With which Human culture of Middle Earth do you have the greatest affinity?

[Aganzir]

I just realised something quite uncomfortable. I can't be objective when I think about the cultures, mainly because I've been M-E roleplaying for so long that the thoughts and opinions of the character I've played longest have started to affect mine.

I actually like all the northern people, no matter whether they live on the western or eastern side of the Mountains. However, Beornings are my favourite - mainly because of Beorn. Bear is one of the animals I like the most and I wouldn't mind living like Beorn: in a big house almost in the middle of nowhere with a lot of intelligent animals. And those honey-cakes, of course.

The others I like much are the Rohirrim. I've been riding more or less frequently since I was three, and about a year ago I found a stable where they teach riding in medieval style and fighting skills, and it's wonderful. Archery, fencing, spear, lance... And everything on horseback. Not to mention those stunts: picking an object from ground in gallop, hanging head downwards from the saddle, jumping over a burning obstacle... I love it.

[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I just realised something quite uncomfortable. I can't be objective when I think about the cultures, mainly because I've been M-E roleplaying for so long that the thoughts and opinions of the character I've played longest have started to affect mine.

I'd say that your choices in role playing give evidence to your affinity (which is a subjective thing after all) rather than skewing it.

I speak thus from experience; my primary character is Eorling; a secondary one was a Breeman who had been displaced; a tertiary character is a rather thorny hobbit; yet another character is a 1st age seer; four more are Eorling; even one from the 21st century visiting Gondor! oh, and a dog. ...and one old gaffer hobbit lately.

But the Eorling stands out - a pretty fair indicator for my affinities.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

I'd say that your choices in role playing give evidence to your affinity (which is a subjective thing after all) rather than skewing it.

Well, I don't know. I do like Gondorians but every single Gondorian my character has met has been a little, eh, not so nice. We have joked about them with my friends, and now it's become very hard to think of a nice and smart Gondorian. That's the game master's fault though. She must have some kind of antipathy towards them.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Well, I don't know. I do like Gondorians but every single Gondorian my character has met has been a little, eh, not so nice. We have joked about them with my friends, and now it's become very hard to think of a nice and smart Gondorian. That's the game master's fault though. She must have some kind of antipathy towards them.

Now that is a bit unfair. Why is it my fault that you never like my Gondorians?

I do like Gondorians, and speaking of them, yes, Nogrod, I think your imagination of them is pretty accurate or just sligthly biased... Go on and vote.

[Elmo]

Black Numenorean

[MatthewM]

A Gondorian, for sure!

[Elmo]

Originally Posted by Elmo

Black Numenorean

I like the cut of their jib

[Lalaith]

What of the First Age? The Haladin, the men of Hithlum, the people of Beor....and of course the Ulflings and Borrim...