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cudi
Acolyte
Germany
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 Posted - 12 May 2015 : 09:21:07
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Hi! I recently have been doing lots of research on Shield dwarves (especially Old Delzoun´s), but there is one thing I have struggled with: which are canon mounts apart from (the somewhat boring) ponies?
Are dire boars, giant goats or giant lizards (I think I read that somewhere) ever mentioned?
Thank you!
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 12 May 2015 : 17:24:11
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Mithril Hall's dwarves ride giant boars in at least one of the RAS books.
The 2e accessory Complete Book of Dwarves offers the Rapid Response Rider kit for dwarven cavalry and specifically mentions bears, boars, dire wolves, griffons, hippogriffs, and pegasi as potential mounts.
The peacehammer forces in the Riftedge Towers of the gold dwarven Great Rift ride hippogriffs.
In the Riding Lizard write-up, its says they take the place of horses in the subterranean world. We can assume dwarves use them, but it isn't explicitly stated. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2015 : 18:42:29
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I wouldn't exactly call that flying. More falling, with style…  |
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cudi
Acolyte
Germany
21 Posts |
Posted - 13 May 2015 : 13:44:07
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Hehe, I will add shadow dragons for "very quick descents through chasms" :D
Dire Wolves *.*
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Farrel
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 May 2015 : 21:48:23
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Great question and I love all the suggestions, especially Shimmergloom.
I had this dilemma about a year ago and chose Giant Goats/Rams for a Dwarven clan based in the Galena Mountains.
Not too sure if you're into nature documentaries but those buggers can climb!
Under the mountains they really weren't mounted but did make use of ponies and pack lizards. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 14 May 2015 : 01:45:02
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When I first saw that the user name Farrel had replied in this scroll, I misread that as Farret, which reminded me of a ferret, and in the PC game Torchlight the PCs can have a giant ferret for a pet. Then I imagined a dwarf riding a giant ferret or weasel!
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I wouldn't exactly call that flying. More falling, with style…
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Ayrik
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Posted - 14 May 2015 : 02:11:31
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Laugh if you will, but a giant slug is a potent mount for any character.
It can't fly, though. |
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 14 May 2015 : 05:19:51
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quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
Laugh if you will, but a giant slug is a potent mount for any character.
It can't fly, though.
...Nor get anywhere fast. And maybe it's just me, but I'd prefer a mount that wouldn't be taken out by a salt shaker.  |
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BEAST
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Posted - 14 May 2015 : 05:46:20
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Hoondatha
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Posted - 14 May 2015 : 06:41:37
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| Hey, anything can fly if you drop it from high enough… |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 May 2015 : 13:52:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Hoondatha
Hey, anything can fly if you drop it from high enough…
The secret to flying is to fall and not hit the ground. |
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