RPG Projects - Ticklee Limits Poll (charts inc)

[AnimeWatcher1]

Ooo snippy. Was wondering where you were Lurk(a) lol. Expected you in here at the start of the thread.

Yea, that was the wrong word choice, tolerate was more of what I meant. By "wild", I meant having some part of them that was "animal"; furries and monster girls are embraced by a majority of the community; well, at least those that frequent the Tickling Games section and answered the poll. While there's nothing wrong with focusing on monster girls (we all still love ToG), that isn't the poll's original design.

This is seeing what everyone likes, and what's more, an individual's preferences (thus why names are viewable this time). The focus was never on monster girls - it's just my limit and I like seeing it in the lead 😛 It's also the only discussion anyone is talking about right now, despite how I've tried to get the Furry and Nonhuman/Human members to talk about their choices.

Of course, it still boils down to the game creator's preferences, but it's still good information to have on the community.

 

[LurkLurkLurk]

Not much to talk about for humans. For humanoids ("non-humans") I personally don't care for really down-scaled races like dwarves, halflings, and gnomes. People might be quiet because the poll does its job well, with additional comments merely expressing nuance.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Oh puh-lease, there's plenty to talk about in terms of humans. What costumes do you like humans to be in? do you prefer ticklish magic girls or steadfast knights whose resistance you have to break? Like yourself some body-builder humans or do you prefer a more weaker, frail kind? Open thyne mind young squire!
And what, you don't like short people? Huh? Or HAIRY short people? HMMM? Yea, ok, so the halfling/dwarven women are just as hairy as men, but don't you like a woman to be o'natural? lol ^^

Wait...did you say I did a good job making a poll? You did, didn't you! Don't try and deny it, I know what your words meant 😀

 

[TickleHerSilly1]

In regards to your original post, I think my vote falls somewhere between furry 10% and furry 50% (Furry 30-40% maybe?) As for monster girls, the bug type ones with the chitinous limbs and drideresque bodies take it just a step too far for me. With basically any human-beast hybrid I'd say something in the range of human 75-70% beast 25-30% ratio (Reference Felicia from Darkstalkers) is safe ground that you really can't go wrong with.

 

[10 armed tkler]

Oh puh-lease, there's plenty to talk about in terms of humans. What costumes do you like humans to be in? do you prefer ticklish magic girls or steadfast knights whose resistance you have to break? Like yourself some body-builder humans or do you prefer a more weaker, frail kind? Open thyne mind young squire!
And what, you don't like short people? Huh? Or HAIRY short people? HMMM? Yea, ok, so the halfling/dwarven women are just as hairy as men, but don't you like a woman to be o'natural? lol ^^

Wait...did you say I did a good job making a poll? You did, didn't you! Don't try and deny it, I know what your words meant 😀

Oh this hm? I can come up with a quick preference at the top of my head.

Human-

Amazon Type-This I prefer above all else. It blends hotness with power to create an ideal ticklee but also dominant tickler. The body would both be curvy with the right amount of muscle.

Gymnyst type-The type who is skinny but not anorexic. They also have a figure but more on the smaller scale. Meaning more on the smaller size in the breast area. I prefer on the shorter to average height side. More of a Lee then a Ler

Magic User-I like how they can use Magic to be a Ler but it can also be a detriment because they leave themselves wide open for tickling.

Non-Humans-

Elf- No need to get into it.

Robot/Android/Cyborg-

Succubus/Succubi-

Monster Girl

Naga/Lamia/Marilith

Slime Girl

Plant Girl

Just top 3...may change and I need to fill in some places...but ya get the gist

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

In regards to your original post, I think my vote falls somewhere between furry 10% and furry 50% (Furry 30-40% maybe?) As for monster girls, the bug type ones with the chitinous limbs and drideresque bodies take it just a step too far for me. With basically any human-beast hybrid I'd say something in the range of human 75-70% beast 25-30% ratio (Reference Felicia from Darkstalkers) is safe ground that you really can't go wrong with.

Lol if bug-girls existed, they'd probably be so depressed looking through this thread. So many people just aren't fans of them :lol Well, I think up to maybe 30-40% furry would still be the monster-girl classification, with anything higher getting more into anthro/furry territory.

It sounds like you're in agreement with Carnivore and Stork, with women who have a little bit of animal parts like Satyrs or Nekos.

Oh this hm? I can come up with a quick preference at the top of my head.

Human-

Amazon Type-This I prefer above all else. It blends hotness with power to create an ideal ticklee but also dominant tickler. The body would both be curvy with the right amount of muscle.

Gymnyst type-The type who is skinny but not anorexic. They also have a figure but more on the smaller scale. Meaning more on the smaller size in the breast area. I prefer on the shorter to average height side. More of a Lee then a Ler

Magic User-I like how they can use Magic to be a Ler but it can also be a detriment because they leave themselves wide open for tickling.

Non-Humans-

Elf- No need to get into it.

Robot/Android/Cyborg-

Succubus/Succubi-

Monster Girl

Naga/Lamia/Marilith

Slime Girl

Plant Girl

Just top 3...may change and I need to fill in some places...but ya get the gist

Oh Dae, this...This right here... Yes. Yes good sir. This is wonderful. Now this is discussion I like to see, naming specifics right here. You gave opinions and ideas, just what I was looking for.

You even introduced me to Mariliths, another monster girl I hadn't seen. Feel a little sad that for years I thought I was doing something more original with a snake woman having 4 arms, now I find there's ones with 6 lol. Oh well, at least she has legs instead of a lamia body.

Hmmm...plant girl eh? Are you talking about the Alraune? Lots of different kinds of Alraune have now surfaced, some looking like venus fly traps, others like pitcher plants. Does this encompass all types?

 

[10 armed tkler]

Lol if bug-girls existed, they'd probably be so depressed looking through this thread. So many people just aren't fans of them :lol Well, I think up to maybe 30-40% furry would still be the monster-girl classification, with anything higher getting more into anthro/furry territory.

It sounds like you're in agreement with Carnivore and Stork, with women who have a little bit of animal parts like Satyrs or Nekos.

People just can not get past the legs/lower body. I think in their mind they associate it with the real world . So it is impossible for them to probably like them. me personally I do not mind

Oh Dae, this...This right here... Yes. Yes good sir. This is wonderful. Now this is discussion I like to see, naming specifics right here. You gave opinions and ideas, just what I was looking for.

You even introduced me to Mariliths, another monster girl I hadn't seen. Feel a little sad that for years I thought I was doing something more original with a snake woman having 4 arms, now I find there's ones with 6 lol. Oh well, at least she has legs instead of a lamia body.

Hmmm...plant girl eh? Are you talking about the Alraune? Lots of different kinds of Alraune have now surfaced, some looking like venus fly traps, others like pitcher plants. Does this encompass all types?

Yes it is good discussion, keeps the discussion moving. Compare each other's preferences and what not.

On the thing about Mariliths, I for the love of me can not remember where I picked up the name of them. But you are wrong thinking they have legs. They still have the lamia lower body. The one with 6 arms and legs, but extremely tall is the Shivarra from WoW. I think they have another name, but that is the only one I can think of for a 6 armed woman with legs.

Yeah I just went plant girl in general to describe them all. I thought Alruane, but then there is other typs like dryads and mandragora. I just did not think Alurane covered them all.

And I still need to finish my list, I have not listed my furries and I will get to it in a few hours. I just hope everyone else makes a small list like me.

 

[LurkLurkLurk]

Mariliths are basically multi-armed lamia. They come from Dungeons and Dragons.

Shiva (Hindu aspect) is often depicted as a woman with many arms.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Yes it is good discussion, keeps the discussion moving. Compare each other's preferences and what not.

On the thing about Mariliths, I for the love of me can not remember where I picked up the name of them. But you are wrong thinking they have legs. They still have the lamia lower body. The one with 6 arms and legs, but extremely tall is the Shivarra from WoW. I think they have another name, but that is the only one I can think of for a 6 armed woman with legs.

Yeah I just went plant girl in general to describe them all. I thought Alruane, but then there is other typs like dryads and mandragora. I just did not think Alurane covered them all.

And I still need to finish my list, I have not listed my furries and I will get to it in a few hours. I just hope everyone else makes a small list like me.

As Lurk(a) said, D&D created Mariliths. Though, you missread what I typed. I mentioned how it was the first time I'd even heard of them, and I looked them up to see what they were (I actually think FFIX's Marilis/Marilith design is clever - her legs turning into a hood. Or perhaps it's just a way around censorship of having a naked woman with her legs spread 😛).
And yes, I know about the Shivarra (kindof hard to forget giant women running around barefoot with 6 arms and clothing that covers only 5% of their bodies lol). As Lurk(a) mentioned, Blizz took the idea from the Hindu deity Shiva...and through pure imagination thought of a creative name to go with them. Super imaginative.
No, the 4-armed, legged woman I was talking about is a character I made and have evolved since high school.
Ugh man...gonna make me pull out a picture. Last time I drew her...wow...this pic is 2 years old? Yarg.

Yea, there's so many kinds of Alraune. Not really sure what to think about a lot of them (fly trap and pitcher plant ones are a little much).

But yes, I would LOVE to see others make a list. You set a great example right here 😀 Descriptive responses are definitely more useful.

 

[10 armed tkler]

Human-

Amazon Type-This I prefer above all else. It blends hotness with power to create an ideal ticklee but also dominant tickler. The body would both be curvy with the right amount of muscle.

Gymnyst type-The type who is skinny but not anorexic. They also have a figure but more on the smaller scale. Meaning more on the smaller size in the breast area. I prefer on the shorter to average height side. More of a Lee then a Ler

Magic User-I like how they can use Magic to be a Ler but it can also be a detriment because they leave themselves wide open for tickling.

Non-Humans-

Elf-

Robot/Android/Cyborg-

Basically the above 2 can be a combo of themselves or a combo of 2 human architypes with the added more exoticness. Robots/Android/Cyborgs I like to see in scenes where they are tickled when they have had either the arms or a leg taken off from them so they would be in a truly torterous situation.

Succubus/Succubi-

Who does not like their Lee or Ler to have a bit of an erotic side to the action...is all I will say.

Monster Girl

Naga/Lamia/Marilith

Slime Girl

Plant Girl

The reason these 3 top the list for monster girls is because to me They each have extra arms or the ability to grow/produce extra hands/appendages to restrain and tickle multiple Targets with. On the Flip side it is always interesting to see these girls get tickled or to see how they get tickled. The most difficult and rare of the 3 is the slime girl which only has 2 arts of them being tickled.

Furry-

Lizard Woman

Scales are closer to regular skin feel then the other furries.

Cat Girl

The ears and the tail...the ears...and..the tail.

Harpie

It works either with the clawed feet or regular feet. It would probably be hard for them to maintain their flight if they had a passenger tickling their armpit.

This is an update to what I had earlier. I can expand upon it still some ore with my top 5 of each specific girl. But really Monster, furry, and Non human all derive from my human choices.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Excellent post Mister Dae! Though I'd have to look at what sort of cat girls and harpies you're talking about, as I'd classify them as monster girls. The lizard women can be furry, however, if they have lizard faces. If it looks like this: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/770765/abubu-chameleon-check_translation-horns-lizard_gir , then I'd also have to say it's a monster girl.

Still, love this post. Thank you for going into detail about each choice too. Helps a game maker tailor enemies/ticklees more to what you like to see.

 

[10 armed tkler]

Excellent post Mister Dae! Though I'd have to look at what sort of cat girls and harpies you're talking about, as I'd classify them as monster girls. The lizard women can be furry, however, if they have lizard faces. If it looks like this: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/770765/abubu-chameleon-check_translation-horns-lizard_gir , then I'd also have to say it's a monster girl.

Still, love this post. Thank you for going into detail about each choice too. Helps a game maker tailor enemies/ticklees more to what you like to see.

Yes you are right Cat girls and Harpies would be considered monster girls. But you see all furries would be classified that as well. As for Lizard girl, I was thinking more like this http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1480454 or this http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1466533

as for Harpy and Catgirl

Harpy
http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1087508

Catgirl
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1130097/1girl-d-animal_ears-blue_hair-breasts-cat_ears-cha at maximum
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1109057/-p-animal_ears-banboro_-technobot-barefoot-bob_cut at minimum

Also, is anybody else going to share a list or something? Anybody?

 

[Carnivore]

I'm not sure what kind of list we're sharing Dae, but I can elaborate a bit like you did.

Humans and Elves-
Nothing to really say here, since they're the standard. Elves are so similar to humans that I really don't see the difference. Just pointed ears. I'm not a fan of dwarves or other oddly proportioned "non-humans" though.

Robot/Android/Cyborg
I like the idea that they can be taken apart and tickled. The robot also has a couple other interesting permutations. One is "learning" ticklishness and being new at dealing with it. The other is being a merciless and likely very methodical ler by not being ticklish at all. Both of those are pretty cool.

Succubi-
This one seems very obvious. Must I really elaborate on the allure of a sex demoness either as a lee or ler?

Naga-
Part of my like of Nagas (especially in a tickle game) is that they are solely upperbody. That's sort of it, as long as the upper half isn't scaly I'm happy.

Slime Girl-
I cannot picture her as a lee, only a ler. As a ler, I suppose there's some capabilities 'slime' has that others don't, so good on her. It is by nature a dominant character, since you can't really do much to a slime girl. At least in my opinion, Jaynin has written to the contrary (and quite well at that).

Plant Girl-
Usually just a green woman. The idea that she can control vines and pheromones and the like definitely has a lot of potential.

Lizard woman-
I'm cool with Dae's pictures.

Cat girl-
As long as this doesn't get… furry, I'm fine with the whole cat ears and tail bit.

Harpy-
I'm mostly fine with the harpy pics shown, except for those claws. I think those could be toned down a bit. Still… feathers fit the tickling genre very well.

-This isn't in any real order, but any of these could be "mamono" or "furry" depending how far you take it. Hopefully not too far.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Yes you are right Cat girls and Harpies would be considered monster girls. But you see all furries would be classified that as well. As for Lizard girl, I was thinking more like this http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1480454 or this http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1466533

as for Harpy and Catgirl

Harpy
http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1087508

Catgirl
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1130097/1girl-d-animal_ears-blue_hair-breasts-cat_ears-cha at maximum
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1109057/-p-animal_ears-banboro_-technobot-barefoot-bob_cut at minimum

Also, is anybody else going to share a list or something? Anybody?

No no and again no. This is what I've got to help teach people. Monster Girls and Furries are two separate categories. They do not share the same category, but there ARE some examples that bridge the gap and lie on the border (Felicia is a prime example since she is almost a full furry. However, she is a catgirl - a monster girl)

The reason I say this is that furries change the most important aspect that helps separate them. They go from a human face to an animal face. The lizard girl you showed (the other is a dragon girl 😛) are like Felicia; they have animal appendages and scales. They ALSO have a lot of human skin (torso/thighs) AND a human face. This keeps them out of Furry classification, but also places them on the border of Monster Girl. The same goes for harpies - bird wings, bird feet, but the torso is of a woman and so is the face. Then of course you have Felicia, who I already mentioned. Your other catgirl is 100% a monster girl as she doesn't have the fur or cat appendages that Felicia has.

Thank you for clarifying your choices 😀 Even providing examples - good job!

Great List/QUOTE]

Pretty sure he was naming some examples of ticklees/lers he personally likes. He was responding to an earlier post I made:

Oh puh-lease, there's plenty to talk about in terms of humans. What costumes do you like humans to be in? do you prefer ticklish magic girls or steadfast knights whose resistance you have to break? Like yourself some body-builder humans or do you prefer a more weaker, frail kind? Open thyne mind young squire!
And what, you don't like short people? Huh? Or HAIRY short people? HMMM? Yea, ok, so the halfling/dwarven women are just as hairy as men, but don't you like a woman to be o'natural? lol ^^

So if you want to add your own examples, you can. But yours were still great to read! I'm glad you both decided to make lists - super helpful and informative!

Still, looking at some of the things you mentioned kind of...annoys me...because now I'm sure you're either reading my mind or lurking around my house. Looks like I'm gonna have to set bear traps again!

 

[Fox2000]

I feel like such a minority here. I really figured the furry side would see SOME support in the posts, but it doesn't seem that way 😛

Personally I'm a big fan of furries when it comes to ticklees (and ticklers too)! They usually have big feet or paws and are extremely playful and, quite simply, exotic. And, actually, I really dislike most 'monster girl' types. For some reason, Neko designs really bother me in most cases. Some of the more creative monster girls like many in the ToG RPG are very neat to me, but your typical cat girl quickly gets on my nerves because so many of them seem the same. The cat parts look like gloves and boots rather than parts of their body.

However, call me a hypocrite, I do like Felicia from Darkstalkers. Maybe because she does kind of bridge that gap, as you've said in posts here.

Anywho, been wanting to say my peace for a bit and make it known that folks DO really support furry ticklees 🙂 Personally, I wish we saw more of them, especially in many of the games folks make around here.

Also, the picture you show in your first post isn't super flattering for furry designs like the ones you chose for anime. If you don't mind my saying so, something like this: http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/art/Italy-as-a-Fox-1464565 or this: http://inspectornills.deviantart.com/art/Fanservice-Fox-2-5-65953664 would better fit the mood/theme you seem to be going for with the other girls.

Thanks for making a poll and including us furries in the running 😉

 

[Carnivore]

I don't want to be down on you, Fox, but you are in the minority. I'm actually surprised the furry vote was so high, and I'm tempted to think at least some of those votes consist of "doesn't matter, got tickles." While I'm with you on the uniformity of cat girls (although this can be easily fixed by making a weird one), I don't want to tickle something inhuman. I mean I don't want a furry stomach or underarms, and similar feet folk don't want to tickle paws. They want human feet.

Contemplating it, as a ler a furry seems somewhat more palatable. They are using claws, fuzz, feathers to enhance the tickling experience, and generally aren't "monstrous," at least not in your vixen examples. The downside is I'm less likely to want to retaliate without using a bit of imagination or "squinting."

A lot of people will shout furries down, but I just want to communicate what I feel is an important difference. We're attracted to the body parts we tickle as human body parts. I don't like monster girls that change that, but all furries do. And this is all ignoring how we feel about facial features and just being tickle-centric (which is more relevant here). Still, thanks for sharing Fox. You should stand up for all those votes.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

I feel like such a minority here. I really figured the furry side would see SOME support in the posts, but it doesn't seem that way 😛

Personally I'm a big fan of furries when it comes to ticklees (and ticklers too)! They usually have big feet or paws and are extremely playful and, quite simply, exotic. And, actually, I really dislike most 'monster girl' types. For some reason, Neko designs really bother me in most cases. Some of the more creative monster girls like many in the ToG RPG are very neat to me, but your typical cat girl quickly gets on my nerves because so many of them seem the same. The cat parts look like gloves and boots rather than parts of their body.

However, call me a hypocrite, I do like Felicia from Darkstalkers. Maybe because she does kind of bridge that gap, as you've said in posts here.

Anywho, been wanting to say my peace for a bit and make it known that folks DO really support furry ticklees 🙂 Personally, I wish we saw more of them, especially in many of the games folks make around here.

Also, the picture you show in your first post isn't super flattering for furry designs like the ones you chose for anime. If you don't mind my saying so, something like this: http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/art/Italy-as-a-Fox-1464565 or this: http://inspectornills.deviantart.com/art/Fanservice-Fox-2-5-65953664 would better fit the mood/theme you seem to be going for with the other girls.

Thanks for making a poll and including us furries in the running 😉

-hugs you-

Dude you are so awesome for posting! The rest of your group are lil' chicken shits lol. I'm kidding, but I've tried several times throughout the thread to get furfans to come in and discuss with us, and they all seem to just huddle around the poll.

I think we kindof think the same for each other, but on different opinions. I don't like most furries/anthros (there are some that can look attractive to me, like foxes and cats), while you don't like most monster girls (with a few exceptions). Tell me, what are some of these "creative monster girl" types you enjoyed in ToG?

Can you give any examples too of furries that you like? I'm going to assume foxes since you posted those pics 😛 You are right, the picture I used was very unflattering. However, NO ONE has said anything about it until now, so I just let it be. The problem was at the time of making I couldn't find a female furry that was of the same quality (anime, detailed, not overly realistic, not poorly done) so I finally just grabbed one of ok quality and that was that. The males, on the other hand, were much easier to find - I just wasn't going to post 3 women and then a male. So lemme ask you- would you prefer that I grab one of yours, or would you think exchanging the furry for saaaay this would be better?

I'm fair to everyone, with exceptions of course.

I don't want to be down on you, Fox, but you are in the minority. I'm actually surprised the furry vote was so high, and I'm tempted to think at least some of those votes consist of "doesn't matter, got tickles." While I'm with you on the uniformity of cat girls (although this can be easily fixed by making a weird one), I don't want to tickle something inhuman. I mean I don't want a furry stomach or underarms, and similar feet folk don't want to tickle paws. They want human feet.

Contemplating it, as a ler a furry seems somewhat more palatable. They are using claws, fuzz, feathers to enhance the tickling experience, and generally aren't "monstrous," at least not in your vixen examples. The downside is I'm less likely to want to retaliate without using a bit of imagination or "squinting."

A lot of people will shout furries down, but I just want to communicate what I feel is an important difference. We're attracted to the body parts we tickle as human body parts. I don't like monster girls that change that, but all furries do. And this is all ignoring how we feel about facial features and just being tickle-centric (which is more relevant here). Still, thanks for sharing Fox. You should stand up for all those votes.

I'm surprised too, but do remember it was the maximum ticklee choice you could choose. There could be some that only cared that it got tickled, and not too hell bent on appearance, but there also could be those that are ok with furries; just not real furfans. They could simply not mind seeing furries tickled. We'll never really know how honest, since polls can never be 100% truth.

Just like Carnivore said, I'll never shout furries down since we're not that far apart (MG vs Anthro/Furry) - even if I don't like the characters too much. Unless they start messing with my girls and changing them into full blown furries, then I start to get annoyed. Even those that like MG's can have limits, just like I'm sure there are furfans that have limits on what animals furries should be.

 

[Fox2000]

Thank you guys for the warm responses 🙂 Apologies for taking a bit to make my own!

I think we kindof think the same for each other, but on different opinions. I don't like most furries/anthros (there are some that can look attractive to me, like foxes and cats), while you don't like most monster girls (with a few exceptions). Tell me, what are some of these "creative monster girl" types you enjoyed in ToG?

To answer your question, I found that I really enjoyed Lady Venus' design. As a plant girl, I thought she felt really fun and still kept enough of the plant aspect to be very memorable and unique. I also liked the Giggle Bunny design, but that also seemed more furry than 'monster' because so much of the character looked like a bunny rabbit that it made it much more fun to look at. And, hey, we even get to tickle her paws in one scene 😉

Those were probably my two favorites and the best examples I can think of for monster-girl designs that I like.

To answer your other question about favorite furry types, I'm actually much more partial to raccoons (such as http://fyuvix.deviantart.com/art/Meet-Sonya-quot-Bread-Pudding-quot-282121230 ) than any other animals, as they're my favorite animal in general 😉 However, I really do like a wide variety of designs so long as they're cute or visually interesting. However, I tend to get rather 'turned off' on the design if it's just a massive set of breasts and no character to it, despite the images I showed you in my previous examples.

Also, you touch upon a good point: good male furry art is much, much easier to find than good female furry art, especially in the spectrum of tickling. I personally don't mind that as I enjoy seeing both as ticklers and ticklees, but it can make specific searches rather difficult unless you know where and how to look. I'll freely admit that just random searching of furry art can sometimes yield undesirable results unless you know what you like and want to look for in the first place.

That all being said, the fox images I posted earlier should be fine to use 🙂 They're not my own (My art style wouldn't suit the visual theme anyhow) so you don't need my permission to use them. Admittedly, they would probably be much better received than the Pandaren art, despite that actually being pretty cool in design.

Oh and, finally, there ARE some animal types that most furries don't often work with, that's true 😉 There are very few primates, for instance, and also few swine. I'm guessing it's because they're closer to humans and the jump to the exotic is less (and if you don't think swine are all that human, then Animal Farm must be read!)

And to answer curiosity, here's an example of furry tickling that I like and think does translate well no matter how furry a character does or doesn't appear: http://chaoskomori.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Even-the-pets-help-181231122 (and, yes, anthro dragons count as 'furries' 😉 )

Hope that shed a little more light!

 

[Carnivore]

I think its important to note this question isn't what our "ideal" level of human/non-human-ness is. This is the extant to which we accept it. I voted for monster girls, but I'd say my "ideal" is in the "non-human" spectrum, where the characters have subtle differences that is more a exotic than alien. But monster girls conveniently fit as a horde of differentiated enemies in a game context, as CC, ToG, and others have capitalized on. It works and that's why it's good.

But I suppose the "ideal" encountered ticklees and ticklers would have more nuanced differences: Elves, although that's done to death to the point that I'm a tad sick of pointed ears; horns, wings, 4-armed women, odd skin tones (green, snow white, jet black, etc)…. Characteristics that justify the fantastic. What I mean by that is, in a fantasy setting the exotic appearance is a gateway towards believing in their super-human behavior.

"Oh, you have blue skin? That's why you're stronger than humans! Of course!" "You didn't know? Women with horns are extremely observant, that's why she quickly figured out exactly where you're ticklish." "Oh no! those short red-skins aren't ticklish!" And so on. It's easy to fill in a justifying backstory to any of that.