Battlemage Halflings!?

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 2:28 am

Bumbol Woodstock wrote:eh, I thought you told me before that Xerake could kill Crosis and Nilo easily... Anyways, like I said, it is a small percentage of the halfling community, just like all the other community of the races there are those who are different from the majority.
I would think someone would have a problem with elves cutting down trees and mining for money... I guess us halflings are just despised...

...He can kill them easily. He did in the war. But there's a difference between a demon that isn't aware he's being blasted, and continues to move forward, compared to a lizardman that can approach the enemy very quickly.

And again, this post is focusing on the halflings, not other races. There's Iqloo, Nilo, Crosis, Fieps (and others I mentioned, if you hit the back button), and I'm sure other German ones along with English speaking ones. That's already four off the top of my head, and there aren't that many male hobbits around in Illarion (from my personal observations). It's not being unique, there are too many mage hobbits as I said a million times. There's not even a roleplaying reason as to why these mini-elves are so damn good at it.

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 2:31 am

Oh, and by the way, the remainder consist of hobbits that challenge people to battles like pro-wrestlers. Hermie is maybe the only strong hobbit that I know of that roleplays well when it comes to an explanation as to why the heck he can pound the average battler to bits.

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:07 am

Ok Bloodhearte, what do you propose happens to the halflings?

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:09 am

I suggest that their personalities aren't so damn hostile, that's all. If the magic problem could be changed, I would propose something, but it would be unfair to simply propose to take the magic powers away, something they worked so hard on.

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:15 am

So your really just ranting?

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 7:34 am

No, I'm picking on others for not roleplaying their race properly. If you don't pick fights with people you don't know in real life, you don't know the true joy of the internet.

Anyway, that previous post was just my true bottom line. What's so wrong with it?

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 5:36 pm

Right, so your ranting and complaining because hobbits aren't as weak as you want them to be. How are you going to act when fairies come out? Going to say that shouldn't wield strong magic too?

Elaralith · Post by **Elaralith** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 8:13 pm

You don't get it at all Bumbol. From what I have seen of your behavior you shouldn't play a hobbit at all...you seem to think that hobbits are vicious little people that are destined to control the world.

Noone is saying that hobbits are weak. Hobbits are not weak. But hobbits DO NOT like to fight or do such complex stuff as magic but prefer to sit back and enjoy a nice meal. It is a matter of BEHAVIOR not a question of "how weak should hobbits be".

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 8:59 pm

Hey Elaralith, why don't you stop trying to change peoples characters/names/races? WHen does it concern you? WHen was the last time my character got into a fight? WHen was the last time he talked to you?

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 8:18 am

Argh, hell!

Elaralith pretty much summarized it. When did I ever say hobbits should be weak? They can be GREAT fighters, but it would be nice if they had some roleplay reason (THAT MATCHES THE BEHAVIOR OF A HOBBIT, NOT AN ORC/HUMAN/DWARF) such as Hermie's example; farming. Farming builds muscles. But I get very, very frustrated when I see hobbits picking fights and casting spells faster than they can say the runes!

Now why the hell would I complain about fairies being good in magic? They're actually magical creatures, where as hobbits aren't. The reason WHY they shouldn't be using such extensive spells is NOT because they would be awful at it, but because they are very dangerous with such a supernatural power. For example, somebody *could* be skilled at firing a machine gun in their own house without hurting somebody or damaging furniture, but common sense tells that person not to do such a thing, because the risks are too great. From my understanding, halflings are anything but risky...

For the record, the race of halflings is something the creators of this game borrowed from another roleplaying media; and that roleplaying media portrays halflings as nice little creatures that like to stuff their faces, have a sharp tongue, and not ponder on such 'dangerous' ideas as adventuring and magery. Therefore, it's only correct to use this stereotype in the game as well.

Get it now? Or are you just going to use some more failed rhetoric that implies subject change?

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 5:57 pm

Why do you care so much about the hobbits? Why don't you gripe about the orcs, the elves? Because hobbits are too strong? I believe that is the reason no matter how much you deny it. You don't care about friendly orcs because they don't fight much. You don't care about elves who cut down trees because it doesn't concern you. You care about hobbits because there is 4 (maybe more) who can use magic. 0 do what you say.

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:08 pm

You really are hard to get through. I DO have gripes about the orcs and elves, and I will list them later, but I can only focus on one "debate" at a time.

And no, I don't "fear" hobbits are too strong. I have a lizard character, again, that can slay almost every hobbit, therefore I, the person behind the computer, have no "fear" against these particular hobbits. I insist you quit changing the subject and stop putting words in my mouth. Now, please reply to the previous message that you seemed to ignore.

Also, pointing your finger at other races that lack in the roleplaying department is NOT a way to go. Why can't you focus on my points that I've come up with? Are you afraid you're incorrect in some way? I'm growing more and more frustrated. Sure the elves cut trees down, but at least they have the ability to actually BEHAVE like an elf should, calm, cool, collective and wise. Oooh, they cut down trees...not half as bad as the hobbits here. The orcs are on my "black" list already, but I don't have the time to back points of views up on more than one race.

When I first came to Illarion, I was hoping to meet some friendly hobbit that I can purchase food from or have an intelligent conversation with; that is rare these days.

Bumbol Woodstock · Post by **Bumbol Woodstock** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:30 pm

Bloodhearte, have you ever considered that is because you play evil characters? Or are you to thick to realize that maybe, just maybe hobbits are cruel to you because you are cruel to them (on both characters.)

Konstantin K · Post by **Konstantin K** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:17 am

I was lucky to meet a nice, hobbit-like, intelligent halfling friend, who is always there to chat with.

Bloodhearte · Post by **Bloodhearte** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 2:45 am

Bumbol, are YOU thick enough to assume that those are my two only characters? I have more than two. Not all of them are "evil," and halflings have been jerks to all of them. Just...don't take unfounded guesses.

By the way, Xerake was fairly nice to the halflings at first. Then came the war where Nilo and his magic casting ilk sought me out because of an accusation on killing Kirtar (that you hired me to kill, if you remember correctly).