I haven't been able to get to it yet, but don't have really high expectations for it, after reading some mail-list reviews... Pity. On the other hand, Van helsin didn't quite stink on ice, but was way over the top - not as subtle as the Mummy (!). And we managed to get not one, but TWO Crash-and-exploding horse-drawn coaches. This is very much a Flick. And don't get me started on how many problems there are with the stories...
> For some strange reason, the potential of buff men in leather mini skirts
> has never really been exploited by the Gloranthan commuity, despite the
fact
> we're pretty much overrun by them. 'Powered by slash' may take on an
entire
> new meaning, and a new demographic. And Troy may mean a resurgence in the
> Old Pavis/Citadel adventurer style of hoplon and short sword. In the 3d
> community, its suddenly easier to get hoplite- themed models, after three
> years being overun by archers with pointy ears.
Well, in the Toy Soldiers/Miniatures arena, there have always been "Classic
Greek" Hoplite minis available, and several companies offer Trojan War-era
minis, including the extreme Dendra (not to be confused with the Gloranthan
Goddess Dendara) armor (imagine taking several 55 gallon drums and using
them as armor:
http://www.beloit.edu/~classics/Trojan%20War%20Site/Web%20Site/Archaeology%20Pages/Dendra_Armor_Larger.htm.
RR
It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
done what he has done.
- Richelieu
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