Re: Alynxes

From: TTrotsky_at_aol.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 05:33:06 EST


Mikko Rintasaari:

<< The size of a bobcat?!? The SIZ indicated in the rules means something
more like a large European lynx (25kg) and ranging to something like 40 kg.>>

     The RQ SIZ is 1-6; a pretty wide range. The largest alynxes are about lynx sized, but most are smaller. The murni breed are housecat sized (SIZ 1).   

<< Also the shadow cat's are very magical, and have a royally amazing
dexterity. >>

     Well, nobody said they *were* lynxes.

<<This to me doesn't sound much like a bobcat, or even it's larger cousin the European lynx (biggest of the lynxes), since the poor lynx cats have lost their tails,>>

      Bobcat tails aren't so short, though.

<< and their long hind legs don't exactly give them good balance.>>

    Depends on your environment, I believe. Bobcats are pretty agile in rocky hill terrain (American lynxes less so, on account of the shape of their paws), which seems appropriate to Sartar, IMO.

<< At least in my mind the imagery in the RQ-2 description invokes something
rather much like a huge European shorthair "felis sylvestris", or perhaps a sleek burman.>>

     Yes, I'd agree that that's true. I can safely say that that's no longer the official view, but its a perfectly good 'IMG' one.

Forward the glorious Red Army!

     Trotsky


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