tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post1939552809206423712..comments2023-10-01T15:19:46.052+01:00Comments on Nagora's Corner: DwarvesNagorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805769538648631984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post-714915929737654372013-06-16T08:24:30.167+01:002013-06-16T08:24:30.167+01:00Heh. My first introduction to adventure games was ...Heh. My first introduction to adventure games was <i>Hero Quest</i>, and since somebody else picked the barbarian I chose the next best thing, which is to say the dwarf. When we shifted to <i>Advanced Hero Quest</i> and then <i>War Hammer</i>, I became the game master, so naturally Rasnod the Dwarf ended up as lord of a dwarf hold somewhere. I ended up with a lot of dead characters in <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i>, mainly halflings, but of the dwarves one I thoughtfully named "Brick" comes easily to mind (constitution 19 or something, as I recall); he was last seen in <i>Ravenloft</i>.<br /><br />As you know, dwarf clerics have been more popular in the <i>World of Silver Blade</i> campaigns, but in our <i>World of Greyhawk</i> games there have been a few dwarf fighter types, complete with Scottish accents, of course. Having played a human fighter (twice), magician, cleric and thief in previous play-by-post games, I elected to go with dwarf for the current B/X one. Even though I initially tried to stay away from the worst archetypal behaviour, he still ended up a plate armoured and axe wielding sort. :D<br /><br />It is a good point about dwarves being their "own thing", as even though popular perception is heavily influenced by Middle Earth (in my opinion), it is clear that other media has sort of coalesced around a shared archetype that is more descended from Tolkien than Tolkien.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.com