Orcs, Elves, and the One Cliché to Rule Them All

[boltcutter]

"Here I definetly beg to differ. Halflings and hobbits are two widely different things. I think. Never read JRR's books, just watched the movies."

Back in the late 70s, before there was an "advanced" D&D, they were called hobbits until the Tolkien estate told them to cease and desist. Likewise with "treants"/Ents.

As far as putting them into Dominions- I agree, you can get that stuff anywhere. When I found out that the Illwinter guys played a lot of Ars Magica, it revealed why a lot of things in this game are so solid.

Or maybe that's my pro-Ars Magica bias showing through.

[Endoperez]

The name "hobbit" is used only in official Middle-Earth products (movies, books, games, stickers, The Other Ring, whatever). Others, like most games, use some different words. Hobbits were called Halflings even in Tolkien's books (in Gondor and Rohan, IIRC) and that name is used in few places (like roguelike Crawl), they are Hurthlings in ADOM (another roguelike game), and Hoburgs in Dominions.

Mind you, many of the Halflings/Hoburgs/Hurthlings/Hobbits are very different. Some of the Hs are cunning survivors, other curious little thieves, some small people that can withstand much more than their size would allow, etc. Most of them are good at throwing and slinging rocks (this was mentioned in the books' prologue), although the Dominions Hoburgs don't have increased precision IIRC.

And I agree with B0rsuk: the execution is what matters, and that's what has made Dominions the masterpiece it is.

[Zooko]

You fool! Hoburg Crossbowmen are DEADLY.

[shovah]

thats only because they are sooo cheap, individually they arent that good

[Cainehill]

Umm. The price doesn't matter : decent accuracy crossbows are potent. 7 gold just makes it easier to amass large crews for Wyrm-plinking pleasure.