11-24-2009, 06:27 AM
For various reasons I will be reposting various threads from the ZGG forum here to make sure they are not lost should anything happen to the forum there. Also, it can give an opportunity to bring back some old topics into discussion.
From: http://mmrpg.zeitgeistgames.com/index.p ... opic&t=163
MrFilthyIke (2005):
Hi all,
I'm thinking up a Hobbit, I mean HALFLING character for Blackmoor, and am wondering what is a good location to plant the "shire" my character will be from. Somewhere Tolkeinesque, but where a Halfling might have to raise sword and shield to defend their home.
Any ideas? Havard? Wink
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S.M. Murphy
mrfilthyike (at) gmail (dot) com
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DClingman
Booh is the place to be if you are halfling. There are alot of hills and the halflings very much enjoy the climate.
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MrFilthyIke
I thought that was Docrae territory??
This is a fat little Hobbit I'm thinking of.
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DClingman:
The Docrae did settle in Booh, but it was halfing territory long before that. So they are both present, but if you asked the average Blackmoorian, he would say "Halfings live in Booh!"
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Greg Svenson:
I heartily agree that the "halflings" are from the Tower of Booh. That's where Mello the mightist of the hobbits was from (we could call him a Hobbit back in those days, before the Tolkien family objected).
MrFilthyIke:
Cool, I'll look into the Booh section of my book.
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Spikey:
You could always join the stagnant ranks of the swamp gnomes ...
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MrFilthyIke:
Gnomes...bleh
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Havard:
Others beat me to this one Ike Wink
Anyways, this got me thinking. The fans seemed to welcome the fact that BM halflings represented a return to the old school hobbit types rather than the slender/warlike 3E variant.
However, I am wondering if the Blackmoor Halflings have anything that sets them apart from hobbits of other (non 3e) worlds? Or are people comfortable with the Tolkien stereotypes? Could they remain within this comfortable image and still posess some curious habits that set them apart from the rest, making them uniquely Blackmoorian?
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DClingman:
Well they are much more prone to travelling than Tolkien's hobbits. In fact, some of the largest distributors in Blackmoor are owned and operated by halflings. That doesn't jive with Tolkien. I would also suggest that they are more prone to a "larger view" of the world rather than just focusing on Booh and South Pim.
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From: http://mmrpg.zeitgeistgames.com/index.p ... opic&t=163
MrFilthyIke (2005):
Hi all,
I'm thinking up a Hobbit, I mean HALFLING character for Blackmoor, and am wondering what is a good location to plant the "shire" my character will be from. Somewhere Tolkeinesque, but where a Halfling might have to raise sword and shield to defend their home.
Any ideas? Havard? Wink
_________________
S.M. Murphy
mrfilthyike (at) gmail (dot) com
***************************************************************
DClingman
Booh is the place to be if you are halfling. There are alot of hills and the halflings very much enjoy the climate.
**************************************
MrFilthyIke
I thought that was Docrae territory??
This is a fat little Hobbit I'm thinking of.
******************
DClingman:
The Docrae did settle in Booh, but it was halfing territory long before that. So they are both present, but if you asked the average Blackmoorian, he would say "Halfings live in Booh!"
******************************
Greg Svenson:
I heartily agree that the "halflings" are from the Tower of Booh. That's where Mello the mightist of the hobbits was from (we could call him a Hobbit back in those days, before the Tolkien family objected).
MrFilthyIke:
Cool, I'll look into the Booh section of my book.
****************
Spikey:
You could always join the stagnant ranks of the swamp gnomes ...
********
MrFilthyIke:
Gnomes...bleh
***
Havard:
Others beat me to this one Ike Wink
Anyways, this got me thinking. The fans seemed to welcome the fact that BM halflings represented a return to the old school hobbit types rather than the slender/warlike 3E variant.
However, I am wondering if the Blackmoor Halflings have anything that sets them apart from hobbits of other (non 3e) worlds? Or are people comfortable with the Tolkien stereotypes? Could they remain within this comfortable image and still posess some curious habits that set them apart from the rest, making them uniquely Blackmoorian?
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DClingman:
Well they are much more prone to travelling than Tolkien's hobbits. In fact, some of the largest distributors in Blackmoor are owned and operated by halflings. That doesn't jive with Tolkien. I would also suggest that they are more prone to a "larger view" of the world rather than just focusing on Booh and South Pim.
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