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Forum: The Books
05-01-2008, 03:14 PM
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Gwathagor
Hey, hope you enjoy that vacation, Groin. Tell us...
Hey, hope you enjoy that vacation, Groin. Tell us about it when you get back. |
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Forum: The Books
05-01-2008, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
I don't know about the elves having more archers...
I don't know about the elves having more archers than they did spearmen, as the distinguishing characteristic of this particular army seems to be the spearmen, but they certainly had a substantial... |
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Forum: The Books
05-01-2008, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
Man-for-man, an elf and a dwarf would each have...
Man-for-man, an elf and a dwarf would each have their own advantages and weaknesses, but I imagine these would balance out giving them a more or less equal chances of defeating their opponent. The... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2008, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
There are a lot of assumptions here I disagree...
There are a lot of assumptions here I disagree with, so I won't enumerate them all. I will, however, say this: it's already been pointed out that the Wood-elves had the experience and equipment... |
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Forum: The Books
04-25-2008, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
There seems to be a rash of people...
There seems to be a rash of people misunderstanding my posts. sigh I think, Groin, that the word "incur" may have thrown you off. :) To incur means to take, to acquire, to bring upon oneself,... |
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Forum: The Books
04-25-2008, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
Agincourt has its limitations as an example, but...
Agincourt has its limitations as an example, but it demonstrates well the potential of archers and pikes against heavy armor, even when vastly out-numbered. Which was the point I was making. |
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Forum: The Books
04-25-2008, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
All things being equal, if the battle consisted...
All things being equal, if the battle consisted only of hand-to-hand combat between the elves and the dwarves, the dwarves would undoubtedly win. However, I think the key advantage of crack-shot... |
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Forum: The Books
04-25-2008, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
One last historical example:
Agincourt -...
One last historical example: Agincourt - Henry V's small English force armed with longbows (not crossbows) and pikes devastates Charles the Good's much larger army of infantrymen and heavy... |
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Forum: The Books
04-24-2008, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
The dwarves would absolutely be at a disadvantage...
The dwarves would absolutely be at a disadvantage in the open 1) because there were fewer of them and so could be surrounded and 2) because the elves had archers. Darn good ones, too. Legolas is... |
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Forum: The Books
04-24-2008, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
That's a good point. It sounds like 1000 would...
That's a good point. It sounds like 1000 would actually be a low estimate. |
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Forum: The Books
04-23-2008, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,883
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Gwathagor
One could conceivably estimate the population of...
One could conceivably estimate the population of Laketown, based on the size of the lake and the extent of the industries thereabouts and the need for labor, but how do we begin to guess the size of... |
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