[ian-reeds-games] Re: dwarf question
- From: "Allan Thompson" <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:52:43 -0400
A bull cavalry would be really awesome! I amnot sure if bulls hang out in
or around mountains though. They seem to be more of a plains type critter.
I could see centaurs having a bull cavalry maybe riden by satyrs or
something equally greek. Their charge would be tremendous! Thanks for that
idea!
al
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Hi!
How about dwarves riding bulls?
Cathrine
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From: James English
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 8:49 AM
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Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: dwarf question
Rams are male sheep.
I'm very sorry, but if I saw gallopping sheep coming towards me, I would not
be very scared.
How about having the dwarves drive crude tank-like constructions, as they're
masters of metal?
On 10/9/13, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> LOL,
> That you even watched babe the pig makes me shudder.
> Oh vile heart that lurks in the breast of those that watch talking
> pigs and quotes thus...MOO!
>
> As for rams. What do they sound like? I am trying to remember what
> they even look like. Do they have the curly horns? I thought they
> might be sheep at first. I don't know, see one horned bovine like
> mammal, see them all.
>
> I guess the issue is, which part of the animal kingdom is rams? That's
> right, I am looking for ramparts, grin.
>
> Talking about pigs, maybe a wild boar would be interesting? I don't
> know, that still seems to open for amusement instead of serious dwarfness.
Sigh.
>
> I think I might just do the bears. I got sounds for bears and boars...
> I know what you are talking about. Those bullettes or whatever they are
> called, if I remember my dungeons and dragons monster manual, were
> some kind of large "land shark" or land whale that ate everything it
> could find. The thing is, people will be scratching their heads about
> what the heck a bullet is, lol. I mean I could say the dwarvs will
> just use a remorhaz and then when that gets tired, find a local behir
> rental agency...but that might not have the same effect as saying,
> rode a panther and then hopped on a komodo dragon, grin.
>
> Did you hear about the goat that went to college? He always waited to
> the last minute, so that he was always "ramming" for a test.
> Yeah, that last one sucked. Just wipe that last one from your mind and
> pretend it never happened.
>
> al
>
>
>
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> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of michael
> Tholl
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:31 PM
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> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: dwarf question
>
> Hey Allan,
> You can't just break out rams commercials and not toss in a pun. gasps
> in horror.
> Rams, built dwarf tough!
> Okay, now I want rams! grumble stamp, grumble stamp!
> Sorry, old white beard the brawling barkeep took over the keyboard for
> a second.
> Bears would sound kind of cool, I just wonder how many step ladders it
> would take to get a dwarf mounted. grin Just think of the ram
> possibilities.
> charging rams, leaping rams,
> deadly head butting rams, battering rams, breading rams, baking rams.
> rack of ram. okay, this won't work so well. Still, that would be
> pretty in line with the mountain animal thing.
> I suppose they could ride bulletts.. however that's spelled.
> Though I don't know if those things are trainable since they're some
> sort of shelled lizard thing if I remember right..
> As for goats.. Everyone hates the goats. poor goats, they're the joke
> of the horned and hooved family of the animal kingdom. Well, next to
> the constant mooing because cows are cool. grins In closing, one last
> ram joke I forgot..
> Baaaah Ram Yew!
> See Babe the Pig for reference. grins
>
>
> On 10/8/13, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi James and Michael,
>> Yeah, it is hard trying to break the dwarf paradigm.
>> The whole griffon idea came from the game I used to play on the amiga
>> called warlords. I loosely based this on that game.
>> Bears are tough to picture as mounts. The only reason it even came to
>> mind is that I had seen a cover of, I think it was a magazine called
>> white dwarf.
>> It had a dwarf riding a berserking bear and I always thought that
>> this was cool.
>>
>> Moles? I don't see it. War goats or rams (built dodge tough) might
>> be interesting though. Still, how do I make it not seem laughable
>> when the dwarf war goat cavalry makes that bleating sound? It would
>> just seem amuseing I think. Although, if I remember right, don't
>> goats factor in somewhere in the norse myths? I think thor had a goat
>> driven cart, and didn't he eat them every night and they popped back
>> to life the next day to take him wherever? Come to think of it, that
>> is pretty
> twisted, lol.
>>
>> I think I will keep the griffons.
>> I am going to think about goats versus bears and see what sounds best.
>> Thanks guys,
>> That helps me narrow it down a bit.
>>
>> al
>>
>>
>> From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of michael
>> Tholl
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 1:11 PM
>> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: dwarf question
>>
>> since they are creatures who love mining, maybe diar moles. hah!
>> can't imagine those would be much bigger than a golden retriever at best.
>> grins
>> Griffons were neat, and could work if nothing else is inspiring.
>> Perhaps mountain goats? Not really sure how big those are, but
>> they're surely like their non-mountain kin in being stubborn as
>> dwarves. grins If all else fails, maybe they don't really need a cav
>> unit, just a few different types of infantry?
>> Dwarves and cavalry seem to be a rarity in fantasy for some reason,
>> though as far as movement differences go, this would put another
>> disadvantage on the dwarven faction. This would probably make them
>> next to impossible to play effectively without a perk or two like the
> forced march skill.
>> Moles seems a bit odd, but it could work, but the goats might be very
>> workable.
>> I really wanted to put in something about no use crying over spilled
>> milk, but lots of use in swearing over spilled ale here, but I can't
>> think of how to work it in, so I'll just hang it out to flap
>> dangerously in the mountain air and hope it still gets a beard pulled
>> or a grumbling chuckle from a hopeful dwarven cavalry general.
>>
>>
>> On 10/8/13, James English <james13english@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> War ponies are for halflings.
>>>
>>> I'd say keep the dwarf cavalry the same, it'd be interesting to see
>>> dwarves ridinb bears, it wouldn't work.
>>>
>>> On 10/8/13, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>> I was wondering what might be the best critters for a dwarf.
>>>>
>>>> In the first warlords map pack the dwarves rode on griffons raised
>>>> on the mountain slops.
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure that this really works for dwarves, being people of
>>>> stone and rock.
>>>>
>>>> So I am trying to think of what else might a dwarf ride. Horses are
>>>> out of the question, and war ponies is just laughable.
>>>> So I was thinking bears. Cave bears I guess. They would be slower,
>>>> like move three spaces, but considering the entire dwarf infantry,
>>>> that is fast.
>>>>
>>>> I am wondering if anyone could think of anything else that might
>>>> work for a dwarf?
>>>> Also, I was thinking about the siege tower and if that should
>>>> replace the ballista, be an added unit to fill a cavalry slot, or
>>>> what to do with
>> it.
>>>> The biggest thing is that there is a stone elemental caster for
>>>> dwarves that I think suits them.
>>>>
>>>> So any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. I am running
>>>> out of ideas.
>>>>
>>>> al
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>>>>
>>>> "The truth will make you free"
>>>> Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33AD
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