Why aren't there saber-tooth kahjiits?

wilykcat · March 2023

This should be a thing. There are saber-tooth cat characters in every online game I've played except for Elderscrolls. It should be a new character customization feature to change the length and size of the upper fangs. Also a saber-tooth kahjiit will look pretty awesome.

Dr_Con · March 2023

If you're asking why player-Khajiit don't have fangs, I would only trust either a loremaster's answer or some source that is in the game.

I've seen depictions where Senche-Raht, Pahmar-Raht, and Senche breeds all have fangs protruding from the mouth, but Caska doesn't appear to have those fangs. There are Saber Cats in the game, so the choice to not give them fangs seems to be intentional (it might have something to do with keeping the verisimilitude of being able to speak the common tongue with such protrusions). There could be lore reasons or technical reasons... it could be an oversight or it could even already be in the game.

Auldwulfe · March 2023

Dr_Con wrote: »

If you're asking why player-Khajiit don't have fangs, I would only trust either a loremaster's answer or some source that is in the game.

I've seen depictions where Senche-Raht, Pahmar-Raht, and Senche breeds all have fangs protruding from the mouth, but Caska doesn't appear to have those fangs. There are Saber Cats in the game, so the choice to not give them fangs seems to be intentional (it might have something to do with keeping the verisimilitude of being able to speak the common tongue with such protrusions). There could be lore reasons or technical reasons... it could be an oversight or it could even already be in the game.

I am not sure why the choice was made, but if speaking is the issue, then Orc Tusks would also be an issue....

It's probably more due to animation choices, than anything else... and whether or not the original artists were capable of doing it... limitations either of skill, or within the coding itself. As they make the upper lips move on a Khajiit when they speak, maybe they couldn't avoid the teeth moving, etc. It could also be that one editor didn't like that look, and nixed it from the start......

Auldwulfe

SilverBride · March 2023

wilykcat wrote: »

There are saber-tooth cat characters in every online game I've played except for Elderscrolls.

I've never seen one in any online game I've ever played.

colossalvoids · March 2023

We're playing one particular furstock of them in eso, Cathay if I remember correctly and they've never been depicted as any sort of sabrecats. One that I do remember was a way different thing and most probably a "mount" version like a Senche-raht.

wilykcat · March 2023

SilverBride wrote: »

wilykcat wrote: »

There are saber-tooth cat characters in every online game I've played except for Elderscrolls.

I've never seen one in any online game I've ever played.

I've played World of Warcraft and seen saber cat characters.

I also don't like arguing. All I want is more character customization to make the game more unique and creative.

SilverBride · March 2023

wilykcat wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

wilykcat wrote: »

There are saber-tooth cat characters in every online game I've played except for Elderscrolls.

I've never seen one in any online game I've ever played.

I've played World of Warcraft and seen saber cat characters.

That wasn't a playable race.

colossalvoids · March 2023

Game is already unique, that's the point of it. Not to make it "like every other game I've played" but to keep the lore intact, as it was for as many years as wow existed itself.

Scrolls have crazy lore you won't meet anywhere else, there's a ton of stuff to add without going for easy cuts from Korean MMOs or Blizz.

zaria · March 2023

For the four legged Khajiit like Senche-Raht it would make some sense to have large fangs. For the two legged ones not so much, a Pahmar-Raht can wield some pretty gigantic weapons, standard two handed ones get small as duel wield for them, they might even be able to use the lance siege weapon as an assault rifle so they don't need to bite you.
On the other hand Khajiit did not evolve they was created by Azura so better ask her next time you run into her 😺

Soarora · March 2023

Vampire Khajiit… there ya go. In TESV they get big ol teef. In ESO, no one gets their vampire teeth… but lorewise… vampirism or the one condition that makes cats have long fangs.

LunaFlora · March 2023

maybe if some khajiit went to live in wrothgar or skyrim they'll evolve to be like sabre tooth cats that live there