tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post5671216286930064456..comments2024-03-13T20:22:06.255-05:00Comments on Greyhawkery: Oliphant HuntMike Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-14135249736626598862020-05-10T15:40:37.144-05:002020-05-10T15:40:37.144-05:00Not sure Josh. I'd say there is in the Scarlet...Not sure Josh. I'd say there is in the Scarlet Brotherhood because they could be imported from Hepmonaland. In the north, especially up in the Black Ice/Nomad region I'd place mammoths. Why not?Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-63165034710178319742020-05-07T13:56:41.593-05:002020-05-07T13:56:41.593-05:00Are there elephants in Greyhawk?Are there elephants in Greyhawk?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234237356654274909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-79314631298819528942012-07-06T00:38:32.745-05:002012-07-06T00:38:32.745-05:00Update: The article still has legs! Four of them a...Update: The article still has legs! Four of them and a trunk at that.Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-37075053761257801802012-01-04T00:27:02.180-06:002012-01-04T00:27:02.180-06:00Note to self: Why is this post SO DAMNEd popular? ...Note to self: Why is this post SO DAMNEd popular? It routinely gets dozens of hits each week and is one of my oldest. People must really like Oliphants out there. Weird.Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-57002172845899027862011-01-15T20:22:44.775-06:002011-01-15T20:22:44.775-06:00In the news today:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41...In the news today:<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41087985/ns/us_news-life<br /><br />Mystic ScholarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-19464706398887431262011-01-05T14:15:37.051-06:002011-01-05T14:15:37.051-06:00Brilliant find Armitage! Given the possible age of...Brilliant find Armitage! Given the possible age of a game like Dragonchess, perhaps oliphants were more popular in the days of the Flannae?Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-80499891052903000952011-01-05T09:46:15.605-06:002011-01-05T09:46:15.605-06:00It's also worth noting that Gygax's Dragon...It's also worth noting that Gygax's Dragonchess game, played by Gord the Rogue and Cat Lord in Dragon #100, has Oliphant pieces.<br />That suggests that the central Flanaess has at least some knowledge of the species.Armitagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-84455171372979597332011-01-05T00:40:38.539-06:002011-01-05T00:40:38.539-06:00Where Sauron fails and Iuz succeeds if he owned ol...Where Sauron fails and Iuz succeeds if he owned oliphants is if Iuz's elephants die in battle, you know he will turn them into some kind of mean giant animated skeleton.<br /><br />The "Hannibal" over the Griffs is a great thought. Maybe the Hold of Stonefist has been secretly raising mammoths? ;)Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-41989164339444566712011-01-04T17:06:59.248-06:002011-01-04T17:06:59.248-06:00I believe that "elephant cavalry" would ...I believe that "elephant cavalry" would have to be imported by Iuz, and not just the elephants. Even in the case of Hannibal, the elephants were trained for war by people who had been doing such training for generations.<br /><br />Could Iuz's minions learn to train elephants "over night?" I wouldn't think so. <br /><br />But I think Iuz learning of "elephant cavalry" and moving some of his forces northward to bring these "people" under his sway -- as Sauron did with Harad -- would make for some awesome game play.<br /><br />Mystic ScholarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-50162807317920176732011-01-04T13:10:14.313-06:002011-01-04T13:10:14.313-06:00I love the image of a horde of northern barbarians...I love the image of a horde of northern barbarians led by mammoth cavalry. I can even see a recreation of Hannibal crossing the alps through the Griff mountains.Victor Von Davehttp://dave.monkeymartian.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-54147551090173477602011-01-04T11:30:53.491-06:002011-01-04T11:30:53.491-06:00Hmm, I don't know if IUZ would truly bother wi...Hmm, I don't know if IUZ would truly bother with importing Oliphants from the northern lands. He has orcs, undead, & demons at his disposal. <br /><br />Now, if there were some Northern realm, say within the Lands of Black Ice, that wanted to begin antagonizing the Flanaess they may have access to them. Could Iuz be hiring them as mercenaries, similar to Sauron using the Harad?<br /><br />Certainly food for thought. . .<br /><br />Ciao!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com