Are the fantasists taking over?

[Techno]

Techno will be pleased to know that he's been rescued from the Borg hive mind and has had most of the implants removed. Now, in my mind Techno looks like this ...

Fantasy is wonderful!

I worry about you, Nobby ! 
Cheers - 7 of 9 (Formally the Borg Queen......apparently.)

[Subedai]

Really? Shows how much I know about Mongols. Are we back to "Gengis"?

Naaah. Chinggis if anything. I believe Jinghis with an aitch is the German variant.

[Chris Pringle]

Opinions differ.  

And that's fine.  

The only problem i ever have with this old and probably endless debate is the idea (either implicit or explicit) that historical gaming is worthy whereas fantasy and sci fi gaming isn't.  I just don't see that as valid.  It still rears its head at the table with snide comments when fantasy or sci fi is on show. 

Its all playing (fantasy gaming) with toy solders whether your toys are Voltiguers or orcs.

As long as its fun, who cares?

On (almost) all of which we can happily agree! 

Chris

[Westmarcher]

You've probably all been wondering why I have remained silent throughout this debate.   


Well, I bit my lip an helbd my tungg an iz thukin thoar .....

(btw, hih Borg Qween an sevenanine arr dibbrent karrikturs)

[Techno]

(btw, hih Borg Qween an sevenanine arr dibbrent karrikturs)

Oh, yes indeedy !
In Nobby's original fantasy......(Of imagining us all as different female 'personalities').....I was apparently the Borg Queen.
I now seem to be 7 of 9 (In Nobby's fevered imagination...... )

He's probably taken too many of the pink pills again.  

Cheers - Phil.

Come on Nobby.....How are you imagining everyone else ?

[fsn]

Westmarcher is obviously a Western gal


Chris Pringle is a Christmassy Carol


Mad Lemmey is a Rock Chick


Fierce Kitty is something akin to Eartha Kitt's Catwoman, Subedai is a rather prim but naughty Raj lady, Steeleye a svelte android, Ithorial is a elf warrior maiden.

Well you get the drift. 

[Ithoriel]

I think of myself as more mage than warrior

[fsn]

Potato:potato

(Doesn't work so well in text.)

But I think you'll find you're wearing green.

[Fenton]

Meanwhile in Runcorn,Nobby considers if he should make yet another purchase

[Westmarcher]

   Is there a horror genre, now?

[btw, ref. me - not bad ... and the dress is better than the last time (doesn't make my bum look so big ...)  
I think I could get into this 'fantasy' malarkey.
Do you have one with my guns out? If so, you may expect a letter soon from my lawyers - well, they're always asking me but I just say, "No" (usually) ...]

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Mad Lemmey is a Rock Chick

Well, I've been upgraded from Cher to a younger model, RESULT!

[fsn]

Well, I've been upgraded from Cher to a younger model, RESULT!

I like to keep things fresh.

[Upgraydd]

And back on topic;

I came to Pendraken for the fantasy but will stay for the historical, I 've always been an historical man but there's nothing wrong with a little fantasy 

[Luddite]

And back on topic;

[toxicpixie]

Yes, but unless you can turn up towing a dead troll behind you, your views on the colour of trolls is worth no more, or less, than mine.

Last fantasy game I played I lost because Dwarven bear-mounted heavy cavalry, supported by a Dwarven mage riding a gryphon, sandwiched my paladin general.  Previous game that afternoon my army had been entirely composed of "trees" ... OK, Ents and Huorns but basically tree models  Free your imagination!

Hang on, I've never played you but that sounds eerily like the last game I took my crusading Dwarven Runic Order Bear Knights out for a spin. Those dastardly Elf boyars just couldn't stand against our Ursine might! Although our noble allies from the west did get badly chewed up by Baba Yaga and her hut... they obviously need more bears instead of paltry warhorses!

On an actual thread related note, I get the impression the people playing lots of Warband are also historical players and play and collect many historical periods as well - I don't think there's any "loss" of historicals here, just a "this is new and we fancy a bash with it", and after a while it'll be the go to fantasy game when people fancy some fantasy action as opposed to "we will NEVER PLAY ANYTHING ELSE froth froth gnash"