind.

[Forrestfire]

There's enough variety among catgirls that I'd say the catfolk and hybrid lycanthropes count :smalltongue:

[Aleolus]

They both do indeed. Not to mention I homebrewed the Keidren from the webcomic Twokinds, and I actually created catpeople who were physically identical to anime ones who were planetounched. mortals descended from Rakshasa

[Anlashok]

There's enough variety among catgirls that I'd say the catfolk and hybrid lycanthropes count :smalltongue:

True enough, I suppose, but generally see the specific term used to reference the creatures described in someone's link above with D&D catfolk just called catfolk.

Though I guess now that I remember, Pathfinder Aasimar's have cat ears and cat eyes on their physical features table.

[Venger]

Personally not a fan of the phrase because D&D doesn't even have catgirls.

there's a ton of cat anthros in D&D: catfolk, lycanthropes, tibbits, shifters, etc.

[Forrestfire]

I think there's a rakshasa planetouched, too.

[nyjastul69]

Funny thing, girls as cats has been around forever, cargirls are new. ;)

[Taveena]

I think there's a rakshasa planetouched, too.

Pathfinder has stats for Rakshasa Tieflings which are indeed very cat-ish.

[Marlowe]

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo121/Joncharlesspencer/BigSissy2.jpg

[Chronos]

Catgirls obviously can't be an entire race, unless you assume they're parthogenic (very rare for mammals). "Catfolk" is the name of the race, the females of which may be referred to as "catgirls". In much the same way, D&D has no creature listed as "mermaid", instead listing "merfolk" (the females of which are mermaids).

[Xuldarinar]

Pathfinder has stats for Rakshasa Tieflings which are indeed very cat-ish.


I think that is close enough. Certainly closer than cat folk. Although.. there is a way to have a "cat girl" in pathfinder otherwise.

A human with Racial Heritage (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/racial-feats/racial-heritage) (Cat Folk). Fluff handles the rest.

[ShurikVch]

Also, there are:
Half-Rakshasa template in Dragon #313
Felid template in BoEF (LA: +0)
Anthropomorphic Animal (Cat) in Savage Species
and Symbiotic Creature (Cat/Girl) in the same book

[SinsI]

Every time you try to bring talk of real world physics into D&D god kills a catgirl. Classic reference to a line actually uttered at a table.

...originally it was about physics in anime, not in D&D.

[Urpriest]

...originally it was about physics in anime, not in D&D.

That would explain the catgirls.

[shaikujin]

The meme/term made it into urban dictionary in 2007:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=catgirl&defid=2559014

"every time you try to drag real life physics into a made-up setting, God kills a catgirl"

[Snowbluff]

...originally it was about physics in anime, not in D&D.

Which is complete nonsense. We can make sheep glow blue like jellyfish, and humans still follow the basic structure of pretty much every mammal on the planet. We'd probably have catgirls if it wasn't considered unethical to genetically engineer humans. If anything, dead catgirls should referring to ethics rather than physics (well, biology).

[nyjastul69]

...originally it was about physics in anime, not in D&D.

Can you cite the origin? I'm hugely curious about this now.

[HurinTheCursed]

You might get some precedence here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatGirl
I didn't delve into it for fear of spending the whole night on that site.

[nyjastul69]

You might get some precedence here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatGirl
I didn't delve into it for fear of spending the whole night on that site.

Thanks for the link. I don't TVtrope though. I don't like that site.

[Venger]

Thanks for the link. I don't TVtrope though. I don't like that site.

Bless you.

I'm pretty sure the catgirl meme is a permutation of the old "god kill a kitten" meme from fark, though.

[Psyren]

Bless you.

I'm pretty sure the catgirl meme is a permutation of the old "god kill a kitten" meme from fark, though.

Indeed - as far as I can tell this is the primary origin ("if you do X, god kills a kitten {where X is likely something board-inappropriate}") which then spread to discussing physics in anime ("and became god kills a catgirl") which then spread to physics in anything that is too abstract/fantastic/rule of cool for physics to have meaning, like D&D.

[LoyalPaladin]

Which is complete nonsense. We can make sheep glow blue like jellyfish, and humans still follow the basic structure of pretty much every mammal on the planet. We'd probably have catgirls if it wasn't considered unethical to genetically engineer humans. If anything, dead catgirls should referring to ethics rather than physics (well, biology).
They could graft it onto an already existing and willing subject? I'll sign up for it if you do, Snowbluff. Hahahaha. Not for a million dollars.


"every time you try to drag real life physics into a made-up setting, God kills a catgirl"
That definitely would make more sense than it being said at D&D originally.

[Snowbluff]

They could graft it onto an already existing and willing subject? I'll sign up for it if you do, Snowbluff. Hahahaha. Well, I guess you could surgically alter someone, but I was thinking more along the lines of "Yamaha Industries funds project to create next generation of super idol, genetically engineered cat girl is the result."

Imagine the sick bank you could make from the research technology and all of the screaming fans throwing millions at this.

[LoyalPaladin]

Well, I guess you could surgically alter someone, but I was thinking more along the lines of "Yamaha Industries funds project to create next generation of super idol, genetically engineered cat girl is the result."

Imagine the sick bank you could make from the research technology and all of the screaming fans throwing millions at this.
Whoa whoa whoa. We need to capitalize on this. "GitP A.S. funds project to create next generation of super k-pop idol, genetically engineered cat girl is the result. Kickstarter for the first CD reaches 16 million in the first eight hours."

[Snowbluff]

Whoa whoa whoa. We need to capitalize on this. "GitP A.S. funds project to create next generation of super k-pop idol, genetically engineered cat girl is the result. Kickstarter for the first CD reaches 16 million in the first eight hours."

I wonder how much money I would need to do mad science projects on a private island a la Doctor Moreau... :smalltongue:

[squiggit]

Do you mean Moreau?

[Extra Anchovies]

I wonder how much money I would need to do mad science projects on a private island a la Doctor Monroe... :smalltongue:


Do you mean Moreau?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Snow didn't mean this guy...

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/1/1b/Marvin_Monroe_tapped_out.png

[Snowbluff]

Pfft, probably. It's been forever since I've seen the movie.

[Marlowe]

Are we talking about the HG Wells character, or the French revolutionary general who won many battles for the Republic and was driven into exile by Napoleon so that he had to accept exile in Austria?

Because if the latter, I am TOTALLY in favour of Catgirls in early 19th century uniforms. Someone call an artist!

[Snowbluff]

Because if the latter, I am TOTALLY in favour of Catgirls in early 19th century uniforms. Someone call an artist!

I dabble. What kind (Uniform and cat girl) were in you interested in?

[squiggit]

Marlowe you're a genius, almost makes me want to change what I"m going to be playing in my next Pathfinder game.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Snow didn't mean this guy...

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/1/1b/Marvin_Monroe_tapped_out.png

He looks like he could be up to some pretty sinister experiments though.

[Marlowe]

I dabble. What kind (Uniform and cat girl) were in you interested in?

You know the 8th Prussian (von Prittwitz regiment) Hussar uniform? Black and silver? Skulls? Lots of lace?

But that said; any late 18th/early 19th century uniform would do.

I always hated the Russian Astrakhan Cuirassiers. Because they wore yellow.

Honestly. Yellow.

The only other unit I can think of that wore yellow was some Neapolitan cavalry regiment that was recruited exclusively from africans, because you need dark skin to pull off yellow. Show-offs.

[Snowbluff]

You know the 8th Prussian (von Prittwitz regiment) Hussar uniform? Black and silver? Skulls? Lots of lace?

Can you link an image for reference? If I'm spending my time and doing it for free, I'd rather not mess up and have to redo it. :smalltongue:

[Marlowe]

How's this?

It's black and white, but so's the uniform.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/33/20/4a332006b1288a68affba0ac6bc51c8d.jpg

Seriously, everyone wears the same uniforms, pretty much. English wear red. French wear blue. Prussians wear dark blue. Russians wear green. Austrians, Spanish, and south-central German states wear white. Danes and North Germans also wear red. Swedes wear blue or grey. And Italians wear...well. It's not a good time to be Italian.

[LoyalPaladin]

I wonder how much money I would need to do mad science projects on a private island a la Doctor Moreau... :smalltongue:
Lots.

I should have been a catgirl pirate in our Barbary Corsairs game. Haha. Granted, Half-Dragon is so cool...

[atemu1234]

Pfft, probably. It's been forever since I've seen the movie.

How about the book? I read the book, never saw the movie.

[ShurikVch]

I found this picture: http://sellingoutforfunandprofit.com/images/catgirltpreview.jpg

[Ruethgar]

How about the book? I read the book, never saw the movie.

What is "book"? Is it like a PDF?

[atemu1234]

What is "book"? Is it like a PDF?

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Jon+stewart+on+books_5fe94c_5372422.jpg

[Extra Anchovies]

How's this?

It's black and white, but so's the uniform.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/33/20/4a332006b1288a68affba0ac6bc51c8d.jpg

Wow. That is bad ass. Thanks for sharing.

[Snowbluff]

How's this?

It's black and white, but so's the uniform.
Well, I usually work in pencil or charcoal, so this works.

http://img10.deviantart.net/4a10/i/2015/166/d/f/catgirl_in_uniform_by_ekmars-d8xfc06.png?1 (http://ekmars.deviantart.com/art/Catgirl-in-uniform-539872134)
I think I could be coerced into doing one on a larger scale. Detail is easier when not working with an area the size of a postcard.


Seriously, everyone wears the same uniforms, pretty much. English wear red. French wear blue. Prussians wear dark blue. Russians wear green. Austrians, Spanish, and south-central German states wear white. Danes and North Germans also wear red. Swedes wear blue or grey. And Italians wear...well. It's not a good time to be Italian.
Pfft. :smalltongue:

How about the book? I read the book, never saw the movie.
I never ended up reading it. I was reading Asimov's Foundation around the time I saw the movie.

[Venger]

Are we talking about the HG Wells character, or the French revolutionary general who won many battles for the Republic and was driven into exile by Napoleon so that he had to accept exile in Austria?

No, we're talking about marlon brando with a bucket on his head.

[nyjastul69]

Bless you.

I'm pretty sure the catgirl meme is a permutation of the old "god kill a kitten" meme from fark, though.

Thanks dude.

[Marlowe]

No, we're talking about marlon brando with a bucket on his head.

I'm a little confused about how putting a bucket on Marlon Brando's head will either give rise to an abhorrent sub-race of bestial hydrids or defeat an Austrian army at Hohenlinden.

Have I missed the point of this conversation?

[Snowbluff]

Have I missed the point of this conversation?

You missed my kitty hussar. :smalltongue:

[Marlowe]

Well, I usually work in pencil or charcoal, so this works.

http://img10.deviantart.net/4a10/i/2015/166/d/f/catgirl_in_uniform_by_ekmars-d8xfc06.png?1 (http://ekmars.deviantart.com/art/Catgirl-in-uniform-539872134)
I think I could be coerced into doing one on a larger scale. Detail is easier when not working with an area the size of a postcard.


Brilliant. Now I want 250,000 of them deployed along the Rhine at Mainz, Cologne, and Wesel by Thursday.

[Venger]

I'm a little confused about how putting a bucket on Marlon Brando's head will either give rise to an abhorrent sub-race of bestial hydrids or defeat an Austrian army at Hohenlinden.

Have I missed the point of this conversation?

Marlon Brando was Dr Moureau. He wore a champagne bucket on his head because he got too hot and it hid the tiny portable radio in his ear because he couldn't be bothered to memorize his lines.

http://www.nanarland.com/Chroniques/iledudocteurmoreau/moreau10.jpg

The movie really sucks, but it has a fascinating history behind its production.

[Extra Anchovies]

Marlon Brando was Dr Moureau. He wore a champagne bucket on his head because he got too hot and it hid the tiny portable radio in his ear because he couldn't be bothered to memorize his lines.

http://www.nanarland.com/Chroniques/iledudocteurmoreau/moreau10.jpg

The movie really sucks, but it has a fascinating history behind its production.

That's hilarious. This entire thread is made of win.


I'm a little confused about how putting a bucket on Marlon Brando's head will either give rise to an abhorrent sub-race of bestial hydrids or defeat an Austrian army at Hohenlinden.

Have I missed the point of this conversation?

I want to add this to the quote-pile in my sig, had a great laugh over it. Would you mind?

[Venger]

That's hilarious. This entire thread is made of win.

dude you have no idea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Dr._Moreau_(1996_film)#Production) look at just any of that. one of the actors tried to physically escape from being in the movie.

its production was so difficult that there is a whole movie of its own (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Soul_(2014_film)) that catalogues its production history.

the only real entertainment that can be reaped from the movie is from edgar de la rosa, a dwarf who follows brando around, wears tiny versions of his clothes, and does the stuff he does, as seen below:

http://oglobo.globo.com/fotos/2006/10/23/23_MHG_cult_larosa.jpg

it's where south park got the idea for the mad scientist guy's sidekick, and where austin powers' mini-me originated.

[Snowbluff]

Brilliant. Now I want 250,000 of them deployed along the Rhine at Mainz, Cologne, and Wesel by Thursday.
I uh... can only produce these the old fashioned way, at the moment. Give me 20 years or so?

That's hilarious. This entire thread is made of win.


You're welcome. :smallwink:

[Marlowe]

I want to add this to the quote-pile in my sig, had a great laugh over it. Would you mind?

Sure.


I uh... can only produce these the old fashioned way, at the moment. Give me 20 years or so?



Doing credible battle scenes without having to draw thousands of the same thing were why humongous mecha were invented.

Well, actually. Fantasizing about being able to avoid traffic jams were how humongous mecha were invented. But at least my version is plausible.:smallsmile:

[ryu]

Sure.



Doing credible battle scenes without having to draw thousands of the same thing were why humongous mecha were invented.

Well, actually. Fantasizing about being able to avoid traffic jams were how humongous mecha were invented. But at least my version is plausible.:smallsmile:

I thought it was about dreams of destroying the DMV? I even have this one magnificently cathartic clip from Megas XLR that proves it...

[Marlowe]

I think Mazinger Z and its ilk have a few years seniority on Megas XLR.:smallbiggrin:

[ryu]

I think Mazinger Z and its ilk have a few years seniority on Megas XLR.:smallbiggrin:

I never said it was invented for the FIRST time for that purpose. Only that it was.

[Sith_Happens]

and Symbiotic Creature (Cat/Girl) in the same book

I forget, are cats eligible to be the symbiont?


Well, I usually work in pencil or charcoal, so this works.

http://img10.deviantart.net/4a10/i/2015/166/d/f/catgirl_in_uniform_by_ekmars-d8xfc06.png?1 (http://ekmars.deviantart.com/art/Catgirl-in-uniform-539872134)
I think I could be coerced into doing one on a larger scale. Detail is easier when not working with an area the size of a postcard.

I like it, yet I feel like it's lacking a certain something...

http://i.imgur.com/5yQsHlz.png

Of course! How could I forget.

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/808/411/68c.gif
Wow, first time on the subforum in weeks and I'm already sprinkling my posts with gratuitous anime GIFs. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!?


Doing credible battle scenes without having to draw thousands of the same thing were why humongous mecha were invented.

Implying that by "these" Snowbluff meant drawings of Catgirl Hussars.:smallwink:

[Marlowe]

Suddenly, the phrase "making these the old-fashioned way" comes back to me with terrifying new relevance.

[Snowbluff]

Doing credible battle scenes without having to draw thousands of the same thing were why humongous mecha were invented.

Well, actually. Fantasizing about being able to avoid traffic jams were how humongous mecha were invented. But at least my version is plausible.:smallsmile: I thought it was so I could crush my enemies underfoot without getting my feet wet?


Suddenly, the phrase "making these the old-fashioned way" comes back to me with terrifying new relevance.
I'm surprised you didn't pick up on it right away. :smalltongue:

[Marlowe]

I'm surprised you didn't pick up on it right away. :smalltongue:

Yes. Well. You see I'm not actually a pervert.

I just play one in numerous games.

Sometimes dice are involved.

[Snowbluff]

Yes. Well. You see I'm not actually a pervert.

I just play one in numerous games.

Sometimes dice are involved.

I quickly become bored with myself if I'm not holding my own interest. So I'm always making double entendres and stuff.

I don't actually play a crazy person, I'm just one in real life. :smalltongue:

[Marlowe]

http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqv4kbw6bL1qmubgso1_500.jpg

[Snowbluff]

Yes, yes it was.