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Kamamura

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He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« on: March 28, 2011, 06:14:53 am »
Elves seem to be a lot more deadly, according to legends. Monsters that kill many dwarves and humans, only to be slain by a random elf. Is it due to a change in the rules, or something?
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Quote from: cephalo on January 22, 2012, 08:13:37 pm
The entire content consists of senseless murder, a pile of faceless naked women and zero regard for human life in general, all in the service of the protagonist's base impulses. It is clearly a cry for help from a neglected, self absorbed and disempowered juvenile badly in need of affectionate guidance. What a sad, sad display.

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Re: He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2011, 06:51:36 am »
... and not only that, in my recent world an elven group called "Lucky Saturnity" razed and burnt down every single human hamlet on the map. Adventure mode now unplayable - just empty houses and abandoned fields.
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Quote from: cephalo on January 22, 2012, 08:13:37 pm
The entire content consists of senseless murder, a pile of faceless naked women and zero regard for human life in general, all in the service of the protagonist's base impulses. It is clearly a cry for help from a neglected, self absorbed and disempowered juvenile badly in need of affectionate guidance. What a sad, sad display.

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Re: He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2011, 06:53:16 am »
Probably the long lost bastard children of this guy. :P

So much for elves being a bunch of pansies...
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Re: He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2011, 06:56:47 am »
I would assume it's something to do with population numbers and the game models the fight rolls the dice for a Monster vs 1000 elves battle.  Pretty much anything will fall when faced with enough enemies, and of course it's an elf that gets the kill.

If it was Leafpansy Stringbean the Elf Wanderer one-punching Gnarl Viciousdeaths the Slade Titan, there would definitely be something wrong.
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Re: He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2011, 06:59:30 am »
Is also true the other way around. Elves tend to die alot in Legends.
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Re: He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2011, 07:01:31 am »
And you all thought I was insane when I said elves doubled as killing machines! HAHAHAAA!

AoD has gone berserk!
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Re: He was a twisted monster, terror of the land... until he fought an elf
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2011, 07:07:00 am »
Quote from: Dorf3000 on March 28, 2011, 06:56:47 am
I would assume it's something to do with population numbers and the game models the fight rolls the dice for a Monster vs 1000 elves battle.  Pretty much anything will fall when faced with enough enemies, and of course it's an elf that gets the kill.

I think you may be right. I checked Lucky Saturnity in Legends and at one point, they experienced a huge noble boom - like 50 princes and queens emerging (or joining?). That may indicate overall population boom. Still, the FB kills are always listed as duels. The hamlet burnings are listed as won battles. I generated several more pocket worlds with 1050 years of history and elves seem to dominate consistently. Only in larger worlds with more complicated topography other civilizations seem to be able to entrench and hold.
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Quote from: cephalo on January 22, 2012, 08:13:37 pm
The entire content consists of senseless murder, a pile of faceless naked women and zero regard for human life in general, all in the service of the protagonist's base impulses. It is clearly a cry for help from a neglected, self absorbed and disempowered juvenile badly in need of affectionate guidance. What a sad, sad display.