08-18-2010, 08:56 PM
Havard, check your PM.
Balrogs - I know that Gygax recast these as type something or other demons, but that just seems a bit off to me.
Balrogs in Tolkien are a kind of dragon or proto dragon, somewhat supernatural in power perhaps but very much a creature of the material world of middle earth. Demons, being judeo/christian in origin are otherwordly beings tied to serving dark otherwordly (extraplanar) powers.
Maybe its just me but I think a balrog is a balrog and a demon is a demon.
Nomads of ten - these could be desert nomads too. Ever since I saw that reference to Satraps as the rulers Ten, I've been thinking that the ruleing class of Ten (at least) came north from some realm in the southern deserts.
Balrogs - I know that Gygax recast these as type something or other demons, but that just seems a bit off to me.
Balrogs in Tolkien are a kind of dragon or proto dragon, somewhat supernatural in power perhaps but very much a creature of the material world of middle earth. Demons, being judeo/christian in origin are otherwordly beings tied to serving dark otherwordly (extraplanar) powers.
Maybe its just me but I think a balrog is a balrog and a demon is a demon.
Nomads of ten - these could be desert nomads too. Ever since I saw that reference to Satraps as the rulers Ten, I've been thinking that the ruleing class of Ten (at least) came north from some realm in the southern deserts.