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Saxony Tarn · 05-13-2002, 02:05 PM

Right on, Tarthang -- from one who has no problem crossing out huge chunks of TSR tome text and noting in the margin "see Saxon Operation House Rules p. 35" and such!! Museum Replicas catalog trumps Gygax's tables any day (and the same can be said for picking up the sword and swinging it yourself)

As for the wings, i'm merely guilty of taking what was mentioned in one case (Pippin getting armored) and extrapolating. They could just as easily have had unique helms, but i am second-guessing Tolkein for making Gondor's army a unified scheme (with, again, the black and silver/white motif predominant), and Rohan's muster a more motley, Viking-like assortment with each man sporting gear decorated to his own tastes.

s.t. (with shoulders still aching after wearing that 23# chain hauberk for an evening w/o proper shoulder pads... ow...)

05-13-2002, 02:05 PM	#25
Saxony Tarn Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: a western shore Posts: 132	Right on, Tarthang -- from one who has no problem crossing out huge chunks of TSR tome text and noting in the margin "see Saxon Operation House Rules p. 35" and such!! Museum Replicas catalog trumps Gygax's tables any day (and the same can be said for picking up the sword and swinging it yourself) As for the wings, i'm merely guilty of taking what was mentioned in one case (Pippin getting armored) and extrapolating. They could just as easily have had unique helms, but i am second-guessing Tolkein for making Gondor's army a unified scheme (with, again, the black and silver/white motif predominant), and Rohan's muster a more motley, Viking-like assortment with each man sporting gear decorated to his own tastes. s.t. (with shoulders still aching after wearing that 23# chain hauberk for an evening w/o proper shoulder pads... ow...) __________________ <-- who, me? Take the Ring? Betray the Fellowship?? Nah -- couldn't be ME, i'm too cute...