DragonLancer
Hero
I voted for Celts. Simply because I find them far more interesting than the Viking culture.
Vikings or Celts
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Ralif Redhammer
Legend
Vikings. I dig the literature, and still hope to do something with the 2e Vikings historical greenbook one day.
Mongols sound pretty cool, too.
Mongols sound pretty cool, too.
Turanil
First Post
Mmmmh, that's a tough choice !
Granted, Celts have a more interesting background than the Vikings IMO. On the other hand, Vikings are a culture that players will relate to more easily.
Now about my (would be) setting...
Unfortunately I have not much time to devote to its creation, and since I changed of ideas so many times, I hardly got anywhere. Nonetheless, the setting is inspired by the early dark ages (the end of the Roman empire), as well as the medieval Byzance when it had a Varangian guard (Viking mercenaries). Then, on top of that add a Conan-Hyboria flair, plus crawling Cthuloid cults trying to subvert the decadent empire and its official Stoicism+Christian-inspired religion (Church of the Logos). As a side note, no elves-halflings-gnomes, etc. Only new races, with a grim / hyborian flair.
There is a slight advantage to using Norse/Vikings, as the players would grasp the setting more easily. On the other hand, Celts would be called Keltoi, be inspired from Slaine's celts (rather than the historical ones), and live in the Highlands, thus be called highlander barbarians (who wear sorts of kilts) by the civilized people.
I don't want both Vikings and Celts, as the setting doesn't revolve around these "barbarians", but revolves around a Cthulhu-like demonology from ancient ruined empires to the east.
Granted, Celts have a more interesting background than the Vikings IMO. On the other hand, Vikings are a culture that players will relate to more easily.
Now about my (would be) setting...
Unfortunately I have not much time to devote to its creation, and since I changed of ideas so many times, I hardly got anywhere. Nonetheless, the setting is inspired by the early dark ages (the end of the Roman empire), as well as the medieval Byzance when it had a Varangian guard (Viking mercenaries). Then, on top of that add a Conan-Hyboria flair, plus crawling Cthuloid cults trying to subvert the decadent empire and its official Stoicism+Christian-inspired religion (Church of the Logos). As a side note, no elves-halflings-gnomes, etc. Only new races, with a grim / hyborian flair.
There is a slight advantage to using Norse/Vikings, as the players would grasp the setting more easily. On the other hand, Celts would be called Keltoi, be inspired from Slaine's celts (rather than the historical ones), and live in the Highlands, thus be called highlander barbarians (who wear sorts of kilts) by the civilized people.
I don't want both Vikings and Celts, as the setting doesn't revolve around these "barbarians", but revolves around a Cthulhu-like demonology from ancient ruined empires to the east.
Celts. Picts to be specific. Robert Howard in his explanation of the hyborian age clearly showed that the Cimmerians were the forefathers of the Picts, and thusly the Scots.
And you just can't get more barbarian than CONAN!
...a thief...
...a reaver...
...a slayer...
...dark maned...
...sullen eyed...
...gigantic meloncholies, gigantic mirth...
...to tread the jeweled thrones of the earth beneath his sandaled feet...
Definitly Celts.
And you just can't get more barbarian than CONAN!
...a thief...
...a reaver...
...a slayer...
...dark maned...
...sullen eyed...
...gigantic meloncholies, gigantic mirth...
...to tread the jeweled thrones of the earth beneath his sandaled feet...
Definitly Celts.
Actually, the horned helmets was a Wagner thing. Vikings didn't have horned helmets.
I vote Vikings. It's a noun. It's a verb. It's a culture.
You can't go Celting, but you can go Viking.
Vikings have cool gods. Like Odin and Thor. And then there's all the nice furry animals, like Muninn and Fenris. And the cuddly dragons, like Fafnir. Heck, I can name more Viking names than I can Celt.
What'd the Irishman say when he died?
Acch! I'm Celt!
Janx
I vote Vikings. It's a noun. It's a verb. It's a culture.
You can't go Celting, but you can go Viking.
Vikings have cool gods. Like Odin and Thor. And then there's all the nice furry animals, like Muninn and Fenris. And the cuddly dragons, like Fafnir. Heck, I can name more Viking names than I can Celt.
What'd the Irishman say when he died?
Acch! I'm Celt!
Janx
Krieg
First Post
Yeah maybe but the Vikings were still illiterate, brought only death and destruction without implementing a vast trading empire, and only used giant axes (well maybe a few swords, which were surely little more than crude iron bars), and ate babies...and rode motorcycles right?!
*ponders to self* .oOI wonder just how long I can drag this out...
*ponders to self* .oOI wonder just how long I can drag this out...
smilinggm
First Post
Tough choice.
But lets not forget about one of my personal favorite: The GOTHS.
For without the Goths we would not have such popular phrases such as
"If you are such a Goth where were you when we SACKED ROME?"
But If I had to pick between the two I would have to say the Vikings. This is because IMHO the Norse Pantheon is so much Kooler than the Celtic pantheon.
But lets not forget about one of my personal favorite: The GOTHS.
For without the Goths we would not have such popular phrases such as
"If you are such a Goth where were you when we SACKED ROME?"
But If I had to pick between the two I would have to say the Vikings. This is because IMHO the Norse Pantheon is so much Kooler than the Celtic pantheon.
