06-11-2011, 04:25 PM
Havard Wrote:I read elsewhere that in the first couple of games they Original Players played themselves, or future characters that had been pulled into a fantasy world. I guess maybe David the Barbarian was that character?
Yep, playing as a version of himself. This would have been either fall or summer of '71 when he was on leave.
Havard Wrote:I'm thinking Lotsa is short for an actual elven name. She could easily be Menander's sister.
-Havard
I kinda think he mentioned "lotsa" in his interview on the train, but I'll listen again to check. Anyhow, said princess was supposed to be a daughter of the Elven King.
I'm sure you will figure this one out Havard! I think the character is probably in the 3.5 book. I glanced through the 4e book but nothing jumped out. There's one or two possibilities in the Wizards cabal but nothing looked like a great fit.
Couple details I could add are that the marriage was temporary because Arneson described the elves as being a sexually open society, kinda like 19th century polynesians. Marriages lasted as long as it was convenient and the husband stuck around.
Other thing is that he said when he played the half elf, at one point he choose to transport back to "the elven kingdom" ringlo hall presumably, and discovered that the king and court considered him, er her, to be an embarrasment as a "half human", tolerated but not really welcome, despite the royal heritage.