|
| Thread: Mythology of Might and Magic |  This thread is pages long: 1 2 3 · «PREV / NEXT» |
|
TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
|
posted August 19, 2004 10:56 AM |
|
|
Quote:
Quote:
There's a trading card game called Magic: The Gathering, and there is a card called Nightmare, which is exactly like the Chaos unit of the same name.
do you know any computer based game based on Magic: the gathering? i played it once in the train while travelling home from one olympiad in informathics with 3 other ppl and this is the BEST game i ever played. but regretfully i couldn't find anyone with desire to play it(and i have no cards either ) so i was looking for a game and found one at the underdogs but i made a mistake and now i am enemy of teh site  and i can't dl
i just bought a game called Magic the Gathering:Battlegrounds. new game, costs about 50USD. (i think). A real time game based on the card game, definately worth the money.
quoting a FAQ on the MTG:B forum:
Quote:
Battlegrounds is not Magic the Gathering the collectible card game. It is a fast paced real time interpretation of the card game.
You have a 10 card deck of up to 2 colours, you have access to all of your cards all the time, and have unlimited casts.
Mana chrystals appear on the playing field at set time intervals, collecting these gives you a mana bubble. You now have 1 mana and can spend it as you wish, after spending your 1 mana it regens over time. In order to cast 2 casting cost spells you have to collect another mana chrystal.
After playing the game you will find that the vast amount of cards in MTG are not really required to make this a good game. There is a lot of variety of strategies and decks you can choose from.
I would suggest getting a demo version of the game or renting it to try it out. I think you will find it quite enjoyable. I play the card game and was also worried about the number of cards, but after trying it, I went and bought it right away, I have had tons of fun since then.
its also available on XBOX. great mp, online, lan and even 2player on the same computer! 
____________
John says to live above hell.
|
|
Ste
Promising
Famous Hero
Passed away
|
|
posted August 19, 2004 11:21 AM |
|
|
i would prefer a real board game with magic: the gathering
anyway thanks for the info
|
|
TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
|
|
posted August 19, 2004 11:41 AM |
|
|
or you could just collect the cards and play the game ur supposed too....
heres the official page, w/rules and all:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/welcome.asp
my friend used to play this card game, (cheating like a rat) and he'd give me his spare deck and we'd be on a team (he had thousands) and wed always win by cheating the others so badly... ah those were the days.
but i never collected these cards. i have some, but no. ENOUGH OFF TOPIC!
____________
John says to live above hell.
|
|
igoraki
Hired Hero
|
|
posted August 19, 2004 12:25 PM |
|
|
Quote:
Then we have the huge mistake about Medusas and Gorgons... Medusa was someting of a queen among the gorgons. Gorgons in the game probably come from ... the place where they worshiped bulls. I don't remember it's name.
Homm gorgons came from god knows where. There were originally three gorgons in Greek mythology. Medusa (the name of the gorgon) was one of them, the mortal one. So not basically a queen, but the loser among the three sisters. 
They were ugly, with bronze wings, and stone gaze.
A nice fact is that Medusa was the mother of Pegasus. Have that in mind next time you force those Medusas into infanticide.
homm gorgon is actually Catoblepas.
Gorgons have different descriptions, but all are unusually hideous. In Greek myth, gorgon were women who had serpents instead of hair. Another version was a specific creature called a Catoblepas.
A four-legged bull-like creature with a head that is large for its body, and blood-shot eyes that always look down. (Catoblepas is Greek for "that which looks downward.) It has a "high and thick" eyelids, and a long hanging mane.
It eats poisonous plants, and if frightened, it will open its mouth and emits a "certaine sharpe and horrible breath, which infecteth, and poysoneth the air above his head."
http://www.eaudrey.com/myth/catoblepas.htm
____________
|
|
mitzah
Promising
Supreme Hero
of the Horadrim
|
|
posted August 19, 2004 09:46 PM |
|
|
Daamm...I just leave this thread all alone for 0Ne day and...boom!> 2pages...Maybe this thread should receive a point !? 
Some good explanations...didn't know some of them...
I just searched in my dictionary and found a thng 'bout elves...it seems that they belong in Germany...and have an odd description...Have you played Magic&Mayhem? Well those are the real elves(?).
But how about the rocs...I think I heard something about their species...but I don't remember...
____________
| The HoMM Channel |
|
|
TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
|
|
posted August 20, 2004 04:47 PM |
|
|
Quote:
Daamm...I just leave this thread all alone for 0Ne day and...boom!> 2pages...Maybe this thread should receive a point !?
definately!
maybe i should recieve a point for my lvl 7 monsters thread and their backgrounds....
http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?FID=6&TID=12907
____________
John says to live above hell.
|
|
kwahraps
Adventuring Hero
|
|
posted August 20, 2004 05:17 PM |
|
|
Rocs are out of Persian/Arabian mythology.
I remember reading about them in the adventures of Sinbad. As for that thunderstrike . . . you got me.
You should start a thread for monsters that should be in the game, but aren't.
The chimera is close to the manticore, but a fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, goat's body, and a dragon's tail with deep roots in mythology should have gotten a sniff.
By the way, the manticore was supposed to shoot spikes out of their tail to neutralize pray.
I would have liked to have seen a yeti/bigfoot/sasquatch type wandering monster.
I think everyone would be on board for an H3 editor with monster creation capability. Where would you spend more time . . . creating a map, or a mythological army???
____________
|
|
TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
|
|
posted August 20, 2004 06:59 PM |
|
|
|
mitzah
Promising
Supreme Hero
of the Horadrim
|
|
posted August 20, 2004 08:57 PM |
|
|
Quote:
You should start a thread for monsters that should be in the game, but aren't.
Good idea ! I'll get on it
____________
| The HoMM Channel |
|
|
Mitzah
Promising
Supreme Hero
of the Horadrim
|
|
posted August 22, 2004 08:43 PM |
|
|
So here's what an elf should look like according to my dictionary(and Magic & Mayhem, Harry Potter):
____________
| The HoMM Channel |
|
|
ratmonky
Famous Hero
Abu Hur Ibn Rashka
|
|
posted August 23, 2004 12:26 PM |
|
|
|
btw, there is some historic evidence that rocs really existed. they lived in madagascar and became extinct in about 1300s. i'll try to do a little research to find out more about them...
|
|
Mitzah
Promising
Supreme Hero
of the Horadrim
|
|
posted August 25, 2004 09:37 PM |
|
|
|
TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 10:07 AM |
|
|
Quote:
btw, there is some historic evidence that rocs really existed. they lived in madagascar and became extinct in about 1300s. i'll try to do a little research to find out more about them...
really? keep us posted. i dont think so, but ok.
|
|
mitzah
Promising
Supreme Hero
of the Horadrim
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 12:36 PM |
|
|
I read a thread on HRTable, and some of the guys there said that the Elf is norse...weird..
____________
| The HoMM Channel |
|
|
Ste
Promising
Famous Hero
Passed away
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 01:54 PM |
|
|
Quote:
I read a thread on HRTable, and some of the guys there said that the Elf is norse...weird..
there are many versions of the myth. some are norse, some are irish and most likely there are more
____________
The ultimate WoG tester
|
|
TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 02:37 PM |
|
|
|
i prefer the LOTR elves myself... but the other ones are cool too but i think they should be seperate and called something else.
|
|
Ste
Promising
Famous Hero
Passed away
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 03:04 PM |
|
|
Quote:
i prefer the LOTR elves myself... but the other ones are cool too but i think they should be seperate and called something else.
same here
imo tolkin's idea is the most popular.
btw do the dark/night/drow elves come from mythology too or from DnD?
____________
The ultimate WoG tester
|
|
kwahraps
Adventuring Hero
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 06:38 PM |
|
|
Have a look . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_elves
____________
|
|
cobra_1561
Hired Hero
Leader of Low-Lifes
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 08:41 PM |
|
|
Some interesting things about elves that i didn't know until now :
Elves are the eldest race of the world and they have the highest developed civilisation. Even armies of terrible and inexorable enemies shown respect for the armies of the elves. Elves have a paleness colour of the skin and noble, beautiful lineaments. It is said that elves are immortal and not so susceptible of illness as, for example, dwarfs or the humans.
Elves developed the sorcery on a high standard but only female elves possess this skill. Every female elf is riding a unicorn which elect the elf. Belannaer is the only male elf who possess sorcery. He is always seen with his cat which has wings and is able to fly.
They were also very prepared to figth. Elves governed masterly sword, bow and spear.The weapons and armour were skilful crafted and were normally carryed forward from father to son. They were made out of "Sky Silver"(i can't remember the real name )
____________
Welcome to your worst NIGHTMARE
|
|
kwahraps
Adventuring Hero
|
|
posted August 26, 2004 08:57 PM |
|
|
sky silver = mithril
____________
|
|
|
|
