Nick Brooke
>Again, if you look at where this discussion originated, it was with
>a rather crude, sweeping and unfounded statement (that the
>Orlanthi were nothing like Celts).
This was Nick's usual boot in the teeth response to my comment
that in 'Official' sources any celtic influence on the Heortlings has
been quashed which was a response to Jeff Kyers "Heortlings are
more celtic or perhaps germanic in tone" post. Compare one book
cover and one rune spell with everything written in KOS and the
Genertelan players guide. Nether of those two publications
mention circa 1620 of naked woaded covered, hair limed berserkers
riding out of hill-forts on chariots. I am not saying there is no
influence but its very little compared to the Germainc model.
Unless of course all this has been retconned which is really going
to annoy me.
Before the Players guide came out I always played the Orlanthi as
Celts given the Bronze\Iron age setting and it was a bit shocker to
see all the Germainc stuff. If there is going to be another, much
bigger, u-turn then well......
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