How many monster girls is too many?

[CountVanBadger]

I was reading over my notes for XNPC earlier, and it struck me just how many monster girls I have planned for this story. There's Miranda, the FMC who's a Faun. There's Zara, who's a... actually, that would take some explaining, so let's just call her an elf. In future books, I have plans to introduce a Dullahan girl, a Kitsune, and a Pixie. In fact, there's really only been one human girl in the whole book so far, and she died.

There are monster bros, too, but there are definitely more human men than there are human women. The monster bros consist of a really big guy, a tree man, a skeleton, and a ghost possessing a suit of armor. Not exactly the kind of monsters you'll see starring in young adult paranormal romances, you know?

I'm not entirely sure I like this. I like monster girls, obviously, but I don't want my story to come across like I'm just shoehorning some kind of fetish into the story. So, how many monster girls do you think is too many monster girls?

 

[Th3Breadnought]

I'm mentally recalibrating to process "I like monster girls but don't want to look like I'm shoehorning a fetish". It's me not you, I'm a fairly vanilla person. Not a perspective I encounter often.

As an outsider to monster girl enthusiasm, what you described sounds like it could just be a fairly typical Dungeons & Dragons setting. As long as they have personalities, context for their motivations and why they're there- might not even occur to me that's a potential fetish. What would get me squinting is just if the depth is "they're hot, there's variety, they follow the protagonist everywhere, and there's sexual tension".

But you asked for a number, so I'm going to invoke Mass Effect's Treaty of Farixen: if there's more than five monster girls for every one character who isn't a monster girl, the shadow of suspicion may be cast over you.

 

[Failnot]

The readers already know this about you, just do whatever you want

 

[BigBadBoi]

There's never too many monster girls. Just sprinkle in some regular fantasy races if you're that worried about it.

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Needs more dragons.

But more seriously, why are the monster girls so prevalent? Does each one have an interesting inhuman perspective, or could they easily be replaced by a human character?

 

[foxoftheasterisk]

No such thing as too many monsters, but if you're worried about it looking pervy, turn some of those human men into monsters for equality.

Or remove humans from the setting entirely. Who needs humans anyway.

The monster bros consist of a really big guy, a tree man, a skeleton, and a ghost possessing a suit of armor. Not exactly the kind of monsters you'll see starring in young adult paranormal romances, you know?

... I've seen romance with at least two of those types.

 

[onehunter]

If you're happy writing them, people will be happy reading them. Writing characters you don't feel connected to blows, let people think you have a monster girl fetish.

 

[Dec]

how many monster girls do you think is too many monster girls?

There is no such thing. Keep them coming. Especially Lamia and Arachne, they need more love.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Don't forget the honse. I mean centaurs.

 

[Worthy39]

Hm... I did the math, and the answer is 150. That's about how many names and faces an average human can remember, so as long as you're fine with using up all of your reader's brain space, 150 is about your limit.

 

[Anonjohn20]

How many monster girls is too many?

As many as you can justify existing. If a meteor filled with miasma hit the planet and everyone turned into a monster person, then it's not out of place.

I don't want my story to come across like I'm just shoehorning some kind of fetish into the story.

You are though. You furry bastard, "ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!"

 

[CountVanBadger]

You furry bastard

I AM THE FULLY AND VERIFIABLY ELIGIBLE OFFSPRING OF THE NOBLE LORD AND LADY VANBADGER, AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS SLANDER!

 

[Anonjohn20]

I AM THE FULLY AND VERIFIABLY ELIGIBLE OFFSPRING OF THE NOBLE LORD AND LADY VANBADGER, AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS SLANDER!
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They sired you out of wedlock and then married to save face. It was a total soap opera.

 

[FRWriter]

TLDR: CVB is a furry.

 

[NotaNuffian]

I was reading over my notes for XNPC earlier, and it struck me just how many monster girls I have planned for this story. There's Miranda, the FMC who's a Faun. There's Zara, who's a... actually, that would take some explaining, so let's just call her an elf. In future books, I have plans to introduce a Dullahan girl, a Kitsune, and a Pixie. In fact, there's really only been one human girl in the whole book so far, and she died.

There are monster bros, too, but there are definitely more human men than there are human women. The monster bros consist of a really big guy, a tree man, a skeleton, and a ghost possessing a suit of armor. Not exactly the kind of monsters you'll see starring in young adult paranormal romances, you know?

I'm not entirely sure I like this. I like monster girls, obviously, but I don't want my story to come across like I'm just shoehorning some kind of fetish into the story. So, how many monster girls do you think is too many monster girls?

If your world makes sense, then there is no such thing as too many monster girls.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

For dating? One. For anything else? As many as you can handle.

 

[Anonjohn20]

TLDR: CVB is a furry.

HAWT!

 

[Tabula_Rasa]

3.5 billion female zombies is too many monster girls.

 

[Dawnathon]

Honestly, it sounds like the problem is too many humans. Just write them out and have it be a setting with only monster girls/boys, then you don't have to worry about any monster-human ratios.

 

[TinaMigarlo]

updates, one chapter a week. typing with one hand and all.
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