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<blockquote data-quote="Imperialus" data-source="post: 4666606" data-attributes="member: 893">Just a couple points before I crash here.The HRE was my primary focus in school, the Reformation Wars and the 30 Years War hold a particular fascination for me.&nbsp; It's going to get fleshed out more, that's for sure.&nbsp; The whole idea actually sprang from a desire to do something based on 16th and 17th century Germany.I realize that the Swiss/Italian dwarves may seem like an unusual choice but there was at least some logic behind it.&nbsp; First I think that the nature of the city states would translate well into dwarven clans.&nbsp; Secondly, it would help explain the relative wealth of the &quot;Italian&quot; dwarves and the martial ability of the &quot;Swiss&quot; dwarves.&nbsp; and Third the Italians were major innovators in Renaissance Europe.&nbsp; Italian armourers were the best in the business, and they were early adopters of gunpowder.Last point is that the Orcs are not 10th century viking barbarians.&nbsp; They were vikings, and that remains an important part of their culture, but they are 16th-17th century Danes, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns.&nbsp; Picture an Orcish version of Gustavus Adolphus rather than Eric the Red.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imperialus, post: 4666606, member: 893"] Just a couple points before I crash here. The HRE was my primary focus in school, the Reformation Wars and the 30 Years War hold a particular fascination for me. It's going to get fleshed out more, that's for sure. The whole idea actually sprang from a desire to do something based on 16th and 17th century Germany. I realize that the Swiss/Italian dwarves may seem like an unusual choice but there was at least some logic behind it. First I think that the nature of the city states would translate well into dwarven clans. Secondly, it would help explain the relative wealth of the "Italian" dwarves and the martial ability of the "Swiss" dwarves. and Third the Italians were major innovators in Renaissance Europe. Italian armourers were the best in the business, and they were early adopters of gunpowder. Last point is that the Orcs are not 10th century viking barbarians. They [i]were[/i] vikings, and that remains an important part of their culture, but they [i]are[/i] 16th-17th century Danes, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns. Picture an Orcish version of Gustavus Adolphus rather than Eric the Red. [/QUOTE]

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