Wolfen Mounts

Shades of Eternity · Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:20 am

was brainstorming with a buddy of mine trying to figure out suitable mounts for wolfen, based on climate and size

we came up with the following possibilities
Arrowhead
Mastodon
Elk
and

Moose.
- This last one was decided for several reasons
1. The Russians have domesticated them in the real world
2. Strong enough to hold weight of wolfen
3. Obstinate, but smart enough to teach tricks
4. Naturally doubles back, to watch over own trail.
5. Aquatic enough to travel across passes with comparative ease.
6. Prehensile nose for picking up stuff when trained to do so.

Biggest problem I foresea is getting food, but with the right spells, shouldn't be too serious problem.

Any other ideas with finding a suitable mount for a Wolfen

Shin Kenshiro · Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:53 am

Shades of Eternity wrote:was brainstorming with a buddy of mine trying to figure out suitable mounts for wolfen, based on climate and size

we came up with the following possibilities
Arrowhead
Mastodon
Elk
and

Moose.
- This last one was decided for several reasons
1. Ruskies have domesticated them in the real world
2. Strong enough to hold weight of wolfen
3. Obstinate, but smart enough to teach tricks
4. Naturally doubles back, to watch over own trail.
5. Aquatic enough to travel across passes with comparative ease.
6. Prehensile nose for picking up stuff when trained to do so.

Biggest problem I foresea is getting food, but with the right spells, shouldn't be too serious problem.

Any other ideas with finding a suitable mount for a Wolfen

Minotaurs and Gromek who have been lobotomised by Wolfen Mind Mages.

MADMANMIKE · Unread post by **MADMANMIKE** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:37 am

..Ruskies is considered by some to be an insult...

-Mike >8]

Entiago · Unread post by **Entiago** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:38 am

Shin Kenshiro wrote:Minotaurs and Gromek who have been lobotomised by Wolfen Mind Mages.

funny

Honestly, I don't think that Wolven ride any mounts.....in their army the calvery division is made up of Humans from the capital of the Wolven..at least according to the Adventures in the Northern Wilderness.

Shades of Eternity · Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:48 am

MADMANMIKE wrote:..Ruskies is considered by some to be an insult...

-Mike >8]

It being a racial slur, didn't even cross my mind, seeing as I am of Russian heritage

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:55 am

I have my Wolfen buy war horses trained by Simvan.
Bulk discount rates available.

sinestus · Unread post by **sinestus** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:46 pm

generally,
i strikes me that no horse or domesticated creature would allow wolfen to ride them...

and averaging, what 9-12 feet tall, there's not alot that would be practical to ride...

in heavilly forrested areas, being taller makes it harder to travel, not easier...

so i've always run it that wolfen focus on having Running and Forced March, not riding skills...

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:05 pm

Now that I think about it, I never met a Wolfen with a horsemanship skill or a mount, maybe Exotic (now that we seem to have agreed to switch to second edition

)

Swift-13 · Unread post by **Swift-13** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:28 pm

In my own campaign, the few Wolfen officers and scouts who ride horses find themselves on the backs of Clydesdales, if anything. A division of Knight Errants, outside the chain of command of the Imperial Army (basically any Wolfen Knight) gets an Oborus (I think that's the spelling; those souped-up reindeer from Northern Hinterlands).

But given its use as a war mount, I like the idea of an Arrowhead! I'll be sure to remember that one. :-D

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:32 pm

sinestus wrote:generally,
i strikes me that no horse or domesticated creature would allow wolfen to ride them...

Hence the need for Simvan training.

and averaging, what 9-12 feet tall, there's not alot that would be practical to ride...

Specially bred mounts. I was inspired looking at the Death Dealer by Frank Frazzetta.

in heavilly forrested areas, being taller makes it harder to travel, not easier...

Definitely. Cavalry wouldn't be useful in the forest: but, there are other terraisn were they come in useful.

so i've always run it that wolfen focus on having Running and Forced March, not riding skills...

For woodland campaigns, I do the same.

J. Lionheart · Unread post by **J. Lionheart** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:49 pm

This is one of the places we (being an entirely Wolfen group) go outside of what the books have. In our campaign, the Wolfen do have a special breed of enormous horse they can use. There aren't huge numbers of them, and they aren't as fast and agile as a normal sized war horse, but they do the trick. There are, as suggested above, many times when it's more practical for us to be on foot anyway though. Also, none of us are especially tall for Wolfen (I don't think any of us are over 10 feet, having been created under first edition).

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:17 pm

Rhinocerus's?

Dinosaurs maybe?

Shades of Eternity · Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:19 am

well if there is a wooly rhino in the palladium world, that could be very useful as a mount, if trained properly.

especially in siege warfare :demon:

Sanctu · Unread post by **Sanctu** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:45 am

Personally I like the thought of a race who doesn't really use mounts. It gives there whole society a different feel, yet doesn't diverge radically.

That said, I do like the "if we got them, we have moose" idea a lot.

Shin Kenshiro · Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:21 pm

I still like the idea of Wolfen riding into battle on the shoulders of a lobotomised Minotaur. Especially considering the bad press that the minotaur race has, it wouldn't be viewed as something bad. Hell, the Wolfen would become less reviled I think if they were shown to actively hunt down the feared minotaur race. They might even become popular were they to decorate their houses with the skulls of Changelings.

Entiago · Unread post by **Entiago** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:10 pm

Shin Kenshiro wrote:I still like the idea of Wolfen riding into battle on the shoulders of a lobotomised Minotaur. Especially considering the bad press that the minotaur race has, it wouldn't be viewed as something bad. Hell, the Wolfen would become less reviled I think if they were shown to actively hunt down the feared minotaur race. They might even become popular were they to decorate their houses with the skulls of Changelings.

you the new PR agent for the Wolven?

Swift-13 · Unread post by **Swift-13** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:49 pm

I've gotta doubt the Wolfen would be riding Minotaurs and hack apart Changelings. However, that doesn't seem above the Western Empire...

LunarYoma · Unread post by **LunarYoma** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:55 am

Id have all wolfen in the milirary take the skills Athletics( +1d6 to spd) running(+4d4 to spd), & force marching.

for riding animals id have the smaller sized wolfen ride clidesdale horses

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:27 pm

Um..

Wolfen don't have backwards Knees.

they walk on their toes.

that reverse joint is their ankle.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:34 pm

Edges Ghost wrote:Um..

Wolfen don't have backwards Knees.

they walk on their toes.

that reverse joint is their ankle.

Either way, I'm sure a saddle could be constructed to suit them.
I don't see all Wolfen as riders, and of those that do, most will be passable at best.
I like the idea of chariots for Wolfen, although this does limit their terrain somewhat.
Nomadic Desert Wolfen could ride Simvan trained camels...

RockJock · Unread post by **RockJock** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:31 pm

I"m going with the idea of a Wooly Rhino, Mammoth or one of the heartier Mastadon species.

Josh Sinsapaugh · Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:51 pm

Sentinel wrote:I have my Wolfen buy war horses trained by Simvan.
Bulk discount rates available.

Simvan in the Palladium World?

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:58 pm

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
Sentinel wrote:I have my Wolfen buy war horses trained by Simvan.
Bulk discount rates available.

Simvan in the Palladium World?

If I can have Wolfen in Rifts, why couldn't I have Simvan in PFRPG?
But, yes, I use Simvan as trainers and handlers for various mounts and beasts and monsters of burden.

I just really liked them.

sinestus · Unread post by **sinestus** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:09 pm

better yet...

wolfen "calvalry" could simply be large chariots/war-wagons pulled by teams of wolfen, like a dog sled...

"man... those guys win every year..."

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:18 pm

sinestus wrote:better yet...

wolfen "calvalry" could simply be large chariots/war-wagons pulled by teams of wolfen, like a dog sled...

"man... those guys win every year..."

That's really not a bad idea...they are dogs after all.

AzathothXy · Unread post by **AzathothXy** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:19 am

Evil ones mounted on Fenry deevils would be kinda cool.

Entiago · Unread post by **Entiago** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:03 am

Deep Edge wrote:
sinestus wrote:better yet...

wolfen "calvalry" could simply be large chariots/war-wagons pulled by teams of wolfen, like a dog sled...

"man... those guys win every year..."

That's really not a bad idea...they are dogs after all.

actually, that would be closer to the Coyels.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:34 pm

The Nightbane Hobbes wrote:What are those big giant bunnies in the Wolfen Empire book called again?

I think they should pull wolfen Chariots.

Can you imagine being a knight from the Territories on the border of the disputed lands and all of a sudden! HOP HOP HOP!

How Monty Python of you.

Quick! Get the Holy Hand Grenade!

Daniel Stoker · Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:02 pm

The Nightbane Hobbes wrote:What are those big giant bunnies in the Wolfen Empire book called again?

<checks his book>

Well the direct translation I think is... Lunch.

Daniel Stoker

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:17 pm

The Nightbane Hobbes wrote:What are those big giant bunnies in the Wolfen Empire book called again?

I think they should pull wolfen Chariots.

Can you imagine being a knight from the Territories on the border of the disputed lands and all of a sudden! HOP HOP HOP!

I can't even to tell you what's wrong with this picture. :shock:

Benito Pulatso · Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:20 pm

Moose wouldn't be a bad idea. Maybe base them on the Obaru from the Northern Hinterlands books. I've been wanting a giant riding elk ever since I saw Princess Mononoke.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:24 pm

benito pulatso wrote:Moose wouldn't be a bad idea. Maybe base them on the Obaru from the Northern Hinterlands books. I've been wanting a giant riding elk ever since I saw Princess Mononoke.

True that was pretty cool.

he also made swords with finger loops, and short bows cool

Benito Pulatso · Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:20 am

Edge wrote:
True that was pretty cool.

he also made swords with finger loops, and short bows cool

Prince Ashitaka was the coolest anime hero I've seen in a while. Tough, strong, yet with wisdom that far exceeded even that of the animal gods.

Not to mention he could amputate people's arms with his bow. FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!

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